The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-03-21
Was1hinxton News Budget.

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Hatch telegraphs that Couch stil
threatens to invade the Indian Terri
tory, but his strength does not ex
coed six hundred should he al
tempt it.
Commander Kane telegraphs tn
Secretary .of the Navy from Color
that revolution exists in Panam,
and Aspin wall, and he landet
marines and hauled the Galena aIonI
side the wharf to protect the propert,
Of Carthage now also beseiged.
There will probably be couslderabl
reduction Ia the number Of postOffic
inspectors duIing the current month
1t is expected the vacancy in tn,
office Of the Superintendent of tn,
nited States mint at Carson Cit,
will be filled Tomorrow by the nomi
nation Of VIM. Girard, of Nevada. 70
| The examination of General Hazer
was continued to-day before th,
General Court Martial. He testifiee
that In newspaper interview ther,
was inaccurcy In several particular,
ana that he was not aware he wa.
being interviewed with the view Il
publication. There was q decided
sensation In court when Gen. Hazer
with great feeling said: He had M
official responsibility for the decisions
of the SECRETARY of War. I had ths
responsibility to do every thing in
my power for the relief of the expe
dition. The responsibility which
one man bears to another. There
was no fortune which I possessed, nc
energy which I possessed that was
Hot due. to those imperllled men tc
lielp them out. was ready to spend
every cent I possessed and in 1882
when the Neptune was to be sent
and Congress was late in making the
appropriation for it 1 engaged that
vessel on my own responsibility.
would have done the same thing In
1883 II I had been permitted to do it,
Nothihg important was elected up to
the time the court adjourned.
The discussion on Central American
affairs which begun yesterday was
then renewed, the pending question
being the resolution offered Friday
declaring it the sense of the Senate
that Barrios, President of Guatemala,
should be prevented from carryi Ee
out his scheme annexing neighbor-
ing republics. The resolution was
criticized as amounting substantially =
to q declaratsbn of war and Senator
Ingalls, proposed an amendment in
this regard. The amendm ent was
lost. The senate then adopted
tho ro.olufsor with 1oy.,
seven negative votes. Senator Ed
munds moved the Injunction of Sc
cresy be removed from the resolution
and the vote upon it but q single ob.
lection carried it over under the rules
iu0til tomorrow.
The following appointments were
confirmed: Col. Nelson FL. Davis,
inspector-xeneral, with rank OF
brlgadier-general; Lieut-Col. Abso-
luID Baird, inspect0r-general, with
rang of colonel /; Edward D. Clark,
of Mississippi. assistant secretary of
the interior. The Mr.. Clark above
named is seriously i'll with pneu-
m0nfa.
Secretary Whitney to-day sent q
dispatch to commander Mahn, Of the
at ), Panama, inform
ing him that hosiiiities were likely
to take place between some Central
American states and Barrios, which
will endanger the lives and property
of citizens Of the United st ates, and
him to proceed VITA his
vessel to La Union and La Litertad.
and other points on the Central
American coast, to protect American
interests. The secretary also directs
Mann to protest against
any attempt to cut cables or interfere
with their use, aud to take all pre-
cautions to protect tue health of his
officers and men from disease, which
would render it necessary for the ves-
gel to leave that coast. The St. stcretary
IF the navy secured the servic-s If q
professional accountant Of New York
for the purpose Of having q thorough
made of the accounts
md methods of keeping them in
,vefy branch Of the navy depait-
nent.
The nomination OF Joseph =. Mil.
er to be commissioned of internal
vice Walter Evans, was
,e Mt to the Senate. The Senate yes.
;erday reported 1T from the Senat.
committee on finance and to-day 1t
Vas taken up in executive session. A
,oint was made that Evans had not
resigned. This gave rise to a discus
lion, during which a message was re-
,eived from the President renomin At
ng Mr.. Miller, Vice Wal er Evans,
o be removed, and Withdrawing the
of yesterday. During
proceedings it was de-
7eloped that Evans told the secre-
ary of the treasury he would resign
whenever the secretary wished.
Eyaus. it was ascertained, supposed
le would be called upon for his resig-
lation, while Secretary Manning
the expression "willing-
less to resign" was his resignation
n fact. Republican senators said
here was no Intention to antagonlze
he administration in this regard,
mi expressed the opinion the posi-
ion of commissioner of internal
evenue was one which ought to be
lied by a man of The Presidents
hoice, but they thought injustice
,ad been done Evans in not giving
lin the opportunity to resign. The
was referred to the
nance committee.
SENATE.