The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-01-01

fHf lNoAn LAND LEASE MATTER
Arrangements Tor bedi'nting The Iaithet
Heroes shaft Aud Aisu Arrange
muni- to- ~ Me'urnio swindle
Court Martial Topics

WASHINGTON, Dec. a1.-Tho senate
committee ON Indian allars,un Januarl
d, will begin an investigation OF leasing
aud Ia tho Indian Territory and on IN,
Crow reservation by Indians To cattle
mon. A number of prominent cattle
men und Indian chiefs are Ia be sub
pmnaed To appetI before the committee
one section OF tho revised statutes
nave no authority 10 lease
their lands. A succeeding section al
lows hordors the privilege at driving
their cattle over reservations, upon oh
talniug the consent of the Indians and
the government. The catllemen con,
strue the latter section rs meaning that
they may lease the lands, and under
this construc ion nearly all the Grow
reservation, In Montana, and the Qua
D,w, Cheyenne and ArrapahOe reserva-
tons, In the Indian Territory, are 10 be
leased for periods of from Ave To
ten years, at from 2 10 II cents per
acre per annum. In the Cherokee
strip, also In tho Indian Territory, nine
catllemen have exclusive control of g..
0OO,0OO acres. at an annual rental
of 100000. The obj CT OF the investiga-
ton is 10 enable congress to take intelli-
| gent action on the subject II additional
| legislation is deemed necessary.
THE WASHING ron MONUMENT DEDIcA-
TIoN.
Arrangements for the dedication of
the Washington monument is progres.
sing rapidly. The commission appointed
by congress to arrange suitable cercmo-
MES have extended Il general invitation
u the military, masonic and civic or
gnniZatioHs che latter not 10 carry any
mblems OF poll ic i char
actrD to participate. Gen.
sheridan requests all organizations in
tending TO take part in the procession
To notify him nc the earliest possible
moment, in order that proper placcs IN
the column may ba assigned them. One
OF the effects of the failure Of congress TO
pass the naval bill will suspend all
work at the navy yards. except such rs
is contingent on the care aud prSserya-
ton of buildings and other property.
THE LATEST swlEDLE.
detectives arc ~ work on case
whicl they suppose will reveal extern
sive swindling operations. Advertise.
ments ha' appeared in several north
ern papers, which contain the names of
three citizens of this district, and which
state that they have received an appro-
priation which will enable them to dis
tribute $4,000 as memeutos of the Wash
ingtOn monument, which they VIII do
upon receipt of 81 cents for postage.
i
memento is to have a painting upon IL
and to be sent in q handsome plush
frame. The alleged advertisers will
probably be arrested within the next
two days.
THE COINAGE QUESTION.
The house committee on coinage,
weights and measures will consider
Buckuer's bill to stop the coinage of
silver dollars shortly after the re-as-
co nj RlnnI
chairman of The committee, who was
detained at home by illness, has come
TO the city. He saws he will oppose the
BucEner bill, and favor q measure pro-
vidiug for free and unlimited coinage,
both Of silver and gold.
BILLY CHANDLER SHUTS DOWN.
The secretary OF the navy has sent the
following telegram TO all commandments
at navy yards:
"Dischdrge all employees who have
hitherto been paid under the six months
appropriation act, except those required
to prevent the destruction OF property or
loss of life, and all such mus work
without agreemest for compensation.
GrN. HAZE;' DECLINES.
Gen. Hdzen has returned to to the war
department the charges preferred
against Sergeant OTTO HoltnOrth, OF
having riiied Lieutenant Greely's pa
pers, preicrring not to order court
martial, although requested 10 10 so by
the secretary of war. The
chief signal officer assigns as a reason
for this course That ii ordered by him IL
would be merely ~ garrison court, with
power TO intiicC no Severer punishment
than reduction in rank and short inn
prisonment. The charges against
Holtnorth, if proven, should be fol-
lowed, in the opinion of Gen. Hazen, by
II more summary punishment than such
a court is able to impose.