Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1878-12-07
SEAT OF Gov ERNMENT.
,rpusl ON the INDIAN BUREAU
TRANSFER.
s,,,oe's Resolution Smuggling In Mex
90 A Gold Conspiracy General
Grant lanes River Canal
Abandoned Plan Tor
Election of President,
...,,. ,n tho Transfer OF tho Indian uu-

lhah
,,,uN,InN, nrccmhcr u. The joint
..,.,tilrc uuw considering th" trans
&c.,, ia, Indian RurrHu to tho War
u.,.ullnrut hrari Secretary Schur@ To-
II, dr,,hlmcd ANY personal dc-
t,r,t.uu the control al the Indians
.A, tI,r Interior Department, and
..t,lut nu branch al the Department
,...,,,.,, M ~ Troublesome rs that ui
,. ,ud,an tie thought tho Indians
.,.,utttlri Ia humane treatment, AMI
J.tit, ,nuld only ho tundurod them by
.,.,,,,s at civilization aud education.
r., ,hc military wore n"t iittud To- pro-
,,.l, Ito quoted from tho report at
r.,,nuN Commission, signed by tcnS,
,t.uu,u, IrrY, AugT, and others,
-.,r,u. luIh ia rtlvct that II pcac" with
H., Indian. va, required the manage.
..ut ,I thr,r affairs Shuuld hc placed
,atr the civil department al the t"N
,,,,u,ul Now ! agree with these gen
Ii,uun "u this point. There are ~
yf.u many officers at tho army who
tr,r rNrclcul ideas about Indian
.Gup, hat IL IL another thing IT, bring
N IL rlras lutu practical effect. Tho
ALTAR, Arm uI thN Government hv
.tIuut ruusidur gIliud with the patient
t,,,.r rruulrrd to place the hoe Ia tho
Inn,ns hand and tcnrh hIm how IL
U,N IT.
llr denied very cmplmticRlly that the
oi,,pr rNslcm ni repairing Indian out
h,.aks. which had hrcu asserted was
q, uIrcd under the pr~cnt administra'
r,,n ui Indian affairs Whenever u case
M,,rs whore prompt action N necessary,
nu person communicated With the
Secretary ui War ur trnornl "t tho
AIN, an the cnpc uaN hc, thereby cnus
ia, hui very few hours delay ~ per
IA. lu,. the uUCCnHlIIN arrangements Ia
met llir emergency, rather thhn
m.uths. ns luilmulcd hy tcn, Sherman.
n, canned that tho demand i"r the
transfer ui the bureau from the rNii I"
ll,r military department. Wan based
upru a,,uuIdiuuS rather than upon
tat History viii prove that the In
hn Rurrau IL credited with Indian
wlrs Which, III reality, occurred provi-
ul, IT, IT, organization, under ci\il man
.g,mrul Tho cause ui tho majority at
III, WnrS IN his opinion, - tho break
Ia .ui trcailcS, together with Cnrt"nci-
IA mls uI greedy whites upon lho Hct,
lcuuuls allotted To- would hr peaceful
In luns tie did not believe that such
mlIIaIN officers ~ tICuCinlH SHERMAN
au Sheridan desired war, hut suhordl-
na'rs. who had reputation I" make,
sru not No kucn tot peace, especially
wuh the Indian race.
The Secretary said IN reply tua guct-
una hy Gcn il"ukcr Those VIII" have
h,,n IN charge at the Indian agcncicS
ha,r hrUn very faithful aud rIliCirnt '
lhur dutirs were, however, III c"nn"c-
urn with the state al affairs and not
rith a view ui riNlli4iug the Indiana
lhr secretary advised placing the
lruuhIrsumr Indians on u reservation
uu i,r uurilnl law. aud "l increasing
th. number ul the Indian police iorcc
nm ihn To- |. 900 This force, hc SAID,
Nw NrIN reliable aud had rendered good
.NIyo
A uoId Conspiracy
" lsuINuIuN, hrrumhvT u, Tho
Ir,asuy department has information
that HcNrTul strong combinations ~"
Mymug "a New Work lot the purposo at
N,uR tu pat up lhc rrirc at guld ut tho
UUy rvsuuptluu ~ announced. ihrfr
{. az tear ui lhr," viiuIis at the Depart
mrut aud the Secretary lcrls perfectly
cnuhi,ul m hls ability 1" dcicat thoin
all whatever shape they take.
Altogether sonHationai
" ,.ulSuru~. ncrrmhrr u The Ic.
ports charging SCuniuI tonuNcr Milh
,umplIcIiN Ia ahstncling sheet ni TIA"
tail containing iiut springs legislation
appear tn have been altogether n"nHa
Uoud The Ihlri ui the Secret ScTN,r"
hNrs,ou dcurrs nearly all Tia" points at
Ihr report aud not only with regard 1"
tpUuNrr hut the others named IN M
llNUlcd with him
uenorai urAnt.
" NNsmNoru\. December Il. \ PIT
Ntr lrtt,r kdrk received here from
Hrurr.d Grant statra that II iS still h'S
lmrpu,o tntrHNcl eastward through IN
du UUi CHINA. and thence home hN
nav ~ the Pacific aud san Francisco, ~
about Nvar
Dr, lindorman.
NNSuINoruV, pccrmbcr Thurnn-
mtssIun at IT liuirrman vNpirrs Ia.
w1rrnw Secretary sherman informed
ucmhrr ui tuugrrSs to-day that Ia"
mll, expected liudcrmau rcapp"int-
mcul.
Smuggling IN MoAioo,
,HuINUru>, lvCcmhCr u 'onl-
plants come from New York merchants
W1l all trade between the United states
Mi Mexico In nov sullrrlns ncNrrclN
i"m the WhulrSalc smugEling at our
k""w mIu.r the bomber. They claim
Ohti the Mexican custom house officers
"lgwly assist, aud that they are con
MauIll hrlhvd To- such an extent ~
THIS Illegal trudc carried nn, that regular
AiwtlrrS ir"m IaStcrn ports, as vel W.
those dralrrS Who Srud goods iIN way oi
western IiyCTs. are finding II lmp"Hs'
h'c I" compctc aud are gradually re-
""'lhs their ventures III that dirtttl"h'
Blaino'a Resolution.
W ,sni\"rn>, December Il, Mr
Main" did not call up his resolution to
'"', hccauSc the Democrats had ma
H"p, owing Ia the absence ol Senators
hnar, Spencer, toukling, Jones and
sharon Mr. Blaine will aSk for the ap,
r'lntm"nt oi special committee, but
VII request that hr may hc omitted
tom II Thurman aud Beck are prcpat-
mS Spcrchcs to "pcu the debate "n their
sHr The latter Is looking over the lie
h''cs on reconstruction aud the ConsII'
'ulional aucndnuuts.
Jsmos River Canal Abandoned.
.SnlN0rnS, December a. Mr..
Jones, "i Nevada; Congressman Ewing,
Ohio, Mr., Rice, oi Massachusetts,,
Hnn others, have bought out the James
"Mcr aud kanawha Canal, lock, stock
."n barrel. Mr Ewing went to Rich
mo"d yesterday tn close up the papers.
'nry will draw the water out oi the "a,
sal immediately, soil the canal boalsan
ninres, and lay railroad track IN the
"V' ol the recent water way from kich-
ww'"d To buchanan, thence Ia Clifton
''Ig", connecting viii, tho Chesapeake
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