The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-01-10

in the military service OF the United States.
Lew Lockhart of Pikesville, Ind, has
been disbarred from practice as an attorney
before the Interior Department
A delega ion OF Kiows aud Commanche
Indians, from Indian Territory, called upon
the Commissioner OF Indian Affsirs to-day
to protest against the lease of their lands to
cattle men. They declared the majority OF
the Indians upon reservation oppOsed sdch
leases Commissioner Price replied that IL
the Indians would go home and call 3 coun-
ell and make ii evident that majority were
unfavorsble to the continuation OF the
leases. the department would cause the lease
to be surrendered.
The House Committee to-day referred 10
the Court OF Claims = case pending in Con-
gress twenty years. A claim is made for
S25 GOO by Charles +. Swain, of Brooklyn.
n. Y, as a rec0mpense for rescuing ship
wrecked crew from an uninhabited island
near Cape Horn in lS49. The rescue was
made at the request of the United States
Consul at Rio de JaDeiro.
Colonel Lamont, Mr.. Clevelands Private
Secretary, said this morning: Mr.. Cleve-
land has not yet fixed the day when be will
come to Washington, bat | am pretty sure
he will not arrive until within a very few
days of the Inauguration. know ne felt IS
IL great load had been lifted from his
shoulders when his resignation as Governor
took effect, for you know the last week of
bis administration was an unusually oner-
ous one. He now has time 10 attend to the
future"
General Sherman, in answer to g question
as to the effect of General Grants deciina-
tion to receive the fund being raised fJr his
benefit, said: "Of course that will put
stop to the whole thing. and nothing now
will be done bout it. l presume, though,
that the legal defense which was secured for
him will bs returned. General Grant has
friends whU will lookout for his interests.
outside of those who were interesting them
selves in his behalf in this particular in
stance
In the Swain Court martial the Court
ruled out the testimony Of Witness Deakers
on account OF bis want of belief In the ex-
istence of q Supreme Beng.
The annual report OF the Board OF Gov.
erDment Directors OF the Union Pacific
Railroad Company was submitted to-day to
the Secretary OF the Interior. 1t is under
stood to have been drawn up by Mr.. NerTi.
man, Of Iowa, Secretary to the board, and
signed by all of its members. The
Directors criticise with considerable
severity the former mana cement OF the road,
more especially in the practices and policy
OF the company, pertaining to the contro-
versies with the Government and those re-
specting the conduct OF the traffic depart
ment, and those relating to some features of
ats financial management There has been
radical change in the administration, aud
the new management is credited with max
ing an honest effort 10 eradicate the evils
heretofore existing.
The Star publishes an interview with Gen.
eral Hszen concerning the charges ne has
preferred against Lieutenant Darlington
The General says the charges contain new
matter not touched upon by the Protaus
Court Consequently they do not conflict
with its findings or reflect on President Ar.
thur
TIE papers called for by Senator Hswlcy
In resolution offered by him in the Senate
yesterday, requesting the President to com
mUnicete TO the Senate a historical state
I0ent concerning the public policy OF the
Executive Department of the Confederate
States during the late war, which has recent.
| " been filed in the War Department by Gen-
erai W. s. Sherman, will probably be sent 10
the Senate TO morrow: They consist Of an
autograph letter from the late Alex
Stephens, OF Georgia, to Herschel V. John
son, which Was recently published, aud q
! secret message from Jefferson Davis TO the
Confederate Congress which was captured
| at Richmond, together with a communica-
ton from General Sherman Ia reference to
| the documents.
The jsint meeting of the National Board
of Indian Commissioners and Indian Rights
| Association closed to-day. Resolutions were
adopted expressing the views of the confer
| ence that a solution OF the Indian probe 10
Is 10 pe found IN the abolition OF the tribal
! system and allotment of lands to the Indians
| in seversity, and the admission of the 10.
dians to the full rights and duties o; citizen
ship, and urging upon CONGRESS the necessity
or putting into operation imnediats atsly d
mprehensive remedy for sll the indians
Also, recommending that the unpaid bs'-
ance due the Indians. under various treaties,
be expended by the Government within the
next three years in the establishments OF
new schools like those at Hampton aud Car.
Isle, and approving the action of Congress
in making appropriations for the pas Of
practical farmers as teachers Of agriculture
on the Indian reservations