The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-10-28
CAPITAL CHAFF.
The President Getting Tired
Of the Office Seekers.
CONSULAR AGENTS.
The Secretary Proposes to Keep in
Place All Those Who Are Pop
ular and Useful.

The Secretary Proposes to Keep in
Place All Those Who Are Pop
ular and Useful.
WASHINGTON, October 27.-The Postmas-
ter-General to-day appointed the following
fourth-class postmasters: Arizona-Flor-
ence, John Miller; Nutreosa, Lorenzo
Brown; Buneo, f: Delaney; Allen, Charles
Il. Beckwith. Northumberland Conlee,
than Hultz. Washington Territory'Ska.
komish, Fannie D. McReany; Stella, Daniel
=. Wrest; Phinney, E. c. Hinman; Utsalady,
Charles B. Noyes. California a-Banning,
Harry H. Ierrington; Tres Pinos, Thorn S
Riands.
! soRELY TRIED.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, October 27.-For
nearly eight months a large share of the
time OF the President has been devoted to
the hearing of applicants for office and the
determination OF appointments. Much OF
the time thus spent has undoubtedly sub
served good. Some of it has been sacrificed
to the indulgence OF people in their natural
| lnsistance upon useless interviews, and
| some OF it has been unjustifiably wasted
The public welfare and due regard for the
| claims OF those whose interests in the Gov
ernment are entirely disconnected with
oftice-holding imperatively demand that in
future the time OF the President shall be
differently occupied, and he confidently ex-
poets that all good citizens will acquesce
IN the propriety and reasonableness of the
following plan adapted to that end: After
the lst day OF November the President will
decline to grant interviews to those seeking
public positions, or their advocates, on
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Dur
ing that month from 10 to II o clock in
the morning he will receive ssch other per-
sons as call on strictly public business, and
ternoon he will meet those who merely de.
sire to pay their respects. On all other
days and times during that month he will
receive only Cabinet officers and the heads
OF departments.
SOLDIERS AND INDIANS
Colonel Bradley, OF the Thirteenth In
fantry, has sent the following communica-
tion to the War Department touching upon
the operations OF the troops pursuing the |
hostile Apaches, under date Of Santa Fe, |
October 9th: General Crook reports by |
telegraph that the hostile Apaches, who |
have been in the Dragon and Chirachua
mountains, Arizona, since the last of Sep |
tember, were driven to Mexico on the 9th |
inst. by two troops OF the Tenth Cavalry
and party of cowboys. have ordered |
five troops OF the Sixth Cavalry, under
Colonel Morrow, to occupy a line from
lhambrey, on the Southern Pacific Rail
way, to Cienega, and to patrol this line
daily from the Rio Grande to the Arizona
line. These posts, with daily patrols, will
watch the country better than the former |
posts on r.. '.axlcan line, IN my opinion,
A., - rra bic Us e get ga rlier-ip:orasation Of
= Is <>f fl,, i
thtpngh this T1,ritory. The report of hos
lille Indians near the Datl mountains,
ae3gt aefg fsR kaays ra ra9np 1Yas iafar5fnt
Ter, of the Eighth Cavalry, reports that he
onnd no fresh trails IN the Mogollon noun
aims. Lieutenant Cecil ran on a party Of
'ustlers, disguised between Bear Creek and
he Sapillo. He followed them some dis
;ance, but they
ESCAPED IN THE MOUNTAINS.
This party has probably committed the
Expectations that have been charged to
he Indians. Major Sumner will endeavor
o capture or break up this party. So far
Us known there are none OF the hostile
Apaches in New Mexico, though as they |
AVE been driven out OF Arizona, it is very
probable that they will return to this Ter
itory sooner or later. The command
ng officer of Fort Wingate reports q col
sion between a civil officer and a small |
,arty OF Navajos yesterday at Gallup, west
II Wingate. The difficulty grew out OF an
Ittempt to arrest Naval 10 Indian charged
With stealing cattle. Shots were exchanged
md one Indian is reported wounded. Dis
patches OF last evening announce that the
ifficulty is over. Colonel Crofton thinks
hat it was caused by the hasty action OF |
he whites, and it may lead to some further |
ction on the part OF the civil authorities"
THE CABINET MEETING TO-DAY
vas attended by all the members except !,
he Postmaster General, who is out OF the
ity. The session was devoted principally
o the consideration Of questions arising !
nder the establishment of a boundary line
,etween the United States and Mexico, and
esulted in the formulation Of series OF in
tructions to officers engaged in this service
N behalf OF the Government The ques-
ion of allowing the publication by the
,ress OF the annual reports OF bureau Off ,
ers in advance OF their being submitted to {
congress was also considered, and it was l
ecided to leave the matter entirely to the {
discretion of the respective departments to |
which the bureaus are attached. c
SMART INDIAN.
"Hole-in- the-Day.' a great grandson OF |
he famous Chippewa chief OF that name, is
n this city, with Minnesota influence to Sc
ure from the President an appointmentto to
Vest Point when a vacancy occurs. He is
,oung, tall and straight, and of very pre-
possessing, personal appearance, with but I
title to suggest Indian blood in his veins.
He dresses well, and, it is said, is highly t
ducated for his years. He was at the War |
Department to-day, and made a very fav-
,rable impression upon the officials he
net.
CoNLULAR POSITIONS. IL
The Star tonight says it is understood
hat Secretary Bayard does not contem-
)late making any changes in the consular
ervice south of the United States for some
lime yet 1t is the policy Of the State De- {
,artment to cultivate more friendly rela-
ions with Mexico and the South and Cen ;
raj American people and to extend our
intercourse in that direction.
Cor this reason the Consuls who have al
eady secured the good opinion OF the peo-
,Ie with whom they have to deal, it is
hought, will be of greater service just now
han would new men. The present officials {
evoted most OF their time at first to MAX ;
ng acquaintances and winning confidence.
1he delay in changing the consular and {
diplomatic positions is due not more to
esire to respect the tenure OF office law |
han wish to maintain d high standing
Or the service.
The Postofiice Department has rendered $
decision declaring that postal cards hay
no special delivery stamps affixed shall be