The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-07-18
BUYING ITS SILVER.
Talk From Secretary Chandler Re-
garding the Acceptance of the
Dolphin"

OtherWlSe, since the lSt day OF January.
Chiefs of divisions will recommend the
granting OF leaves in such order as shall
interfere as little as possible with the per-
formance OF the duties OF division. Hereto
fore the deductions referred to have not
been made understood. The same rule
will be adopted in all executive depart
ments."
VIM. II. Stedman, who has been chief Of
the navy pay division OF the Fourth A ldi-
tors Office for twenty-one years, resigned
to-day, and James NJ. Wright OF Alabama
was appointed instead.
Morris F. Hoolihan OF Tennessee has
been appointed chief of division in the
office OF the Commissioner of Customs to
fill vacancy.
The President has appointed Larner B.
Harrison. of Cincinnati, Government Direc-
tor OF the Union Pacific Railway. Harrison
is President of the First National Bank OF
Cincinnati.
The Belgian Government has extended an.
invitation to the Government to send dele
gates to the International Congress OF Bot
any and Horticulture at Antwerp, from
the LIST to the 10th of August, The invita-
ton has been referred to the Commissioner
of Agriculture.
NIMMos REPORT.
The annual report on International COM
merce for 1885, prepared by j Joseph Nlmmo,
Jr., late Chief OF the Bureau OF Statistics,
was given to the press to-day. Part first
relates to the commercial, Industrial and
transportation interests OF the Pacific
coast A chapter is devoted to the grain
feet of California. The Railroad Problem
OF California" the cereal and pastoral pro-
duct, and the salmon fisheries OF Oregon
and Washington Territory and the i'm
provement of the mouth OF the Columbia
river. Part second relates to cotton, and
part third to the range and the cattle busl-
ness. The report is accompanied by hve
maps.
A change has been made in the manner
OF purchasing silver at the Treasury depart
ment for coinage into standard dollars.
Offers for the sale OF silver for this purpose
hereafter will be made to the Treasurer in
stead of the Director OF the Mint and pur-
chases will be made on Tuesdays and Fri
days OF each week instead of Wednesdays.
The change is stated to be for the purpose
of allowing the Director OF the Mint to give
his undivided attention to the business OF
the mint.
Judge Maynard, Second Comptroller of
the Treas;,rr. has rendered a decision that
knaxaL Lnfsi.eIs, asho strayel atsSGoyesnnient.
expense, are not entiuled to mileage and
that mileage is allowabl only when they
travel at their own expense. This Is d
reversal of a former decision, and will result
in saving the Government several hundred
thousand dollars annually.
An absence for four months on a sur
geon's certificate OF disability with permis-
sion to leave the United States has been
granted to Lieutenant Greely.
GREEN TURNS UP AGAIN.
The colored man named Green who was
the cause OF the controversy between ex-
Secretary Lamar and General Hazen a
year ago, has turned up again. At that
time Hazen declined to enlist Green in the
signal CORPS on the ground that regiments
of cavalry and infantry had been set apart
for colored soldiers but not the signal
corps. Secretary Lincoln, however, or
dered his enlistment in that corps, provided
that he could pass requisite examination.
Green passed the examination and was
sent to Fort Meyer to undergo regular
course of instruction. He performed all
the duties acceptably and with other mem
bers'of his class became eligible 1or
station duty. The signal observer
at Pensacola, Florida, asked for
an assistant, and was told that one
would be sent He procured for him board
and rooms in his own boarding place.
and made other arrangements to receive
him, Green was the man selected as the
assistant, and was sent to Pensacola. On
his arrival the signal service officer refused
to receive him because OF his color. Ihe
officer has now been summoned to WASH
ington for an explanation. The colored
man remains in charge at Pensacola. 1t
is stat ed at the Chief Signal Office that
Green was assigned at Pensacola without
any regard to his color and the officers
who selected him did not know at the time
of the selection that Green was a colored
man.
ROSE REPORTS.
Some adverse criticisms of the Govern
ment agricultural reports has called forth
| a long statement from Prof. Dodge, sta
! tistician of the Agricultural bureau, win
reference to the wheat reports this spring.
| He says the dissatisfaction IS connnea 20
| the SPECULATION OF dyspeptic extremists.
| According to Dodge the departments sys-
tenn includes more than 1000 boards OF
observers in as many counties, farmers OF
exnerience and judgment, representative
| men of public spirit, and promoters OF IN
! tellieent agriculture in their neighborhood
and not stipendaries clamoring for pit.
tance of official pap.
| NO HALT CALLED.
| There is high authority for the state,
| n,ent that the President has not issued an
order to the heads OF departments to the
effect that dismissals and appointments tc
| fill places not vacant must stop'
| PosToFFICE DEFICIENCY.
The deficit of the Postoffice Department
| for the quarter ending March 3lst $1.6 66,,
900. 90 During the corresponding time OF last
vearthe deficit was $685., 900, thus the de
ficit for the March quarter Of the ne present. pssa;1
wear is $780, 900 in excess OF the denci'
anr;no the corresponding quarter OF 1884
The financial officers of the Department
Rod estimated that the deficiency at the
Of the present year would be be tstv bstwse.
now of the opinion that the deficit will ag
te about Sc, 900, 900. The reduction
and increase in sapsn;ditursss; ms;d1
attributed to the business wct
- HE President to-day appointed Wilhau
Jossph L. Byrant OF schome,, Washington
Territory, Inspector OF hulls ,ai1,;a st. puga1 ~ e
Euua' SW,s;4e' ~ Washington Territory to b.
United y @ States Attorney for the Territor!
of Washington.