The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-15

Smelling. General B&lrd Is detached from
duty at the War Department and ordered as
Inspector General Of the Division OF the
Missouri with headquarters a. Chicago.
Lieutenant Colonel Hughes is ordered to the
Division of the Pacific, with headquarters at
San Fran cisco. Maier Heyl is ordered to
the Department OF Texas with headquarters
at San Antonio, and Ma jor Barton is ordered
to the Department of the Missouri, with
headquarters at Fort Lsavenworth.
The representatives OF the Southern Pacific
Railroad Company have given notice o. de-
sire TO contest the recent order OF Commis-
sioDer Sparks, OF the Land Office, throwing
open to settlement part of the forfeited
Texas Pacific land grant. about 100000 acres
OF land at the point where the land grants OF
the Texas Pacific and Southern Pacific liue
overlops and which is claimed by the South
ern Pacific Company as part OF their land
grant. The Commissioner did lot show
disposition to hear argument on the subject
and the attorney for the railroad company
intimated that an appeal would be taken 10
Secretary Lamar.
Joseph w. Nlchol, of Indianapolis, Iud.,
has been appointed Law CLERK Of the Post
oflie Department, vice John A. Henry re-
signed. Mr. Nichol ia brother.inlaw OF ex-
Sesrgent at Arms Bright, OF the United
States Senate.
The President has appointed the following
named PostmasteTs OF the Presidential class:
F. NJ. Householder, Of Noblesville, Ind; ].
8. Cstherwood at HoopsstcWn, ILL.,; Alex Nc.
Kennon at Ceokston, Mimi; f. Z. Dsbray
st Clyde. Kan. George H. Tracy at Wilbur,
Neb.
Secretary Endlcott has issued the follow
ing circular:
IN view of the many complaints received on
the sub biecf, IL is hereby announced TO the en-
ployes of the department. that they are expected
10 pay their just debts While toe department
will no. permit itself to be used a collection
agency. and declines to take action in case
where illegal interest is charged, where the
Indebtedness was incurred before the enploye
entered the service of the department. neither
VIII IL harbor any one who contracts deOt on
the strength OF his official position. and then.
without sufficient excuse, neglect to make pay
ment; and generally, 1t may be said, that where
late to deny the justness or correctness of the
amount of the judgment Hereafter complaints
will be sent to the proper chiefs Of bureaus VINO
will be expected 10 take such action as may be
necessary, and If il shall appear t1at the employe
is using his Official position as shield TO avoid
payment of his debts, and 10 violation OF this cir
cuIar, he will be recommended Tor discharge"
Commissioner Coleman practically began
! the discharge OF bis oftoi duties as Oom.
| missioner of Agriculture 10. day. he Is al
| ready familisr with the general working of
the department bat will give himself some
| time to study the details of its mac dinery
before formulating any general plan OF op
| eTations. lie will 20 TO Boston the latter
! part of next week TO hear the opinions OF
/ cattle importers and others interested in the
MISTER OF the removal of the cattle quaran.
| tine from Walthsm - Littleton, Mass.
An Associated Press reporter asked the
| Commissioner OF Agriculture to. day for in.
| formation respecting the outbreak of pleuro-
| pneumonia III Missouri. BE said in reply
| that the disease had thus far besn confined
| to u single county, and that the people of the
! State were acting energetically aud intelli
! gently for its eradication. Their great DIFF
/ bculty was lack funds. He thought the
] Legislature Of Missouri should be called to
| gether to make more liberal provisions 70
meet this emergency, but there vas doubs
| whether its members had been educated up
| 10 the point OF taking the only efficient
| means possible for the suppression OF this
| scOurge.
1t was, he taid, fact thst no outbreak Of
| this dissase, either In the United States or
| sbroad, had ever been suppressed without
! Governmental aid. The Bureau of Animal
Industry of the department while render
| ing valuable service, still lacked the power
\ under former interpret atoms OF the Ia ", to
take steps which experience proved TO be
| most effective IN cases of this kind. Tner9
| was no known way of suppressing pleuTo-
| pneumonia but by killing every animal
| which had been either affected or ex 90 sed.
| Having been killed. they should be buried
| deeply, hides and all, for the disorder was
| communicable after death.
The original law establishing the Burean
! OF Animal Industry gives authority for the
| expenditure OF s9cn portion OF the annual
appropriation as Inay be necessary for invest
| jgation, disinfection and quarantine, but
| does not in direct terms auth prize the ex
| pepditure of money to help pay for cattle to
| be killed
Mr. Coleman enteriaips the opinion that
| inssmuch as death is the only effective
method OF dealing with pleuro pneumonia,
| a fair Interpretation OF the law would sane.
| ticn the expenditure of portion OF the ap-
| Tor Ia int de
TO lay the matter before Attorney General
| Garland for an opinion. The insiduoos and
/ alarming nature of the infection was, be
sold, illustrated by the origin OF the present
| outbreak. young bull was purchased in
| Ohio, or Illinois. aud taken to Missouri; it
was suggested as possibility, at the time of
| purchase that the snimal had been ex posed
| to pluIo pneumonia, aad for this reason il
| was quarantined for three months, after
which il wss allowed 20 run with the herd
| belonging TO the Insane Asylum. Almost
| Immediately the herd became Injected The
entire herd has been slaughtered, about q
hundred animals have been killed, but the
! Commissioner thinks many more should De
Eacrifosd. The expeRditures," said the
h Commissioner. "Of $4,000 now may save Us
an epidemic which Will perhaps cost half a
million to suppress two or three weeks
| hsE cen
The collections OF internal revenue during
! the first eight months Of the fiscal year, end
| ing June go 1885 were % follows From
spirits, S44 $50. S2T; from tobacco, SIC 664.
0oSi from fermented liquors Sl1 566, OIL !,
from miscellaneous sources. $l79, 293, m Ak
ing total OF S72 740. 199. being decrease OF
| so 297, $40 in the collections for the same De
ried of the previous fiscal year There was a
decrease of 81 965. S41 in spirits and Sl9O,09s
! In tobacco, and an increase of $137, 60 in
fermented liquors. The aggregate receipts
for February, 1885, were $676, 494 less than
| during February. 1884.
The Court Martial for the trial OF Surgeon
General Philip S. Wales, Chief of the Bu-
reau of Medicine and Surgery of the Navy
Department, upon the charges OF 'culDable
ineffciency in the performance of duty" and
neglect of duty" resumed its proceedings
pursuant to the adjournment Of March q