Show SPARIS FilOM THE WIRES The United States gunboat Ma chins has l ft Santo Domingo The Methodist annual conference will convent at Pnchuca Mexico on the I 16th InsL Bishop McCabe of Evanston HI will preside The United States Court of Claims hitS docldpd the Well case adversely to the claimant This decision destroys one of the most celebrated claims I against the Government of Mexico Miss Etta Thomnfi C niece of Gen I Joe Wheeler began suit In the Superior court In Chicago against William H JSahrney asking 100000 damages for alleged breach of promise to marry The appointment of LIcutCol Victor I Vic-tor C Vaughn a member of the tae nib of the University of Michigan as I SurgeonGeneral of the National association asso-ciation SpanishAmerican War Veter j elllton I arms Is I announced 1 The commission headed by KearAd 1 mlral John G Walker retired sailed I yesterday from New York on the Atlas line steamer Alenc for Nicaragua I to Investigate and report on the canal possibilities Work already done will be examined V I l the French Government attempts I to forcibly compel the payment of the BoisemareCaccavelll claim by levyIng levy-Ing upon the revenues of Santo Domingo Do-mingo the matter Is likely to become an object of concern to two or three powers Including the United States |