New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-01
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES.

Washington March 81
ADMIRAL. MONTT IN WASHlNGTON.-Ah-
miraI Jorge Mont. ox-Iresident OF '"'n' - ~
Washington for a brief visit as tie sues, W ~
Gillian Minister. He IL accompanied Wy me '
,,t Cantatr Gomez and the two are making
tour of the world. Yesterday, acco"p' y.
Minister Cana and the latters SON. 'hes "'tue
VISIT Of inspection to Baltimore. They VIII go 10
New-York tomorrow. and. beyond the 'ac' ,''''
tbev will sail for Europe April 90 their pans
for the future are rather indefinite 'u"''"'
MONT who Is fifty years Of age Is one me Of son s' Of an
em;nent statesman who twice President 81
ihe no% at he head Of the Gillian Navy He was
captain In the navy when, III the ia,u. nnco m
President der Ralmaceda When. January 6 ISL
the Congressional leaders proclaimed th uavai
and land forces Soon after the death by suicide
Of Balmaceda, September 49, ne was elected
Provisional President ard WAS rcguia ain OF i've
10 the office on November 6. 1891, for term Vi ''
years.
A DISTINGUISHED NAVAL OFFlCEh'-An-
mraI Canevaro. who commands the JON. nce's ,i
the blockade Of Crete. Is n native OF iei"' no
parents were Italians. and his father - ',e
chant OF the city of Lima Early In HE INC Al.
mira, went n Itav where he entered the navy. ana
has risen 10 his present rank. One OF MS pro'neis
is now Peruvian Minister to ltaiy ana h'es III
Rome Another brother was the peruvian N'"''''
I'm washington from 1891 TO 1894, wheh ne ""S
elected Vice. resident or the fNePup'O, on"
turned to Lima to take the oath Of Once. But
shortIv af,or he WAS sworn in General Pierola
started n revolution, overthrew the GoVeihileh'
and Mr. Canevaro was compelled 10 eaVe INC 'o"''
fry lie is now in Rome. the guest or MS pro'"e''
The father OF the Canevaros owns large sus"
plantation called Caudevilla about eighteen h''ie'
from Lima which is of the finest in the conn-
try He was AlCalde or Mayor. OF Lima IN 1881
when the Italian Prince Louis of Savoy then
lieutenant on the Italian man-of-war Cristoforo
Colombo visited Peru. He arranged a great ieIe
at his plantation in honor OF the Prince ana n
vted about 300 guests from Lima, includIhe .ns
officials OF the Government, the Diplonlhtlc ,oips
and nrominent citizens. They were carried on
sDeciaI train and when the plantatio was reacneH
an e1SS S b ash voc COCK ight dinner
dance which passed the time until CLOCK In .he
T,nrinp The war with Chi General Canevaro raiscl
A brigade. which he equipped ana malhtalhcI ioi
three years at his own expense
SECRETARY CAGES ASSISTANTS-lt was
sem,-oficially announced at the Treasury Depart
ment this afternoon that General q. /" Spauiu-
ing OF Michigan. and w. b. Howell. of New-Jersey'
will be nominated Assistant Secretaries or the
Treasury a%n of Massachasets and Cur. of
New-York, resigned
PAUL DJT CHAIIIU A GRANDDAUGHTER uu
Chaillu. wel-known as a traveller and writer, is
an active candidate for the Mission to Norway and
Sweden His knowledge OF those countries Is at
tested TO by his book called THE Land OF the Mid
night Sun" Of which title for the SCANDINAVIAN
nennsuja he claims to be the originator. Mr. du
1haillu calls attention TO the fact that III the ms
tory OF the Government no man mas ever peeh ap-
pointed more than to the same diRionatic
host and TO the additional fact that w. " Thomas,
his chief rival for the scandinavian MISSION, has
already served twice as incumbent OF that Once
The deduction from these closely reiated lacts Is
supposed TO bear strongly on Mr.. du Chaii'u can