New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-01
WASHINGTON NEWS MOI
THE MAVERICK CORRESPONDENCE SENT
TO THE HOUSE
DEFINING CONTEMPTs OF COrRT-HEALTH Or
THE COUNTRY LAST yEAR-IcE IN THE
TRANSATLANTIC STEAMSHIP ROUTES
-JAPAN's NEW TREATY
WITH GERMANY.


WITH GERMANY.
WASHINGTON. April SO-In response 10 reso'u'!o"
n,.sod on ,nril g. President Cleveland this AFTER
noon transmitted to the House a copy oi ''e vi
"oS,o,dorce ON file in the State Department re-
Io,inc IN the case OF Mrs Florence Maybr'cK' VINO
is confined in an English prison under HE se,'''.
for the murder Of her husband iNeipoo' nv
chant Mrs Maybrick is native OF Aiaoa'"' anu
ber case has attracted wide and unusuai a''e"'o'
for the last seven years. There are sN'' wv
,ers and kilograms in the budget. beginn'ns wiz"
49, e., Minister Lincoln 10 Secretary Blame
1o,.l ,usuet 1889 The correspondence un''i
December 10 1892 was active. but from Una, "a
according to the copy sent 10 the iio"', 49,
finished until October T. 1879 On 'h"t "'' w
Countess Ro1ue Mrs Maybricks mo'h'i' W.
from, pouen France 70 Secretary Olney rec''"s
~ or,. a,ro,dv made In behalf of her nnfortu-
no,o daughter and suggesting that the then re-
oo,, cba,re of politlcal power in England aIotueu
another and 1t was hoped more iaNo'ao' w
portunity to present the case 10 inc D i'.' d.
ernment Pursuant to this letter secretary o,',es
oddresse1 a note to Ambassador Bayard III WHICH
ne said: ,.,. g. ,,ou
cones Of letters recently received from H. A. DVnse
OF Hamilton, Mass writing on peha lu N Poaue
in regard to the renewal OF from
Of the unforTnaie prs9nrra 10 Communication
lived by her from Lord Russell stating ms conN W
ton that Mrs. Maybrick shouin ue nar, ~ letter
addTessed TO SIR Charles Russell when A, l ~
,Sa san,o Eject do not feel that can do any
more at present than to bring 10 yoI Roaue In the
u tha, r. may be found practicable to do some
thing toward the relief of an uniortuta'e nv, nnv
uhosa case has aroused wide sympathy, ho' uli
in the country OF her BIRTH but in England as wei
Secretary Oney wrote to Mr.. Dodge that cop,
OF the letter TO which he Dooge) hau ioi''iv ,'
wherein the writer said that Mrs Maypr'cK ous''
no, 10 have been convicted and ought no" ~ oo
released would aid in the consideration OF Inc H
Subsequently Secretary Oney addressed noies "a
Ambassador Bayard under dates OF % ps :" me
eSSct that he (OlneyJ had good reason for believing
that Sir Matthew white Ridley haa and directing
Mr Bayard to make every EFFORT TO for Mrs
OF the Ss , t@a,
in her behalf would be mmediatey maui nr an
insructing the Ambassador 10 laae let,er had
been shown to him (Oney). stating that new ior
, m"nl d' he useful None OF Mr.. Bayards responses
to these notes were given IN tne uu"se''
tanned the name OF the authority for the statements
made by Secretary Olney and Ambas,Hador 'aY "'''
bnt be fore transmission it was carefully erased
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Hill. from the COMMITTEES
on the Judiciary. favorably reported substitute
hill, for that before the committee relating 10 con-
,empts OF courts growing out OF the Debs case Inc
hill defines direct contempts as those committed
during the sitting OF a Court or OF Judge al mann
bers in its presence or so near thereto as 10 oo-
strlct the administration OF Justice; all others arc
indirect contempts Direct contempts are made
n,nIshahle simmarily without written accusation.
Upon return Of any process showing any -,
to be guilty Of indirect contempt II Is prOViaea Ia az
brought before the Court. written accus1 non;
setting forth all the facts clearly. mus Se AZ
ter such answer a refusal to answer the Court may
nroceod Al the time Axed TO hear testimony and
,to, accusation. upon appllcdllpH VI
the accused person In the discretion OF the our
vial by Jury may be granted. Provision Is also
made FOR exceptions and review upon direct appeal
to or by writ OF error from the Supreme Court
Senator sherman to-day favorab.y reported from
IN. Committee on Foreign Relations an amendment
70 an appropriation bill for an item OF S'"Vo eN-
penscs TO be incurred under the treaty between me
United States and Great Britain ior tne IN
Article III OF the treaty signed al MAshinston vi
February s. 1896. relating to Behrng Sea seizures
The subcommittee OF the House Labor Commit
Tee to-day decided to report favorably to the ful'
committee the bill OF Mr. Southwlck. OF New-forH'
to protect free labor and the Industries IN "hich IL
IS employed from The Injurious effect OF convict
and merchandise manufactured BY convict labor to
the State Territory in which they are Pr9duceSd.
The measure VIII proe2oy me Di - ''
TIL. annual resolutions OF tho Treasury Depart
governing the hunting Oh s'i O't'i' ""' '''e'
fur bearing animals were issued by the Treasury
Department to-day Every vessel engaged In the bus-
ness is required TO take out special clearance ana
license Vessels propelled by steam cannot be used
for the purpose within territorial waters Masters
OF vessels having fur skins on beard must ME a
special manifest with the collector Of the port be-
lations involves fine and Imprisonment and for
fixture OF the vessel
In answer to the general question whether or not
the last year has been a healthful one for human
beings the estimate from about " per cent oil the
counties Of tho United States reporting TO ire De-
partment OF Agriculture is that the peoples health
is equal to the average. while rs per cent put 1t be-
low the average Six hundred and nfty-four coun-
ties throughout the country mention special dis
eases the leading complaints being grip from 800
counties. Al per cant OF the whole pneumonia
from 22s or IS per cent, typhoid fever from PIP. or
sysr m Tom from or per
from Is or u per cent lung troubles from 60
per cent, and scarlet fever from 49, or 3 per cent
Typhoid fever seems have been especially preya-
lent in Ohio where It's ravages are explained by
tbe Ione"cont:nued drouth Measles were epidemic
chiefly in Georgia and the caronas and maans
Pneumonia and lung troubles appear from the re-
ports to have been propor9naly more PreVasnt IN
Missouri and neghboring States-than In the region
north OF 1t.
The weekly photographic bulletin OF the Navy
Department. Issued to-day. contains nearly hfty
Official reports of cebergs menacng transatlantic
steamers crossing the Grand Banks all the area
wcen latitude 10 and so and longitude 20 and So
known the rolling fortrs." being thick with
pack ice and bergs with attendant fogs. AZ the
passenger steamers Of the great lines continue to
rrn on the southery routes for several months,
and the fields are still slightly north OF these routes.
the danger is not great now as II VIII be two
weeks hence, when the drift VIII begin TO cross
the track OF incoming steamers Warnings have
been Issued that the quantity OF Ice this season is
unusually large.
Patrick Onion. a young man who has been en-
poyed at the United States Hotel here for several
months as a bartender was arrested last night on
reauisition papers signed by Governor Morton OF
New-Y York. Dillon employed as bartender
at Orange Lake. summer resort about SIX miles
from Newburg. y. Y, In September, 1884, Mrs.