Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-03-15

office itself At present there Is not house or
a human being In the place, but II Is said 10 be
beautiful country, with great possibilities
Secretary Folger has directed N. w.
Bingham and 3. X. Chamberlin, special agents
OF the treasury department, to proceed TO San
Francisco ard Portland. Oregon, for the pur-
pose OF making thorough investigation OF the
whole subject OF importation ut those ports OF
sugars free OF duty under the Hawaiian treaty.
IL will be remembered that representative
Ferry Belmont made minority report TO con-
gress on this subject In which he referred TO
extensive frauds alleged to have been perpe-
trated on the revenue at ports In question iin-
der the treaty with Hawaii.
The treasury department is in receipt
OF all sorts OF inquiries in regard to the proper
construction OF certain provisions of the new
tariu Dill. 1t states upon authority that none
OF these tariff questions will be passed upon by
the department until the new law goes into eff.
| feet.
Representative Belford, who was fined
day or two ago by Judge Wyie for making
a scene In court during the star route trial,
proposes to get even with some one for II. He
| declares that at the next session of congress he
will offer resolution asking for comnitte TO
investigate the affairs OF the department OF JUS
tice: This he thinks will give him en- oppor-
tunity to make all the speeches necessary TO
vindicate his wounded honor.
A suit has been entered against the
third auditor of the treasury for $4,000 dam
| ages for libel.
The question as to whether the treas
ury department can legally withhold the pay
OF congressman indebted to the government is
pr0minent now In washington. The first comp.
troller holds that II can, while the solicitor of
the treasury is inclined to doubt Mr.. Folger
| has the matter under consideration.
Secretary Chandler has instructed the
naval advisory board to proceed at once and
prepare plans Tor the five new war vessels pro-
yided for by congress, consisting of three steel
cruisers and two torpedo boats also to arrange
Tor the completion and repair OF four unflnish-
ed monitors. The latter will be worked upon
first, and II is thought the first contract will be
| given out In a few months.
Charges have been filed in the treas
| ury department against Supervising Architect
| Hill. Secretary Folger declines to make pub
lie the nature of the charges, while the accus-
| ed says he knows nothing beyond the fact that
charges have been preferred He says he has
''been under investigation by disgruntled per-
sons" ever since he has been in Office and he
knows no reason why he should fear the closest
ana most thorough investigation into his man
agement of the affairs OF the architects office.
| Representative Murch Of Maine Is said TO be
| the one who makes the charges, which are TO be
searchingly Investigated.
| Inc secretaty Oh tne interior mas
formally leased to Carroll T. Hobart OF Fargo,
Dakota, Henry Il. Douglass, Fort Yates Da-
kota, and Rufus Hatch, New York, number
OF small tracts of land In the Yellowstone ma
| tional park for 10 years. The lease comprises
| tracts OF land aggrcgatlng 10 acres, and il is
provided that the several acres OF land shall
not be within quarter Of mile of any OF the
geysers on Yellowstone Falls. The term of
lease is 10 years. from March Q, 1883. The par
| ties of the second part agree to construct one
! principal hotel ut, Monmouth hot springs to cost
| Sl5O,OOO, and to contain not less than 250
rooms. They further agree TO construct six
smaller hotels from plans TO be hereafter ap-
| proved by the secretary of the interior at the
| following points: One near the geysers, one
at Riverside station, one at Soda Bath springs,
one at Tower Falls, one at Great Falls and one
on the banks OF Yellowstone lake. IL is provid-
ed that at the expiration of 10 years the value
OF the buildings and other permanent improve
( ments belonging TO the lessees shall be deter
mined by arbitration and become the absolute
| property OF the government upon ratification
OF the appraisement and appropriation q the
| amount agreed upon, with the proviso that
nothing contained In the lease shall be con-
| strued 10 bind the government to pay any COM
| pensation. The annual rental agreed upon is
So per acre. The lessees agree To observe all
the rules and regulations established by the
| secretary OF the interior for the government of
the park, and 10 submit TO the secretary for his
| approval schedule Of the charges for accom-
| modating the public.