Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1883-08-31
A WEEKS NEWS.


N"ANAffN aNff wv hNs
rHr Presidential party last week reache,
The geographical point where Il was hot a
midday, binding dust.slom at evening
and lce AZ Inch thick formed on the water
buckets before morning. They we've neal
the southern boundary II the Yellowstone
Park.
on The ihree.anisa.half per cent bond
embraced In the lslst call, Slnil,G wen,
redeemed AZ the Treasury Department th'
piher day. OF this amount SiGl,0O1 had
been held hy the United States Treasury Ia
trust as security Tor National bank clrcula
tion. This makes the total bonds redeemed
under the i2ist call to date Si,ii0,75O. IN,
ihree-andp.hnlf per cents stil outstand
Ing, amount 10 about $50, 10000. II is ex'
pected those bonds will he redeemed at The
rate Of So,oo0,00Q per week,
THE Comptroller Of the Currency has au-
thorised lhe Corn Exchange National Bank
Of Chicago 70 begu business. Capital,
sl,0O00O0.
TnE Commissioner General Of the Land
Office has been investigating certain re.
ports reaching that otiicc Of extensive tim.
her depredations on public lands adjacent
70 the Canadian boundary line. The Com.
missioner was convinced that depredanons
On great scale were about being inapgu'
rated. OF the timber already stolen a
large percentage has been seized by the
government, ana criminal proceedings
will be begun against the guilty.
ihE american Rapid Transit Company
Oh washington recently notified their em-
pioyes tnat az advantage accorded them
uuring tue strike had been revoked, and
'nat hereaf'er they viii receive the same
pay as before the strike, and will also be
competed 70 labor the same number OF
nours' luls ~ tne company that acceded
70 the demand of the operators few days
aiter tne strike, and received for this action
Rreat PRAISE
commissioner OF Internal Revenue
.ssued instructions TO revenue Agent
roweil' at Raleigh, n. Ca to Investigate
tne report that several revenue officers in
the upper part OF SoathC Carolina have been
Systematically swlndling the Government
ior some time Its charged that the otli.
GERS IN question hire personsto put upo old
stills IN remote places, and then capture
the material IN the night time and obtain
the Government reward of $50 for each
seizlng. Inc same material is then put up
IN another part OF the State and seized
again. L alleged only few of the stills
captured IN the mountains of South Caro-
ina have really been used for illicit dis
hlling'
The Treasury Department on the 25th
issued warrants for ss,oOO0o0 on account of
pensions, making the total about S26,OO0,00O
pad on that account forthe present month.
The amount Of claims received at Wash
ington for rebate on tobacco aggregate
sS,oVO,OOO and all districts had not reported.
IHE imports Of specie for the week ended
August p were unusually heavy, amount
ing to Sl,4SO,92l, the second largest total
tor any one week this year. The total i'm.
port OF specie since January lst was S9,-
SO2,2Ol, against S22,27I,255 for the cores.
ponding period last year.
DR.. HAMILTON, Surgeon General, ex-
pressed his desire to go 70 Pensacola and
personally take charge Of the yellow fever
cases there, holding that the place for
General wes at the seat Of war; but Acting
Secretary French, believing that the pres.
ence OF Dr. Hamilton in Washington would
be of more service than In Pensacola. de.