The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1885-07-30
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TIE following telegram ".ts sent from tne
wal department to Lieut.. Gen. Sheridan:
"You are instructed by the secretary OF
war to take such measures and use such
means as will carry out the decision oil the
secretary to open and keep open the cattle
trails and highways leading into and upon
the public lands, for the purpose oil the
un~obstructed passage OF cattle and the
purposes OF Interstate commerce."
The chief OF the bureau OF statistics re-
ports that the number OF immigrants ar
rived in the United States during the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1885, was 1921,
being 122, O13 less than the immigration
during the preceding fiscal year., and 4O1,-
III less than during the year ending Juno
80, 1882, the year OF the greatest immigrar
ton.
The president made the following APP
pointments: To be assistant appraisers
OF merchandise in the district OF New York,
David c.. Hallstead, j. NJ. Strong, c. E.
DhOCO dho uNdA0 lkOHOs 10 oPNNA~A
agents for the general land office, James
A. Munday, OF Kentucky; Clay Taylor, OF
Missouri.
Mr.. MoFFETT, who has been appointed
United States consul to Athens, is an Epis-
copalian minister. He was appointed con-
sui at Birrut, Turkey, but the appointment
was withdrawn at the request OF the Turk
ish minister, who said a consul who is q
minister was not wanted.
THE following promotions have been
made in the scientific force of the geological
survey: Thos. c. Chamberlain, of Wiscon-
sin, geologist, rom $4,000 to SO, 600;
Roland D. Irving, OF Wisconsin. geologist,
from 50, 700 to $4,000; Charles A. White,
OF Iowa, from paleontologist, at 81, 40O, to
geologist, at 81, 700.
AFTER the cabinet consultation, and in &C
cordance with the advice of Gen. Sheridan,
the secretary of the interior has decided to
turn over to the war department the COM
plete control of the Cheyenne and Arapa-
hoe reservation in the Indian territory.
AFTER mature consideration the presi-
dent and cabinet have reached the conclu-
sion that the leases OF lands in the Indian
Territory held by cattlemen are invalid,
and it has been determined to take steps
to have them set aside.
GEORGE w. WILKINSON, Indian agent at
the Omaha and Winnebago reservation in
Nebraska, has resigned.
SECRETARY BAYARD has addressed u let
ter to all diplomatic and consular offices
OF the United States inviting attention to
the presidents proclamation announcing
the death OF Gen. Grant. Bayard directs
that the flags OF the Offices be displayed at
half-mast on the reception OF the circuilr
and symbols OF mourning be assumed for
thirty days.
THE contest over the construction OF the
Denver Coli public building, in which
were involved the questions of importing
foreign" stone from Indiana and the en-
ployment of convict labor, in event the
contract should be award to Brainerd &c
Co., OF Chicago, as recommended by Super
vising Architect Bell, was formally deter
by Secretary Manning, so far, at
least, as these two issues are concerned.
He decided hat only Colorado stone
be used, and that convict labor
would not be tolerated on any government
1t is reported from Vienna that Mr..
Francis, now United States minister to
.ustria-Hungary, will present his letters of
as soon as the emperor returns his
The secretary OF the American
will remain in charge until autumn,
when a new minister will be appointed; Mr..
Kelley in the meantime draws his salary.
The New Haven young woman's
christian association attracted people
10 their rooms recently by exhibiting
'eventy-five different varieties of gIox-
MAS, tropical plants found in southern
and South America.
A white woman afflicted with lepro-
" was recently discovered in st. Jose.
Cal. She is 30 years of age, and con-
'racted the d sease in the Sandwich
stands.
Joseph Barclay, the oldest resident
Of Jefferson county, died in his nine
5ieth year.
Abel Leonard, of'Saline county. re-
GENTLY bought seven hundred Merino
ewes for s2,100.
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