The National tribune., 1896-04-16
WEEK IN WASHINGTON.


suNDAY, MARCH Sit was announced that
Chaplain Frederick f. Sherman, Tor some
years member Of the Episcopal Church,
resigned from The Navy on Saturday and was
received into the Catholic Church by The
Jesuit Fathers Of Georgetown College, IN this
CITY. lie was confirmed st st. Aioysius
Chnrch 10y Cardinal Saiolli. Mr.. Sherman
is married. and is Il son Of Judge Sherman,
of the hyperion Court Of Massachusetts. He
was Tor some time aboard the cruiser Chi
cago on the European station. hut for about
a year had Lcen Chaplain cl the naval train
ing station at Newport Il. ]. lie came here
on TupsG;v and went iuto retreat at George
town t,Ilcge. ANA after examination has IC-
cepIiou iHio the Catholic Church followed.
doNDsY. April G-Alr Terrell, United States
Minister N CoustauiiEopl', arrived IN WASH
ington last night and to-day reported his ar
rival AT the State Department. lie bad a
long interview with Assistant Secretary Adce.
who has been specially charged with the cor =
duet of the branch OF the diplomatic work Of
tie Department iucluding Turkey and dc
scrihCd to him lhe conditions existing III
Turkey when he left the country. Later
he ga Secretary 0lney Tor short time.
fuller exchange OF views between them was
left to further interviews. Mr.. Terrell would
not say whether he Intended TO return 10
AObSidHilHotiies
TUESDAY, APRIL limited States Consul
Downs at Amsterdam writes to the Secretary
OF State requesting that the people of the
United States be warned anew against the
perfect folly of spending time or money to-
ward the collection OF what are known as
''old Dutch estates" I" For the past three
months" says the Consul inquiries on this
subject are so numerous as 10 almost battle re-
plies and threaten 10 interfere seriously with
the regular business of the Office The An
neke Jams estate the 'Croukheit estate,
the Van Cot estate, arc some of the fancy
titlessupposed to represent Enthusiastically
representing nothing These estates do not
exist. They are myths, will-o-the-wisps.
fake The Bank OF licilard' IN which the
'unciaiaed millions are alleged 10 be de-
posted. docs not exist. Careful invesiiga-
tion induces the belief that these estates
originated i'm the Train of some rascaily
Spectator or SPECTATORS.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL s.-Four contested cleo
tion eases were decided by Ilonse Elections
Committee No. g. In only ono case WAS the
report adverse 10 a member now holding the
seat. that OF Murray against Eliot, from the
First South Carolina, which is favorable 10
Murray. The other cases We're: johnson
against Stokes, Seventh South Carolina. IN
favor OF Stokes; Kcarby against Abbott, Filth
Texas. iu favor OF Abbott RatcliG against
Williams, Fifth Mississippi. in favor OF VIII
liams. in The last case the contestant did
not make an appearance. and minority t.
ports will he elUd ia all the others
THURSDAY. APRIL 9.-President Palma, OF the
Cuban delegation in the United States, made
public letter received from Gen. Gomez, the
insurgent leader regarding war conditions
on the island. lie says; The war con
tinu,s more active aud bard en- account Of
the fierce character which Ger. Weyler has
given 10 it. Our woGEded are followed Hiid
assassi,.atcd cruelty. He who has The nls-
forinisc 10 fall into the hands OF the Spanish
ttoois iorishes without fail. Tie peaceful
conuiIy fcoplo only find death aud dis
homo. We have great military advantage
over tic cnsn my in the inca aciy OF tlse ria-
j0rilv 81 Neylers Generals he false otil-
ciai r'lo'ts If supposed victories with which
they ,ynicaliy pretend 10 Geceive them-
selves, ilieir Government, aud the WORLD,
coitriinte to tie speedy triumph oil thc
revolution. No human work which has for
its Lass iaiscness or infamy can lie either
6fin asiing."
FRIDAY, APilL l0.-A case Of fraudulent
Representations 80 the Pension Office, ia
which aa Old soldier was concerned, tot not
as tire criminal. was tried in court to-day.
William Colbert made application on Dee.
2. 1872 for i'enson. impei ouatBg one viii
liam II. johnson, aud claiming to-have on-
listed asa tie Autumn u leO3, ia 20. y,
lst y. G. G. T. lie represented himself as
uRal.le % perform manual labur because he
had lost the use II bis left eye from cot on
the eek by sabcr, and had ibeGmaiism,
neuralgia. and other things. Matters went
fm"o bly, enough Hutii tic real johnson also
made application, when the false pcnsioner
wss lvrsssa uP ai:d gathered into the ncsaes
81 tic law. I; did not take jury long 10
fud him guilty to-day.
Ss1UHnAY APRIL ll.--lt WIS stated TO day
iirat tanada has consented 10 take charge 81
tic Gaze Indians. and the present oGlIonk is
that iii CTres ia tie United Stairs " i'll DC
dcrnrie within the next few weeks. Gov.
Richards has received a letter from 4. T.
Traigcri. missioner Of Indian Affairs for
tbs Northwestern Territories OF Tie Domiu-
ion o! Canada, stating that his Government
wag willing 10 take charge Of all Cree In
diaHs. requesting that he saire &c delivered
80 him tn, later than May J. Gov. RickaT3s
sent ! ra igcIfs communication 10 Secretary
Oircy wild the request thaf he accept the
tsuaaian Government proposition.