Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-01-12
Various Topics.

The rumor that John c. New will be
appointed Minister to Russia, to sue
coed Foster, has gained strength, and
is accorded almost universal credence,
especially rs Senator Harrison tacitly
admits that it is correct.
THE RESIGNATION OF MR.. J. STANLEY
BROWN,
as Private Secretary to the President,
will be accepted upon his return to the
city on Saturday next and Mr. Fred J.
Phillips, of New York, who has been
acting as his assistant for some time
past, will be APP pointed to succeed him.
The position has already been tender
ed to Mr. Philips, and accepted by him.
He is young man of good character
and ability, and is in every way quail
fed for the position.
EX-CHIEF CLERK VAN wORNIER,
Of the Postoffice Department, will
leave here tonight, to enter upon his
new duties in New York.
SECRETARY FoLGER
has decided to dispense with the Treas
ury 1apse roll' to great extent, and
to that end will transfer all clerks on
that roll to the permanent roll as rap
idly as possible. Eighteen clerks have
already teus been provided for There
are about thirty-nine to be similarly
cared for, and if places cannot be
found for them they will have to 60
Hereafter the Elapsed roll' will be
preferred rell from which all the regu-
lar appointments VII. be made in the
event of vacancies.
THE SOUTHERN UTES.
WAsHINGToN, Jan. 5.-Much indig-
nation is expressed at the Indian bu.
reau at the story that owing to the
failure of the government to pay the
Southern Utes the balance of $25, 900
due them, serious trouble has resulted,
and the Indians are about to take the
war path. The acting commissioner
says the amount due these Indians is
$11, 90S; that the delay in making the
final payment has been caused by a
change of agents, and that as soon as
the new agent reaches the Southern
Ute agency the funds will be turned
over to the Indians. No trouble of
any kind is reported, and the Indians
not even expressed discomfort at the
delay in payment.
COMMISSIONS SIGNED.
The presidentto-day signed the COM
missions of L. 0. Howe, as postmaster
general, and of Judge Gray, justice of
the United States supreme court.
GENERAL HAzEN,
IN his postottice report, notes that not
one obscene book has been received at
the dead-letter office the past year. and
to find an indecent photograph Is
rare occurrence.
INSTRUCTIONS To INDIAN AGENTS.
The secretary of the mi erior has pre-
pared letter of instructions to Indian
agents with regard to the employment
of the military, and to capture GRIM
inals. He instructs agents that they
have power to put intruders off reser-
vations, and may call out the military
to assist them, not as posse comitatus,
but simply as force to enable the
agents 10 carry out his authority. This
probably is a PROBATION against an
invasion of Indian territory by persons
who have in view settlement on those
lands. Agents are instructed also that
they may arrest criminals who have
escaped from state or territory, but
they must notify the civil authorities
of the state or territory from which
the captured criminal has escaped, and
at what time and place they viii be de-
llvered over to such authorities.
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