The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-09-12
THEEAII0NAL0 CAPITAL
THE PAYMENT oETHE CALLED BONDS.
TrIbuIatIons OF the Sons aud DauEh'
tiers OF Moses Decision In an EI,
tradition CaSe-Tbe Indian
Problem - News Notes

| W AsHlNGTON, september lu'-aCCOEulllB
TO the latest figures obtainable at the Treas
ury Department the amount Of fiyeper-
cent bonds received for payment under the
one hundred and third and one hundred
tand fourth calls issued by Secretary Win
dom, Is in round numbers twenty-One
millions, This leaves yet to be paid about
tWenty-one millions OF the called iives md
three millions ofthe called skies, maklnga
total OF about t24,OoG000 ior the surplus
revenues to work upon. II these bonds
continue to come in for redemption during
the remainder of this month at the same Hte
at which tleyhave been presented thus lar,
there will be less than $l5,0OO,OOO I'M
paid by the first OF October The fact that
Secretary Window has not yet issued a
call for the redemption Of some Of the
Three-und.a.half per cent. bonds conclu.
siveIy showst that II he ISSUES such call it
will be for the redemption Of some Of the
continued skies, on which interest will
cease from the date Of the call II be we're
to cqllthe continued tiyes, three months
notice would be given, aHd In the sIhCan.
time the surplus revenues would aCcumu-
late unless used in purchasing fOun or
four.and.a.halis. Hence there IL every
probability TINT the Secretary will call
some Of the continued skies or purchase
four per cents or fOur-and.A.half per cents.
TRIALS or THE cuILnRES OF MOSES, =
The colored society known as the Sons
and Daughters OF Moses had funeral yes
terday and engaged colored band from
South Washington. The band made Il
lengthy circuit Of the city, drawing large
crowd to follow them to the house where
the corpse lay, and thence TO the cemetery.
1t was quite 1890 o'clock lust evening when
the band, with the procession, and the
multitude Of hangers-On were returning
from the burying ground In the northeast.
ern portion OF the District, when they
were'uttacked bya crowd Of white roughs
Several aprn heads on both sides was the
result Of this scrlmmage, On passing
Capitol Hill sortie was made on the pro.
cessiOn by the Bassett alley negroes,
and u prolonged fight followed
with stones and sticks, The white
people living In THAT neighborhOod
being much alarmed sent messenger to
Lieutenant Austin's station for help. The
police ambulance happened to he standing
in front Of the station house, aud Sergeant
Brosnan took asQuad, and, jumping In, rode
to the scene, when he found some men Of
the Eighth Precinct had about quelletl the
row, there being several broken heads on
both sides US the result. The fight was
again renewed ut the Club house OF the
Sons and Daughters Of Moses, on Second
street, between Pennsylvania avenue and
South A street. Here the ambulance I'm.
loaded tho squad of police md u fight OF
about IN hour followed. The police were
Obliged 10 use their clubs with vig0r, and
there were some broken batons MS well rs
sore heads. The number Of wounded was
notascertained, ,butmany were seen to cmwl
off the ground
DECISION ~ Az EXTRADITEoN CASE.
One Ormsby was Treasurer of the Buda.
Pesth Hospital, Vienna, Austria. It Is
supported by national and municipal mp
propriations and by private donations.
Ormsby absconded last fall to America
bringing with him the funds in his pos.
session, lie took up his temporary resi-
dence in Boston. The Austrian Govern
ment asked his extadition us an cmbez-
zIer Of Public moneys. He was arrested
OIL an eXtradtiOn warrant, and on u pre-.
liminary examination was found to be
guilty, us alleged, and would have been
surrendered at once to tue representative Of
the Austrian Government had not his COun.
sci, bright young Boston lawyer, deserted
what seemed to him fatal legal de
feet in the case against his client
He was charged with being nm
embez2lOr OF public fur6s. Wee the funds
in the treasury the hospital public funds?
The counsel thought not 80 he appealed to
the President Of the United States. There
seemed 10 be some question as 10 the right
of the President-Or his representatives,
the Secretary Of State-to review the find.
ings ota United States Commissioner in
an extradition case, although the practice
bus been for some time to have such IN
examination ofthe ease when II was lie.
sired. In order that this vexed question
might be settled, the Secretary Of State re-
ferred II to the Attorney General. The
Attorney General decides that the prpsi-
dent or his representative, the Secretary Of
State, has the right TO review the findings
Of United States Commissioner In an ex.
tradition case. The Secretary Of State de.
cides that the funds Of an elecmosynary
institution In part supported by the State
are public funds within the meaning Of
the statute Ormsby will have TO go back.
TltE INDIAN QUESTION. .''''
There has been received at the War De.
partment communication from Captain
WikolT, Of the Eleventh Infantry, com.
manding at Fort Bennett, Dakota, to Gen.
etal Terry, relative to the proposed renov!
al Of the hostile Sioux from Standing Rock
to the Cheyenne agency. The document
Is accompanied by an indoBement by
General Terry, considerably more lengthy
than the paper itself. Captain wikoR
says that he recently held a council with
the head men to consider the
proposed removal Of the hoslAes,
and TINT tie Indians, while willing
to have Sitting Bills people there
expressed apprehension about their probn.
bic behavior, and doubted Il there was
sufficient force at tie fort to keep them
quiet. lie Aystlle agency that was in stiCll
good condition under previous manage.
lnpnt, Is now completely demUralizetl, Uw.
ing 10 tile inrapacity 'of the agent. tie
agrees with the 1ndianathere, thai Il would
be step VI very donbtiul propficly ID
bring the hOsllles 10 tliat place. fic asks,
therefore, II the hOstirs are brought that
the commander at Fort Sully be instruct.
ed to furnish additional troops 10 preserve
order In case Of trouble that may enstic.
General Terry's indorsement Is couChed
in The eFltopgest Language, He agrees with
Captain WikOff saying that he learns with
great regret Of the proposed removal Of
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