The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-22


census, the Secretary OF the Interior hss pre-
pared circular in which he quotes the act
OF March :, 1919. providing for the taking OF
such census. The circular states that If a
semi.cecennial census is made By State au-
thorties. beginning on the first Monday in
June, and the result reported to the Secre-
tary OF the Interior By the lst OF September
following, such States will be entitled, upon
IeQuisition of the Governors thereof, equal
to 30 Ger cent. OF the amount which was paid
to the United States Supervisors and emu
meratoTs employed within such States or
| Territories in the taking of the last United
! States census. The scope of the census will
be confined to the subjects of population ag-
rscultuTe, industry and vitality.
Mr.. LawtOn has declined the Russion Mis-
sion. An intimate friend received telegram
from him to-day requesting him TO convey
10 the President his desire 70 decline. Ii is
understood that he does this TO relieve the
Pres dent Of al embarrassment, anG 10 avoid
possible controversy in the Senate next
session. When Mr.. LswtOn came here two
weeks ago. the friend VINO to-day received the
message OF ceclination said 10 him that st.
Petersburg was not particularly attractive
place. He reminded Mr.. Lawton that one or
two American Ministers hsve frozen to death
st that frgid post. He represented that the
Place wss not worth a cent. Lawtoa replied
that he had not come TO fight tor il. bat on
the contrary he had come to say TO the Pfesi-
dent that be wished,to relieve him OF all en-
barrsssment. He did say this 10 the Prssi-
dent the next day. The President respond
ed that he proposed to act in accordance with
the opinion OF the Attorney General, to
whom the question had been referred. This
opinion was favorable to Mr.. Lawton's posi-
ton. 1t declared thst the Andrew Johnsons
pardon relieved Mr.. Lawton's political disa-
bilitjes and that the FOurteentA Amendment
| could OF and did Let restore them. Upon
| this opinion there can be no doubt. The
President would have appointed Mr.. LaEton
bad the latter not declined the place. The
Russian Mission may be offered to General
John B. Gordon. CT Georgia.
Anthony NJ. Kelley. of Virginia, recently
commissioned United States Minister
to Italy, will decline the position, not
witbstandipg il viii e0barrass the admins
| tTation by reason OF the objection that
! might be offered by the Italian government
against him. Mr.. Walker J. Eearne, of Louis
| lana, qualified to day at the State Depart
nnent rs Minister Resident and Consul GEN
| eFal TO Roumanis, Servia and Greece.
George III. Williams. who was appointed
| United States Minister to Hayti, March
| last, will be supeTcedsd as soon as his sac
cessor can be nominated. The President to-
| day appointed Christopher II. Lieber, of
! New York, to be Secretary Of the Legation of
| the United States at Chilli. BE appointed
the following PGsimssters: Francis NJ.
| Householder at Jefferson, Mo James S.
Catherwood, at Hoopston, H.; George II.
! Houston at HaIrisonviile, Mo.
Contracts for wsgon transportation in the
J Military Department of Dakota have bsen
awarded as fellows: From Glendive TO Camp
! Poplar River, to ]. S. Burns, of Glendive
| Mont; from Custer Station to Fort Custer,
| TO Paul McCormir'-~ - Junction City, Mont,
from Custer Station 10 Fort Maginnis, 70
| s. B1riord, Junction City Mont from
| BrosdwateIs Landing to Fort Assinab0 pine,
| to J. W. Power, of Chicago; from Helena TO
IL
| go from Bartlett to Fort Totten, to Frank
Palmer of Fort Totteb from Webster to
| Fort Sisseton, 90 J. J. Hanson, of Webster;
from Bismarck to Fort Yates 10 J. Kerwin,
of Bismarck; from Running Water to Fort
Randall, to d s. Pratt, Jr., of Fort Randall;
from Pierre to Fort Meade, to Walter B. Jor-
dan, of St. Paul, MINI.
The President to day appointed Orlando
! W. Powers to be Associate Justce of the S1.
! pTeme Court of the Territory of L tab.
Hearing OF arguments by the Supreme
Court Of the United States upon the appeal
of ex Surgeon General Wales from the &C
! ticD OF the Supreme Court Of this district in
| diEchaTglng his writ of habeas corpus, was
! begun to-day.
Secretary Whitne Has received an account
| of the recent troubles at the Isthmus of Pan
ANA up 10 the time OF the first engagement
! between Preston and the Government troops,
| JQst preceding the burning Of Colon, written
! by Captsin Dow, Agent Of the Pacific Mail
| Steamship Company. 1t differs in no mate
! rial point from the accounts by mail from
| there aud Commander Kane's report, which
! have already been published, except that / I
goes more into detail as to his Mr. Dow's)
and Mr.. Connors arrest. II appears that
| they were arrested and locked up in abe cal
! aboose together with Consul Wright and one
or two others, on the afternoon OF March so,
but were released upon pro mise
from the Consul that the arms
rrr,st FIo
Colon should be delivered TO Preston. Mr..
| Wright went On board the Colon and subse-
| qUenily TO the Galens, but as soon as the
| laitea vessel made preparations 10 tske Dos
| session OF the Colon. Captain Dow and Mr..
| CoDnor were resrrested. Preston ordering his
men to shoot them IL shot was fred from the
| Galera They were kept guarded in the cal
aboose till o clock on ths morning OF March
81, when they were marched several miles
| into the country. They managed 10 ESCAPE
| in different directions IN he confusion fol-
lowing the attack on Preston by the Govern
ment troors. They did not reach the Gale
ns until or o'clock in the morning. Cap
| tain Dow concludes Rs follows
| Il have been thus particular in nv &C
| count of this uBjuStifsble and entirely ire
sponsible outage committed on Mr. Conn0r
and myself in order that We may put our
selves on record sc demanding through the
United States Government satisfaction IL 1m
| the United States of Colombia for the treat
! ment We received
Commissioner Colman 20 day sent the fol-
lowing dispatch TO q 5vernor MarmadukP, of
| Missouri:
II has been determined that have full discretion
in regard 10 the extiTpstiOn OF pleura- pneumonia
i am pre- pairing rules and regulations under the
act OF Congress. approved May %, 1884, to be sub
mted 10 TIE Governors OF the respective States in
order TO inspire their cooperation and they will
be sent 10 you as soon ss they can be prepared
! The rules will be lull and effective.
The Secretary OF the Navy has received a
telegram from Admiral Jouett at Colon,
stating that the SEatafs had Just returned
from Csrtbsgena, ard that the Colombian
General Villa writes HIM that he will soon
come to the Isthmus and re establish the