Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-03-23
Washington

ANOTHER TERRITORIAL JUD6E SUSPENDED.
WASHINGTON, March 20.-The presi-
dent has ordered the suspension of
Judge Everton J. Coager, as associate
justice of the territory Of Montana.
against whom charges of drunkenness
and gambling have been preferred.
APPOINTMENTS. s il.
The president has appointed Geo. r.
Sage, U. s. judge for the southern dis
trict of Ohio, vice VIM. White, deceased.
He has also appointed D. B. Russell,
U. s. marshal for the eastern district Of
Arkansas, in place of Jas. T. Brown,
against whom charges of forgery and
perjury in his accounts are pending.
LABOR HOURS IN THE NAVY YARD.
Secretary Chandler issued an order
fixing the hours of labor in the navy
yards at eight hours. iA.'. f'-'
James Merritt & Co., of Peirson,
Michigan, are declared by the post
office department to be engaged in
fraudulent advertising and the post
master of Pierson has been directed to
discontinue the delivery to that firm Of
registered letters or money orders.
THE TROUBLES IN THE INDIAN TERRITORY,
Special Agent Townsend, in a COM
munication from the Sac and Fox In
dian agency of date March Is, writes
the commissioner that the Indian affairs
are as follows: In ccmipg from Tulsa, to
the agency (60 milesl I found nearly
every house and settlement deserted
and that at q season of the year when
every man should be in his field instead
of running about the country wi h q
Winchester on his shoulder. A reign
of terror prevails throughout this part
of the Greek reservation and appears
to have stampeded almost the entire
population. 1t seems to me measures
should be adopted to bring this war to
close. doubt if this can be accom-
plished without the interposition of
the general government, and if this
must come, it would be q mercy to
many innocent persons involved in
this trouble, if it were done at
once 30 as to prevent further
bloodshed and devastation. I
am aware these troubles are
test of the Greeks for lself-govern-
ment, but other interests are at stake
and other tribes may become involved
either as enemies or allies. I would
not embarrass the Creek nation in its
present struggle for independence and
existence, rather would / encourage
and support its loyal leaders, to the end
that their capacity for self government
may be demonstrated, but If this can
not be done and done quickly, 1 think
the public welfare demands that the
government should interfere without
delay.
Agent Townsend refers to the fact
that armed men from both sides are
riding hither and thither all over the
country and from reliable information
he believes them without in
q demoralized condition. In conclu-
sion, he says: "At best it is disas-
trous state of affairs, bad enough if
confined to the limits of their own
reservation, but when q portion of
them carry their campaign into
territory not their own, [ think
it high time that some one
should interfere and compel them
at least, to limit their hostile opera
tions to their own country and their
own people. This state of affairs. affords
an excellent opportunity for many
desperadoes, who infest the country,
to commit depredations on all sides,
and there are indications that they are
not slow to take advantage OF it and
charge it all to the Creeks.