The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-07-13
A WEEKS NEWS.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail
Washington NOTES.

COLONEL SAMUEL B. HoLABIRD, OF the
Quartermaster Generals Department, has
been recommended by Secretary Lincoln
to the President for appointment as Quar-
termaster General to succeed General In
gals, who viii be placed on the retired
list
TIE President has appointed Colonel
Holabird, Quartermaster General, to sue
coed General Ingalls,, retired.
The net decrease In the cost of the Star
Mail land service during June was S.
net decrease in the Star Mail steamboat
service during the same period, $1,1s7.
THE amount of stamps imprinted on
checks and drafts received at the Internal
Revenue Bureau for collection and re-
deption to date is $500, 600.
THE number of claims received at the In
ternal Revenue Bureau for rebate on ac-
count of tobacco, SNUFF and cigars under
the new internal revenue law approximates
10000, aggregating $1,000, 900.
ADDITIONAL charges against Architect
Hill were received by Mr.. Murch the other
day, alleging fraud in the selection and
purchase of site for public building in
Denver.
The Swedish and Norwegian Minister
has called the attention of the Secretary of
State to the arrest and Imprisonment of
Swedish emigrants by manufacturing cor
porations at Sun Cook, N. H. It appears
the companies have been importing help
from these countries, and it is claimed by the
corporations the help owe the companies
their passage money, which the emigrants
=, y~ns.. 10
through some of their countrymen.
A CIRCULAR will soon be issued from the
Treasury Department requiring manufac-
turers Of stomach bitters to take out Recti-
iers' license. The cause of this is said to
be that many parties are putting on the
market an article purporting to be bitters,
but really liquors intended for sale to evade
local and State license laws, and in terri
tory where the sale of intoxicants is pro-
hibited.
GENERAL CARR, the hero of last years
Apache campaign, said recently, respect
ing the Apache difficulty, that the only
thing to do was to follow Crooks views.
If an attempt is made to confine the In
dians they will stampede the country.
THE Attorney General has given an
opinion to the Secretary of the Treasury
that the expectation of bonded whisky to
Bermuda with view to its re-importation
for the purpose of evading or delaying the
payment of taxes, is not an importation
within the meaning of the law.
THE Treasusy Department recently pur-
chased 290, 600 ounces of silver for delivery
at the Philadelphia and New Orleans
mints.
GENERAL Crook arrived in Washington
last week and had a conference with the
President and Secretary of War in regard
10 the captured Apaches.
AS A RESULT of the late conference with
Secretary Teller, Chief Moses agreed to
surrender the Reservation in Washington
Territory, and settle with his people on the
Colville Reservation adjoining. Chief
Tomasket, who represents the Indians now
on the Colville Reservation, was present at
the conference, and agreed to receive Moses
and his people. 1t is expected that the
agreement between the Government and
Chief Moses will result in throwing open
for settlement 1900, 900 acres.