Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-16
A Large Batch OF indian Claims
Referred to the Court for
Settlement.
The Star Route Trial Contin-
ues with the Defense
on Deck.
A Few More Pennies Wrung
Out of the Defunct Freed
mems Bank.
The Pre- sidsnt's Plans for tho Sum-
mer.
CAPITAL NOrEs.
Special Dispatch to THE BxB.
INDIAN CLAIMS


WAsHINGT IN, May 10. - The secre.
tary of the interior has referred 10 the
court of CLAIM f5r adjudication the
claim of the Caickasaw Indlsms peg.
tanning to tho disputed disbursements
made by the United Ststea from the
funds Of said Indians, and certain al
legged wrongful payments made from
trust funds Of orphan and Incompetent
Chickasaws. The secretary Of the In
terror also referred to the court the
claims of loyal Greek Indians for losses
alleged to have been sustained by
them during the rebellion.
THE STAR ROUTE TRIAL,
WASHINGTON, May 15.-Wilson
continued his address to the star route
jury this morning, in behalf of Gen.
Brady. Taking up petitions, he
asked how Brady was to know that
the heads of pstitlons had been writ
ten by Dorseys employees, as he could
not have known their handwriting.
Then 1t made no difference who wrote
the heads (the court itself said Dorsey
had right to do it), SO long as the
signatures were genuine, and that was
beyond question. This case should be
tried upon the evidence that Gen. Bra
dy had before him, and not that caught
In the prosecution drag net and aiftsd
suit themselves
Wilson, In his address to the Jury,
referred to the Bismarck Tongue river
route as confrmatory of his assertion
that route was not valuable solely In
proportion to the amount of receipts
at the termini. The letters passing
daily over that route bore a stamp to
the amount of $160, yet the balance
sheets of the offices on the routes did
not show the sales of stamps to that
amount. That tended to prove the
mutual dependence Of the routes.
When John Dorsey went out to es.
taollsh that route he was forced to
accept military escort, yet that
same section is now settled,
even Casters battle field
has been occupied by thrifty
emigrants, yet the prosecution would
have the jury to believe the service
cost too much. Brady refused to dis.
cortiuue the service and the contrac-
tors lost $4O,0 or $4,000. But
that made no difference with the
prosecution. If he had let them out;
If he had granted their request to dis.
continue the service, the government
would have instanced that In proof of
cons uiraoy. In reality Brady's course
In regard to the Bismarck route, Was
the best proof that there was no con-
spiracy. Co-oonspirators did not
usually force one another to lose
money.
The court adjourned before the con
cluslon Of Wilson's address.
TEA INSPECTORS.
Secretary Folger has informed the
president that In order to carry intc
effect the provisions of the act to pre-
vent Importation of adulterated ol
spurious teas, 1t will be necessary tt
appoint assistant appraisers at New
York, Chicago and San Francisco, who
shall perform the duties of special tei
examiners. These appointments ar,
vested In the president and not in th'
secretary of the treasury as at frs
supposed.
THE PREsIDENT's PLANS.
The president has accepted an invi-
tation to attend the exercises inciden
to the opening Of the New York snt
Brooklyn bridge, the 24:h inst. H'
has also accepted an invitation to ct
tend public reception rendered hin
by the mayor and common council o
brooklyn, which will be held In tn,
Academy of Music on the evening o
the 24.h inst. The president will re-
main In New York city for some day
and possibly until the 3Oth inst, ii
which event he will participate In tn
public ceremonies of Decoration day
The president has made no furthe
plans for the summer. 1t Is not like
", however, he will be able to max,
the proposed trip to the Yellowston
Park and Pacific coast. 1t Is state,
on authority no appointment OF com
missioner of internal revenue will b
made for several days.
The commissioner of the Freed
msu's Savings and Trust company de-
clared q final dividend of 2 per ecu
In favor of the creditors of said com
pany, making 62 per cent In all, AM
will commence paying Washington
deposltors tomorrow. Dividends t.
deposltors In Louisvllle, Memphis
Mobile, New Orleans, St Louis
Nashville, Vicksburg and othe
branches will be paid on and afte
Monday, the 2lat inst. Payment
will be made as heretofore, on receip
of pass books, by check on the Unite
States treasury, and pass books wit
the dividend checks will be returned
WASHINGTON, May l5.--secretar
Folper has appointed James \
Maine. formerly of Cincinnati, chile
clerk of the United States treasur
office, vice Ohas. Lyman, resigned.
Payments on account OF pension
for the present month are expected b
the officers of the pension bureau
reach 1000, 900. Last month the
amounted TO little over u, ,OOO,O O0'
and fell slightly short OF the lAtt'
sum In March.
The United States steamship Pint.
ufourth rate" recently placed
commission at the Norfolk navy yal
Alter having been overhaulsd al
riaqsd, has BEEN ordered . eommi