Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-11-20
OUR NATIONALCAPITAL.
A Grist of News From the City on the Po-
tonac.

A Grist of News From the City on the Po-
tomac.
WAsHINGTON, Nov. 1.-THE President
to-day appointed VIM. f. Harrity to be
postmaster at Philadelphia vice iIuide-
koper suspended, and Bushnell Danforth
at WilliamstOwn, Mass. vice Taft sus-
pended. 1t is stated at the navy depart
ment that there is no unedsincss felt as to
the safety of the United States steamer
Juanita on her way home from Cape
Town. She may not have arrived at that
port yet, or may have passed it without
telegraphing her arrival. There will he
caucus of Republican Senators Il little
while before Congress meets, to decide up
on the course to be followed with regard
10 President Cleveland's appointments.
Representative Springer has prepared
Il bill which he intends to submit to the
House early in the coming session. II
proposes to take three of the appropriation
Dllls from the appropriation committee.
The army bill is given to the military
committee the naval to the naval COM
mittee and the pOstOtliCe bill to the post
office committee. Mr. Springer says his
revision Will open the way for prompt
transaction of all business which meets
the approval of the majority, and pro-
hlDlts iiIibuSterlng.
Commissioner Atkins yesterday received
the following despatch from Capt. Lee,
acting agent at the Cheyenne and Aara-
phoe agency in Indian territory: "All
the cattle of the cattle companies have
been removed from the reservation. Thou
sands of cattle have been turned loose in
Oklahoma to Craze. One hundred and
twenty boomers have been arrested and
brought to Fort Reno within the past ten
days
De cision by the First Comptroller.
WAsHINGTON, Nov. 17.-Frst Comp
troler Durham has made decision that
the Secretary of the Treasury has no
legal authority to pay for coupons which
have been detached from the interest
bearing bond which may have been lost
or defaCed.
Sheridan's Report.
WAsHINGTON, Nov. 17.-Gen. Sheridan 5
annual army report is out this morning,
but there is nothing remarkable about it,
it alludes especially to Inadequate seaport
defeu~eS and reviews military operations
last year The army contains 2l54 officers
a, 1Oj men. In speaking of the Indians,
he recommends that each family be given
and located on 800 acres of land. He fur
ther recommends that the rest of the
reservation after each family has been as
signed its 32O acres, be sold and the
money invested in government bonds, the
interest to be yearly distributed among
the Indians.
Funds Wanted to Patch Up Our Navy.
WAsHINGToN, Nov. 1G.-Chief Naval
Constructor Thomas ID. Wilson in his an
pleting the four double-turret monitors
"A nf =
342 is for the Puritan, $6!7 2SS for the Ter
rOr, SG3g. .5S4 for the Amphitrite and S1Ol, =
443 for the Monadnock. He also asks for
| 50 900, 600 for building the hulls of new
steel vessels and Sl5O,0O0 for extra tools
| required in the navy yards for building
| iron and steel vessels.
Two Small Reports.
WAsHINGTON, Nov. 1S.-The annual re
| port of the surgeon general of the marine
hospital service shows that during the
last fiscal year and up to Sept. 80, the
number of patients treated was 4l12. The
necessity for establishing "A hospital at
| the port Of New York is urged, as also the
| propriety of additional legislation govern
ing the appointment of medical officers.
Assistant Attorney f.. f. Bry-
ant has reported to the PostmasterGen-
eral that the total number of claims for
losses ny llItf anu blueI
avoidable casualties allowed during the
| fiscal year was 3S5, involving total loss
OF S2s, ,3i7. The number of claims disal-
| lowed was l65. OF that number IS were
disallowed without examination, not be
| ing presented within the periods pre-
scribed by law.
| Stenographers Take Notice.
| WASHINGTON, Nov. lS.-The civil ser
vice commission will hold an examination
for both type writers and stenographers
at the postoflce binding in Boston at IL
H. M, December 10. Application blanks,
on which formal application must be
made Will be supplied by the commission,
on request by mail Applicants as type
writers must bring their own instruments,
A Violated Agreement.
| WAsHINGroN Nov. lS.-Secretary La
mar has sent Il sharp letter to j. Wade
Mcdonald. counsel for the Oklahoma
boomers at Winfield, Kansas, in which he
SAYS he has learned that several persons
against whom cases had been pending in
| the United States courts in Kansas have
gone again into the Indian Territory and
pursuant to which, dismissal of the prose
cution was ordered. The secretary refers
| to Mr McDunald's assurance that these
offenders would not repeat their offence,
| il the prosecution were abandoned, and
| he iutlmates very plainly that the govern
ment will he more cautious III Its future
| dealings with them.
SECRET SERVICE REPORT.