Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-23
CAPITOL NOTES.
Special Dispa' ch to InE BKH.

Special Dispa' ch to TnE BxH.
FoLaER's CONDITION.
WASHINGTON, Msroh 22.--Secre.
tary Folger still unable TO attend to
official duties.
The president has appointed Thos.
j. Sherwood, Marysville, Gala, re.
ceiver of public moneys at that place.
Secretary Teller to-day said it had
b,en suggested to him that com.
miasioner bs appointed to visit the
Creek nation, Iadian territory, for the
purpose OF arranging amicable settle
ment besweeu the hostile faction of
the Creeks There Is no appropriation
for which to pay the expenses of such
a commission. The commissioner of In-
dian sffiirs left Washington for the
west to-day The following telegram
WAS received at the Indian offices:
"MUsKoGEE. 1. T. March 22,--Just in
lspahechi's Greek camp, Ispahechi will
surrender to troops as soon as they appear.
lSigned), TUFTS.
THE LIABILITY OF BANKS.
The commissioners. of internal rev.
enue has requested an opinion from
the attorney gereral on the question
Of liability Of ~ sp aud bankers from
pscemter 1f.. ~ March In. nader pro-
visions Of the iasernaf fsvenue SLil.
cHIEF OF PoACE.
VIM. NICE. Dye WAS to day ap.
pointed chief OF police Of this city.
He Is q graduate of West Point,
served with distinction during the late
civil war as colonel of the Twentieth
regiment of Iowa volunteers. After
the war he went to Egypt upon the
recommendation of Gen. Sherman,
and was one of the foreign officers
who assisted In the reorganization OF
the Egyptian army.
John O. New had long interview
with Arthur to day.
THOUGHTFUL ACT.
An order was Issued to day by the
treasury department directing chiefs
of bureaus to grant leaves of absence
SO Episcopslisns and Catholics who
desire to attend religious exercises to.
morrow GOOD Fridsy).
BUYING BULLION.
The treasury department purchased d
365, ZOO ounces of silver bullion for
delivery at New Orleans, Philade'p 2 hia
and San Francisco mints,
THE sCULLERs.
Hanlan said tonight in regard to
the differences between himself and
Ross, he was willing to submit the
matter to any competent boating O,
sporting man in the country and abide
by the decision. Ross latest propo.
sition is that the man naming the
course shall give the other his expenses.
Hanlan says, II have, already concsded
81, SOD to Ross in the stakes. Seeing
that he was not able to rsise 50, 500
consented to row him for 81, 600, each
man to pay his own expenses, the race
to be rowed In neutral waters, and the
winner to take the stake and receipts.
These are the terms of my race with
Kennedy, except that the stake IL
2 500 side. If Ross really wants to
row me let him agree to submit the
difference to arbitration and then
cover nY forfeit of $500 now up. I
will pull him on any water between
Toronto and st. Johns that is wide
enough for one boat to pass smother" J"
A POSTMASTER REMOVED.
The governor of Montana sent the
folle ewing dispatch to the poato fiji CO
department. to-day: "The vigilantes at
Greon Horn, Montana, have removed
the democratic postmaster By hanging.
Government fuel must be scarce, as he
Was caught barn burning. The { fiji Sc
is now vacant. The sureties have
been notified to take charge of the
office"
MAIL SERVICE IN ALASKA,
Second Assistant Postmaster Gen.
eral Elmer to-day ordered the estab
lishment of postal route In the ter
ritory OF Alaska to extend from
Haines to Janeau, q distance of 105
miles. The service will be monthly.
The mail will probably be carried In a
canoe. The contract was awarded to
Sheldon Jackson, Of the New York
Presbyterian missionary society. This
Is the first mall route established be-
tween points within the territory OF
Alaska. Gen. Elmer oontemplstes es-
tsklishing post route to extend from
MAnelito, N. M, to Keems' Canyon,
Arizona. via Gunado and TT. Defiance,