New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-30
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES.
WORK on COAST DEFENCES TO BE BE-
GUN AT ONCE.

APPOINTMENTS BY THE Observation-Disclosures OF
rxrc7,rrvE crHMENcY WORK OF THE
Court OF CLAIMS SETTLING
STREET RAILWAY STRIKE.
,,.sh,,o,o, Iune 29-The work Of constructing
,b. c,,s. defences authorized by congress W." W.
Sin with the fiscal year July J. fre"'n'na'y d.
r,,,crcnts for carrying out the projecis coh'cin-
'.t A.,va bcen made by General Craghlil. the
.ht.f - Engineers. and one-half Of the s'o"0"
''t',,J. under the law will be expended I'M
ncli,te,y under plans alr,acy approVel, Inc
naming amount will be eXpende1 pN ''"'."'| 90
p,ortant points along the Ailanc coast amu 'r
t".iPe 80 Ntrx.O from Portland. Ne. 70 ga Nss.1g,
TX ana ON the Par.nc cast iroi" py uS ~ san
4na 'S Vii be fortified under the present a.
raagenent. As soon as tbes9 pa0SS =, cortract will
80 IDS for thc work TO be done Oy '''.'''N' wa
De- called for
nh. President made the following appointments
, w., Manning OF Georgia. 20 be secretary oi t'e
1891 s.,,cs iegation i, MonroVla' LioeE!a -
49,, e,., r,,, l. To be Consus Of the IAi'ed
s,,+... George T. KedEie, OF Mexico a. our
Nox.co; George g. Anderson OF '"e ~
c,i,o,h,,. n, Antigua Wes, indies. ana Fau. VS.
49,. -, Tsxas. AZ Managua. Nicaragua. Anton ~
,;.lior o., De smet. 5. D., to be agent 'or .',e
,~,o, cre.. Indians in South Dakota In lieu OF MS
r,res.nt place az agent cor the ln1lahs u ''
crook and Lover Rrule agency. this aeeicy "a'Ii''
dol NlS,lkt.
lem, today appointed as Consul at MahasuA,
>,.,rar1,. win succeed man who Eeyer reHri, me,
inat fss- on june 10 charles A. W ne % on
land VINO hal served me 1n''T us 'app1red as
C'rs,r A.. thc place named. ~" cay yi,,s
,',,i'h from Ia Plata. Md. said mat MF. " W.
a, vas seventy three years OLD "a zen ~ ~
r. ~ S,at. department waited for news OF an, sir
yu'4 iln.ss but none came. ana the rres IA
believing nat he wou.t not =, "%W, issike Before
mixing me appointment. However trl.rba n I'D ~'i
senl - NJ Mis AZ ,r, Ia tn aaswer came from
ur , Orator At La Plata lie sad ma
hr c' ''ia vas oas.lc the towa. and added nat
Mr WIS hal dci from me paraiy ,ie sarcnrilngiy
appointment 81 Mr. "iss'ke WAS "ii'
The pr,silea, has commutei TO one year OF actual
Imprisonment the sentence OF two years IN tne Fo''
Leavenwor,h Pcni;enuary. Kansas, iml'sou !" '.p
.,,un.r 1897 On Thomas J. Reed Tor larceny .'''
,.,,,,l IN the Indian Territory. Clemency mas oeen
l,nicl by the President In twelve cases. IN n,"s
, t..n.u.v 20 Martin " Weeks ne PRESIDENT
.,,.. This pr.-,ner was convicted of perjury IN
and entry case This IS crime frequently GUM
,nlt.ed believe. AID rarely punished II 'n'o''.'
e.ise s,yearinc-a most dangerous crime IN llsei''
Odd u,on the Government and denial OF the
Die -, honest settlers. Every consideration OF
,s,.cc and protection TO those entitled to the ad-
yau,a..,s az our land avs demands tha, such OF
,,..- hail be- severely punished. The sentence IN
This case was enent one "" et IN 'E steysnsons
.ou'I tb ~ Pr.lemt Says: "Drprolatons upon the
,'U. br nose in.rust~l with their custody are o.
