The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-06-19
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NEW YORK.
French's Letter 81 Surprise
Grant interviewed.
The Chinese MOurnerS Must
Repent-MiIitRry Graduates,
Etc, Etc.

New York, 17.-TTf61ne's Washing
ton: French's letter to Stanford hal
created q sensation. The secretary OF the
interior has as yet received no Oficia
communication upon this very important
subject and his letter is regarded Is
somewhat extraordinary in view Of the
fact that Commissioner French went
west a few weeks ago with the expressed
opinion that the Central Pscifc was d.
verting its earnings to the detriment Of
government and Was determined to bring
il to book. Last winter too, he wrote q
letter to Congress, charging that the
Central Pacific was eVading the provision
Of the Thurman act, which required that
twenty-five per cent. Of its net earnings
should be deposited in the treasury to
accumulate fund to secure to the govern
ment the repayment OF moneys advanced,
and that he believed in substance that
the directors of the Central Pacific had
themselves appropriated the money due
the government.
Charges Of this kind were made very
specifically by auditor French, in writing
and verbally, before the House commit
tee on Pacific Railroads, and it was on
the basis of these statements that the
attorney general instituted the suit for an
injunction to prevent the Central Pacific
from declaring dividend out Of the net
earnings until further investigation.
French went to the Pacific Coast at
the instance of government to procure
evidence to assist in the further prOsecu-
cution of the company. 1t appears that
| he has now written letter 10 the presi-
dent of the Central Pacific road, trsvers-
ing all the essential positions which he
(Mr. FRENCH took before Congress. The
subject, it is said, was brought to the at
tention of the President and memb Of
the cabinet, tonight, who expressed very
great surprise that such a letter should
have been written. Inquiry into the cir
cumstances will be made.
A Times reporter interviewed Grant,
who said: have returned to New 7 ork
now to remain here permanently. I
shall 90 to Long Branch for the summer
in few days, but the city is to be my
future home. The general declined to
talk upon politics or the situation Of the
senatorial fight in this ttste, but 10 the
question whether he intended to 90 to
Albany to take part in it, he gave for an
answer very emphatic "No."
ReraLd'S Washington: The residence
of the Chinese legation is draped in white,
their emblem Of mourning, and the flag
is suspended at half-mast, and will re-
main so for four weeks, the period of
mourning for the death OF the Dowager
Empress Of China. Visits of coincidence
were made to-day by foreign ministers
and by the secretary Of state and assistant
secretary. Ali attaches of the legation
wear white cotton garments and are, by
their rules, required during this period to
abstain from all public festivities or social
visits. The grounds Of the Chinese lega-
ton adjoin those of the Russian, where |
but few months ago the residence ofthe |
Russian minister was the scene Of the |
ceremony in memory of the |
Gar.
HerGLd's Hartford special: The Chi
nese government recently sent instruc-
tons through the EN- bsssy at Washington |
to the Chinese educational commission in |
this city, to establish a department of |
telegraphy. and operations will be COM
next week. At present there is
no telegraphic communication in the Chi
nese empire, excepting between few of
The larger places on the coast. It is I'M
derstood that communication is solely in
English or other tongues than Chinese,
and that no system has yet been devised
by which they can communicate by wire
n their own language. TIE project, as
reported here, cOntemplates the estab !ish-
nent of governmental telegraph system
20 extend 10 all of the empire, with op-
orators who are to be thoroughly in
'tructed alike in the theory and practical
operation of the electric telegraph. 1t
will be necessary to prepare a system Of
Geographic signs and symbols which shall
Indicate Chinese characters, It is pro-
posed to have the students here in learn
ng the art, use the ordinary system of
his country, and as they are we'll &C.
luainted with English, they could, in
heir own country, either telegraph in
English and translate into Chinese, or
lse the proposed system of Chinese tele-
graphic symbols. The students selected
or the photographic class are those
'dvanced in their studies in this country
nd who are shortly to 90 tv China.
Gresham B. Hubbell. who has recently
esigned the position of the Hartford
nsnagership Of the Western Union
Company, has been engaged By the COM
mission as Instructor.
RerGLd's Washington: It is said At
he war department that unless casualties
d the army during the next academy
re grester than they have been in years
ast, not more than one-fourtb, about
ourteen, of the next class to graduate
an be commissioned. The rest will return
D civil pursuits. The existing vacancies
. be filed from the class just graduated
re thirty three, leaving twenty addi-
onal second-lieutenants who will be
ssigned 10 vacancies as fast as they oc-
ur. The probability is that during the
ear the vacancies shall not be more
nan thirteen in excess of the number to
9 provided for in the class now awaiting
ssignment. The Acknowledgement to-
81 issued circular covering the law to
e hereafter executed. Under the laws
tied, appointments to I'll vacancies 10
le grade Of second lieutenants in the
rmy are made, first, from the graduating
lass Of each year, at the military AGA :
envy; second, from msritcrious non
officers of the army; third,
.om regular graduates of the military
cademy, honorsbly discharged from
,rvice; fourth, from civil life. The 6rst
Tree classes being more than sufficient to ,
Il the vacancies occurring in the army
ON year to year.
A correspondent of the Boston Herald,
riting from Fort WinRste, n. M, de-
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