The Portland daily press., 1883-01-03
WASHINGTON.
Red Cloud at the canitol.

:, WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-This afttrnoon Red
Cloud had short interview with Secretary
Teller. Contrary to General expectation Red
Dioud did not say word about the affairs at
plne Kidge agency, but confined himself to
complaining that some six years Gen.
Crook had taken over 100 horses from him
and he now asked that he be paid $1,000
damages. Red Cloud will have another talk
before returning home.
The Star Route Cases.
Ihe star route trial was resumed this morn
ing. Charles H French, subcontractor.
was examined relative to the carving of the
Nebraska.
Several otf er witnesses were examined rela-
20 the Kearney-Kent route and court ad-
journed az
The Dickson Case.
The closing arguments in the Dickson case
pepan In the police court today. Mr.. Wells
summoned up for the government
MIR. Wells closed his argument with a de-
nanciation of the crime of which the defend
ants stood accused
Mr.. Smith replied for the defense. It was
MS opinion this was not an honest prosecution
OF Dickson, bnt an attempt bv this means to
improperly influence the other iury. He had
NO interest IN that case, but it had that ap-
psarance. Adjourned till tomorrow
The Civil Service Bill.
Mr.. Kasson, chairman of the comm ittee on
civil service reform, stated this morning that
Senate civil service bill will be considered by
tnat committee at its first meeting and proba-
Day De reported to the House without amend
ment A meeting was called for this morning
put there was no quorum.
The Tariff Revision.
4 The eommittee~ef ways aud means took up
the schedule ,1aefton in the Tariff Commits
sioners' report this morning. The first mar
a9raph, Threads, warp, yarns for @eaving,'
was not completed at ;he morning session
though the rates were slightly advanced and
the discriminating words, s'for weaving,
Were stricken ont On the grade valued at
not exceeding % cents per pound the advance
was from 73 to 10 cents; valued at more than
70 cents per pound and not over 40, from Is to
10; at ~ and not over 80, from 20 to %; at SO
ana not over CO. from 25 to 81; and 60 and not
over 10, from 80 to 80. Mr. Russell of Massa-
chusetts looked after the interests of the cot
ton manufacturers
Alleged Cruelty to be Investigated.
Secretary Chandler decided tnday to cause
an investigation of the alleged cruel treatment
to naval apprentices on board the Portsmouth
Funeral of Minister Allen.
The funeral of Mr.. Allen, Hawaiian min
lst' r. will take place from All Souls church
lUnitariap) Wednesday morning at 11.3O
The remains will be escorted TO the Baltimora
and Potomac Railroad depot by detachment
OF troops of the Second Artillery, now sta
toned in this city, and removed TO Boston for
interment.
Ravages of Small Pox.
The National Board of Health has been in
formed by the United States consul at ST
Helena that the Americn bark Her cules
with number of malignant .ses Of small
pox on board left that port recently for New
Bedford, Mass. Advices from Cape Town 10
the board state that during the past two
months 5000 people in that port have been af.
hicted with small pox. of which number 24OO
died. The further statement is made that ali
efforts to suppress the rayages of the disease
proved unavaiing.