Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-11-16
THE DAYS DOINGS.
WASHINGTON NEWS.

Indian Commissioner Price has received
the annual reoprt of the superintendent OF
the Carlisle, Pa, Indian school, which shows
that at the last report there were $50 Indian
boys and eightv-seven Indian girls at the
school. During the year seventy-tive boys
and thirty-one girls have been received six
ty-two boys and twenty-eight girls have been
returned to the agencies; four boys and two
girls died, and at the end of the last fiscal
wear 1SS boys and eighteen girls remained at
the school. A large representation are from
CHEYENNE; Omaha and Usage. The girls
made their own garments and much OF the
boys clothing.
The proprietors ofthe Elberon hotel have
presented to the board appointedto examine
and audit ex penses growing out of the i'll
ness and death of the late President Gar
field a bill ofexpenses incurred for board by
the party accompanying the president to
Long Branch. The board is fixed at 81 per
day. Among the persons specified as hav-
ing been Accommodated there are Mrs. Gar
field and daughter, DR.. Boynton, Col.
Rockwell, wife, son and daughter j. stan
lev Brown, Warren Young, Col. Coroln,
surgeons and experts. A charge OF Slz U Is
made for servants board
In the Jeanette court Tuesday morning
Melville continued his story, giving details
of the personal duties. He took occasion to
say that never in twenty-one years exper-
fence in the navy was he associated with d
more agreeable set of officers thou thsoe on
the Jeanette. belong and the Others
messed together. and belong encouraged
daily conversation regarding the situation
of the vessel. Melvile's story this morning
took the narrative up to few days previ-
Gus to the loss of the vessel.
The annual report of the sixth auditor for
the postofhce department shows an excess of
postal receipts over expenditures, as given
below, in the following named states: Mich
igan, s34n, 673: Indiana. 1906; Illinois, 1884,
sos; Wisconsin, S136. S63; Iowa, S146 373;
Minnesota. SO. 496. Ofthese states, in 1882,
Indiana showed deficit Of S43, 1876 20; Iowa,
S7,654,o7, and'in Minnesota, $37,731.14.
The character of employees in the DEPART
nlent of justice is shown by the testimony
of Government Detective Miller, in the star
route bribery investigation, who swore that
he had obtained great deal of information
which he had given to Dorsey because he
was his friend, and had not informed the
government.
By the annual report of the supervisor of
steamships, recently submitted to the depart
ment, a splendid showing is made as to cas-
ualties. The service has beeu so increased
in efficiency that more than 80 per cent. less
live were lost last year by explosion, ETC.,
than during the previous year.
Revenue Collector Williams writes to the
department from Ridgeway, s. c., that
while pursuing his duty he was himself pur-
sued by party ofmoonshiners and was fired
upon by three men at one time, but proved
bullet proof
The attorney general has submitted an
opinion to the secretary of war to the effect
that vacancy in the office of assistant sur
geon general can be filed by the appoint
ment of any surgeon with the rank of
colonel.