, 1875-06-03

3ernal Revenue Nadsworth of this dis.
trict, to day received notice from Conn
missioner Pratt that his resignation
would be accepted at once.
WASHINGTON, May 81. - The Sioux
Indians were counselI,ng among them
selves all the evening trying to decide
rpoa plan for dividing the reservation
SO as to let the Government have the
| Black Hills with the right of wav
through their lands and reserve good
portion to themselves. They are still
determined not to go to Indian Territory
CHICAGO, May 81. The Tribune's
Washington special says at the rext
Council with the Indians, the Secretary
of the Interior will make two PROPOSE
tions. First, that they surrender all
right to hunt in Wyoming and Nebraska.
and second that they surrender to the
Government the right to open any
mineral land within the Sioux reserva.
ton to white settlers and permit the
Government to make roads through
su.h lands aud that all mineral lands be
left discretionary with the President.
WASHINGTON. May 81. = Professor
Marsh called on the President to-day
and had long conversation with him
on Indian affairs. The Professor showed
him some statements from army officers
confirming former reports of the bad
character of supplies furnished the
Indians at the Sioux Agencies. The
President expressed an interest N tbs
welfare OF the Indians and determine
ton to correct any abuse in their man
agenent. He expressed a determination
to keep all intluders out OF the Black
Hills until the Indian claim is extin-
guished.
Postal changes for the week: Post.
master appointed, VIM. Sanders. Pine
Grove, Stevens county. w. T.
Post Office established, Tygh Valley.
Wasco county, Hezekiah Staley, Post
master.
SAN Francisco, May According
to late advices from Peru the report of
the bankruptcy af Harry Meiggs seems
to have been premature. but there is no
doubt of his extreme pecuniary embar-
rassment.
BAKERSFIELD, May 31.-A sharp shock
of an earthquake was felt here last
night at 10 minutes past II o'clock.
Considerable feeling is manifested
over the letter in last Saturdays San
Francisco Post, which takes the ground
that Senator Jones proposes to bald a
city at Santa Monica which will ulti-
ma.ely destroy Los Angeles.
LONDON. May 31.-A settlement of
the stock exchange resulted in but three
failures and they of slight importance
In the House of Lo,ds this NOR, ing
Eall Russell asked that the correspond
ence between Great Britain and Con-
tlnental powers arising out of the recent |
war alarm, be laid before the House. |
The Earl of Derby replied that he |
sympathized with the curiosity of |
those who had fixed the course of foreign
affairs. The Government desired to
conceal nothing it had done, but 1t
would be impossible to give full report
without largely using confidential com
munications and opinions of other
Governments who would object to such
disclosure. The publication OF these
Communications would prevent the
English diplomatists from receiving in
in the future and to submit
mutilated correspondence might mis-
lead the House. The causes of the dis
pute were reliable to recur. Therefore
it was not desirable in the interests Of
peace to give publicity to the details to
the controversy. Lord Derby then
proceeded to state that persons highest
IN authority in Berlin of late openly
declared that the French army had be-
cone a source of danger to Germany,
because of its magnitude should deter
minarion on the part of France to renew
he war. that Germany. in self-defense.
might feel impelled to strike the first
blow to secure peace and that it was
necessary that the French army be cons
reduced.
This language reported by the Ger
man representatives here and elsewhere
created extreme uneasiness in France
snd the French Government disclaimed
all war like intentions. Lord Derby
said he sincerely believed no statesman
in France desired war. France, after
her humiliation. naturally desired to
have an army which would give her the
influence to which she considered her.
self entitled One of the difficulties
was that France was unable to conceive
that German apprehensicns were genu-
inc. They regarded the representations
made by many as pretext for fresh war
and seemed to Her Majesty's Governs
ment that there was mutual misunder-
standing which might lead to grave con-
sequences for Germany's step might
have been formal request for France
to iscontinue her armament while
France would probably hasten it and
thereby confirm the suspicious of Ger
many. The existence of this mutual
distrust afforded good opportunity to
offer the friendly offices of England and
Russia to show things in the same light
and the visit of the Emperor Alexander
to Berlin supplied The means of sup
porting Englanis representations. Lord
Derby concluded by declaring that Eng
land had done her duty without any
sacri fee in the past, present or pros
pective. She had entered into no en-
and made no pledges but her