New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-12
NEWS NOTES AT THE CAPITAL
NORTH RIVER BRIDGE PLANS APPROVED
by SECRETARY LAMONT.

| THE NEW HAWAIIAN MINISTER'S STANDING WITH
THE. ADMINISTRATIONS CLEVELAND TO
VISIT THE ATLANTA EXPOSITION
vENEzUELAs TRIBUTE TO MR.
GREsHAM-cAPTAIN HOW
GATES TRIAL.
WASHINGTON, June 1l-Secretary Lamont late thA
afternoon approved the general plans for suspen'
sion bridge over the Hudson River at New-fork
submitted by the New-York and New-Jersey br'dss
Company OF New-York. and in which the New
York and New-Jersey Bridge Company, OF new.
jersey Joined. The Judge Advocate-Generai adviss1
met and the Chief OF Engineers approved me zen.
eral plans and recommended their ACCEPTANCE tn S
tailed plans and drawings must be submitted ana ana
by begin be bans are
stood to have been drawn the Union b STdss
with span from pier-head to pier-head
The State Department this morning received .
| dIsnatch from Minister Willis. dated Honolulu
June g. announcing the appointment and commas
sionIng OF William r. Castle as Mr.. Ihurstons
successor This Is the first intimation the Depa'S
ment has had Of Mr.. Castles selection 70 repre-
sent Hawaii I'm the United States The quesNo.n a.
to whether Mr. Caste will prove persona FpaIs
the Administration any more ssa t ma II viii be re-
membered that Senator Kyle OF South rahruary IL
se heS SasS setter can 1S% abb at lime
PARTICULARLY sentence expressing the opinion ina a.
the thu RUyas Gs the enstate the he
beeved would not have been ATTEMPTED mag !. nVs
that they Would have the moral supportop3WSsaieeny
the actual assIstance-of the ment on this let
ter when it brought to his attenon as not
Thars,on controysrsy was fna ws ' private citizen
Of the United States
The President will visit the Atlanta Expos'',U r -.
October This agreement was MADE at INC -
House shortly after o'clock to-day, wneh Tue .e.
cation from Atlanta visited the President ana ,n-
vlted him 10 attend the Exposition secIeta,y deis
smith OF the Interior Department neadsu e 10
sation The Pesaen s sIsn October was decided
on as the date OF the visit Inc @ IN The CITY
wara visf hem TO oin the President in his march
into Georgia.
ysnezuela's tribute to Secretary Gresham ma
been Received in the following form. addressed 70
senior lose Andraie Minister Of Venezuela IN WASH
| inston. and signed by the Minister OF r''ee"
fairs: A., % 1909
Sir: Yesterday at late hour received yucy MI
gram anho1 This CALAMITY must sensiby affect al!
VINO in the last years nave ioo~su , WI nolicv
dss,se Tri,ad States in which that distinguishes
statesman displaying the grea. stS he conn-
~, Venezuela Is necessarily one OF tne co.
tries Of America In which this event has caused ,no
greatest sorrow. nasmuch as INA. houd ~ an eio-
aaent cordial feelings by when ne w tSs
actuated toward this Republic Treas, , 20 me De
nartment OF State in order that " may ou "a
munsated 10 as S has this day been ordered to %
kept Ar fmas for three days on Al puDr nrv
lnss h e eyoris made by Mr. Gresham TO secure
ius, and smcabe settlement OF inc 'eHe~"
British dispute
Tho overruling OF questions propounded by Jers.
n wilson counsel for the defence was all tnas
nraver,as David H. Bates OF New-fork. from oe-
Ing subjected to cross-examinauon III 'he NV"
gate trial this morning. The counsel LOT 'ne w
| fence took the ground that the aieseu ""
| transaction OF Captain Howgatc GROWING ou. "
tho purchase OF stock OF the American Union ieie-
arsnh Germany. paid for by a check for 81 600 on
s gre subTreasiiry at New-York for ALLEGED te,e
graphic service rendered Was no ~ the Federal
Gayer r The chief witness was David n:
Bates %do a, issue Of the alleged fraudulent
voucher president OF the teiesnapm Ipnion
Wr Ratss testified that his company at the time
this alleged fraudulent voucher was mace vas a., mSt
.n~aged in actual Geographic work. but was just
starting It's lines and had no contract WIN tne
Government for teesraphc serslce in SewYorf
showed on its face that 1t was given FOR teiesrapn,c
services rendered The defence for his par
tcpaton In the transaction he'd 20 oe a Snurt
rof,sed to permit this to be gone into Exceptions
taken to the ruling ana alsr ,b case went
mony show the loss OF the voucher 'he case "e'
over till tomorrow
Secretary Carlisle announces that he viii speak
ON the financial question in Louisville on Friday
evening. He will leave Washington for Louisville
on Thursday afternoon
For the purposes OF meeting the deficit IN the
National Treasury OF Brazil for the fiscal year lSo
caused by the extraordinary expenditures incurred
in sppressing the naval revolt OF 1885, and for the
further purpose OF withdraw from circulation
certain amount Of paper money. the last Congress
empowered the Government to negotiate comes
lie or internal loan 20 the amount OF loocooM mil
reis-about 100000 Latest advces received by
- a
ths lime for closing the subscriptions more than
double the amount OF the issue had been taken:
The loan was enthusiastically accepted not only
by capItaIlsts but by citizens OF small means de-
sirous OF securing a way OF investing their savings.
X NJ Lands has resigned the place OF private
secretary 10 the Secretary OF State. and will re-
sumo his law practice In Chicago j. Walter Bland
FORD who was private secretary TO Mr.. Olney while
~ - q. siicceeds q The Mace