The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-05-11
A WEEKS NEWS.
WASHINGTON NOTES.

6 oPONio1 COniiulttec dpPtiutcu W GA
anime the book accounts and moneys il
the United States Treasury in connection
with the transfer of the Office of Treasures
from Gilfillan to Wyman have completed
its labors. The only discrepancy discov
cred was an excess of three cents in favol
of the retiring officer. This excess existed
when GILLIAN took possession of the Office
THE public debt statement for Apri
showed cash i'm treasury, 1919, 159, 401
debt, less cash in treasury, 81 ,574 ,099, $50
decrease during April, 81 SOL ,140; decreast
since June 30, $l14, S34 ,542. 8 Ha.u..
The severe newspaper criticisms attend
ing the appointment of D. r. B. Keene a.
Chief Examiner to the Civil Service Com
mission has caused the President to delay
signing his commission, but il was stated
that his appointment would not be with
drawn unless the Commission expressed q
desire TO that effect, because it was made
upon their recommendation. e.t
The Secretary of the Interior has issued
an order disbarring Oscar c. Treat, of Ok.
ford, Mich, from practicing before that de.
partment or any of its bureaus.
In Washington the prevailing opinion is
that no appointment as Commissioner of
Internal Revenue will be made at present.
Deputy Commissioner Rogers is acting
Commissioner and " ill continue in that
capacity until an appointment is made.
The Secretary of the Treasury has sus-
pended Galen Green, a Special Agent at
Jackson, Tenn, pending an investigation
of the charges preferred against him for
official misconduct.
SECRETARY TELLER says he does not in
tend to make any reply to the charges con-
tanned in Senator Hills letter, except in so
far as they relate to his management of the
affairs of the Interior Department. The
Secretary specifically added, in response
to further inquiry: "The personal illusions
of this letter l do not intend to dignity by
an answer"
The President has made a proclamation
of supplementary extradition treaty be.
tween the United States and Spain.
The following Board of Visitors to the
Naval Academy has been appointed by the
President: Hon. Eldridge G. Lapham,
New York: Hon. johnson n. Camden.
West Virginia; Hon. Alfred C. Horner.
Pennsylvania; Hon. Thos. Updegraff, Iowa:
Hon. Roger o. Mills, Texas; Rear Admiral
John c. Howell; Major General Irwin Nc
Dowell; Edward Y. Kingsley, West Point,
N. Y; Rev. John W. Dinsmore, Blooming
ton, ILL.,; General Arson G. McCook, New
York; Professor George Inman Richie,
Philadelphia; DR.. Samuel Abbot Green:
Boston. Secretary Chandler has written a
letter to General Mcdowell requesting the
latter to visit the academy in connection
with Rear Admiral Howell and Edward V.
Kingsley between the Doth of May and the
meeting of the Board of Visitors June 1,
for the purpose of informally inquiring
first, whether the standard of scholarship
adopted is too high, and second. whether
the discipline during the past year has been
TO severe.
THE Secretary of the Interior has ordered
n. b. Davis, attorney and notary public, at
Huron, ID. T., to be suspended from prac-
ticing before the Land Office.
MAJOR WESsoN, Army Paymaster, is re-
ported as having been recently robbed of
his valise containing $4,000 in currency
while occupying sleeper on the Texas Pa
cif1c Railroad, near Sweetwater, Texas.
The officer was on his way to pay the
troops at Fort Bliss.
No COMMUNICATION, ii Is stated, has been
received by the British legation in Wash
ington from the home Government with
regard to the extradition of any Irishmen
now in the United States recently accused
of crimes.
The War Department. had not, on the 4th
received from General Crook a reply to
the telegram sent him by General Sherman
on the 18th ultimo, nor had any official in
formation been received in regard to his
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ports that he had passed the boundary line
before the cautionary telegram could have
reached him were, however, fully credited
at the Department.
The Government recently purchased
forty acres of land adjoining the present
site Of the military depot at San Antonio,
Texas, and will soon begin the expenditure
of 500, 900 in erecting handsome twelve
company post and identifying the grounds
for drill and parade, and furnishing it with
all the requisites for comfort and convent
ence IS well as ornament.
THE President has appointed the follow
ing members of the Board of Visitors to
West Point: Rear Admiral C. C. Rogers;
Bishop William J. Kip, California; Hon.
/. n. Arnold, Illinois; Hon. B. B. Whit
man, -NcNdud. I've"
Hon. Asa French, Massachusetts,; Colonel
L. NJ. Dayton, Ohio. The Senators and
Representatives designated as members of
the Board are Senators Angus Cameron, of
Wisconsin, and j. G. Harris, of Tennessee:
and Representatives G. W. Steele, of In
diana, Amos Townsend, of Ohio, and
William A. j. Sharks, of Illinois.
A DISPATCH from General Crook to the
War Department says he does not intend
to violate the terms of the treaty with Mex
leo. 1t is stated, however, that he has
passed the boundary line into Mexico with
troops and scouts QUILTED for a three
months campaign. Crook detached
guard with orders not to permit any one
hearing dispatches for him to cross the
line. He then struck out with the whole
command for Janez Pass, the heart of the
Sierra Madre, the old home of the hostile
Indians.
THE Treasury Department has decided
that the Government has no title to certain
lands in Fernandino, Fla, sold for direct
taxes in 1868. The property in controversy
is valued at 81 so, 900.
THE EAST.
AT Pittsburg, Pa, eight thousand coal
miners, several hundred cigar-makers and
4 large number of journeymen plas terers
have struck for higher wages. The cigar.
makers demanded Il advance per thous-