The National tribune., 1896-04-30
WEEK TN WASHINGTON.

WEEK In WASHINGTON.
SUNDAY, APRIL I9.-EK-Consul John J.. wal
Ter appeared here and will visit the State
Department tomorrow. ana see ABOUT h's
claim for damages on account OF the treat
meut alleged to have been given him white
en- feutc 10 Marseilles prisoner ct war
Mr. Waller thinks he is entitled 10 indemnity
Tor the con tiscaJion Of his rubber concession
bv the French Government, hut II IS not
Likely that the State Department will give
him amy assistance IN this matter because o.
the waiver given by this Government TO Sc
cure Walters release.
MONDAY, April. 2O.-Justice Gray delivered
the oriti0u 0f the supreme Court today In
The q. Sc involving the validity Of The Wal OF
the Ia'c admiral Porter. The proceedings
wpie Instituted by Mrs. Elena Campbell.
daughter ut the Admiral. because OF an
alleged discrimination against her ia Inc
colicIl Of the will. The case came from tho
Safrcme Court Of the District of Columbia
on an allegation OF error, he decision theie
sustaining tie validity OF the viii and the
rudicil The opinion to-day reversed TINS
decision and remauded the case for further
proceedings. on the ground that q e District
Snpr, ia,, Court had no jurisdiction IN pro-
hate p-occedinEs involving an effort 10 pass
real estate.
TUESDAY. APRIL PA Committee Of the
Bar Association OF the State Of New York
called on the President this afternoon, and
presclt,d To him a memorial Ia behalf OF an
International Court OF Arbitration. Accom-
nanving tie memorial was report, IN which
HE question was discussed at greater length
and the'det:ils OF the proposed plan more eiab-
orately worked out than in the paper address
ed 10 The President The President received
his callers cordially. aud listened attentveiy
TO what they had To say ~ presenting iheli
petition There was exchange OF formal
speeches but the President, apparently being
DESTROYS OF gathering all The information
possible about the general subject OF arbitra-
lion. entered iuto half an hours informal
discussion Of the snlject with his visitors.
Announcements are making for the holding OF
an Important conference here beginning to-
morrow 10 urge np0n the Government the
propricIy OF adjusting all international dis
pntes. save those affecting National sover-
eighty, by arbitration. Ii Is now expected
that about 300 men of National reputation
will assemble here in one OF the theaters at
tie call 81 the temporary chairman, ex Sec
rotary OF State John w. Foster.
NEDxfspAy. APRIL 22-The National Acsd-
emy OF Science today elected six additional
members OF the Council OF the Academy
Pro O. G. Marsh, Of New Haven, Conn;
Geo J Brush. Of New Haven; Ira fiemsen,
Of Baltimore; Simon Newconb. OF Nashing-
ton: r. A. Gould, Of Cambridge, Mass, and
Dr. II. r. Bowoitch, Of Jamaica Plains
Mass. Several papers on the Ro"rigen rays
were read. In general they affirm that tho
rays do not bend while passing through solids.
and Albert A. Nicholson. Of Chicago, gave
a practical illustration OF the workings Of
the rays.
THURSDAY, APRTT. 23.-The Presidents veto Of
Two l-ensiou bills was received in the Senate.
The Grst was in the case OF Charles Il. Jones,
a photographer, who was injured while TAX
ing photographs, aud when no battle was IN
actual Ifogress. lie WAS not in the military
service at the United States. The President
saws side from the question Is to whether
his present sad condition is attributable 10
the injury sustained il seems 10 me the ez
tension al rcusiou relief in such cases would
open tie door 10 legislation hard 10 justify
aud Impossible 10 restrain FROM abu-H." The
other veto was IN the case Of the taii 10 pen
sion Ms. Marcy Allabach. who is the widow
Of Peter 81. Aiaiach, who served in hoih the
Mexican war aud tie civil The Pres-
deut call. atlenijo ION 10 the fact that AllaDach
made 40 ~ lliraii ion for pension account
II isahilti,s auring his iife.
FRIDsY. APir:. 9s.-t;en. Noah J.. JefFrics, one
OF tie hast Snown residents Gf Washington
and 4 prominent m tilber of the local hAr,
died ~ Eis home. -, d 67. Gen. JHfIiies WAS
born in PENNSYLVANIA Dec 3. 1929 aud WAS
Of Quaker suck. lie removes from Penn
Kylvauia with his parents 10 Ohio GEN.
JUfries at the outbreak o. the raised
four companies OF volunteers in Mansfield
His ac;jve field duty brief bU; meritori-
ous. llr fought ut Williamsburg Fair Oaks
if number Of skirmishes aud ir the seven
days fight around Richmond. In 1865 Gen.
Jcgri,s was appointed commission 10
adjust The war claims OF West Virginia, and
iu this service his legal attaiuments shone
brilliantly.
SATURDAY APRIL 25.-The battleship Massa-
ciu~rifs did even better on her official TRIAL
trip ihan WAS At FIRST realized. AS is shown ly
the following telegram received at the Navy
Department from President Dewey, % the
Trial Board, who is ia Boston: Massaclu-
sets speed, corrected FOR tiGal currents, lG.-
%" Usually the corrections made on ac-
count Of the i,lal flow during the progress IF
airial-irin arHiHsl ihe vessel but ia the
case 10 tie Ng ssachHsciis the calculations In.
CREASED tine speed from 1895 10 1879. This
means that the c0htrsci"- carus n premium
OF jHst Sl25.000. The Massachusetts, also
takes FIRST rlarr over the Indiana, which
made 1871 kiois on. her ,riai-irip.