The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-05-10
WASHINGTON ITEMS.
by Telegraph to the Register.l
WASHINGTON, May 8.

DISPATCHES were received TINS morn
ing at the Navy Department from Ad-
miral Hoff, dated off Havana, April 3Oth
and May LIST. Since his last dispatch OF
the 9th no further news of great i'm
portanoe had been received from the in
terror. On the 18th of April 1900 troops
arrived at Nuevitas from Villa Clara and
the day after General Lesca appeared al
Nuevitas very unexpectedly with l2Ot
men from Puerto Principe, having start
ed with 220O men, and left detach
ment on the road. They reported nc
resistance on the march, although large
bodies of insurgents were posted OF
high grounds some distance from the
road. A number of we'll constructed
trenches, breastworks, bitches, &c.
were visible. The 1000 men eoncen'
trated at Nusvitas, among whom
there ale 100 Cation volunteers
recently from Spain, were to commence
operations on the railroad between
Nuevitas and Principe Immediately
About $1,000 started on the 23d, con-
voying provision trains. This exPedl-
ton, under General LesCa, is to repair
the road temporarily, get cars along
and provision the troops at Principe
who are said to be on half ratiOns. 1t
was reported that Quesada, the revelu-
tionary leader, purposely allowed the
Spaniards to march without opposition
from the interior to the sea coast, but
intended to obstruct their return and,
if possible, capture their provision
trains. DR.. Simmons is still confined
at Principe, accused of aiding the
insurrectionists and giving aid and
comfort to the rebels. General
Lesca has stated that the Doc
tors life was spared because he
was an American. Rear Admiral Hofl
forwarded reports from Lieutenant
Commander G. H. Eastman, command
ing the Penobscot, dated April 25th, at
Cape Francis. The prisoners taken
from the Lizzie Major and sent to Carl
BARREN had been released. The Spanish
authorities at that place had offered no
courtesies or favOrs to the Penobscot,
as is customary on the arrival of for
eign vessel--perhaps more from igDor-
ance than design. Tho United States
Consulate at Caribarien had been in
formed by the Governor at Remidas
that he must not hoist the flag of the
Consular office again, III consideration
of the condition of affairs in that coun-
try, where American citizens are hold
ing over two million dollars worth of
property, and from fear of injury from
the volunteer forces, Lieutenant Com
mander Eastman has concluded to re-
main there for several days.
Rear Admiral Hoff had required the
CAPTAIN General to allow the American
flag to be hoisted over the Consulate at
Caribarien. Mr.. Roberts, Spanish Min
lister, informs the Secretary of State that
the steamer Quaker City is about t.
sail from New York for Cuba with mu
nitions of war for the insurgents. Al
order is soon to be issued to prevent
violations of the neutrality law of 1872
A list of sixty.two officers doomed tc
perform duties as Indian Agents ane
Superintendents will soon be published
by the War Department. This ordel
will virtually remove nearly all the In
dian officers now in place, except few
Quaksrs lately appointed. The order IL
G>.;FlDeS accordance with that section
the law of 1884 creating the Indian
Bureau, which gives the President au-
thority to detail officers of the army to
perform the duties of agents. Among
those removed are those who were kept
in by the rejection of the Quaker nomi-
nees by the Senate.
The Treasury Printing Bureau.
The Secretary of the Treasury is hav-
ing full inventory made of everything
in and connected with the printing bu'
reau of Department, and will sell eff al
dies, rollers, plates, &C., for which hi
has no further use. Clark, when il
charge of the bureau, accumulated
large quantity of these things, and TIT
cold truck" that will be disposed o
cost the Government four or five hun
dred Thousand dollars. Operations il
the bureau are now suspended, but will
be resumed again in about month.
No Income Tax from Foreign Bond
holders.
Chief Justice Chase recently ruled IL
a case at Baltimore shat Government
could not collect income tax from for
eigners who held our bonds, and thai
what has been collected must be refund
ed. The Internal Revenue Bureau il
preparing regulations to carry out hi
decision. Several hundred Thousand
dollars will be taken out of the Trcasu
~ for this purpose.
The sub-TreRsurer ut san RrHnCiscO
There is q good deal of struggle herr
among men from the Pacific coast abOu
the appointment of Sub-Treasurer a
San Francisco. The President nomi
mated d. f. Cheesman for the position
but his name was net reached by tn
Senate. He held the office for nun
Der of years till removed by Mr.. John
son last fall and will probably get
again.