New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-11
NEWS NOTES ATTHE CAPITAL
THREE OF THE DUTCH DIAMOND-CUT-
TIERS ALLOWED TO LAND.
CAPTAIN MAuAN ASSIGNED To DUTY AT NEW
PORT-sENAToR HILLS MISSION IN

WASHINGTON.
Washington Aprl 1c.-Comnissi oner-General
Stump this afternoon directed that three Of the
FIVE Holland diamond-cuters who came to this
country on the Majestic be landed. and the other
two dcpOrtod. All five had been barred by thc
special board Of inquiry at Ellis Island.
Captain Mahan viii be ordered SPECIAL duty
in connection with the Naval War College at
Newport during the course Their this summer.
This decision was reached to-day after CON
ference between that officer and Secretary Herbert
the Navy Department when the Secretary Of
OF the Office Of Navai Intelligence and The War
College duty. The War College was practically
founded by Captain MIhan and he has been mucA
interested in It's work which Glossy follows the
course he or.s.Eay arranged Inc classes VII;
KNOWLEDGE hut he VIII have leisure 20 complete the
literary work which h. has in hand
Secretary Morton yesterday disposed OF the case
o. Walter +. Won JohdrDsen by sending letter
90 John Mates. rcrrese NATIVE OF the Department
IN Bor,in. directing him To take up the letter OF
recomm enGa,ion furnished by the department and
the commission aororary r"pres' NATIVE, whicn
Won JOaannscn sals he has sent on ahead 10y mali
Won Johannsen has mad SPECIAL facilities granted
him 10y tho State Department; ard these too;
viii probably "e recalled, as ne pepat m,n' OF
Agriculture. at the request OF secretary m. To-
day forwarded the state Department cope Of the
IA her Volumnous correspond tEce 4 haS mad IN
rclatio" TO this i"alrdIi-
The presence Of Senator I'M in the city this week
when Congress was not in session relates to- a case
before the Supreme Court ~ the United states
winch VII be argued tomorrow by himself and
Assistant A;iorney-Gcnciai whitney. II SroNs
on Of the controversy between tee state - New
York ami the United states over tAc payment OF
iujcrcs. on money expended 10y the state IN en-
listia- ard cquiupne thrty-'sht regiments of
yo untcers IN nc hist Gar OF IN" War Of the 4.
torcst paiG IBIS amount of money remained
pending thr Treasury ucpartmcn; from 1852 to
$50 and thew c"r;'nci 60 the Couri 90 Gains
l.. secretary Fatoa.d. Tho ciam was j. Two pare:
Era. foI interest paid To- hoi'fs o: ne BON
s.l to raise part az Tho m'ao%. se'ond fot IN
tcreSi pad to inc g.naI .iAk!it iund o, me ga
ta.r,d. The STATE asked for t1r paymcn; Of SIS
SLael. To- emorHt oi interest pad Co. boudnoldcrs
From ;he JHfc mont bon iAri.os appealed 10 N,
states oa o." ground that the state should have
rccovcro noth. and the stat. lor the reason ihai
!Iicrcs; o. The amount Of the judgment was not
allow .. th. tme tn claim BAD been pending
IN" Dcp1rjmcu. Of sage has received rcp1-,
Crom Minister James $ living. az Brussels. stating
that the Eic.an G-ycrIwen, h,- prosentet \ bili
90 tao Parliament imposing import duties ON various
articles. nclJilnE hou,. For fifteen years or more
NJ E"l-e say t1ct" ha* been IN b"sinn nHcn
a.. ".-.o" ami agitation upon the 'uhiect Of mp}.
G1,.e- fa i,,ntGi,@ IT3, ~, ~. iss@j
t. ;ac'c l,msnis i 6i'i i'm. ..ag duty on d1ar
ftilc. .a The lI.' Parliament THIS seemed f9r the
w. as-crb.inc Of =. Present rlI.m.n: petitions
from various Errica!Hrdi lo'.iit.' E"Vc been pre-
.,.i,t n .if I'D IN. proposed hi, b, imposing q
tx ~ ,rc ana naif f'anc per .p' Aoe ~ Hour i'm
r"rtot rom any foreign iniii N.Ai.iri a"ttIs
says D. "a '22 oHry - form d" opinion as TO "oeth'r
severe report caac.uue th. alleged frauIu.cr;
methods OF the Flclr Building. Loan ana Invest
mon. Association. ana t.r Ftolty uHiius a-l
Ian Association and the ColImhi, HI.iilng. Loan
,sl I.y.s:aic'' Association. Hni.h resulted 80 tho
arrest 80 Pttstus several mautas ago o. persons