The Russellville Democrat., 1881-08-25
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CAPT. HowGArE, late of tue signal service has been arrested, charged with embezzline $50,000.
 THE forthcoming report of the agricul- tural department places the shortage oi wheat at 125 900, 900 bushels.
 THE Chinese students who were called home from this country, state as one of the reasons of their desarture, that America will not permit them to enter the naval and military academies, and Germany will.
 THE condition of tobacco according to late returns was somewhat lower than at this time last year. In the North and Middle Atlantic states the crop was reported as better than last year; in Kentucky, Ten nessee and Missouri it was suffering from drouth; in Wisconsin it is reported better than last year.
 GEN. MAKING JAREz, Nicaragurn minister to the United States, died suddenly at his residence in Washington. Gen Jarez had been about during the day and had called at the executive mansion early in the after noon, returning to his resdenice before his usual dinner hour. Not responding to the call for dinner, a messenger went to his room to call bim, and found him sitting by an open window, dead. Death, it is sup posed resulted from heart disease.
 THE most astounding state of affairs is said to be in process of development in the Treasury investigation, consequent on the Skeen scandal in the Treasury, Department. Skeen has been suspended, pending the in- vestigation, which involves several other and higher officials in the Treasury. These officials are as have been stated in these dispatches, apparently very anxious to ac- quit Skeen of any irregularities with regard to women of the department. The reason given for this is said to be of a personal nature. It appears that Skeen has private room in the basement of the Treasury, and it is charged by those who profess to know and who certainly have the means of know ing, that this room has been for long time habitually used as a criminal rendezvous during business hours by members here tofore alluded to- It is alleged Skeen would leave the key with these officials at con- venient times, and keep out of the way. The room is the one used during the Pitney investigation. The full extent. of these charges in this connection are to outrageous for publication, and transcend reasonable belief.
 A DELEGATION of nineteen Indian chiefs from the Sioux, Ponca and Winnebago tr bes, called to Washington by the secretary of the interior, held conference with the secretary and commissioner of Indian affairs at the interior department. The conference was called with view to settling some disputed qu. stions of boundary rights on their respective reservations. After the delegates had assembled Secretary Kirkwood spoke to them through interpreters as fol- lows: Thirteen years ago the President sent commissioners to make treaty with the Sioux. The treaty was made and by that treaty land that had been given to the Poncas was given 10 the Sioux. The land of the Poncas being then taken from them and given to the Sioux the Poncas had no land left to live upon. Four years ago tue Poncas were removed from Dakota to the h. dian Territory and a majority of them are there now. Part of the Poncas were not will ingto live in the Indian Territory. A lot with Standing Bear left and are now on the old reservation in Dakota At the last session of congress, the white mans great council, money was appropriated, some to go to the Poneas down in Indian Territory and some to those in Dakota. Part of this money was to be spent in putting up some buildings for the Poncas who were in or near Dakota; but we cannot build houses without land to build them on and the commissioner of Indian affairs and l have brought Sioux, Winnebagos and Omahas here to see if we can't learn from one or the other tribes where the h )uses shall be built. Now we want the Sioux and Omahas and Winne- bagos to go back to where they are staying and talk this matter over themselves, and see if they are willing to have the Poncas under Standing Bear, have part of their land, that they may have home, and come back here to morrow and let us know their conclusions. Say to the Poncas that after we have heard tomorrow from the others We want to see them and talk with them with a view of securing them a home at the place most agreeable 10 them if we can do it