New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-12
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES.
SENATORS HILL AND MURPHY IN con-
FERENCE WITH CABINET OFFICERS.

REACHED on THE SUPREME COURT vACAN-
cY-uAs LIEUTENANT PAGUE BEEN
DISMISSED FROM THE ARMY?-IND-
IAN LANDS TO BE OPENED
Washington Nov. u.-When Senator David Ben
nett HILL OF New-York. accompanied by his col
league Senator Murphy walked to the War
Department to-day and held long chat with Sec
rotary Daniel Lamont rLmors became rife that some
important movement was on foot The expecta-
tors we're Increased when Il became known that
Senator Hill and Secretary Lamont. arm In arm.
had gone over the Department OF Justice and
held a long consultation with Attorney General Har-
mon.
The impression Immediately found favor that
New York satisfactory to the President and
to the New-York Senators had been agreed upon
to be submitted to the Senate when IT meets next
manh for he yacaRt AsSceats Jn.'cesnp OF m, 1n
subsequently dsciaimed having discussed ANYTHING
War and the Attorney General There are Of
course numerous matters affecting New-f ork state
in the way Of withheld pay ments on contracts Tor
harbor works and matters Of that kind which might
require joint action by the Secretary Of War and
the Department OF Justice.
It Is known that the President has openly ex-
pressed determination not to send in another NOM
nation for the Supreme Court until he had as
surances that it would be confirmed 1t is shrewdy
suspected that to-days interviews may have given
reasonable assurance that the chief authors OF tns
not seek to delay or antagonze the confirmation
OF New-York candidate other than those preVi-
ously objected 10.
The President has issued proclamation suspend
ing the prohibition Of the Importation Of neat cat
tie from Norway Sweden. Holland. Great Britain,
ireland. the Channel Islands and the countries OF
North. Contra and South America. including Mex
ico and OF the hides OF neat cattle from al parts
OF the world but providing that all imporations OF
neat cattle shall be made under the sdnttaiiy
regula tons pres, ribbed by the Secretary Of Agrcut-
ure. and that all mportations Of hides sna.l. oe
made under proper regulations pres ~ ~,
Secretary OF the Treasury Recently the secretary
OF Agriculture certified 10 the President that the
countries named were free from contagious or IN
fectiOus diseases among animals. ana the pioc'aia-
ton was issued accord ngly
A proclamation decls ring open to settlement at
noon U'acihc standard time) on November n all
the unallotted and unreserved lanIs acquired from
the Nez Perez Indians under the terms Of and sub
ect TO all the conditions. limitations reservations
these Indians has been issued by Presden; Cleve-
land The amount Of land that VIII be oPehed ,b 20
settlement is about Jip.oD acres situated IN the
Nez Perez Reservation in Idaho.
The record Of the court-martial In the case OF
Lieutenant s s Pagie, Of the 18th Infantry. recent
~ tried at Fort Sheridan. ILL., for shooting at
Colonel Croftor. his superior officer, has been re-
ceved by the Secretary Of War. The court was
held behind closed doors and the record and its
findings will not az present be made public AS the
court was ordered by General Merritt commanding
| the Department Of the Missouri. and as the SEN
ence was not carried Su IN ba me fdna ry
recommended Tor dismissal; In case the sentence
had been 'f 80 'a naprdve e ndn Il the court and
The case would not have been sent here except as
matter Of record.
Caesar Celso Moreno. who was convicted some days
ago Of crlmna. libel Baron Fava. the Italian
Ambassador, was sentenced this afternoon in me
District Criminal Court to ninety days in the Dis
trict jail.
Henry T. Thurber the Presidents private sec?e-
/ ta-v received telegram this morning from SYRIA
cu-e y Y. informing him OF the death there Of
/ Or W Herbert Dunlop. Mrs Tnurber's brother
Mr. and Mrs. Thurber started FOR syracuse without
/ delay.
The protest from passengers o; the steamer Warri-
| moo against Commander Pigman Of the United
| States gunboat Bennington based on the allegation
that he raj his vessel the Warrlmoo while
the Bennington was infected with cholera that the
lives OF the passengers were endangered, has been
received at the Navy Department and mailed thence
! - Commander Pigman for report Lite i'm
poranoe is attached TO the protest at the depart.
Honolulu. who at the after place when the al
legged Incident occurred. said to-day that while he
could un lerstand the fear under which the passen-
gers on the Warrimoo a5ored. he was sure Com
mander Pigman had done NOTHING that saou.d have
/ passengers were placed In no danger, a. Infection
from cholera I'D BE- conveyed from one ship to
another. "a they seen 10 have fearel.
The commission in charge OF the establishment Of
/ the Chickamaugt ana Chattanooga Natoha4 farh
/ has submitted its reporf 70 the Secretary OF War.
1t the date Il the last report. the park comprised
552l % acres THE Sherman fighting ground" forty
seyen acres on Missionary Ridge has since been
purchased The sum Of $3.50 has been expended
for lands Efforts u secure additional .ands were
made but were discontinued because Of the ex-
orhtant prices asked by the onrers ami difficulties
which ATTENDED the acquisition by condemnation
| proceoiings The commission expresses the opinion
that when the work has been finished Chickamauga
/ and CrattanOoea Will be perhaps the ony. as yet
| correctly and completely marked battlefield in the