The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-03-30
Washington Notes.

MASHINGTON, March 24.-En view OF
the threatened outbreak among the
Cheyenne Indians at Fort Reno and
elsewhere, because of the reduction of
ratiOns, Commissioner Price has asked
congress for the immediate appropria-
ton of 100000 He says it is cheaper
10 feed enemies than to fight them.
General Grant is sought for by Office
hunters who think his influence with
the President can get them desired
places. He is, however, urging Gen.
Beale for secretary of the navy, though
Chambers friends still have hope.
Teller's nomination for the interior
department is conceded on all sides.
There is one feature of the Mason SEN
tence which is attracting considerable
attention and that is that he has received
a more severe sentence than could have
been afflicted on Guiteau if President
Garfield had in the end so far recovered
as to have remained a cripple for life.
GuIteau could then have been SEN
fenced to only eight years Imprisonment,
whereas Mason received that and the loss
of all pay due and loss of his position
in the army.
The Star has been figuring on the ex-
penditures of representatives at the
Garfield funeral with the following re-
suit: at is understood that it cost
Thompson over $4,000 to carry the con-
gressional mourners from Washington
to Cleveland and back ON the occasion
of the Garfield funeral. This is about
$3.50 each. Considering that the railway
company furnished transportation free,
the sum named must be supposed TO
represent what it cost to furnish food,
beverages, carriage hire and other light
refreshments suitable for a season of
mourning. 1t seems like liberal allow
ance, to say the least, and ought to cover
a good many nice extras.
In this connection il should always be
remembered that the senate part of the
train was distinct from that of the
house, and no scandal has been charged
against the senate division of that party
Gen. Grant was asked this afternoon
if he had anything TO say concerning the
alleged interview between him and
ThOs. Nichols supposed to have taken
place in New York after GaFfield's cleo
which he (GranO is alleged to have
spoken disparagingly of Rosecrans.
Gen. Grant said in replyl 81 do not
know ThOs- N. Nichols, and do not re-
member to have even seen him in my
life, and certainly never would have
said to him such things as are attributed
to me under such circumstances. A
great deal attributed to me in that arti-
| Gle I never said TO anyone or even
thought But some OF the things did
say, but not to Nichols. l may have
seen Mr. Nichols, but not to know him. ~
THE NATIONAL SCANDAL
Representative Page still has the
vouchers OF all improper expenses at the
Garfield funeral, and he will be required
| by the full committee to produce them.
There is strong feeling that as the
matter has become public, those who
have presented improper personal bill1
alone should suffer, and that neither the
committee nor the house should be
called upon to allow the odium of the
affair TO rest on the body as q whole
None of the reports heretofore printed
have been exaggerated. Mr.. Page has
| threatened to burn these vouchers, buI
| lac has been informed that this We uld
| involve q grave Offense, besides being a
confession that the only way was to save
| the house as a whole from disgrace is to
destroy the records The members oil
the subcommittee, who have personal
| knowledge of these bills are Page
/ Pound, Beiiord and Lefevr0. AS vet
the members of the full committee dc
! not know their character.
No patent required to catch the rheu.
matIsm. A cold and inattention to il
and YOU have 1.-THE rheumatism We
4 .skI.