The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1878-10-26
NO. 27


done to make them comfortable during the
Winter.
Marine Disaster.
Providence Oct 1S.-The bark Susan of
New Bedford, Capt. Peakes, left New Bed
ford Saturday morning, October 18th, with
crew of 25 men on whaling voyage. She
encountered hurricane. capsized, and all but
three were drowned.
Pardoned.
SALT LAKE, Oct. l8 News has been
received from Malad, Idaho, that forty TO
fifty prisoners sentenced to fine and
imprisonment for cutting timber for the
Utah and Northern Railroad are pardoned By
the secretary of the navy and fines remitted,
the railroad company to pay for the timber.
Indian Troubles of the Middle West.
CHICAGO, Oct. 20-At late hour tonight
the military headquarters received several In
terestlng documents bearing on the Cheyenne
Indian troubles. The first IS from Gen. Pope
who reports that the force of cavalry is too
small to attend to the seceders, and that all
the military are poorly armed with carbines
as against Indian rifles The cavalry are
kept busy at Forts Sill and Reno. He urges
that more forces are essential to securing
peace on the border. At the Cheyenne In
dian agency he learns that there is an enor-
nous deficiency In Indian supplies, as shown
by the report of John D. Mills, agent at the
Cheyenne and Arrapahoe agency. The latter
says the primary cause of the Cheyennes
leaving the reservation Is that the daily
ration promised them of one and half
pounds beef, half pound of -four or corn,
and four pounds of coffee. eight pounds of
sugar aud three pounds of beans to each 100
rations, have only been partially issued, sup
plies received being insufficient. None of the
stock and aid in building houses which was
rlro has Jol
cause of the detection was that they objected
to the manner of serving out their rations.
The Northern Cheyennes first withdrew, and
all efforts to induce them to return peaceably
have been unavailing. Gen. Pope suggests
that the Indian commissioner may, in the
light of these facts, find it necessary to modify
his view of affairs at the agency. Ben Clark,
an old scout. reports that be has information
that fifteen Cheyennes have been killed in en-
counters with the troops, and that the seced-
ers intend to work north and to propose
peaceful settlement in Fort Kehoe, but if this
is not permitted will join Sitting Bull.
Not so Rad as Reported.
CHICAGO, Oct. 2l.-The Tr5bune's Washing
ton special says: Judge Lee of South Caro-
lima, has not been killed, but was obliged to
seek shelter after the Sumter Republican
meeting, as he was threatened on trumped
up charge. Jack Klinck, messenger clerk of
the Democratic House, has been arrested
charged with purloining letters addressed to
employees and officials. Many letters some
containing checks, in blank, which he had
filed up and forged were found In his possess
sion.
Fatal Explosion.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 2l.-A boiler IN Dale's mill
near McLeansboro, Illinois, exploded this
morning, killing two men and seriously injur-
ing three others.
Tariff Reduction ON French Wines.
WAsHINGToN, Oct. 2l-With reference to
what has been generally styled the proposed
commercial treaty with France, threatening
California interests by reduction of fifty per
cent. of the present rate of duty on French
wines aud spirits, it can be stated ON the best
possible authority that no official overture or
initiative has been taken by the French gov
ernment for q new commercial treaty with
this country, nor has any been taken by our
government. The whole agitation Of the
subject proceeds merely from outside pres
sure, and has not in any degree reached off,
cial circles, 50 far as is known to our depart
ment Of state. 1t may be added that when
the general public is appraised of any such
movement. the difficulty of negotiating a
treaty will be immeasurably increased.
The Halifax Award.
question of the Halifax award will be revived
this Winter. Whatever may be done about
the ultimate payment of the money A claim
is made by those who have been examining
the subject that the British bill of particulars
exactly as it was substituted, shows that the
Canadians were entitled only to Sl20 600 an
nually. or to an aggregate Of 81, 200, 900 for
ten years. This is less than 81, 500, 900, in.
stead of S., 600, 900, the amount of the Halifax
Al -.
be fair to deduct the special duties on fish and
fish oil remitted by the United States for Cam
ada. This amount of itself would amount in
ten years to S3,000,0 ,000 That would make
the statement from the British commissioners
figures 81 500, 600 in favor of the United
States, instead of S., ,000, 600 in favor of Great
Britain. The gentlemen connected with this
business will undoubtedly be called upon to
explain their conduct.
Surgeon General of the Navy.
WASHINGTON, Oct. % Surgeon j. VIM
throp Taylor has been appointed surgeon gen.
eral of the navy, in the place OF surgeon Grier,
retired.
The Land Offices Demand.
The commissioner of the general land office
has transmitted to the secretary of the interior
reduced estimates Of the amounts needed by
him for the next fiscal year. They aggregate
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The Indian Commissfon.
OMAHA, Oct 2l.-The joint Congressional
| committee to investigate the feasibility of the
| transfer of the Indian bureau to the military
department. left to-day for the West in a
special car. The committee is composed of
| Senators Alvin Saunders, of Neb., chairman,
| and 7. c. McCreery, of KY. and Messrs. G.
E. Hooker, of Miss, A. r. Boone, of KY, G.
H. Stewart, of Mimi, and Major Charles
Flanagan, of Washington, secretary. Accom-
panying them are H. j. Caldwell and j. New
ton Baker. photographers, Mrs Fannie B.
Ward, of Washington, Mrs. Alvin Saunders,
Mrs. A. Burley, Mrs John A. Harbah, Of
Omaha. Miss Mary Boone, of KY, and Miss
Wolf Col and c. Z. Hooker, Jr., of Miss.
The committee will stop two days in Utah
and investigate how the Mormons treat the
Indians. They viii then proceed to San
Francisco, where they will examine Generals
Howard and Miles, and other officers and per-
sons acquainted with Indian affairs ON the
| Pacific Coast