Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1882-10-27
A WEEKS NEWS.


1aeene6 ~ Telegraph and HAIL
R8oM WASUINGT0N.
M President has Suspended Jonathan
Olggs. the Indian Agent of the COLORADO
hser Agency, and appointed John W. CLARK
bis successor.
Loro Granville sends letter through the
etste Department at Washington, 10 Nj.
ueorge, the. American journalist lately i'm
pr'soned In Ireland, ipologizing for the act
ana expressing the ''regret Of Her Majesty's
uosernment that this incident should have
occurred
Inc board appointed to consider and audit
tne various claims originating out Of the Ill
ness and death OF President Garfield received
uom Dr. Hamilton. Of New York, claim Of
$4,000 for professional services. .
The Secretary Of War has submitted to the
Judge Advocate General for an opinion on
ne question whether the persistent refusal on
me part Of an officer Of the army 70 pay Just
acots, does not make him liable to trial by .
court martial upon the charge OF conduct
unoecoming an officer aud gentleman.
Stamped envelopes win be sold to the public
after January I, 1883 At reduction of 10 per
cent on the present prices. The Postotice
department has also arranged to print special
return request notices on the envelopes with
out additional charge when ordered In quanti-
tles OF 20 OF more. Gen. Hazen states that
the fact y not generally known that stamped
envelopes, when spoiled through misdirection
o. ether causes, can be exchanged for postage
stamps OF the same denomination at the near
est postof1ce.
H. 2. keyes. countryman, blew out the
gas In Washington ID. CD hotel before re-
tlring. He was insensible when discovered
and his rocovey was extremely problematical.
In responso TO a blank sent him by the
Auditing Board, Dr. Boynton sent in his claim
Tor services rendered President Garfield. The
aggregate amount claimed is t4,500, being
a50 less thar any claim for professional
services yet received.
Postoffice Inspector Sharp recommends to
tho Department that Marriage and Birthday
Insurance Associations be prohibited lfrpm
using the mails on the ground that the organ
ixations are frauds.
Acting Secretary Of the Treasury French
decides that Chinamen having tickets from
New York to any place in the United States
having parsed through Canada on the Grand
Trunk Railroad are entitled to admission into
the United States without further evidence OF
right than such ticket.
THE EAST.
In the case Of Marie Prescott, who sued the
Apcrican News Company, Of New York, for
libel in selling and circulating adjudication
containing an alleged libel against her, the
jury rendered a verdict In favor of the plaintiff
for e12, 500
Nrs- Topham, Of Philadelphia, was cleaning
furniture recently with benzinc, when a three
gallon can OF the fluid exploded and almost
totally demolished the building, three story
brick. The front OF the adjoining house was
also demolished and lady severely burned.
A singular aud serious explosion in Phila-
dclphia recently caused panic in the locality
where It occurred The exlosion OF gas in a
defective main blew out the iron grating over
the sewer on Twentieth and Ogden streets,
and threw II hundred feet into the air, also
tearing out the earth AID stones around. A
minute leter similar explosion occurred
block away at Twentieth and Poplar
streets. A third explosion followed at Twen-
tieth and Parrish streets, and q fourth at
Twentieth and Brown streets. Flames then
burst from the sewer, throwing volume OF
Ore into the street. The houses were shaken
within radius of several squares. Strange
70 say, no one was hurt.
Harry and Estella Fancher, claiming to be
brother and sister, were arrested at Detroit,
NIch.. for alleged false prctcnses In Buffalo,