New-York tribune., 1896-12-29
WASHINGTON NEVIS NOTES.
COLOMBIA TO BE CALLED TO ACCOUNT
FOR SEEING THE WIiITFORD.

COLOMBIA TO BE CALLED TO ACCOUNT
FOR SEEING THE wHITFORD
AMERICAN PETRoI.ErM ~ GERMANY-THE SAN
FRANCISCO TO VISIT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
GRANTED AND DENIED BY THE PREsI-
DENT-DIsTRIBUTIoN or CAP
TAIN LEMONS ESTATE.
Washington Dec. 2S.-Leopold Schepps OF New
York and his attorney A. F. Selgberg. appeared
at the State Department to-day 10 make 1ornla'
complaint against the Government Of Colombia FOR
what they term the persistent persecution OF
American shipping particularly in the case Of the
schoone, George L. Whitford. owned by MI
Schepps. and employed By him in bringing cocoa
nuts TO the United States This vessel was seZeu %
at Porto Cabeo last March and detained AZ o9ion
several weeks on trumped,np charSss OF iu,io ~ who
contrahand arms. Consul Pearcy OF Coioh w w no,
statements to the effect that discrmina lions were
rnade 1t was also said that vessels Of other na ma
that Secretary Omey will take the matter up thsr
reticary with the Colombian Governmeii anT n, IN
sist fair treatment An indemnity Tor the " i''
ford incident will also be demanded
In spite of the favorable concessions MADE 10
Russian petroleum In the commercial treaty OF
1891 between Germany and Russia, the signing oi
which was of the first official acts OF Cham
cellor Won Caprivi. and Notwithstanding recent re-
ductions Of railway freghts in the same interest
Consul Sawter at Glauchau. reports TO the state
,d @ farman NAV markei This is due to the
ergy with which the American product y pusheu
ganized Efforts in beraif of other American prod
ucts abroad would produce like results.
The American Consul at Sydney. y. s. W.. an
nounces the arrival there of the pioneer of new
line Of steamers just established by the principal
japanese steamship company. which owns seventy
ocean-going vessels. The steamers will make the
voyage between that port and YoSchama dsYs els
TIE rargo Of the FIRST vessel consisted largely OF
tined st,r for New Zealand consul Be considers this
a significant instance OF Japanese progress
Admiral Beardslee, on the flagship Philadelphia
after spending a week Callao. Peru. has sailed
for Valparaiso Chill TO make the first visit OF an
American admiral to that port since the attack on
the baltimore seamen. which came so near Leading
Tne bsa1 ssn Tos and is
pected that Admiral Beardslee Will receive dist'n-
guished courtesies from the Chilian authorities
The President has granted pardon to take effect
December g. TO William Jackson. sentenced October
T. 1895, in Texas. TO eighteen months imprisonment
at hard labor for making counterfeit coin He has
| also pardoned James Burwell. alias Charles sher-
wood convicted in July last In Michigan OF bringing
counterfeit bills into the United States Burwell
| was sentenced In Canada more than twenty years
ago years imprisonment for counerte.ting
The detectives snce his return to the United States
suspected him Of further offences OF this kind. 80 he
was arrested tried and convicted last July on the
| same old evidence and for practically the same
| crime for which he had been punished In Canada.
The President in his Endorsement. says that what
the technical rules OF law may be- ne does not
think 1t is fair just 10 punish this convict again
for an offence nearly involved in mis- previous con-
vc;ion. The of three years and SIX
| hs nd fin on (layDD.e.
IT,. in Western Pennsylvania. in May, 1884 for pass
years actual Imprisonment The President mas a SO
commuled 10 five years imprisonment. win sii @ de,
5ec f4O9 R july M Name on Wam
| Shaw, for embezzling National bank funds par,
Western Missouri in 1888 10 six years Imprisonment
for sending obscene letters through the mails the
such and the circumstances related 10 are
dees,abe as TO deserve severe senience ~ a =
Morrison sentenced in Southern Mississippi 10 Us
fine for forgery. In regard 10 thl. case the Pres.-
pardon in this case the effect Of which viii be 10 re-
eve the convict from the paymen, Of the ,t trnhs n h
collected at once: and the convict may wei con,
q. hnef b,m bv ,Ss 5nr
White Ghost. the Indian chief. VINO is here With a
delegation OF his trbesmen asking for s2coco In
| terest on alleged deferred payments fo- land saw
the Great Father this morning; Indian Comm =
sioner Browning introduced the chief TO the Presi-
dent White Ghost did not stay long enough 10
make a speech but was exceedingly pleased TO shake
hands with Mr. Cleveland.
The will Of Captain George f Lemon was admitted
TO probate to-day No estimate is given Of the value
OF the estate disposed OF. but II Il supposed TO be
large Numerous special bequests are made some
of them to employees in recognition OF their long
and faithful services and the residue OF the estate
| Is 10 be divided equally among the Rev James 8.
Lemon. OF Gardner Mass. his brother: Emma VI.
Lewis Of Canton Penn. his sister: Mamie Colwell.
| OF Lacrosse Wis: Mrs. Mary Logan Tucker daugh-
ter of the late General John A. Logan. and wife OF
Paymaster ~ F.. Tucker. Of the Army and George
Edwin Tucker, her Captain Lemon was a
bachelor and both before and since General Logan 5
death was an intimate friend Of the family. The
lad who becomes a residuary lesaee was named for
him, and il always understood that he would
be cared for in the Captains will. Surprise was
caused by the paragraph In the VIII providing for the
Immediate suspen On OF the publication OF The Ma
| iional Tribune and American Farmer. owned and
| published by Captain Lemon. THE Tribune was
one OF the bes paving newspaper properties In the
country and al time had circulation OF nearly
| a quarter Of lion Captain Lemon accumul at ed
a large and valuable collection OF paintings, which.
| together with all his property including seat In
| Tho Nev--York stock Exchange. and his immense
| nenslon ard patent business, is 10 be sold by the
| executors