Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1883-08-24
A WEEKS NEWS.
Cleaned By Telegraph aud mali


tNNNNA az oAh ffNhNlNNNi Nn "lihh iNi W
last fiscal year, were more than si,oN,oo
In excess Of net collections fromthat soure
the previous year
Tan Treasury Department on the lOll
purchased $4,000 ounces Of silver for de
livery al the Philadelphia mints.
TnE Surgeon General Of The Marine Hos
pital Service IN Washington received I
telegram from Dr.. Roher Aainegra, an
nouncing his arrival az Vera Cruz and ne
porting yellow feyer raging IN that elts
and among vessels In The harbor
TnE Treasury oiilcial lsfc said 70 be yer,
much puzzled at the appcutal1 9 Of another
counterfeit coin which Is likely 70 deceive
even the average expert. It a nye.dol
lar gold piece, aud Is worth si.53 In gold
This counterfeit is said 70 BE- the best ever
made, and lis perfection has created the
grave suspicion that the Government dies
have been tamperod with or an impression
taken from them. II is said that when
placed side by side with the genuine five
dollar piece, the difference can scarcely be-
detected by any but experts. The weight
Is nearly the same, and can only be detected
by the gold scales.
ONE result OF the new Civil Service act Is
said to be TO mako Of no value applications
of men strongly indorsed for place, and
the Interior Department is sending back
papers to applicants.
THOMAS b. KIRRY, Of Tennessee, clerk
in the Postofllcc Department at Washing
ton, was recently dismissed on tho charge
that he shared with Houghton, Miffiin g. Co.,
Boston publishers, half Of the postal guide
profits on all pages above the number
specified in the contract. Houghton, how
ever, denied that Kirby shared the profits.
A DECISION was rendered by Judge Mills
In the Police Court of Washington City
recently in the civil rights case Of Rev.
George II. Smith, colored, of Norwich,
Conn, against James W. Bell, proprietor
of restaurant. The ground of complaint
was that Bell had denied the accommoda-
tions of his restaurant to the plaintiff on
account of the latter's color, and suit was
brought to enforce the criminal provision
of the act known as the Civil Rights act.
The decision was in favor of the plaintiff,
and the defendant was found guilty Of
misdemeanor
IT is reported that the postal revenue de.
rived from the sale Of postage stamps have
fallen off as the time for the reduction of
letter postage rate approaches. This indi-
Gates that the public is making preparations
for the change, and are not adding to the
outstanding stocks of stamps, and that
when the 1st Of October comes very large
ly increased demand for the new stamps
will be the result.
THE Secretary of the Interior has been
Informed that the Northern Pacific Rail.
way, in uniting the two ends near Millano
tunnel, has been completed. The company
has requested the appointment Of a com.
mission to examine and report upon this
section of the road.
FLAGS were displayed at half mast over
public buildings in Washington upon the
announcement Of the death Of Judge Black.
THE EAST.
AT the National Convention of the Anti.
Organ faction of the United Presbyterian
Church at Pittsburg, Pa, Rev. James
Price Of Philadelphia, presented series Of
resolutions in effect that the propriety Of
holding local conventions similar to this
one, and of forming an association for the
maintenance of the principle and especial
ly the purity Of the worship Of the church, |
demanded serious consideration and at.
tention.
For the six months ended August l, one
hundred and sixty persons were killed and
four hundred and one injured on the rail
roads in the State Of New York.
: CAPTAIN j. D. RHODES, who talked Of
swimming the whirlpool rapids of Niagara
River, looked at the waters and abandoned
the job, An open letter was addressed to
Rhodes by the Canadian authorities, stat.
ing that any attempt by him or others to
swim the whirlpool rapids would be looked
upon as the act of an insane person, and
they would be prevented as far as taking
the water from the Canadian shore was
RfcHFIELD SPRINGS, N. Y, offers a
purse of 81 900 for boat race there in Sep.
iember between Hanlan and Courtney.
The Essex Savings Bank of Massachu-
'etts foreclosed mortgage of $4,000 on
he st. Mary's Church Of Lawrence, Mass,
IN account Of the inability of the priests to
-aise sufficient funds to pay the interest.
The property is to be sold at auction Sep.
ember lth. The structure originally cost
100000.
THE body Of L. f. Griswold, prominent
'itizen Of Burlington, VT, was found
in Lake Champlain recently.
There were no marks Of violence II was
occidental drowning or suicide.
THE Executive Board Of the Telegraph.
RS Brotherhood notified all assemblies that
he strike was a failure and that ''all mem.
'ers who can may return to work.
JOHN DEvoY, editor Of the Irish Nation,
entenced 10 sixty days Imprisonment in
be penitentiary in New York for libeling !
august Belmont, completed his term, and
Tas released.
PHILIP HOFFMAN, Of Erie, Pa, recently
ent his little girl TO a saloon for beer. The
artender refused 70 sell liquor to a child, Z
nd she filed the jug with water. When c
Ioffman swallowed part Of the water he {
truck bis daughter a brutal blow on the
cad. She was net expected 10 live. =
WsIILE Richard and William Hains, two
oung men Of williamsburg, n. Y, were a
scently out in a boat fishing. William fell &
verboard and was drowned Richard was Z
, overcome at his brothers death, that he
iade an attempt 70 strangle himself with
ie anchor rope. but was prevented by q o
sherman who made his appearance.
BrFoEr the United States sub-Commif- n
'e on Labor and Edncation, IN session at .
ew York, samuel Yompers, President Of :
,s Amaleamated Trades and Labor Union. y
snied that the socialistic element had Z
ained control of az labor organizations
J this country. i might be the case IN a
~ q the smaller cnss. but the oh5scf of
Is great union wss only 20 secure benefits ?
r their members ~ mufual combustion .
ID hy isgiiimsts means .
FzAscs KAN. % his wayfrom Trenton.
J.. . Dsminf. =. ~. was Drowned in
e Missouri River a. Kansas City.
Jrrer JrnrNIAH BLACK died 81 Tork. !,
T.. August io-h. IN ths 7lth Esar of he
DrHrss e lsts stcm On Lonr Isiand. a
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