Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-12-04
AConaic, OF Auif,ariiy.

WHAT Is SAID or GEN. CROOKS tgIrICIsM AT
THE INTERIOR DEPARrdENr.
In his annual report Gen Cronll who L. I'm
command in Arizona where the ChricahuAs
Indians have been troublesome. complains
that the agreement made between the Interior
and War departments to place the entire
troll OF these Indians under his direction was
not adhered To, and that Agent Wilcox had
protested against his bringing these Indians On
the reservation, and in other ways mtersered
with him So That his influence over thC Indians
became weakened and the peace and quiet
which had been maintained for Two years was
broken.
At the Interior department a STAR reporter
was told to-day that the agreement referred To
by Gen. Crook ought never ID have been made,
but IT was the only solution that could De
reached at that time, and that lack OF har.
mony was Inevitable Ii L., however, main
tanned that the agreement was adhered 10 by
the Interior department according To the un-
Outstanding OF It's terms by the officials oi that
department. The difficulty was that the police
management was given la Gen. Crook, and he
was inclined 10 Interpret that AS giving
him absolute control and the ofi1cer
placed in charge by him assumed larger
bowers than was Thought TO belong 10 him. and
in consequence he was brought into conflict
with the agents OF the department. Under the
resent arrangements the reservation l. under
control of thelnterior department, with AN army
officer exercising the functions al indian agent
under the direction of the Secretary al the lp-
terror At present the Indians who were
brought from Mexico two years ago by Gen.
Crook have broken into the reservation. and
are attacking the Indians on the reservation
well as raiding the country around them. Both
the soldiers of the army aud the reservation In
dians are in pursuit OF the renegades The Inc
terror department and Gen. Crook are now sct-
ing In harmony.
THE PUBLIC BUILDING AT PrrTsBURG.-As-
sistant Secretary Farchild to-day gave a hear.
ing TO persons interested i'm the construction Of
the new public building at Pittsburg. The
question AT issue Is as io whether the build
ing shall be built OF granite or sandstone, or
lime stone, and all these Interests were reprs-
scented at the hearing. committee Of the
Pittsburg chamber of commerce argued LA
favor OF the use of granite, and committees
from Indiana and Ohio urged the adoption Of
sandstone and limestone, respectively. There
Is difference OF about 81 90, 600 i'm the bids Tor
granite and those for sandstone and limestone,
IN favor oil the latter. II is urged, however,
that the people OF Pittsburg want granite, and
will not be satisfied with either of the otner
stones. The Assistant Secretary reserved his
decision.
ADMIRAL SIMPSON. president OF the naval
institute, will deliver an address ON THE Navy
aud its Prospects OF Rehabilitation" TO the
Washington branch at the oifice OF the Secrs-
tary Of the Navy. at s O'Clock this evening.
THE LIST OF CALLERS in the hands OF the
Presidents doorkeeper to-day was ~ large -
the daily ones before the LIST OF Nov, when the
Presidents order refusing 70 see ONCE seekers
however, were mostly congressman, who called
simply 70 pay their respects. among the callers
were .ns sery
LeIevre Morrison, Mcmillan, with Judge Good.
meis, Lanham, Randall, Ernentrout, Bragg,
Dowdney, FELTON,, Cal; Dorsey, Ncb; Taulbee,
Sowden, scott, Tucker ana Halsell.
The Galveston, Texas, cotton exchanee
unanimously ask that Congressman Crane Of
the seventh (IexasJ district, be placed upon tue
committee rivera and harsors.
The order Of the expulsion OF the German
Americans on Che Island OF Foehr has again
been suspended, Mr.. Penaieton, the United
states minister. having interviewed In the s-s-
ter.