Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-01

limits of the present agreement. He
said the war department was notified
to-day that the telegram sent Satur.
day had been forwarded to Gen.
Crook In the field.
CAPITOL NOTES.
Special Dispatches 70 THs Bee.
THE WANING STARS.
WASHINGTON, April S0.-When the
star route trial opened to-day Inger-
soil announced that he was willing to
submit the ~ TO the jury for Dorsey
provided government counsel would
agree to proceed NO further with tho
argument. The court then wished to
hear from the government. Merrick
answered that the government has not
yet completed the opening Of the case.
''That Il enough" said Judge Wylie
and Bliss began his address to the
Jury.
KEN AND RAUM.
The president has not yet signed
the commission of Klein % chief OF.
aminer under tho civil service oom.
mission. It IL stated at the white
house that the appointment will not
be withdrawn unless the commission
express Q desire to that effect, because
1t was made upon their recommend
alton The general Impression now 10
that no appointment ~ commissioners
of internal revenae will be made
at present. Deputy Commissioners
Rogers Is getting a. commissioner to-
Jay and will continue In that capacity
until m appointment ID made.
THE NORTHERN PACIFIC.
The secretary of the interior rem.
dered . decision In which he approves
of the map definitely locating the
Northern Pacific railway through the
Rocky mountain division, fled July
6, 1882. The line 10 approved dc.
parts from the line of the general
route ct GAllatin city, and unites with
It again at Little Blaokfoot. One
effect Of the change between this
point Is to shorten the line some forty
three miles. It will also have an
effect to release from the land grant,
and restore to the public domain
more than n million acres Of land.
TREASURY FIGURls.
It ID estimated that the decrease In
the public debt for the month of
April amounts to about %, 500, 900.
The smallness Of the amount ID &C.
counted for BY the fact that e10. 1000.
600 has been paid out during the
month on account Of pensions. The
issue of standard silver dollars from
the mint for the week ended April
28th was GIGS, 900; for the CORES.
pondlng period Of last year, $161 900.
Treasurer Wymsn to. day mailed 8, Ito
0 ecks to pay 81. 254, ALI interest due
to morrow on the 8 per cent loan Of
1889; l 467 checks to pay $312, $40 due
on the funded loan of 1881; also checks
amounting to $5, 45O, 226 In payment of
bonds Of the 120th call, maturing to.
morrow.
The comptroller of the currency
has authoriz ID the following banks
to begin business: Los Angeles Ma.
tlonal bank, Los Angeles, California,
capital 800 900; Ennis National
bank, Eunis, T,xls, capital $1C0 COO;
First National bank of Decatur, Tex,
capital CSC, 900. During the month
Of April twenty.nine new banks were
organized.
sNIDK GAS.
Proceedings are to be commenced
at once by the District authorities
against the Washington Gas Company
for not lighting the city according to
contract. The at of 1874, under
which the company supplies gas to
the city, provides that gas shall bs of
sixteen-candle power, and shall not
contain more than twenty grains of
sulphur or more than five grains of
ammonia in any form In 100 cubic
feet. The penalty for violation of
any n of these provisions is 800
fine for every day of violation. The
inspector of gas and meters having
reported that on several occasions the
law has been violated, suit to recover