The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-11
The President Contemplates Taking n
Short Four for His Health.
General Sherman and Two of His staff
s WIN Take n Summer Jauut.
Now York Wants TO Fund 1000, 900
United States Bonds.
The Third Assistant Treasurer is Sued
for an Alleged Libel.
Dorsey Resorts to Pen, Ink and Paper
Again, to Make a Denial.
Five Naval Vessels are to be Bull. at
Once, the Naval Secretary Says.
other Entertaining Capital Notes.
Other Entertaining Capital Notes.
Washington News Notes.

''-'NNhNN ANN hNlANAIlNNs
WASHINGTON, March l0.-Charges have
been hicd by person whose name Is with.
held, against Supervising Architect Hin.
aud the secretary of the treasury is now
considering the best method of inyestirat.
ing them. The charges were filed about
ten days ago, whlle Secretary Folger was
confined to his house. They are prepared
III torinal style, with specifications and A
list OF witnesses, who are said to be abo 10
snbstantiate them. Secretary Folger do.
clines to make public the particular nature
OF the charges but 1t is understood they
allege general mismanagement corrup.
tlon anu malieasance In connection with
the work on public buildings. Representa-.
tive Murch, OF Maine is said TO bo the
person who makes the charges.
THE PRESIDENT
Will make short visit to Fort Monroe next
week. lie is feeling indisposed and tnkes
the trip Tor the benefit of his health. lie
has not yet decided whether he will take a
trip to Florida. -
AN INIQUIry,
Tho secretary OF the interior to-day for
mally leased TO Carroll Hobart. of Faryo.
Dakota, Henry +. Douglass, of Fort Yates
Dakota, and Rufus Hatch, of New York n
number of small tracts of land in The
Yellowstone National park for
la period OF ten wears
The lease comprises seven tracts of land 40.
gregating l0OO0 acres, and il is provided
that the several parcels of land shall not be
within one.quartor OF mile of any geysers
or the Yellowstone river. The term of
lease is Tor fifteen years from March 0, 1883.
The parties ofthe second part agree to con.
struct one principal hotel at the Mammoth
hot springs, at cost OF $3.50 900, and to con.
tam no less than 260 rooms. They further
agree TO construct six small hotels upon
plans TO be Afterwards approved by the sec.
retary of the interior, ut the iollowinc
points: One ut the geysers ,one at the river,
side station, one at Soda Bath springs one
at Tower Falls, he ut Gnat Falls and one
ut the banks of Yellowstone Lake. IL il
provided that vt the expiration of tho ten
years the value of the buildings and other
| permanent improvements belonging To The
lessees, shall be determined by arbitration
and become the absolute property of the
government upon the ratification of an.
prhisement and the approximation
of the amount agreed upon, witt
the provision that nothing contained
IN the lease shall be construed TO bind the
government TO pay any compensation. The
annual rental agreed upon Is 81 per acre
regulations established by the seer, tary o
the interior for the government Of the park
and to submit TO the secretary for his an.
proya) o schedule of ohIJges for the accom-.
mJdSsl0n OF the public,
TREASURY srATEslENr.
1 The statement Of tho United States troas.
urer shows gold, silver and United States
notes in the treasury to-day, as follows.
Gold coin and bullion, Sl70O52. .563; SILVER
dollars aud bullion, l05,053,753; fractional
silver coin, 81, ,623; United States notes
4b,a7,705 total, SS67 ,6S2,6oi. Certificates
outstanding In gold, Si2,322 1870; IN silver,
SooioIh'Vo III currency, Sl0t6),OO0.
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION,
Members of the civil service commission
called ut the executive mansion this after.
noon, and had short conference with the
president in regard TO the general plan of
operations to be observed IN carrying the
law INTO elect IL was agreed the commission
should prepare set Of rules in regard 10
questions under their Jurisdiction and sub.
mt them to the president for approval
lhe section rs 10 a chief examiner under
the commission was not agreed upon.
llDERIAN EMtoIANrs.
4 Letters received in this city announce the
arrival at Liberia OF the bark Minerva, with
emigrants, under theauspicos OF the Ameri,
can Colonization society, They landed on
December Is and embarked on the steamer
81. PauPs, for Brewersville, where
they are to locate. A prominent
citizen writes; "This company o
emgrants are OF the right kind. They
have had their lands surveyed, and hay,
cheeriully gone to work at their cultiya.
tion: The Legislature had given careful at
tention TO- the question submitted, and
n lch good is expected to flow from its &C.
tion. The session is 10 close In a few days
President Gardner has felt compelled
to resign his office, owing tc
extreme I'll health and disability
from paralysis. The legislature granted
him 81 600 and the expenses of removal tc
his home in Grand Bassa county. Vice
President Russell was sworn in as president
January 20. Hen. NJ. !. Worell has beer
appointed secretary of the treasury. In
terest continues to strengthen In tho col
lege at Monrovia and steps were beinl
taken for the removal of its operation 10 th,
banks Of st. Pauls river"
SALARY on NO SALARY.
The question whether the treasury dc
partment can legally withhold the pay o
members Of congress who are indebted |,
the government Is exciting considerable at
tention Just now. The first comptroller o
the treasury assumes II can and so informe,
the treasurer In the case Of Representativ,
Ochiltree. The solicitor of the treasury 4
inclined to doubt the legality OF snci
a decision. He had an interview with Sec
retary Folger this afternoon and made th,
point that Il might be considered as mat
ter oil public policy to withhold the salar,
oil representative Of the people as tendinl
10 interfere with his constitutional preroga
uves. secretary Folger now has the ques
tioh unner consideration. In this connec
ton Representative 0chiltrce to-da.
nled an argument with tn