The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-03-15
Uncle sam is Going TO show
His Teeth at Usurper
BarriOs !
niackmniiers and Men with
tnCurabIe Itch for Once
Need NOT Apply
NATIONAL NEWS NUGGETS.
Yesterday ut the white House nad
Departments.


Washington, March l4.-Gen. Sher-
idan receiver telegram from Gen.
Hatch stating the Oklahoma boomers
had postponed their contemplated
invasion of Indian territory until the
10th lust. The postponement was de-
tcrmined upon before the receipt of
the presidents proclamation. Army
officers express the opinion that the
Invaders will now disband.
MIR. BLAINE PAYS MS RESPECTS.
Washington. March l4.-Mr. Blaine
called at the White House last even
ing to pay his respects to President
Cleveland. The meeting between the
two gentlemen was hearty, each
S lar,n sr ,s9 other by the hand with IA
gcther nearly an hour and when Mr..
Blaine came out the president accom-
panied him TO the door and gave him
a cordial invitation to visit the exccu-
tive mansion frequently.
WAS IT CARELEssNEssI
in the enrolment of the naval ap-
preparation bill the section providing
for the abolition OF the naval advis-
nv board at the discretion of the
secretary of the navy was omitted,
The clause appropriatIng 100000 for
the armament of the cruisers was also
omitted in the enrolment, although
it was agreed to by both houses OF
congress.
OBITUARY.
Mrs. Herbert. wife of Congressman
Herbert, of Alabama, died this morn
ing.
READY FOR WORK.
Mr.. Feirchild qualified rs assistant
secretary of the treasury this after
noon, and win assume the duties of
the office Monday morr'ug.
TONS OF .SAsH.
The president and cabinet receive
on exceedingly heavy mai every day
which shows no signs of grow ing
less. Col. Lamont smiliugly remark
to-day, as he gazed upon the huge
pile OF unopened letters, that "lf this
state of things keeps up much longer
win have to persuade the president
to order the stoppage of mats for a
few days SO as to allow us to catcl
up"
No BLACKMAl 1ING.
The secretary of the treasury has
received a large number of anony
nous communications making al
sorts of ridiculous charges agains
the employees of the treasury. lie salt
this MOI hing he wanted to have /
known by everybody he did not pro
pose TO take the least notice of anony
character, aud that il would be use
less to send them to him.
THE HAzuN CoURT-MARTIAL.
In the Uazen court-martial the evi
dcnce of Hudson, of the Sunday Capi
toll, was terminated by the refusal o
the court to receive as evidence n
article from his paper concernin
lIazen's criticism of the secretary {
war. A number of documents wer
filed with the purpose of shown
n there was still time to send relief I
D Greely after the loss of the Proteu
. and the defense announced the
! would close their case by putting &c
Uazen on the stand Monday. A,
journed.
r THIS ISN'T THE RUTABAdA BRAND.
Secretary Lamar to-day directC
l. the chief clerk and superintendent ,
the interior department to sell at pu
d lie auction all horses, carriages al
equipments which are the property
F the interior department, except tho
used for trucking purposes. The pr
ceeds of the sale will DO converted !
10 the treasury. The sale is to tai
place as soon as consistent with I!
. interests of the public service. III
s result of this order will be the retu
= TO their regular duties of seven cler
3 who have beeh employed as drive
r. A similar order has been made by a
Z torney- e eneral Garland.
PIE FOR POST.
II is understood ex-Representatl
Post, OF Pennsylvania, viii be reco
S. mended by Secretary Lamar for
assistant secretaryship of the inter
" department created at the last sessi
of congress.
OUR TUBS ADRIFT.
. The secretary of the navy tod
s. directed by telegraph the oommal
ers of the Waohusett and Shen
doah, of the North Atlantic squadr
now near New Orleans, TO proceed
Central America. The command