Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-18

the Philadelphia navy yard. Lieutenant
Allan ID. Brown has reported his arrival
home, having been detached from the Pen
sacola, and has been granted six months
leave OF absence.
THE FOLLOWING APPOINTMENTS of sec
ond lieutenants in the army have been made
TO date from October Is, 1915: John j. Crit
tenden, Goth infantry; Andrew f. Fitzpatrick,
17th do Edm'd r. Williams 9th do: Henry
johnson. 9Th DO; Bernard A. Byrne. 9Th do;
Louis Wilhelmi, LIST do; Stephen CT Sey-
burn, 10ih 90; George +. Cooke, 18th do
James ID. Nick' rSon, Eth do; James Ii.
Lane. % n do; Palmer TiltOn, 10Th do; All
b johnson, 9TH do: VIM. W Shipman nth
90; r HsR. Loughhoroueh, 25th doi WIN.
$. Patien. 18th do VIM. Van w. Rely. I0th
cavalry; VIM. II. c. Bowen, 5Lh infantry;
Basil n. Waters, 18th do.
THF CIGAR-Box BRANDING QUESTION
Notwithstanding that the Attorney General
has decided that the branding iron must be
applied to all cigar boxes, including paper
and tin. the Commissioner of Internal Rev
enue will not require the revenue officers to
seize boxes of the latter description, when In
all other requirements the law is complied
with. He takes this view on account OF the
inlpractcabiliiy of branding with an iron
sucn boxes, because it is liable to destroy
them. He will recommend I'm his annual
report an amendment to the present law to
provide for the branding of paper and tin
boxes by other means than hot iron.
TEE SECOND SESSION of the international
congress of the geographical sciences, re-
Gently assembled at Paris, has made the fol-
lowing awards TO individuals, bureaus. sc.
In the United States Letter of distinction
To the Secretary OF The Navy for hydro
graphic work on the American coast; medal
of the second class to the members of the ex-
peditiOn of the ruscarora for deep sea sound
lngs in the Pacific ocean; letter of distinction
To the L. :. signal service; meiat of the ir-t
class to Prof. +. V. Ha lien for geographical
explorations of the Colorado; medal of the
first class To the bureau of statistics Census
bureau) OF the Interior department.: also,
medal of same class TO General Francis A
Walker for his stats tical atlas i'm connection
with the ninth census; metal of the second
class to the commission of immig grafton OF
the United states for statistical reports.
PERsONAL.-The family of Secretary Fish
are in New York, at their residence on east
nth street, but leave for Washington this
week with Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Webster
.''' Manager John L. Ford visited Eiwfu
Booth at his residence At Cos Cob, Saturday.
lie found Mr.. Booth improving, and the con
ditiOn OF his arm is such that there Is no
fnubt of bis being able to appear on the
25th instant at the Fifth Avenue Theatei.
" Among the weddings announced for the
next two or three weeks may be mentioned
10 Mis- West, daughter OF Senator West;
Mr.. W. III. ID. Haegard, ex attache of the
British legation. Washington, to Miss Car
roll. of Baltimore; Bishop Hare, of Nebraska.
TO Miss Wolfe; Major George BealeS, u. s
army. TO Miss Anderson, of the Fifth Avenue
Eotel; Mr. Murphy, son of ex-Collectoc
Thomas Murphy, To Miss Janison, and Mr.
Hegerman- LInde1croue, Danish Minister 70
Mrs. Charles Mouiton, of Boston. 80. Gen.
Butler is in town, at his new residence on
Capitol Hill. .'.-EX-Senator Chandler had
an interview this morning with Secretary
Belknap. 80 Hon. %. Fl. Browning. of Iii
nolS. formerly Secretary OF the Interior, Wis
tied that department to- day.
A GOVERNMENT CLAIM CASE IN THE
DISTRICT SUPREME COURT.-This morning,
in the Court in General Term, the case OF
Werd and Clarke agt, Leander NJ. Black.
was taken up-McPherson and Hine for
plaintiffs, Mattingley and Riddle for the
defendant. This case comes up on bill OF
exceptions. Werd and Clarke sued Black
for services In prosecuting Montana war
claims, claiming S1i,l59.31, and the Circuit
Court rendered verdict for sll322.65, of
which the plaintiff RENTED Sl,O75 81 aud
judgment was entered for 81 ,2i5.69 The de
PENDANT, on the trial below, objected to the
contract, tending to show that they We're
employed 70 prosecute the claim for goois
furnished the territorial authorities. Tue
defendants submit that there being no evil
dence as To the value of plaintiffs services
or that they had collected a dollar, they are
not entitled to recover. Also, that the con-
tract, being one 10 procure legislation for
contingent fee, and In addition to that the
contract providing on its face for the pay
ment of the Delegate in Congress from Mon
tana territory for services rendered by him
In securing payment of the claims, is void
That theevidence shows that the whole effort
the part of Congress, and that the act of July
10, 1910, was drawn by one Of the plaintiffs
This, In connection with the provision in the
contract for paying a delegate in Congress
ought to be conclusive OF the invalidity of
the contract as AGAINST public policy.
REPORT OF THE INDIAN INvEsrIG ArINs
CoMMIssION.-The report Of the commission
N inv irvnf NJ ..S ~ II
dian agency was received at the Interior de-
partment to-day. In this report the late Sec
rotary OF the Interior and the Commissioner
of Indian Affairs are acquitted of any frau
dulent completely in the Irregularities and
abuses of the Indian bureau; but the admin
acts Is severely criticised and condemned
aid It's errors sharply pointed out.
1t favors the abolition of the Offices of
superintendent of Indian affairs in the west,
as Offices whose substantial duties are dis
charged by the inspectors, aud which are
now nlled by men receiving large salaries
performing very little service 1t deals
who form there what is called the "Indian
ring" and recommends that they be awarded
no TURNER contracts, and be dismissed from
some or their transactions to the Department
OF Justice for prompt legal osecution Pro
lessor Marsh Is treated with courtesy
and respect throughout the report and sus-
tanned in many of his charges and oyerruied
N others. The report abounds i'm many valu-
aOie suggestions, looking to a better system
oil accountability at the agenc es, insuring
greater fairness In the cor tracts for transport
tation and supplies, curtailing unnecessary
expenditures, ard providing safeguards
against frture frauds. 1t contains import
ant suggestions as to the future policy OF the
government in regard To the Indian pOpula-
LlOn, recommending territorial government
Tor the Indian territory the establishment of
courts, the reputation of their tribal soyer-
eighty. the extension of the criminal laws of
The United states over Indi IN reservations
the exaction OF Individual responsibility
nom the Indian for his acts, and the recoyni-
ZION OF the rights of Individual property i'm
lhelr lands with some temporary restriction
upon thelr power OF alienation.
SUICIDE OF BANK CAsHIKR.-Jobn T.
1 MHuss, cashier OF the First National Bank OF
11mn, OHIO, committed suicide last Friday
evening, by shooting himself through the
neart. examination of the affairs OF the
o3ok Is now going on, and IL is believed that
Irregularities have existed for some time
Much excitement prevails In Tiffin.
-THE WIDOW OF SToNEwALL JACKSON
The Goveflor OF Virginia has received let
Ter nom the widow Of StOnewall Jackson,
accepting an invitation to visit Richmond
as the guest Of the state on the occasion of
the inauguration Of the statue of her hus-
band. Mrs. jackson will be entertained AT
the gubernaforial mansion.