ines 9hh should D. rg.dy deal, win not Only
f.r ~ pun shm,it 90; the guliy lux 'r - uesya
ren eff'c' Ipon those who are trusted WIN posts,
l,f.s ~. sentence I'm this case Was enient one.
r., t,i' wing tart ndorsemon, was written on
louis Nents anp'iclron toI ,r p'['G On c,mmi1
murder. ana q c,d-Nood.d murder was TIE result
%, -. ,1r' ..~icy ana IN .it'toa q wAi n he IAs
',-. a.. .n,cnce wa. richly J 'ryel, and the
representations ms o ne,ssd on MAR
,r,i,rl" In denying a pardon 20 -. A Bir!ar. sem
sympathy for the wife and children oi tne prisoner
.tnt 4 BE- allowed To make m, forget ina, | owe
duty 20 the pablo "a the exerc Sc OF the pardon.
Tn. United states court u Claims adjourned to-
d,v f,r an, summer vacation. TO meet again on the
third Monday in october. Since Octooer 3. lN'o,
when the court convened under the general ju:!'-
diclon law judgments were entered IN favor Of the
claim 4n;s in niuety-tNo cases. and "a cases were
dismissed. Under the act Of February 10. 1893,
authorizing the Court Of Claims TO grant new trials
IN a certain class OF claims agt.ns. uie District %
columbia Judgments were entered in favor OF the
claimants I'm fifteen cases. and eleven were dismissed
Two hundred AMI nine cases referred by Congress
rnl,r the Bowman AMI Tucker acts being claims for
t,res and supplies alloged to have been furnished to
fh. United States Army during the late ~ar. were
finally dsrosod Of The decision in nnety-one cases
were in favor OF the claimants and In i26 cases
AGAINST them. Judgments were entered In ninety
nine cases under the Indian Depreciation act, being
claims for damages sustained by reason os depreda-
fl,,s committed by Indians. Twelve OF these were
is-r,l and IN scvcnty-one cases the judgments
were n favor OF the claimants. Apout lliiy OPINIONS
were delivered by the court. In addition 10 these,
iudgmcnls were entered for The claimants In 5000
letter-cAr!ltf cases.
Representative Catch!ngs. OF Mississippi. mem
Der ~ the House Committee on Rivers and Harbors'
was ln Washington to-day on his way home from
messing of the VI ssissipp River commission. held
in New-Yofk last week. 1t was decided at that meet
lng to cxpend onc-haif 81 the appropriation of "V'V-
co., made that part Of the river south OF caro- Tor
the construction Of lcvtcs in corporation with the
local authorities About $2.6to00O more was aplor-
toned 20 various works along the river. me Com
mission adjourned to meet in The third week IN NO
vcmh,r. wnen. In company WIKI the members o. the
River and tT1rhor {, inn!ttce trip down the river
viii be made from Cairo to the Jetties.
John Herr, shoN the famous blind boat esgner
had an Interview with Secretary Herbert this
morning In regard to the construction Of the th.r-
teen torpelo-bcats authorized by ConSress. 1t Is
understood that Mr.. Harrts|on VIII bi on some
- those vessels nlrtcullrly the three h!gh-speed
boats provided for
REPRESENTATIVE Babcock OF Wisconsin. chairman
OF the Republican Congressional Campaign Com
mittee and chairman OF the House Committee
the District OF Columbia has Interested himself
in the controversy going on between the members
Of the Street Railway Protective Assembly and the
METROPOLITAN street Railway. President Phillips
dismissed twelve men, all members OF the Pro-
tective Assembly. The discharges. IT Is said were
made because the men were members OF labor
organizations Efforts were made TO a rein
statement OF The dismissed employees. but without
Success \ strike Is threa tened and to avoid this
and 10 have the difficulty agreeably settled. Mr..
BabcOck to-day President Phillips The result
of the conference was that the men are TO prepare
II statement OF their grievances, which Mr. Phillips
Will lay before the directors or the road for their