The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-12-05
WASHINGTON, WAITS.
Only. a Small Number Of Ap.
: = - pointmenlts. /
How Some of the Noted Society Peo-
pie are Preparing for Their
Entertainments.

How Some of the Noted Society Peo-
pie are Preparing for Their
Entertainments.
WASHINGTON, D.. c., November 3O-The
to-day: John C. Thompson, of Harolds-
burg KY, to be Surveyor General OF Wy
oming. vice John w. Meldrum, resigned. To
he Registers OF Land Offices-David Webb,
Of Covington, Ind, at Salt Lake, Utah;
Frederick A. Macdonald, of Oregon, at The
Dalles, Ogn. To be receiver OF public mon
eys-William NJ. Garnard; OF Lawrenceville,
ILL.,, at Cheyenne, Wyo.
HOSTILE INDIANS.
Adjutant-General Drum has received the
following telegram from General Crook:
''Sauchey brought into Fort Apache last
e ening the head of one OF the hOstiles
named Ogare Qualah. He also reports that
the hostiles are killing all the White Noun
tain Indians they can find scattered over
the reservation. 1t seems probable that up
to this time they have killed eleven women,
four children and five men and boys. The
White Mountain Indians threaten retalia-
tion. The Chirachuas are remaining on
their reservation, but they are close to
Fort Apache and closely guarded. The
Indians on the reservation are extremely
aroused and several parties OF hostiles and
troops are hunting the hostiles. All OF the
Indians camps have been notified. There
is reason to hope that more OF the hostiles
will be killed.
THE SIGNAL SERVICE.
In regard to the signal service on the
Pacific coast, the signal officer makes the
following explanation: The officer on duty
on the Pacific coast was relieved from duty
there, but his place is to be Immediately
filled by another officer from here. The
suspension is only temporary, and the in
dications will be made from this office un-
til the arrival of a new officer at San Fran
cisco, when the service will be resumed, and
the Indications made from the San Fran
cisco office as heretofore.
STANDARD DOLLARS.
It is said at the Treasury Department
that there has been an increase instead OF
the usual decrease in the public debt during
November. The receipts have been light
and the disbursements unusually heavy.
The pa yment on account of pensions alone
amounts to about $11 100000. The debt
statement will not be issued until Wednes-
day. The issue of standard dollars from
the mints during the week ended November
3Oth was 1858, 1884.
l. THE TIMBER ORDER.
serious misrepresentation OF the scope
and purpose of the recent order of the Com
missioner of the General Land Office re-
specting timber depredations having OBJ
tanned currency in many quarters, General
Sparks made statement for publication
in respect to the matter. He said he had
transmitted to the Secretary of the Interior
over thirty cases OF timber trespasses re-
ported by special agents against the Mon
tana Improvement Company, and recon-
mended. suits for recovery from said
company, jointly with the Northern Pacific
Railroad Company for $3.50, 900 damages
to the United States: This company has a
stock capital OF 50, 900, 900. OF which the
| Northern Pacific Railroad is said to own
the majority, and it is reported to the Gen
eral Land Office as one of the most extern
sive and dangerous depredators OF the p3b-
lie timber in the Northwest. He defaes
specifically that he has taken any official
action relative to the cutting OF timber
from mineral lands, for agricultural, min
ing or other domestic purposes, under the
act OF June 80, 1878, other than to submit
to the Secretary for consideration certain
amendments to the existing rules, the chief
object of which is to prevent the taking OF
timber in evasion of the law
FOR SPECULATION AND EXPORT,
and saws that these amendments which are
now being considered by the Secretary and
| himself do not contain the asserted pro-
vision that individuals entitled to take
! timber must cut it themselves, and cannot
| hire the work done or employ servants to
| do it. The Commissioner has made no
| such recommendation. General Sparks
l !, 1l,, io frr1f h
| in the statement. There is Il GOODNESS
between the head OF the Interior Depart
ment and himself, and that no rules
amended or otherwise have oeen promulgat-
| ed by him that have not been approved by
| the Secretary. "This administration, he
| says, 'means reform of abuses and re-
| turn to the honest, juet methods OF Govern
ment. No man is more devotedly enlisted
| in this movement than the Secretary OF the
Interior, and am quite sure the Commis:
sioner of the General Land Office will do all
in his power to this end"
BINDING THEM DOWN.
With the approval OF Secretary Lamar
General Johnston. Commissioner OF Rail
roads, to-day promulgated the rules for a
system OF sworn reports to be submitted tC
! him by the land grant railroad companies
The regulations are principally upon tbs
subject OF net and gross earnings, and in re
Iation to advising him of the proceedings O.
the stockholders and directors meetings
They are quite elaborate and apparently
OF the most stringent character.
RAILROAD STATEMENTS.
In the annual report of the Railroad
Commissioner, the financial condition o.
the several roads is given as follows:
Union Pacific--Total debt, $164 $780,.
PAT; capital stock, $50, ,S6S, 500; tota
stock and debt, 1925, ,554, TAT; total as
sets, $252, ,041 ,633; surplus, including lane
sales, $26, ,4S6, $50; earnings in 1854, $19,
O1S, ,5O7; earnings in 1885, SIT 1868, 731
decrease, 81, ISL ZIG; expenses in 1884
$1O.293, ,6O7; expenses in 1888, $9,O9S,
1913; decrease, 81, 1875, 1888.
Central Pacifc-Total debt $40, ,547 ,71S
capital stock, $159,275, 800; total stool
and debt, $179,S23,21S; total assets
SIT, ,655, ,O9S; deficit, SO, 16S, 119; in ad
dition to the above assets the compan.
owns lands and water fronts in San Fran
cisco, Oakland and Sacramento valued a
81, 7,75O,OOO. The indebtedness OF the Cen
trial Pacific Railway Company, Gncludin
the Western Pacific) to the United State
on June 30 1885, is as follows: Principal
$27, ,S55, $50; accrued interest, $2S,463,
1856; total, $56,319, 165; total credit
SS, $50, ,2SS; balance in favor OF tn
United States, but not due un
til the maturity of the principal
$L7, ,4Ss, ,s77; earnings n 1884, $23. .639,
215; earnings in 1885, $21 ,O39, ,465; de
crease. S2,599, $50; expenses in 1884, SIS,
S3S, ,2O5; expenses in 1885, $13,219,O9
decrease, $2,619,111; gross earnings, 81.
3OO,7SO After deducting the various cred
it's due the company, the total balance OF
December 1, 1884, was S63O,339.
Southern Pacifc-Total debt, S33, COZ
O42; capital stock, s44,039, 100; total
stock and debt, 1854 146; total assets
$50, ,45s, ,s72; surplus, $2,sl7,729; earn
ings, in 1854. $l,335, 135; earnings ii
1885, s1,64s,ss4; increase. s153:79; ex
1885, 1855. 161; decrease, S1O3,599.
Northern Pacitic-Total debt. $79,434
211 capital stock; $s7, ,61o,5s4; tota
stock and debt, $167 ,O44.795; total assets
SI67, 1876, 755; surplus, $91 ,959; earning
in 1884, $12, 2,6O3, SIS; earnings, in 1885
$11,234, 149; decrease, 81 ,369,42 ex
penses in 1884, $7,177,754; expenses i
1885, &c. 1861 800; decrease, 1881, ,451.
PATENT TO BE SET ASIDE.