New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-23
CRUISER PROPOSED


CANAL. ApNocATEp-AN ELECTRIC
CRUISER PROPOSED.
.,.n,,o, Ian 22-Tne President sent TO the
49,. ,o-iay -n answer to resolution. all the
"..ssnondence relating 10 the attack on members
,.ho crew OF the American schooner Herr! eros
" -. Pareor. Me. by troops of the Dominican
r,ve~nment December 10 1898 1t appears from
" .o.no,erts submitted that the schooner
'ne ssorod off The closed port of Aqua San Do
80 week after the Governor OF the state
-, name had been assassnated. and when the
coshv WAS looked with suspicion as Tesse'
listened 70 carry the assassins out OF 'he country.
Ma, was sent ashore. but was warned OH ny
,s,ors Misunderstood the warning. the boat
..aw wen, nearer. until the number Of soldiers was
.rea,ly increased. when the crew. becoming
s,~rned started to pull back 10 the schooner
This excited suspicion. and he sodie's nr'"'
woundlng two men. A memorial OF the o"N''S'
Ss,sr and crew OF the vessel claiming mdemli'E
- San Don,jnco was sent TO the State Depart
In in Anril 1894 IL which the point was intu'
nat the schooner was Tying the Stars am ~ ,s ~,
When }ng resulted in an apoosy and salts
toc,orV explanation from San Domhgo, anu ,,,or
Ing Secretary rhl. on April ~ ~ MA that the
10 Of the vessel not emitted to damases
excepting small amount con,rActeev ~, -" nn,n7on
he said that whatever expenses the Nesset 81 va ,he
put directly on aecou sbouId properiy be REIN
solder Oaed1s hy me Dom:nican Government. The cor
repondence closes with e'1 Heerber 1885 in
Which he says that nothing further nau pe' ss4 in
m the case since ms ba the DEPARTMENT could
rnt present the claim TO the dominican ,5 IN.
ment in the shape IN wnien a. ali except 10
- limited extent indicated IN 'ha' commune"
, hearing was given to-day by sub-comm'lee
n, the House Appropriations Committee 10 W. '"
Dufield the superintendent OF the No"S' an
caoaatic Survey and 10 Assistant Secretary Auee'
~ the State Department, on the JOINT ieso'u''0'
,ronrlating $4,000 for marking the bouhdar!
line between Alaska and British North America
General Duffeld explained the operations 81 I'm IN
United States and Canadian S Elias Forty
Nile Creek. Yukon River and PofcuP,n PINE rnarid
these being the principal points On tne ne incdnnta
SH deveioped the line of work Of the topograpnoa
Surveying parties of the United cre a Adee
gave review of the diplomatic nsHn homndarv
have taken place with reference 10 the Dou"'"''
Messrs George F. Edmunds, Sheiiaoarser anu
wilson. and A. ]. Dittenhoefer' counseI lot hiEe
ton r. Chapman. convicted on SATURDAY oi
INC 10 answer certain questions asked MN ps
.so senate Sugar Trust Investigating COMMITTEE
,,-a.v fled motion for new trial ana aiso on
IN arrest of Judgment. In supper, OF 'nr ne riven
for new trial fifteen dinerens iidrn,ent nine
and in support Of that IN ares o. 800 3hat Judra
reasons are cited There is little douD' nsfer the
(oa will
case TO the Court of Appeals
The committee of railway mail service supef,i-
,.naorts and assistant superintendent appoh'co os
A., Dos.r,aster-Ceneral TO inspect various systems
~ -oau.ca,cbers and delverers on postai cars "as
submitted is report. Tests were mae pnnr Iaw@s
vile Ky Wash66gi%SR m lna e' De- II was found
that ali the systems in the man ancson has yet been
arrived AT as TO which plan VIII De auop''N
IT. D.vas Commission 10 treat with the nVe CIV
r,yea tribes Of Indians has established pe,in""V.'
hoadcuar,ers in the building partly occupied u! '"e
Is,n bureau where the Commission VIII nave
. aocess IN the data necessary for us "oIn'
1sIspatons of Indians remain in Wasnins'cn pr0
testing against any change III n tbev viii have to
succumb.
so,.,nicr CRep. \. W to-day offered in the
,,onso resolution calling on the President TO trans
WI, 70 the House al correspondence between 'h'S
Government and the German companes
tror1 doing business In Germany
hill, introduced in the Senate to-day by MI mn
Den ~ " authorizes the cohs'ruc'io" u an
.oo,r,c cruser equipped with system OF eiec'iic
motors and propellers invented oy h'cnaru D.
Tan or the equipment Of one of the paessl' nn1ps
Of The Navy with that system No aen saws hat
sneed of thirty-fve knots an houi 0''' NC ~
fajned by cruisers thus equipped
hill authorizing RearAdmiral Kirkland, united
States Navy TO accept gold Do* piese" ,,,a
by the mp opening of the Baltic Canai at kieI
80 to.dav favorably reported 10 the oe"a'e i''''
he Foreign Relations Committee
co,hor Mendonca the Brazilian Minister occu-
Mod seat in the diplomatic gallery OF 'ne oeia.
,o.dav during the delivery or senator 49, $780,.
speech and appeared to De ore He left the
her as soon as the speech was hhisheu
Representative Low. OF New-forh. anu .,o
s,oughton Of that State, appeaieu s T.,
o'oue'eo an Rivers and Harbors to-day IN
.. =, .t. ,ont resolution of Mr. Low directing
.,r Saoro,arv Of War 20 contract for buildihs 'he
1Iri.o Kuls Canal New-York. the co cos 81 'I ~
waterway with depth OF hfteeh .ieb,een feet to
Soo The canal 1t said was iavorsu 90
men Of the Eastern. Northerh, anu commercial and
business men generally of the S'a'e anu Wv
New-York
Tho t1ouse Committee on Pensions to-day ordereo
favorably reported the bill for the rehei oi VI.
ylvors of certain Indian wars ana the" VIZ =.
Tho measure extends TO this class the provisions =.
,hn 90. 81 1,lv 800 which will give pension OF /"
north Tho extension of the act will benent tnose
who served in the Seminole War OF DO .tt dis
Kyer ln9's 2s T and ISL the Cayuse Indian war OF
Is47 the Texas and New Mexico war OF l4s I'D $50:
me Taniorhis ln' ,,bie ~ 1880 and 1853. and the
Oregon and Washington war of 1851 and 100
Congressman bingham Reyburn and Adams oi
Pennsylvania held what might be caheo a., ~
formal recen,,on In the corridor outside the River
and Harbor Committee room to-day, ana ex'enueu
a cordial welcome TO delegation OF Phiiadeip"'a"'
who came over this morning to be heard with reiei
ence TO certain waterway improvements Ill t".''
civ Agreeably to an understanding with Cnan-
man Hooker OF the River and Harbor ComHi,tte,,
O'Clock was set for the hearing. What they wall
Is a sufacient appropriation to deepen the chanles
OF the Delaware and Schuylk Rivers. the CITY o..
Philadelphia has already set apart $l5OW TOT INA,
purpose and Il Is desired that the Government shau
appropriate the remainder. Mayor Warwlch
opened the hearing and followed by repre-