Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1904-08-04
NUTGS IRON WASHINGTON
Especial Correspooosnt)

A Closed Colombia is
again TO come into full diplomatic re,a-
tons with the United States and the
Panama matter will be closed Incl
dent between the two republics. The
state department recently received a
cordial letter from the Colombian min
lister for foreign affairs. announcing
that DIR. Thomas Herran had been Civ
en- full letters Of credit as Colombia's
envoy at Washington. DIR. Herran for
many years was secretary of the lega-
tlon here, and after the hurried exit
OF Minister Concha was charge daft
ialres until the legation was closed last
winter as result of the Panama ar
fair. He signed with Mr.. Hay the
Hay-Herran treaty for the construction
CT the canal which the Colombia con-
gress rejected. DIR. Herran enjoys the
most cordial relations with the sec
retary of state and other ofiicials of
the government and his appointment
has been received here with great salts
faction. No date is mentioned for his
return, but IL is expected he will return
here in the autumn
Aliens in Penal lnstitutions.-Th
number Of alien immigrants at present
In penal institutions has reached an
astonishing aggregate, according to fig
ures made public by Commissioner
General OF immigration Sargent. New
york city heads the list. with Boston
second and Philadelphia third. The
collection Of data on this subject will
be continued. The figures pre-
pared are for the first four
months OF the present year. Only
these aliens who have been In this
country less than FIVE years are taken
into consideration. There are confired
in the institutions covered by the re-.
port 2S.S3S males and 1888 femaes.
none OF whom have become citizens OF
the United States. OF this nim-
Der 1895 are imprisoned for gave
offences. 1856 fer minor crimes.
while 20.279 are insane and a..
Goa the paupers. OF the whole number
4.111 are confined for life and. 1i.II2
for more than two years. In stat, in
situations 23.54S persons. 1881 IN
county institutions. 1888 In privau hos
pitais and s7s in federal institutions.
Women Pensioners. Women draw
the biggest slices OF pension honey
from Uncle Sans strongbox. T-enty-
four OF them might be named wo. to-
gether. get as much as the toal re-
oeiyed by $50 veterans OF thu Sc a
month class. Two. Mrs Garntd and
Mrs. McKinley-snd well are icy en-
titled 10 the allowance from thu CRATE
full union-receive 5000 each: de. Mrs.
Philip ". Sheridan. has only % sign
her name for $500 per annpn. and
three others have a regular home of
5000 apiece from the sane source.
These three are Mrs. John a Logan.
Mrs George B. Mcclellan (rs,tber of
the present mayor OF New YSk), and
Mrs. Frank Blair, widow Of IN famous
Gen. Blair.
Up 70 consress-Regartng the
proposition that the old kttlesbip |
Maine be raised In Havana harbor, |
Acting Secretary OF the Nav Darling |
has addressed the followineIetter to |
r. n. r. SewelI Of New Ornsns. who |
addressed the department q the sub |
ject: Referring TO your lettr stating
that you have a contractIwith the |,
Cuban government TO noatlhe wreck y
Of the battleship Maine in he harbor
OF Havana and requesting informa-
ton an 20 whether the Uned States
Government has any cIaim upon the
wreck. you are informed LAT on Ju-
~ ]. 1907. the department stated its
position respecting the ~3ck Of the
Maine in the following language:
This department n not atpresent en-
gagged Ia and does not coutmplate nu- !
dertskine any work upon be wreck Of
the Maine IL IL not conbdered, how
ever. that the navy deirtment can
with propriety. In such use. give q
letter or other paper hich would
he 10 the nature OF cre{btials to be
presented TO the Cuban tovernmenf.