New-York tribune., 1897-01-15

Cuba as FREQ and Independent country ih's y
probably the first Of Its kind where insursen'.
have established their own postomces ana useu
their own stamps. which were transmitted III t"e
mails to the United States At the Postomce De,
partment 1t was said that these stamps were sVSS S
so far the United States was concerned. as @ amo
postal laws require only that the stamps ne prUp
erly cancelled and the envelopes containing nas'
These regulations have been complied with, so far
missble. the letters bearing these stamps wouid
have been marked with the letter '"r at the re- :.
The Department knows nothing about the postoffice
stamped on the envelope except that u Is Spanshi
diplomatic question in which the PostoiIce pepaat @
ment would take no part. but would refer the mat
ter to the Department Of State for settlement.
The battle-ship Oregon left San Francisco last
evening for Acapulco Mexico. her commander, Cap
tain Howson being under orders from the Navy
Department thoroughly to test the endurance.
steaming radius and other cruising qualities OF MS
ship under actual duty conditions. Acapulco was
chosen as the destination because Its distance from
San Francisco-l,S00 mes-is considered best adapt-
ed for the test. 1t not being deemed advisaoie 70
enter this heavy ship in any of the nearer harbors
except the Puget Sound waters 1t is expected tnat
the Oregon will reach Acapulco in about ten DAY
and after weeks stay there she she wl s locked for in
about six weeks, when she VIII be docked Anu Anu
Su w al then sne be pu in eondton for taking
fleet evolutions, which Admiral Beardslee hopes 70
with ali the vessels Of his command. The Monterey
arrived at Santa Barbara to-day.
Senator Caffery of Louisiana got out OF SICK
bed this morning attend the meeting OF the COM
mittee on Commerce for the purpose OF submitting
his report the bill to appropriate SISoVw ior
stopping the crevasse at Pass LOutre. near the
mouth Of the Mississippi 1t was useless. however
for the matter was postponed one week on account
of the objection Of Mr.. Vest. Mr. Canery mas IN IN
his report that the Eads people have not Kept 70
the letter OF their contract with the government
that they have maintained the channei IN the river
BY dredging instead of by means or the Jettles
This dereiction Of alleged duty is criticised by Mr
Caffery. and he recommends the passage OF the Dill
tate II was on account Of this provision that Mr.
Vest objected.
The President has approved the act providing
for the purchase of public lands for reservoir
sites; the for a railway bridge across Caddo
Lake. in Louisiana; the act for railway bridge
across Black River. La. and acts granting pen
sons to the widow Of General H. Z. Van Cleve
John L. Britton. Robert Smalls. Samuel Burrel
o. j. Clark, John Combs. Armistead NJ Rawlings
Theresa PEBBLES Mary c. Thompson. Phoebe Pat
meter Neil Mcneil. Mary Martin and Celestia H.
Barry
Among the thirty cadets dropped from the Mill
tary Academy the result OF January examina-
t,ons was George Mason Lee, fourth class. OF Vir-
gina son OF the American Consul General al
Havana who was found deficient in several studies
Secretary Lamont has reopened this case. together
with that Of Philip S. Ward. second class OF New
York similarly dropped. and sent them 10 the
Academic Board for reconsideration. II being rep
resented that there were extenuating circumstances
In each instance. The decision OF the boaru Il
final in such matters
House Elections Committee No. to-day heard
arguments In the contested election case or HOP
kins against Kendall. from the Xth Kentucky Dis
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