Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-05-10

NATIONAL CAPITAL.

NATIONAL CAPITAL.
The decrease in the national debt for
April amounted to So 500 600. The reason for this
smell amount Is found in the fact that SIC, OOO,-
600 had been paid out for pensions during the
month.
The issue of standard silver dollars
for the week ending April % was was $685.
900.
There is trouble between those worthy
gentleman, Secretary Teller and Senator Hill
of Colorado. The Senator has written letter,
In which he charges the Secretary with all sorts
Of Encouragement. Mr.. Teller has not replied
b. the latter.
Everything about the Treasury examination
Is finished, and the United States owes ex-
treasurer Gilillan three cents.
Ex-senator Dorsey denies all of Judge Lilley's
allegations, and says he Is willing TO submit
the case to twelve "disinterested men,"
Congressman Murch of Maine, who is inter-
csted In the charges against Architect Hill, in
letter to Secretary Folger suggests the name
of Solicitor Raynor of the treasury department
as member of the committee of investigation
The appointment of Keim as chief examiner
of the civil service commission is severely criti-
cised and may be withdrawn. The president
has not yet signed his commission.
Complaints have been received at the
General Land Office in Washington that large
tracts of public lands in Nebraska are being
fenced in by cattle raisers In violation Of the
rules of the Department OF the Interior. Com
missioner MacFarland says this practice Is be-
coming quite general in the West and North
west, and that steps are being taken to over
throw 1t.
President Arthur has appointed VIM.
g. Wood district Judge for the seventh district
of Indiana. The position made vacant by the
appointment of w. o.. Gresham as postmaster
general.
Secretary Teller says he shall not
take any notice of Senator Hills letter, al
though It is full Of errors and misrepresenta-
lions.
The rumor that our government had
consented TO the extradition Of lyman, Walsh
and Sheridan is without foundation. No conf
munnication has been received by the state de-
| partment upon the subject. But should their
| cxtradition be demanded, which viii probably
| be the case before many days, 1t must be
| granted In conformity with the law upon that
| subject, which reads as follows: 1t is agreed
that the United States and her Britannia
majesty shall, upon mutual acquisitions by
them or their ministers, officers or authorities
respectively made, deliver up to justice all
| persons who, being charged with the crime Of
| murder, or assault with intent TO commit muir
der, or piracy, or arson, or robbery, or forgery,
or utterance of forged paper committed within
the Jurisdiction of either, shall seek an asylum
| or shall he found within the territories Of the
other. Provided that this shall only be done
upon such evidence of criminality rs according
| TO the laws of the place where the fugitive or
| persons so charged shall be found, would justi-
| fy his apprehension and commitment for trial
| Ii the crime or offense had there been commit
ted, and the respective judges and other mag
| istrates of the two governments shall have
| power, jurisdiction and authority, upon COM
plant made under oath, TO issue warrant for
the apprehension Of the fugitive or persons so
| charged that he may be brought before such
judges or magistrates respectively, TO the end
that evidence OF criminality may be heard and
considered; and II on such hearing the evil
dence bc deemed sufficient TO sustain the
| charge, Ii shall be the duty OF the examining
Judge or magistrate to certify the same to the
| proper executive authorities, that warrant
may issue for the surrend ;r OF such fugitives.
The civil service commission have
already begun work.
The Hawaiian minister denies that
his government has forbidden the landing OF
Chinese IN that country, but admits that steps
will soon be taken to prevent their landing
Gen. Mcclellan has been obliged to
send regrets to the managers of the reunion OF
the army of the Potomac. An important mat
ter of business calls him hundreds Of miles
away.
Col Parker, chief inspector of the
postoffice department, estimates that the gov
eminent has been losing about $1,000 daily by
the operation of the private letter offices raidet
In New York few days ago. There arc similar
offices in other large cities but the government
is determined to close them without delay.
Gen. Crook has been heard from. III,
says 1t is not his intention to violate the treaty
between the Mexican and the home government
At present Crook is in the southeastern corne
OF the territory of Arizona and doing goo'
work in trying to put down the Indian troubles
X. j. Creighton. Postal COMMISSIONS
OF New Zealand, has represented TO the Secre
tary of State the Importance to American com
ton with New Zealand and Australia by wa
Of San Francisco. He asked that the oceal
transportation of the American mail be take
TO Offset the land transportation Of the Colonia
| mail
] Mr.Sargent writes TO the Department
OF State from Berlin, under date OF April Il
that in consequence OF reports in the Cont
: mental press that an alarming outbreak O
trchinosis, caused by eating American pork
had occurred among the garrison at Tilsit
Germany, he had instructed the nearest Cor
! | sular officer to make an investigation. tn
published statements were positive as to tn
! source OF the disease, and stated that thrice
! deaths had already occurred. IL was foun
that fourteen cases of trchinosis had occurre
among the soldiers of the garrison at Tilsit a
very slight, and that all the persons attacke
y had heen restored TO health. The meat whic
, had prod uced the disease was not issued to til
soldiers in their garrison rations and beyon
~ | that there was no evidence whatever rs to ii
n origin.