The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-05-22
BRIEFLY. TOLD.


leasing Indian lands. 1.-THE present abuses,
said Mr.. Dawes, grew out OF an attempt O
Mr.. Teller to allow the cattlemen to get COZ
troll of the lands without himself being d
rectly or technically responsible For tn
past eighteen months the spectators hav
made contracts with the Indians, who are, i
consequence, receiving irregular and )
many cases. nominal rents for valrsbl
lands. The leases have been drawn vithou
any official knowledge of the department
The investigating committee has already
knowledge of one tract Of land as large a
the state of Massachusetts. and there will b.
trouble in securing to the Indians thei
| rights"
Secretary Whitney has dire cted the court O
| inquiry for the investigation of the charges
of collision between Paymaster-G enera
Smith and A. P. Brown, TO extend the exam
ination and report the facts connected will
any contract for purchase of supplies for tn,
navy made by the present paymaster-genera
during his occupation of the office.
Admiral Jorett recently ordered a court Of
inquiry at Aspinwall to investigate the
charges made against Commander Kane tc
the effect that he did not perform his duty Al
court is as follows: THAT had Commander
Kane acted otherwise than as he did, there is
no doubt the lives of Americans imprisoned
by Preston would have been sacrificed. with
no benefit to the Americans or other foreign
ers, either in the saving of life or other prop
erty"
A dispatch received at the postoffice depart
ment announces the death of Postmaster
Knickerboclser, at Aurora, ILL., Charges of a
political nature had been filed against Post
master Knickerb0clrer and vigorous efforts
made to have him replaced by democrat
His nomination was confirmed February Goth
last.
a certificate OF Incorporation has been Is
sued by The secretary of the state of Illinois
to the Lincoln Monument association to be
OF the National Lincoln Mon
ument association organized in 1865 The
object of the association is to preserve and
repair the monument erected to the memory
Of Abraham Lincoln in Oakridge cemetery in
Springfield Ill. Among the incorporators are
Richard ]. Oglesby, Shelby NJ Cullom and
John NJ Palmer.
The total values of domestic exports during
the four months ending April 30, were $5O7S.-
j92, and during the ten months ended April
'0 the exports were Sl330S3,3lS.
Ex-Governor Gilbert c. Walker of Virgin
ia. died in New York on the 18th, in the SD
year of his age.
Gilardo. the Italian who is accused of the |
murder of Felippo Carusso, returned to Chi
'ago from New York in the custody of de-
ective. and made confession to the author
ties. in which he acknowledged that he pur'
biased the trunk in which the body was
hipped TO Pittsburg. Pa.
Theresa Faist, aged A. has often been in
barge of her fathers butcher shop at 43J
Vest Fifty-siXth street, New York. Fails
bought he noticed diminuton of his cash
eceipts and on mentioning the matter to
heresa she. confessed that Maggie Richard
on, woman living near by, had for some
me hcen receiving from s. to SIS from her on
IL she would circulate reports which would
eprive Theresa of all her friends.
The Valentine Reporter complains that that
own is infested with a band of notorious
onfdencc mon. who seek by every means to
ntrap the unwary, and particularly strangers
listing the place.
James II. Gibson has closed his blacksmith
Top in Brownviiie, after about thirty years
continual pounding on his old anvil, and !,
me to Mound City, Mo-, to engage In the
me business.
The county seat contest in Nemaha county
said 10 be as good ms settled before tho vote
taken. Auburn is undoubtedly the coming ,
wn.
The Colorado state sanitary board has d
ised the quarantine against cattle from H. I,
lois and Missouri when accompanied by a Il
rtihcate of health signed by DR.. Trumbow- 81
/, at Kansas City. A
irS. hiram Z. Foutz, residing near Blink. II
''smill, near Lititz, Pa, took her five chill ii
EN- to a mill pond and threw them into the $
cam ana then jumped in herself and was
owned. together with two of her younges st
ildrcn, The others were rescued,
he military order of the Loyal Legion of D
, United States. at New York, reelected L
II. Grant commander.
YIN. NJ. Evarts has been renomlnated for ="
; long term in Harvard college For the ;,
'rt term, Mason Young and W. w. Farnam, =
New Haven. are candidates. The result Of r
|
ncement. vs.
he superintendent of the United States e,
ats at San Francisco, New Orleans and O
adelphia have been authorized to pur- Il
se mutilated an uncurrent United States /,
er coin of standard fineness ut the rate of | &
cn,s per ounce. troy weight, when pre- ~
ted in sums of three dollars and upwards. q,
he three Italians arrested in Chicago for /.
-, =, 'Ss.'' d" on'o"so ,o' 81
ged participation in the murder of the te
ian lemon peddler, Carusso practically 81
fessed to the preparation OF the murder. =
y in measure absolve Gilardo, who was a,
arrested. They state he witnessed the
d, however, and demanded share of the
ley taken from Carusso as price of his
nee and then and there aided them in Gu
'ping the body In trunk to Pittsburg. p
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