Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-10-29

The correspondence between this government
and the British foreign Office in relation to the
Outrages committed upo n our fishermen In For
tune Bay, Newfoundland, last January, will be
published in full by the State department to-
morrow It is believed that the tie, tenor .s OF Mr.
hrmDess on the part OF our government quite
rare in these latter days. Moreover, as our
minister at the Court of st. James was in
Stfueted to leave copy OF the note at the
British foreign Office. the Marquis Of Salisbury
has probably, by this time, considered the frank
GeI and OF our government; but whether reply
payment OF the fishery award. November 3d.
is matter the British foreign Office must deter
mine.
Tie corr espOndence grows out of the approval
by the British government OF local legislation
in Newfoundland, which fOrbids the catching OF
herring used for bait within certain months.
and other prohibitory legislation inimical to
the interests OF american fishermen; which
our government believes are guaranteed by the
18th article of the treaty Of Washington. II the
British government persists in the approval OF
this interfering legislation, it is understood that
should such intentions be officially cOmmunica-
ted before the time limited for the payment of
the award, it will be considered reasonable
ground for Withholding payment
ARMY ORDERs.-Major S. II. A. Hull, military
stOrekeeper, is relieved from duty in the depart
ment Of the Missouri, and will proceed to San
Francisco and report for duty at the quarter
masters department there. Captain w. p.
Martin. military Storekeeper, is relieved from
duty in the department OF Arizona, and will re-
port Tor duty at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
THE COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS has
returned from his trip to Indian Territory. He
visited the agencies of about ten tribes. One
of the principal objects of his mission was to
go to the agency of the NeZ PerceS, who are
dissatisfied with their present locality and To
see what can be done in the matter. The pres
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ciayey soil, In which wells sunk to a depth of 65
or 20 feet have not struck water. Chiefs Joseph
and Bald Head, with interpreter, accompanied
the Commissioner to other parts of the territory
10 which it would be possible to remove the
Nel PerceS, and a thorough examination was
made in order to determine the most desirable.
tract Of land about three hundred miles
west Oh the present reservation. and directly to
the west Of the fOncas. pleased the Indians
best. If the Nez PerceS are convinced by Chief
Joseph that 1t is best 10 remove to this locality,
word will be sent to the Indian Office and the
removal will probably be effected. 1t is not
likely that the Nez Perces could be better suited
anywhere else in Indian territory.
THAT VERY STRANGE BANK RoBBERy-The gl-
gantic robbery OF the Manhattan Savings Insti-
tuition of New York City IS the sensation in
banking circles. Every available detective in
New York has been assigned to the case. 4
skeleton key had been left behind by the burg
lars, also three pair Of handouts, showing that
the scoundrels were prepared to make desperate
assault should they find more to overcome than
the janitOr and his WIFE OF the forty or fifty
boxes stored away about twenty had been
opened and their contents rif1ed. IL is possible
that The amount taken may be more than at first
stated. since the contents of a number of Tin
boxes with which the Sides Of the vault were
lined have disappeared. They contained many
yaluableS, and the bank is not responsible for
their loss.
The New York Herald says: 1.-The most aston
lShlng feature OF the transaction is the fact that
the JanltOr who is described as a very stupid
person, should have been entrusted with the
combination key OF the vault. That the key OF
the Manhattan bank was so entrusted shows a
degree OF stupidity almost incOnceivabie in bank
officials. had not experience often shown that
business men have strange idea that the less
intelligence man has the safer he is
C0BB'S ISLAND UNDER WATER-Information
received at Norfolk is TO the effect that COBB
Island was completely submerged by the recen.
storm. IT is reported that every live thing on
the island, except the human beings and Ont.
goose, were swept into the sea, consisting of Il
large lot OF horses. cattle hogs, sheep. turkeys.
geese, ducks and chickens. The life-Sayinw STA
ton and buildings on the island were swept sew
efal hundred yards down the beach and the,
water was three feet higher on the island than
IL has Eeen for twenty years. The hotel build
lnSS and cottages were ali somewhat in jured BY
the water and force OF the wind The deStrqlC
t1on OF property on the bay side of the Eastern
Shore is immense, and vestigeS of wrecked YES
SelS are seen in almost every direction the eye
turns Several vessels are ashore on Cobb'S
island including the packet-sloOp Nora, from
Norfolk.