The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-28
Senate Adjourns Before the NOmina.
tiOns Are Sent In Senate TO Re-
main in Session Until Next
Thursday.
Destructive Fire In Indiana - A
Battle With Rtel in the
Northwest.
NATIONAL AFFAIRS.
The Commissioner of Pensions Issues
Circular-SOuth American Gable Out
Delayed Nominations, Etc.

WASHINGTON, March 27. Commissioner
Black to day Issued the following circular
20 advance any one pension claim out OF its
order Is TO retard by so much the adjustment OF
thouSands OF others which precede II IN order OF
fling. TO prevent the practice of fraudulent i'm
positions upon the Pension Office, it is announced
that claims will be made special that is, taken
out Of their order for expedition, unless such
reasons be shown, in writing as viii in the judg-
ment OF the commissioner warrant such action.
We're the staten ents of claimants themselves are
uncOrboTated by those disinteTeSted persons Will
not be deemed sufficient 10 warrant such special
action.
Information hss been received at the De-
pgriment Of State that the Central and
South American cable was cut last Thursday
by tome of Barrios sym pathizers. II was
repaired Immediately by the company.
Assistant Secretary of the Interior Null
drow. Commissioner OF Indian Affairs
Atkins, and Commissioner Of the Land Office
Soarks qualified today. and entered upon
the discharge of their official duties.
Several nominations we're prepared for de.
livery TO the Senate this afternoon, but the
unusually early adjournment of that body
prevented their reception. 1t is understood,
however, that among them were those of
General Joseph Z. Johnston, OF Virginia, TO
be Commissioner Of Railroads, and of Nor
man J. Coleman, of Missouri, to be Commits
sioner of Agriculture. Coleman is 8 resi-
cent OF st. Louis, about sixty years of age,
and wss for many years editor of the Raral
home, an agricultural paper published in
st. Louis.
The Ser ate Committee on Postoff ces and
Post Roads has to-day been investigating a
spurious publication at the Government
Printing Office of an alleged report OF the
committee and its circulation through the
channels provided for public documents.
The document, which made its first appear
ance yesterday, bears the usual formal of the
Senate heading, and is numbered Report
577 part g."
The Secretary of the Treasury has ad-
dressed letters to the Governors OF the States
of Kentucky, West Virginia, Minnesota and
Nebraska requesting their CO. operation in
the effort which the Federal Government is
making to have the Legislatures OF States ac-
cede to the United States the Jurisdiction of
the lands selected as sites for public b1ild-
ines to be erected at Lexington, Ciarksburg,
Winona and Nebraska City.
The Critic says: Secretary Endicott states
that no orders have yet been issued General
Hatch to clear out Oklahoma. The Presi-
dents proclamation ordered that all occu.
pants CT Oklahoma, whether settlers or cat
tlemen, should vacate, and reasonable
time will be allowed for them to comply.
In the event of their failure to remove the
Interior Department will take steps to free
the territory OF all intruders, and il the as
sistance of the army is required it will be
given"
Among the nominations prepared for
transmission to the Senate to-day was that
of Captain VIM. j. Volkmar, of the Fifth
Cavalry, to be Major and Assistant Adjutant
General.
1t is said another OF the delayed nomina-
tions designated Captain George II. Barton,
of the First Infantry, for appointment to
i'll the vacancy of Major in the Inspector
Generals Department.
The President has recognized Gabriel
SCHNEIDER, Consul of the Swiss Confedera-
tion for Oregon and the Territories OF Wash.
ing and Idaho to reside at Portland.
Hon Henry s. Neal Solicitor of the Treas
ury, rendered his resignation, to take effect
on the appointment of his successor. Alex
ander McCue, of Brooklyn, n. Y, has been
rendered the position, and will prob
ably be nominated on Monday.
Judge McCue is a lawyer of high standing,
aud a man OF considerable means. He is
fifty-f years of age, and has Just retired
from the bench of the City Court OF Brook
lyn. 1t is understood that his appointment
was made at the instance of Assistant Sscre-
tsry Fairchild.
The horses and carriages belonging to the
Interior Department were sold at auction to-
day. The Secretary's pair OF bays sold for
S31S, and the large, double carriage for
$50.