The National tribune., 1896-01-30
WEEK IN WASHINGTON.

SUNDAY. JAN. l9.-It was stated to-day that
new developments have been made In 3e
Waller case which will delay the Transmission
of the correspondence to Congress-, and ne
gotiations now in progress may postpone
definite conclusion for several weeks. The
records OF the case at the State Department
have been ready for 10 days, but, owing TO an
expected communication from Mr.. Eustis
bearing on the affair, il was decided to wait
until Mr.. 0lney can state all particulars
There has been additional correspondence
with the French Government on certain
points, and the fate of Waller may not be
finally dctcrmin for some while 1t seems
certain. however. that this Government has
no chance Of securing the documentary evil
dence adGuccd at the court martial and upon
which il was believed grounds for an indem-
nifty might be secured. Without this evil
dence the Department is said to have little
hope Of substantiating any claim or OF secur-
ing compensation for the losses sustained by
the confiscation Of Walters property.
MONDAY. JAN. 20.-EE-Scnator Dawes, who
was here to-dav, said that the Commission of
which he is Chairman had abandoned all
idea of persuading the tribes in Indian Ter
ritory 10 organize themselves into lefrl-
torial Government. and that they would
recommend that Congress take arbitrary ana
heroic measures to accomplish that end.
1.-The trouble is" said Mr.. Dawes, that we
cannot get at the people. The Governments
of all the Indian tribes are controlled by
few men. The Seminoles are controlled by
one man. Nothing they favor can be de-
feated nothing they oppose can be accom-
plished. and it is very profitable and salts
factory 10 them 10 let things run on lndeh-
niteiy as they are now. We have recon-
mended that Congress pass an act dlssolylng
the tribal relations of the Five Nations that
81, s,... a
Territorial Government like that of other
Territories giving United States Courts
Jurisdiction over land questions"
tuesday jan. 2l.-A Commission, consisting
of Secretary Lamont. Gen. Miles. and Gen
Dodge. OF the Society of the Army of the
Tennessee, agreed upon a site for the loca-
tiOn of the statue OF Gen. Sherman. he
site selected is just south of the Treasury
Building, and is in direct line with Penn 1
syivsnia avenue, and the statue will be in |
full view from the Capitol, looking west /
ward on Pennsylvania avenue. Under the /
law some site other than in the immediate |
vicinity Of the Capitol Building bad to be /
chosen. small frame building used by |
the Treasury Photographer will be removed /
TO make place for the monument.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 22.-Secretary Carlisle d.
rected Mint Director Preston to prepare to /
coin standard silver dollars at the Phiiadel- 1
of coinage to be executed has not yet been /
determined. hut it is pro able that not more I
than 1000 COO standard silver dollars will he |
coined. The seignioraec on this will also be
declared ard coined. ana this will not make,
ali told, more than Sl0,000,000. Two things
will happen as the result of this decision,
viz: the reopeniug Of the New Orleans Mint
on a small scale and the continuance of
coming operations at the Philadelphia Mint
thursday, JAN. 23.-At the opening session
of the 2sth annual Convention of the Ma
tional American Woman Suffrage Association
to-day over 100 delegates were in attendance
including the most prominent leaders in the
movement from nearly every State in the
Union. Susan b. Anthony, in calling the |
meeting TO order. was heartily welcomed.
The report Of Rachael Foster Avery. Of
Philadelphia who has been Corresponding
Secretary of the organization for the past ID
years, gave many indications OF the practical
success Of the movement, and instances par
ticulsrly The case Of Utah, which was held TO
demonstrate the advisabiity of securing the
aid OF political parties through planks ia
their platforms. She declared that there
were now six Senators from three States on
the floor Of Congress who stood there with
an eyer-present sense that an important part
OF their constituents are OF the female sex.
EIDAY, JAN. 24.-The Venezuelan Commits
SION neld lis nrSt regular weekly meeting /
to-day. All the members Of the Commission
were present, and Mr.. Mallet- Provost, the
Secretary, began the discharge Of his duties 1
The principal business transacted was the
reception Of a partial report from Commits
sioner Gilman anon the general subject Of ]
maps Of the territory involved IN dispute.
The Geological Survey, in accordance with
. request formulated al the last meeting Of
the Commission, submitted some preliminary
studies in the way Of maps, showing the $
general Typographical and physical features (
OF the country, but without any definition ,
OF boundaries or lines Of demarkaton OF any
kind. These were taken under consi6cra-
zion by the Commission.
TURDAY, JAN. 25.-NOihing now remains to
make Rev. DIR. Henry Yates Sstterlee Bishop :
IN fact Of the new Protestant Episcopal Do
cese Of Washington. except the consent Of
msjority OF the Bishops OF the Church, and
that is j mere formality, since the consent Of J
the Standing Committees OF the different 7
)iOccses has been obtained. There are in
The Church 6S Dioceses, aud this morning
1ev. DIR. Alfred Harding, Secretary OF the
Locsl Standing Committee received the last
one necessary to majority, making the {
total, up TO date, -.
CEkT OF THE CORRIDORS.