The weekly miner., 1879-11-25

oAAo eAAoA AsSuA Woi w JUN Juc pTOC66SlOI at
the unwilling of the statue in honor of the
pure, brave and noble Gen. Geo H. Thomas,
Is just received. It would afford me much
pleasure to accept this invitation if 1, could
be present on that occasion, but I cannot.
The distance Is long and the time is earlier
than can we'll break up here for the winter,
andl want to avoid two trips to the East SO
close together. had also, previous TO hear
ing of the proposed time of Che meeting of the
Society of the Army of the Cumbe land, ac-
ceptedan invitation in this Stale covering the
time OF your society meeting. 1 would like
to testify my respect and admiration for a SOL
dier who in life had no personal enemies, and
whose memory will be forever reveled in the
history of his country. 5y Cs1 ee,E
EaiE95a -E# "Vely Truly Yours. ie
Ggts 5.Ef H a5GE u. s. GRANT,
NEW York, Nov. 17.-Assistant Appraiser
Albert Gilbelt, was suspended from duty to-
day by an order from Washington. Freder-
lex Snyder, examined in the appraisers de-
pa, tment, and suspended some days ago by
appraiser butcher, says they are not charged
with the same offence, but declines making
public the charges pending Investigation. '"
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.~ The appointment
of Col John Hay, the well known private sec
re'ary of President Lincoln, as Assistant Sec
retary of State, is announced to-day at the
Department. Sewa,d's retirement is in obe-
dience TO controlling domestic considerations.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.-It is generally be-
lieved here that the resignation of Assistant
Secretary Seward will Immediately be fol-
lowed by the retirement of his cousin, g. F
Seward, from the position of Minister to
China 1t is very noticeable that the phrase
controlling domestic situation," employed
in the official announcement Of the Assistant
its cause, is broad enough to cover not only
the illness of his estiinable wife, but also any
embarrassments connected with the serious
| charges which are still pending against his
| cousin, The Minister and ex- Consul.
NEW YORK, Nov. 17.--President Hayes,
| his son Webb G. Hayes, and Secretary Eyarts,
| arrived to-day from Washington. In the
morning many prominent citizens paid thei r
| respects to The President at his hotel, and
shortly before noon The distinguished party
visited photograph gallery. At three o'clock
| the Seventh Regiment marched to .he holel,
| when the President Secretary Evats Mayor
| Cooper and George William Curris, entered
| a carriage drawn by four horses, and were es-
cored to the new a,moly Of tDe regiment,
where the ceremonies of opening he grand
fair took place. Mr.. Cudis delivered sholt
address, and the President declared the fair
formally open.
! DENVER, November IA dispatch from
Los Pnos, da ed the Is, says The outlook
for either an amicable adjuslme 1T of affairs
with the Indians or proving the guilt Of the
parties implicated in the white river difficult
ties Is extremely discou. aging, and unless
there is change Of front on the part of the
Indians speedy termination of me Commits
sion labois may be looked for SO far as theig
dealings win ne Utes direct are concerned
Ouray's power to-day is trembling in The bal
ance, and within the next four days we shall
probably witness the final acG of success on
his part in establishing his absolute authority
owe. the lribe orhisv.. iual detbronement and
The ascendency of the war faction. IL is
pretty well established now hat in all the
councils held by the Indians since the trouble
at White River, Ouray has only succeeded in
exactlng from the hostiles The promise to ap
near before the commission and that as tC
giving tes imony and all fu;ther proceedings
tbey were TO decide for themselves. Somer
| wick who treated Adams so we'll during hi.
presence in the hostile country, remembering
his kindness on former occasions, testified a
length, but lied from beginning to end.
Gene al Adams and his escort have already
stated that Somerwlck accompanied him from
the point where they secured the captives, tt
the cLmp of the soldiers, and that the fils
night out, on Grand River, they held coun
eli Ut Somerwick's tent at which he spoke
The council lasted from II o'clock, p. m.
until six in the morning. He replied TO Gen
Hach's interroeatores in saying that he di'
not know whether OF not there had been ;
fight with the soldiers, whether massacre a
The agency, whether there were any womel
or whether any soldiers or Indians had beel
killed.
General Adams then put the question
WAS ever IN your house, on the Gran
Rvero'' He answered, " No"
SomeI wick was then discharged and Adam
made the following speech to Ouray :-'sTh
last answer was not true. l did not sleep 4
Somerwick's tent and there we held council
from II o'clock until & in the morning
Somerwick was present and with the other
was fully cognizant of what was being done
and to-day he comes here and says he doe
not know anything. For that reason beliey
he has not spoken the truth, nor does he wis
10 speak the truth. believe also that nom
of them wish to speak the truth and that
is almost unnecessary to go any 1urthel
They have refused to mention the name OF
single Indian while they we'll know the name
of all, and now present the situation TO 70
so that you can recommend some other cours
whereby we may execute the orders OF III
government. The government wants us
ascertain WHO was tHSaSeo u! one "'i' y,
AT White River We want the names OF tn
gully parties and if you think we canno
And out who they are we had better g
hOme." r...n... ...,
Oulay replied:-"I cannot force them I
say what they do not wish. brought incl
here HAT they::might speak tor themselves.
He afterwards added -" Show me any az
or law by which man is compelled 10 cor
! yict himself" He afterwards ackno"ledSe
that he was afraid of assassination. At Las
accounts the chief was very ILL., Rose Meeke
J lectllred here tonight on the Indian questiof
She goes east. n. .Y..
NEW YoRK, November 17.-Excitement
I stocks continues. Yesterdays recorded tran
sactions were IN The nelghborhood Oh haii
million shares.
Accounts of the elopement OF Geh. oicAie'
: dou@bter continue conflicting. The gentle