Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1883-06-29
A WEEKS NEWS.
CLEANED BY Telegraph and MaiI
WARRINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON MOTIFS.
ASSISTANT ApJurANr GrSERAL Ruo0LEs
telegraphed General Crook that tho Secre
fary OF the Interior cannot receive the In
dian prisoners at San Carlos agency. Tn
Secretary says he will endeayor to TAX
care OF the children, but In his opinion th'
adults should be held as prisoners OF war
and kept from contact with the peaceabl'
Indians OF Arizona. Tho Secretary direct
that the prisoners be kept apart, and fe,
out Of the appropriation for suhsisting In
dian prisoners OF war until he shall receive
full reports from General Crook, with any
recommendation he may hayoto make upor
the subject. General Crook, In reply op
posed keeping the captive Apaches apari
from tho other Indians.
The Commissioner Of Indian Affairs has
authorized the Indian Agent at Fort tirlf
fen, Texas, to allow the Louisville CIy.)
Exposition to take to that tpiac foultp y fiys
Tonkaway Indians, with the understanding
that they shall be properly cared for.
PRoPosALs for the purchase OF old navy
vessels stricken from the register viii be
received at the Navy Department until
September a.
The Treasury Department last week
purchased $4,000 ounces of silver for de.
livery at the New Orleans and Philadelphia
mnts.
THE Secretary of the Treasury has de.
rided that the new tariff act abolishes the
exemption from duty on beet sugar ma
chinery.
THE cost Of the star route mail service in
Louisiana and Texas for the fiscal year
about to end was S333,l41, reduction Of
Slil ,a7S from tho cost of the same service
during the preceding year.
The President has appointed Captain s.
l.. Phelps, of the District of Columbia,
Minister to Peru, and Richard Gibbs, OF
New York, Minister to Bolivia. These ap-
pointments were made necessary by the
resignation of Partridge and the return to
the United States of Manly, who is i'll and
unable TO remain at his post.
THE Second Assistant Postmaster Cen
eral has annulled the contract with John
r. Miner, to carry the mail upon the Mo
brara, Nebraska, star route This action Is
based upon the fact that the award of the
contract was made upon n proposal re-
ceived in May, while the advertisement
was published in April, which the Depart
ment, after deliberation, has decided to be
contrary to statutory requirements.
THE sentence of Paymaster Wasson. is
dismissal from the army, eighteen months
Imprisonment in the penitentiary and the
publication of the proceedings and findings
of the courtmartial in the Iowa papers.
A DrrUTATIoN of representative Irish
men waited upon President Arthur recent
ly and presented him the resolution CON
cerning assisted emigration" adopted at
the recent meeting of the National League
in Philadelphia. The President replied
that the matter had already been under
consideration by the Secretary Of State,
and correspondence been had with our
diplomatic and consular representatives,
and aninvestigation into facts is now being
made by them.
The President has issued an executive
order promulgating the changes made in
the internal revenue collection districts.
The order is to take effect July |, or as soon
thereafter as practicable. The number of
districts is reduced from one hundred and
twenty-six to eighty-two, reduction Of
forty-four.
The issue Of standard silver dollars from
the mints for the week ending June 23, was
S2l3,099; corresponding week last year.
500, 400
From information laid before him tAs
Postmaster General is convinced that there
has been much looseness in the transmits |
sion of newspapers through the mails.
Numerous complaints have been received |
by him to the effect that postal employees |
break wrappers containing newspapers,
Rnd are indifferent as to whether news.
papers reach their destination. The Post
master General says be proposes to remedy
the evil il possible, and that he will adopt |
methods to detect and punish cases of neg.
ligence and violations of the law and regu.
lations in this regard. He says newspa-
pers must be treated as sacred as any other
packages going through the mails.
GENERAL Crook has been ordered to
Washington by the Secretary Of War for
consultation as to the final disposition Of
the captured Apaches. The War Depart
ment has received no official information
of the arrival of the captives at San Carlos
and no instructions to send them there will
be sent to General Crook.