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excellent, there having been iull crops nil ulong
tho liuc.
WASHINGTON.
1nvesttgatious-The Object Of Spotted Tatl's
|Islt-District 5{ortnlIty-Thc Union Pacific
Illus = Proposition 10 MAkc--Laud Frauds.
sptefdl hs1a.ch to 7Ae Cnteago Tribune.
WAsHtsoToS, d. c., Sept. 2o.-The investi-
CATION Of the secre. Service hiss n1attc but little
progress. Tic Committee will probably en-
deavor to ascertain what portion Of tho fund
appropriated for the Secret Service has no. been
expended under direction Of the Chief. It Is re-
ported that for many years, under different ad-
mtnstFatlons Of the Treasury, 1t Inns btcu the
custom to use portions Ut this fund for other
purposes thau that for which Congress Intend.
cd 1t. The safc-burglary and 1fke expenditures
@ @Tere q this character. Within year tlerc
OFT Of this fund fur secret poli.i-
cad use In Louisiana und other Southern
States, an1 u is duubtful whether my vouchers
ca1l by found fur payments Ut these snns. Tley
certainly were nut authorized by the Chief of
the Secret Service, but were ortlcrci paid by
direct Intervention Of his superior officer.
secret CommtssIon has been appointed to
nyestignto certain alleged lrregula1isles in tho
Internal Revenue bureau, particularly iu eou-
ncctlon with Al alleged misuse Ut stamps.
Tile Secretary OF War will submit to Congress
copy uf ~ te1csratus which hare passed Le-
stat se osIas a5 m tn azy ssiHaasEs
ucction With the strfkte. nr,d with tho removal
Of truops tronl the Goutllcrn States.
!, Ihe onSccs ni thc Walt oi tlle Sioux delega-
ton 70 %esl,ineton IS to cqnfer With the ircsI.
the location Of their agencies. The prescnt in-
catior Of ths agencies ot snottcd Tai! and lsy&l
Cloud Is in Northwestern Neprasku. The Gov
Se.s oas asy 10 ssss T. e. .o to III
River, 10 order to sayt largo SUITS OF
money ~, tho transporting Of supplies.
The Indians have always objected TO
country to wh!ch the Government desired them
70 ~, and Tor the reason, rs they claI.n, that It
u unhealthy. Spotted Tall, 10 present ChIcf,
y csen !css dsaposcd to 70 on the new locality
than led Cluud, the former Cntet, was, fur ilie
reason that he lost wife there. Spotted Tail.
with thu uthct principal Chiefs Of the tribe arv
on their way here Tor the purpose of discovering
Whether so1l,c compromise cannot be lna,1c.
Ths report Of tic board Of Health for the
last month shows that tho dcaii, rate among M,
co'orcd peup!c WAS twice Is Ercut as that a,nonE
tho whites Of this District. This Is due luanly
10 destitution and unhca]thful moIcs Of llyng
Three OF the Government Directors Ut ths
Unlon. Pacific Road, aficr the latc meeting in
New York. came here and had interviews with
tle Secretary of the Interior III regard IL new
proposition on tue part of the roaa with refer
eEcc 70 ndrancc payments upon the Interest,
wl!icl, the roaa holds ID not due till thu princ-
pal talis t'l.e. The nature Of tue proposition Is
NOT Khowl', 9at u d nauetstoou that ti!e DiTeel.
tnfs oeise'cd TUG foaa wou!I ylt!u ~ sotna u
ta9 Gp1eetlons maue III Et'ntsrcst,last wtnter,
anu tlat 80 agrceue9t upon alt equlsahle basis
enm III, W aeacaeu WIN sno Aoaa 10 WHICH toncstas
"us eol!asuts ,,,,,,
secretary sehnrE apa Commissioner WHllan-
lon 10 Metno4s t ~ WHEEL Wthih tAt past thfeo
been obtaticd a. results Of xtealthy legislation
merit ah! sual = pInetHes. Uhuef t!leso acta.
tho9eh Theoretically tncy aft aelu Tor actual
setticFs. great quantities have tailcn into eEIe
na.'us Of spcsa!atoss. IN . number Of cases
!nQlah scrip naa peoh lraunolent!f lssuetI. AMI
tue use questtdnaoly, mainly VI tic rtEhts given
so!dcrs to mak9 additional entries. las been
successfully carried through. !hu matter has
assumed great consequence, and It ID now re.
GetvlnE TIC vigorous attention Ets Importance
demauds. ...
4 RENOVATED CAPITOL.
MaHHra e r. We" l.~S A.FsA
,,.' MAsa!aoIoS, 4 =: ~ sept: ln-e"Mns!ess con.
',s.Is ssncs aour neeks tton! tnassoN. ~ Sapio!
ou'ui.G *ss hesee y pcttes Soht!itloh tor tne
tsetp;lo.a VI TX IVY I.oTscs. nota at tne new
rnaa'tess t1a ano t!s olu Aan-now kloNn as s,at-
uasJ iia!l-nase psen put ~ pef1eet osueE. Inc
fosuua s ~ ~ 3a aso eeG , s,eanscI na rsra,1eu
t.uan t. w Moos ~ aae E"p " snu eAsopY. us
taNe VI n. istt, Anu - lesp!ehusht " ls new
cu!orH' 1uo s'ew teht'aIi13 anu heat'i,s appa-
9atHs u the Aostse uiif was Ill Wotxlng
nh!cF vesteraay lor the Aftt time, nIld
IT, Ill., PROVED 70 10 ElGat 9ag1ess;
NV, tno "e" p!aH "as Ms.ututea " Eu"ar4
N,atk, annlacet q .ne Sapnol, " neo!slatlcc
M5n WI t!'e lstAtt ~ .hn noala u! CH'teu s1atea
od.seIs so4seh ms " tmo te9uest 81 tns Coh-
,na1c. I tic ffcsh IL il now taken iiTrct from,
AL. L. A.. A.