New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-11
IN AND OUT or CONGRESS-
CAPTAIN WIBO2G ASKS THE pRssrnvvr
TO PARDON HIN.
FUNERAL OF CAPTAIN JOHN o. BouREE-xlyu.
FACTURERs'~ TRIP TO SOUTH AMERICA
NOMINATIONS AND CONFIRMATION


Washington, June lo-The petition Of cap.s
! H. s. Wltorg. mastr = ne steamer Hos 4,
par,lon. was pre.antel 10 the President ,,-,y ~
, Wiborg's counsel. Mes r.. Phillips o. wssssrn
and Ker. OF Philadelphia. The petition was nlcs
by nearly all the members OF the Senate and syr
Irrespective Of parry. and by newspaper ma VA
shlrDwners along the Atlantic coast. n. hrs
speak highly Of Captain WiDorgs characta On,
tain Wib,rg. In his petition, gays that ne maAsx
conccan.cat OF his participation in the Horsa I'D.
He says that had he supposed he was violating ~
law - this country. Z; would nave appeared Il rs
dence but re petitioner was wholly unconscicux
any guilt " evidence was presented. he says Ia.
! l,f, tho United states except mere differences Il
calls attention % the fsct that he IS foreigner q.
as officer o; ne Horsa o5eyet the orders q q
/ cha-.ercrs. . plain Wi0org contends tnat FecaI
; Judges hal held In similar cases tia; The faeu
! presented did got constitute military expeoi,gsh
dee Hariar. Ok The United States supreme Court u
IN. q )und that captain WibOrg Gli not violate ~
law Of Inc { the In 9i 6 Ire s' foomed n1ts he ~
! should be punished because re had through sio
rance ana without Intention. Done an act which =, 70.
| FOR the first time - declared By maloiity Oh "a
| Supreme Court 10 be q violation OF law.
Tho body Of the late Captain John @. Bourft
L 8 A.. arrived ia Washington at l:4s o'clock IA
afternoon. accompanied by Mrs Bourke and be-
three chlltren a; Captain Bourke's request thss
va 70 military display. ani the funeral was o,i
| s.r..,iv private character. Besi4ts The WIDOW a.
On itrsn q the noted Iniian fighter and seieaiis
! low close civilian friends ana some o.d Army eoI
! IA les were the only attend ns. l"e bur'di "Sn
! Arlington National Cemetery.
s,,n. time ag) the National Manu'ac'urers a.
! ISOLATION applied % ne Navy DEPARTMENT for no
,ss - a United States warsnp to take desegiun
- ,,.-rl.rs % South America n the interest
,,,.-,.,, trade They based me request on the is@
~. "a direct American route 70 SCUM Amero
! available. and the delegation would Be oohsS
- n-oc.ea 10 England H. order TO reach rernan'
! -, mo a-5t ron. on ,Ier itinerary AS 'hs "
g.. -, ,,a association Ii sending the Delegation"
- t.,.u, -, The trade Of this country, the pef,.
~ "a b.-an inclined - gram the iavor a..
ME the Lancaster at the G.sgIsds y. -,' ,,s -
pa ,.;'is r'orniuc however. telegram Va ~
ceiv.d from the hrsOcat'A say esi s-,r ysy.
ar-snl-' NAT th~ 10 .'ga-.'L s..ou'D - "a AXE
York In July py re = LeT ,. rI W. ~S
I,as,oor a. Southampton for PeinamouN'
Tn. President has approved the ae' a".a1...
The &C. providing for the protection d Wv 90" -.
salmon fisheries the Joint reso.luon ra'
odicers and employees OF the Senate anu h0-'e y.
the aav following adjournment; me sc' '0
rcl,a. OF Sophia Sparks ard JI-c sparss u ~ ne
nap0lis. Md and the bills granting ssldren o.
parr,cI REYNOLDS Rhoda Augusta InomV' ~
daughter Of Thaddeus Thompson a
Revolutionary War. ana Ina 'A
The President to-day sent 10 'Ae oeHa urIsm
lowing nominations: Licu'enan'-Coo"'. .,,ors.
u Bell. assstan, mssary-genera' ~ .olors
Mater William II. Nash 10 be neu, "sas. WuIan
sraJo, c,n,n,lssary- general: Captain "a
ana as,s'ans nommisssry Of subsistence
major