Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-04-01
TO the Associated Press.

CANCELLED SCRIP.
Secretary Delano has addressed a letter TO
Gen. Walker, commissioner of Indian affairs
saying that he had considered the latter's re-
port in relation to frauds connected with the
issuance Of what has been called "scrip," under
the seventh clause of the second article of the
treaty concluded at Laporte, Wisconsin, Sept,
1854 with the Chippewa Indians of Lake Supe-
rior and Mississippi. The secretary says all OF
the so-called scrip issued under the treaty, ex-
cept such as is denOmnated Colbert scrip" is
so tainted by the clearly established practice in
issuing it under the construction giyen-as in
his opinion-to deprive these certificates of any
value or validity, even for the purpose of de-
termining the identity of the person entitled to
the benefits of the treaty; therefore, besides re-
versing the construction of the treaty, under the
decision of Secretary Usher, Secretary Delano
directs all Of the sO-called scrip, except Gilbert
scrip, to be declared illegal, fraudulent and void
and all entries of lands made with such scrip and
unpatented be cancelled.
THE TAX REDUCTION.
The repeal OF the income tax provided for in the
senate bill, reducing taxation, is to take effect
Immediately on enactment of the bill although
the repeal of other internal revenue taxes
named therein is fixed from and after the first of
July.
A REPORT DIsCREDITED.
The report that Gen. Crook had suspended op-
erations against the hostile Apaches in Arizona.
is not credited here, as it is officially asserted
that Howard went out as agent of the interior
department, and not as an army officer He has
no instruction authorizing him to interfere in
any way With the movements of Gen Crook
against the Indians actually engaged in HOSTILE
ties. Gen. Crooks plans are approved by the
war department, aud if his campaign move
ments are restricted it will be from lack of
funds. The appropriation for the current fiscal
year is nearly exhausted, and new appropria-
ton is not available until the first of July
JUDGE DAVIS.
Ii is understood amoug politicians that Judqe
Davis will decline to run as presidential candi-
date if he shall not be endorsed by the Cincin-
matt convention.
TREASURY BUSINESS.
The secretary of the treasury has authorized
the assistant treasurer of New York to purchase
S1,OOO0OO of bonds on each Wednesday, and to
sell S1,OOO,OOO Of god each Thursday during
April
THE PRESIDENT AND DIR. HOWARD.
The president will tomorrow send TO the
house areply to the resolution calling for inform
alton relative TO the trial, conviction and sem
tence of DR.. Howard by Spanish authorities in
Cuba. The documents are voluminous, begin
ming with December, 1870. They show much
interest ON the part of our government In the
matter, and that not a little difficulty has ex-
listed to determine whether the doctor was real
ly a citizen Of the United States Our govern
iiShb htto dShNh lDiJ Hul HIS llOl YET received n
copy of the proceedings OF the court martial
before which DIR. Howard was tried. The Span
iSh minister says on information received from
Cuba, that Dr. Howard did not there enrol him
self as 3 foreigner, as required by the
law oil 1870. There are, however, other
papers, tending to show his American citizen
ship. 1t is evident that the secretary of state is
not entirely clear on that point, Ills has how
ever, instructed our charge dc atfaires az
Madrid to bring the case TO the attention OF the
spanish government, and TO point out the fact
that Dr. Howard is a native citizen of the
United STATES, and 10 demonstrate against The
proceedings OF the Spanish authorities in his
case as violation Of the provisions of the
treaty OF 1898 between the United States and
Spain; and to ask his immediate release,
THE SOUTHERN IMPROVEMENT COMPANY.
subcommittee of the house committee on
commerce has been examining the acts and mr.
poses OF the Southern improvement company,
incorporated under law Of Pennsylvania. The
object was to combine all the petroleum re6ner
les IN the country in their scheme, and they 40.
cordngly made written contracts with ali the
railroads oenterng in the oil regions to raise The
price of freight one dollar and twenty-five cents
per barrel. The company was TO have rebate
of one dollar per barrel. The production last
year was six million barrels and if this ar.
rangement had gone into effect the tax upon
consumers would have been 81, 500, 900, of which
the railroad companies would have received
81 100000, leaving the Southern Improvement
company sG,OO0,QOO. The secretary OF the com.
pany stated that all the contracts with railroad
companies had been 9hrQgated, in consequence
OF the investigation Of the subject hy oongre,s.
SERVICES ACKNOWLEDGED ny QUEEN VIC
TQRIA.
The secretary OF state yesterday addressed a
letter TO Collector Arthur of New York, statinr
that he had received, through Sir Edward
Thornton, from the queen Of England a pold
chdonometer, which he has forwarded TO the
collector, to be delivered by him to CAPTAIN Fred.
erick W. Lambert, Of the American ship Liver.
pool, OF New York, in recognition of services
rendered to the master and crew Of the British
ship Europa of Glasgow
THE SUPREME COURT
VIII tomorrow render decision in n case
coming under the civil rights law. The decision
in the Utah case involving the legality Of Judge