Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-07-11
T, be Introduced into ths Various
Navy Yards
ND A CLOUD OF DUST EXPECTED
:, Follow that viii SufOcats Several Of
the Present officials Of the
Navy Department.
GENERAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.

ri ssilOl IVOaAnS W suis ou4 nos Ooen IN prog
sss for some weeks Committees at the
u-iOus yards have been visiting books and
sUsrs covering period Of ten years. These
cnuittees have been and are being assist.
4 By = special commission sent from the
Navy Department Reports are to be sent
Washington and compared with the books
.srs. The object of the investigation is to
sA,n whether or not the books viii
S ,,rss with the accounts in the books at
Washington. 1t is intimated that already
discovery has been made that the books at
q he department. show that certain materials
yhich ought to be on hand in one of the
,ris cannot De found. At the Mare Island
rsy7 ysId, California the investigation
vi be most thorough because of the re-
,crs Of needless expenditures Of money at
Is, place. The Secretary has been fur.
4 .shed si,h the names of q number of per.
pas who sag they can give evidence of
rs2i in that yard in the repair of United
Sisfes vessels
j VIII the Secretary order sn investigation
4 Q. The repairs on vessels in sll the yaris?'
VS. ssked of naval officer to-day who is
acquainted with Secretary Whitney inten-
aOrS
1t is useless to order sn investigation"
i Lslephed, '1he money has been spent reck-
sss,y aud expect frsudulently, but it eau
70, he recovered. At one yard Mare
. ssLtl large amounts in the past years
.s,e been expended in repairs. This yard
s great distance from Washington and
oEceIs have seemed to feel that they could
SC, Sih impunity. / have heard il said
atrctten wood has been placed in vessels
tst they might soon be returned for
rsgars. A httle more than three years
$50 tie Pensacola was condemned
s. Mare Island yard. She was brought to
lie Atlantic and sent on q three years
rlise, and only recently received the re-
rSir that officials in California said were
necessary when she was there. Charges are
higher st Mare Island than in the private
ysris on the Pacific coast.
In The proposed Reorganization the Sec
rstary will manage TO dispense with the
services of so many bosses. The yards are
I'LL of Master this and Master that, and they
81 get s. day, whether they work or not,
iogr hours for days work, IN some instsn'
ces \ sailmaker went from Boston to one
q the yards and began working eight hours
isv. He was told to labor less time that
be could not be allowed to accomplish so
much work"
Resignation Accepted.
ancaDFoI fha raa-
igIsuon of Chief Clerk Savage, of the
treasury Department, and has appointed
Eixs.d B Youmsns, of Elmirs, n. T., to
&c bis successor. Mr. Savage rendered his
'sagIstion four months ago.
Indian Dimculties.
4 telegram received at the War Depart
uent 10 day indicated that Indian difficult
ties had occurred in 3 new place. The
tssrstch was from General Terry and read:
Colonel Brooks, commanding the district
Of Montana, has received information from
Canadian authorities that 25 lodges Of in
g1rrectionary Canadians, under q son OF
Big Bear, are going toward the boundary
f1e They probably intend to 60 to the
Crow Indian reservation in Montana They
Eould be disturbing element II suffered to
No action Was taken on the dispatch tor
isy.
Customs.
Assistant Secretary Fairchild has writ
,eu 70 the Collector Of Customs at OsWego,
y. \, stating that the circular Of July 2nd,
il rsgsrd 10 termination of certain articles
Of the treaty Of Washington does not im.
pose duty on domestic products shipped
trru one American port to another IN Gan
ada By routes, part railroad and part water.
Entries are required but on presentation OF
rrooi, that merchandise is sn American
producer it may be passed free under act +oS'
Of the lew tariff index.
Reducing Leaves of Absence.
The heads of executive departments have
been considering the sdvissbility OF redne'
Ing the annual leaves of absence granted
70 rhe department employees, and 1t Is IN.
ders'oCd that the question vas the topic OF
discussion in yesterdays Cabinet meeans
The general impression is that these leaves
vii be reduced from 80 to 20 days. In
concurrence there is a good deal OF sup
pressed growing among the employees, es
pecially in the Postofhee Department, Tnere
the clerks have been working over time Ior
months past in an attempt TO reduce tne
accumulation Of business.
Indian Trouble Becoming More Serious.
Indian troubles as looked upon from
Washington are becoming more serious.
Gen. Sheridan left here tonight for Fort
Reno. The General desired 10 oe ~ tne
scene Of the conflict. A telegram has oeen
sent 10 the officer in command which says
the outbreak must be suppressed even II the
CheyenDes are wiped out ofexistence-
Gen. Miles is expected IN Indian IefIi-
tory Lot later than the first OF next wees
Hope is expressed that he may 90 soie 70
quiet the disturbance without olooo Sne1;
He is well known TO the Indians and Is salo
to have considerable influence over them.
In q trouble with the Cheyennes some years
ago they surrendered to him voluntarily
Prior to that i, was their custom to refuse
70 surrender. =,
The Indian Commissioner had not received
any telegrams from the scene OF disturbances
up to the close of Office hours to-day. III
answer to an INQUIRY as to whether u was
the purpose OF the government to disss0
the Cbeyenres he firmly declined to give
oNl lLIOfmaIOQ. ne 0cSAoAON .
harm might be done by the premature Pao
hestion Of the intentions OF the goVernn nehs
IL such cases Nevertheless II can oe sSA'eu
that The Interior Department is strongly N
isVor Of disarnjDg the Cheyeunes ana 'na
Inspector Armstrong hss recommenaeo INC
adoption Of this precaution.
Commissioner Miller Sends n CarculA.
Commissioner Of Internal Revenue alllsf I
has sent a circular to collectors OF lnternA
tt'enue directing them to continue tne sy:
ten tf supervising the operations o. hu,s as
Gisdlleries winch hAs prevailed the PAS'
tree seasons.
Sporadic Cholera st Toledo :,
A few days ago dispatch was receives
a the Office of the Supervising Sargsoa
General OF the Marine Hospital saying ina
Several cases Of sporadic cholera hsn ~
cured at Toledo. o. DR.. Hsmiisoe; oaP
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