The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-06-16
LATEST TELEGRAMS.
WASHINGTON.
Star Routes - Chinese Tele-
gFaphers-An Indian Sur
prise Party.

prise Party.
Washington, Ex-senator Miller
and family leave Washington to-
morrow morning for New York
City, where they intend to stop a
few days; then spend a week or two
at Saratoga and subsequently visit
Indiana and return to San Fran
cisco during the latter half Of July.
There is considerable discussion
among persons interested in
the star route prosecutions about
the employment of additional
counsel to prosecute the govern
ment's cases. Special Attorney Cook
will try the evidence on which an
Indictment is to be asked, before the
grand jury, and he will undoubtedly
perform the brunt of the routine
work. The employment of some
lawyer of national reputation to as
sist in the trial, is talked of and the
names of Mr.. A. Beach, of New
York, and Benjamin Harris Brew
ster, of Philadelphia, have been sug-
geSted in this connection. There is
one great lawyer who is thoroughly
familiar with every detail of the
cases and who is prominently fitted,
by reason of his knowledge and
ability, to direct the trials. Attor-
ney-General McVeagh. is the man
and it is reported that he will con-
duct the prosecution in person.
Nothing of interest has transpired
at the postofice department to-day.
The gentlemen engaged in room
fifty-nine are arranging their facts
in a shape to be easily presented to
the grand jury. The witnesses who
will be asked to go before that body
will probably be here by the end of
next week and it is hoped that the
grand jury will be prepared to act
finally in the matter before the mid
die of July.
A rumor is current here to-day
that ex-senator Dorsey sailed, yes
terday, from New York for Europe.
Yung Wing, assistant Chinese
minister, recently received orders
from China to cause a class of forty
of the Chinese youths now at school
at Hartford to be educated in tele-
graphy, as the Chinese government
intends to build lines all over the
empire. Yung Wing went to Hart
ford last week, selected forty boys
and engaged the services of Manager
Hubbell, of the Western Union, as
instructor.
The board of visitors to the naval
academy report men being in
structed in some of the methods
long ago abandoned by the rest of
the civilized world. They suggest
that cadets be Is years or over be-
fore entering, and that morals be not
excluded from their curriculum,
and that the standard of admission
be raised, and tobacco prohibited.
Indian Commissioner Price had a
surprise this morning. Three run
away Indians from the Chippeway
tribe, Wisconsin, accompanied by
an interpreter, all in paint and
feathers, marched into his Office I'M
announced and squalled unceremo-
niOusly for a pow-wow. They ar
rived last night and went to the
Fremont House, announcing they
had come to see the great father.
They registered as Ben New-Mex,
interpreter, Chas. Coulter, Mack
Coon and Scar Bare-wrist. Com
missioner Price was astonished
when they appeared before him.
The interpreter stated that they re-
presented It's families, who had sent
them to Washington in hopes of re-
ceiVing new reservation. This
particular tribe is especially we'll
provided for, and have more land in
their present reservation than they
have actual use for. The commits
sioner thus addressed his visitors:
"You can get no lands here, and [
think you had better go back and
work your corn and potatoes. There
is more for Indians to do besides
hunting and fishing. They should
raise produce from the soil and
learn to work, as [ have done
many times, with their hands and
arms, and become respectable citi-
zens. The buffalo are all gone, and
your own sense should teach you
it is time to throw off these feathers
and rings, and devote yOnr time to
earning a living in another way.
This running over the country wont
do. You are well provided for, and
can gain nothing by coming to
Washington, and you must go back |
and so inform your people"
Ben New-MeX' enlightened his
companions as to the reception &C
corded, and the emphatic language
of the commissioned. The only re-
Spouse was an occasional ugh" and
a dissatisfied shake Of the head. |
They were then sent back to their |
hotel, with repeated admonition
to 90 home at once.
Those who know say that nothing |
in the report of the committee on |
the treasury custodian reflects on |
Assistant Secretary Upton or Chief !
Clerk Power. Upton says he is
willing to abide the result of any in
vestigation.
Whittaker's friends declare they |
will not let the case drop, as the evil
dence does not justify the verdict OF
guilty, and propose to argue the case
before the judge advocate general,
and then, if necessary, go to the
President and ask him to disapproye
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