Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1885-05-21
THE WEEKLY RECORD,
WASHINGTON

dispatch from the Cheyenne agency,
lnuian territory says; "Twenty-seven colo
nists' wagons each partially loaded with
Indian supplies from Arkansas CITY, have
gone Into the territory, delivered their
koods and then marched on into the
oNahoma district where they have locat-
cd claims and commenced farming opera.
uons. The report has reached CHEYENNE that
Inc settlers are eIultant and have sent word
the campers In the vicinity Of Caldwell that
Inc coast Is again clear for another raid; some
oil their number openly boosted that they ont
Wit'ed the authorities. Each Of the twenty
seven wagons contained from two to three men
each' They went from the Cheyenne agency
directly down the Cimaron river by Camp
Russell, which had just been vacated BIZ the
troops who had been ordered TO the northwest,
IL is the judgement OF the authorities at the
agency that all the colouists left on the border
Will hock into Oklahoma, although the Fifth
cavalry under the command Of General Wesley
Merritt are now under marching orders to take
Inc place OF the Ninth, just moycd.n
The count Of the money and securities IN
inc United States treasury has been complcted.
everything was found IN satisfactory con.
u''on anu The reports OF ex-Trcasurcr Wymap
were proved correct In every instance; even
The alleged discrepancy Of . cents reported in
'he count oil the cash room was shown, on a
recount, to be incorrect, the missing pennies
having been found on the floor where ,hcv
had dropped during the count. The booj,s
ana accounts Of tue trcasurcrS' Office are VET
to he verified. !''
PRESIDENT Cleveland has appointed Can't.
Henry McEldery assistant surgeon. United
states army, and Lieutenant B. II, Buckipg.
ham United States navy, members Of the cT.
e.utiVe board, at the Woman's Industrial and
Cotton Centennial exhibition. Lieutenant
Buckingham TO be president of the board and
Captain McEldcry 10 represent the war de.
partment, vacancy caused by the death of
Col. l.. Y. Ford.
Inc secretary OF the interior has appointed
the Following special agents In the bureau of
Iaoor' AT salary Of 81 per day; Henry Jones,
oi Georgia, for general duty in the United
States; }. IL. Graves, Of Delaware, for dntv
In Delaware and New Jersey; Oscar II. Mills.
agent for the Sac and Fox Indians in Iowa
and Charles H. Gould, receiver Of public
sigucI. WV '"''' IT.
Professor [. V. Riley, cntomologist Of the
agricultural department, saws this country
will soon be visited by two great breeds Of
locust oil The seventeen and thirteen years
varieties, and this will he the first time in o2I
Years that they have appeared in conjunction.
lhey will not prove greatly destructive and
The injury they will inaItt will probably be
confined TO fruit trees, Their visitation will
he prolonged until late In July.
president Cleveland las made the follow.
Ing appointments for collector Of Internal
revenue George l.. Spear for the district Of
Ncrmont Charles I. lIasrrook for the sixth
district OF Missouri; Edmund A. BigIcr for the
tWentYthitd district Of Pennsylvania: Edward
I. Wall for the first district of Wisconsin. and
II. hennard for the fifth district Of New Jersey.
lhe president has appointed the following
pos'lnaSters: $. A. Assc, at Raleigh. North
Carolina, vice John Nichols, commission ex.
plrcd. Joseph +. Nogt at Lcmars, Iowa, vice
T. NJ. Emory suspended John McWIlliams
al Coatesvlc, Pennsylvania, vice F. G.. Pmkc,
commission expired.
lhrce lenders OF the Mormon church, who
visited the white house to present statement
OF grievances, were assured By the president
That the Ednuuds law will be lmpartally ad.
miuistered.
When arraigned In the police court at Wash.
ington, Commissioner Sparks was not convict.
ed OF using undue ylo'cacc toward Colonel
De Alma and the ease was dismissed.