The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-11-01
WASHINGTON.

Washington, 31.-The War De-
partment has issued a special order
appointing court of inquiry to in
VestTgate the cause of the failure of
the Greeley relief expedition, and
report whether the conduct of any
or the officers of the army in the
premises calls for further proceed>
ings before general court martial
and the reasons for the conclusions
they may reach. The detail for tie
court is Brigadier-GeneraI S. V.
Benet, chief of ordnance: Colonel
K. b. Ayres, second artillery; Lieu
tenant Colonel o. M. Poe, corps of
ensign; and Major henry Good
fellow, judge advocate of the United
STATES, will act as recor Ter. The
court will meet in Washington on
the 8ih of November.
1t is understood that the Navy
Department will not take any fur
ther action in the case Of Comman-
der Frank Wildes, commanding the
Yaotic, for the part taken by him
IN the late expedition, unless it
shall be deemed expedient as a re-
suit OF the testimony which may be
developed in the proceedings of the
court of inquiry appointed by the
Secretary of War.
Secretary Folger telegraphed Bell,
the new supervising architect,
requesting him to take charge of
the Office as soon as possible.
1t is estimated at the Treasury
department that the statement of
the public debt tomorrow will
show a reduction the past month OF
about 1O5O0,OOO.
The amount disbursed by army
pension agents the last fiscal year
was 59,906,5O1. The total amount
of arrears of pensions discussed by
agents during the year was S79,S11.
The PostOffice department has
been informed that some person
unknown to the department has
been personating Inspector w. T.
Henderson, in Montana, and collect
ing money from postmasters.
The Secretary of the Interior has
sustained the Commissioner OF In.
dian Affairs in his decision to the
effect that the department does not
recognize the courts of Indian Ter.
| ritOry as courts of record within
the meaning of section 2.1OS of the
Revised Statutes, which require.
that certain agreements made with
the Indians shall be executed before
the judge of the court of record
The Secretary holds it was not the
intention of the lawmakers that
| agreements should be executed. be
fore judges having such limited
knowledge of the laws and treaties
affecting the rights of Indians anG
such limited general information al
judges of Indian courts within the
Indian country usually possess.
A company of nine persons, citi-
zens Of the Cherokee Indian nation
has been organized for the puIpOs'
Of establishing a national bank a
Vinitia, Indian Territory, with {
capital of $4,000.
The President has appointed Will
| lam Grattan assistant appraiser oil
the district Of San Francisco.
In the Supreme Court to-day, the
time was occupied in the cross ex-
animation of Hallet Kilbourne, in
| his suit fer damages against ex
Sergean.-atArms Thompson. Moth
ing nsw was developed and the pro
ceediDgs were uninteresting.
The general superintendent of the
railway service has issued the fol,
lowing order: ALI lines east of the
| Mississippi river will send mail fol
Oregon, Washington Territory
Alaska and British Columbia Wis
St. Paul and the Northern Pacific
railway. Division superintendent
will issue special instructions t.
lines west of the Mississippi rive
and east OF the Rocky mouhssins
so that mail will go via the Unior
Pacific railway or Northern Pacific
railway, selecting the line tha
| makes the best time.