The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-03

The Marines Badly Armed -COnfrmations
Attorney Generals Opinion-Other
Interesting Notes.

WASHINGTON, April "a prominent navy
officer, in speaking of the Panama difficulty
and the sending of force from the United
States, said to-day: ut is subject Of regret
among naval officers that the sailors who
will probably form part OF the forces to be
sent 10 the Isthmus, will not be as veil
armed as the marines, or even as we'll as the
forces with which they will have 10 contend.
Their arms consist of the short magszi ne
guns. which will not compare in range with
the Springfield rifles Neither are they sup
piled with bayoDets y
Government officials are OF the opinion thai
the transit will not continue closed for any
length of time. It will depend upon IN for
nation derived in the meantime whether
any additional force will be sent to AsDi0-
wall Monday. The Pacific Mail Steamship
Company has reduced the rate for taking the
men to $40 per man, including their sub
sistence upon the passage, and including tbs
tents and camp equipage. This covers
about the actual cost to the company for
taking them The four ships OF war which
will be at Aspinwsll by the time the Pacific
Mail steam er arrives have Gatling guns for
use on land and force of sailors trained il
their mans sgemeDt.
1t is unoerstood that the President has
sent to the Senate a message asking the sus
pension of action upon the nomination of
Alexander r Lswton. of Georgia, to be
Minister to Russia, until the papers in cJn
nection with the removal OF bis disabilities
can be found. 1t is understood that the sus
pension is only temporary.
The President has also notified the Senats
that he will send no more nominations 10
day.
The Secretary of the Interier has received
from the Attorney General an opinion con
ceTniDg the status of the lands IN the old
Winnebsgo, or Grow Creek Indian, reserva
ton, Dakota The Attorney General holds
that the order of ex President Arthur, 0f
February 27 last (opening these lands to
settlemenD is imperative, for the reason
that the Sioux Indians hold q title to the
lands under the treaty Of 1868. The land has
already been covered with entries by white
settlers under President Arthur's order; bat
ii is probable that the effect OF this de cision
will be to deprive them OF any rights they
may have acquired.
The last message received by the Senate
from the President was as follows:
To the Senate OF the United states.-I hereby
withdraw the nomination which was delivered 70
the Senate on March SO, 1855 OF Alex r L@wton n
potentiary OF the United States TO Russia
lsiRned) GROVER CLEVELAND.
The Secretary OF the Treasury has just de
cided an interesting point sris
act Joe Zames, Chinamen resi-
siding In this country, and who has EN-
braced the christian religion, applied for per
mission TO bring his wife who lives in China,
TO this country. The Department decld IS,
under n recent ruling OF the United States
Circuit Court Of California, that she can not
be allowed 10 land.
The Treasury Department to-day pur.
chased 400 900 ounces OF silver for delivery
at the New Orleans and Philadelphia Mints.
Among the nominations not acted on
by the Senate to-day we're II. L. Kern.
| ochan, to be Naval officer at New Orleans;
| James o. Henderson, To be Collector OF In
ttrnal Revenue for the Eleventh District OF
Indiana; John T. McGraw, to be Collector
of Internal Revenue for the District OF West
| Virginia.
Secretary Manning left Washington this
| evening for Albany to attend to some press.
ing private business. He will be gone about
ten dnys