The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-10-22
and is said to be man of large means
and distinction.

Commander b. +. Day has made a
report to the secretary OF the navy
from Panama, dated August 29, Of the
result of an extended trial trip of the
reconstructed Mohiean, which was in.
vestigated by direction of Secretary
! Whitney. The Mohican left the Mare
Island navy yard June q with steam
in six boilers. The trial vas conduct
ed both under steam and sail to Pan.
/ anna. Considerable difficulty was ex
perienced with the machinery, several
1 breaks occurring. Corlmander Day,
who commanded the vessel during the
trip, reports that the engines seem %
have been indifferently finished In the
details, and they were given no trial
| worthy of the name before the ship
was sent off on her cruise.
WHAT CHIEF BUSHYHEAD WANTS.
! Chief BuShyhead, of the Cherokee
| Indians, |. T., in company with eX-
Representative Phillips, called on Sec.
Lamar this morning, and brought to
his attention very important ques-
tion in connection with the Cherokee
lande. 1t seems that there is large
number of persons who are now occu-
| pying lands in the Indian Territory
/
+ ers, and whom they want the govern
ment to ejectt. Some of these persons
are there under permits from the In
dians themselves, and others have no
permits at all but claim to be citizens,
occupy the lands. The Indians determ-
of Indian blood. AS under the treaty
| hn inhf 0f
ment in local affairs, their definition
of what constitutes citizenship is
authoritative. But the general gov.
ernment is required to protect the In
dian lands from intrusion, and the
| persons are not citizens call them in
truders, and now through Governor
Bushyhead ask the government to ex-
pei them from the territory. The
question has frequently been brought
before the department, but only as In
dIVidual cases came out. Now Chief
Bushyhead demands action in the
cases of between two a2d three thous-
and persons whom he claims are now
intruders in the territory. The other
plaint and it is probable that now the
OOPaA Oh1CAO WILL u y W uOuAO OnO bOIu
''intruders" in order to take action in
the premises.
Chief Bushyhead wants to have an.
other. interview with the secretary for
the purpose of making plea against
ment relative to all the
leased lands to cattlemen in the terri
tory, similar to that which was taken
in regard to the leasers in the Cheys
enne and Arapahoe reservations. The
Cherokees have made very favora>
ble lease of six million acres of their
unoccupied lands for 100000 yearly
for period of five years, and they
want these cattlemen to stay. The
Secretary may determine otherwise.
TIMBER DEPREDATIoNs.
M. j. Staley, special timber agent at
Rathdrum, IdaEo territory, reports to
Commissioner Sparks that he has
transmitted thirty-one ind DR6s
against the Northern Paci =:
company and the MontaN e5I,t.,|
mens Ii e9 9PubiN(
! 40 THE HAVANA MAIL ROUTa
The postmaster-g general is abcuL to
make an effort to transfer the hlvana
service from the foreign mails bu-
resu to the Office of the second assist
ant postmaster general, and class it
with domestic steamboat service. ADJ
vertisements will soon be issued call
ing for proposals for rendering steam
boat mail service between Tampa,
Fla, via Key West to Havana. The
ninety miles of it lying between Key
nd L,
time allowed, is twenty-four and one
fourth hours, the service to be; semi
weekly. If the bids are found to be
reasonable in amount, the service will
so into operation on January, 1st
next,
A PRESIDENTS MARRIAGE.
A letter from Liberia gives the par
ticulars of the marriage of President
H. r. w. johnson to Mrs. Hannah G.
| Dimery, widow of a late leading mer-
chant of that republic. The joyful
event took place on the evening of
August 10Th, in the Presbyterian
church, Monrovia. Rev. J. w. Black
ridge, rector of Trinity Episcopal
church, officiating the groom being
an Episcopalian and the bride Pres
byterian. A reception Immediately
followed at the executive mansion.
HE THINKS NEW YORK WILL &C
DEMOCRATIC.
Treasurer Jordan has returned from
short trip to New York, and says ht
thinks the state will go democratic.
THE PRESIDENT WILL VOTE II
BUFFALO.
The president will probably leav,
. Washington on Monday, the I'd o
November, for Buffalo and cast hi
ballot for Hill the following day ant
then return to the White House. H
: will not be away from this city NOR
than four days. The president is
2 voter in the ninth ward of Buffal
l city. He will be accompanied as ia
as New York by Secretary Mannin
> and Col. Lamont, his private secretary
D Secretary Manning votes in Alhan
9 and Col. Lamont in Cortlandt county
9 n. Y.
= WORK FOR THE POsToFFICE CLERK
Since the present administratio
n came into power thereihave been abou
4 800 presidential postmasters appointet
n and of this number 249 have been II
: moved for various causes. It is state
:, that resolution will be introduce
y in the senate calling for copies of th
o charges in each of these cases and th
q reasons for the action taken.
4 JOKING ON A GRAVE sUB3ECT.
}. Gen. Hazed, the third assistant pos
master general, has enjoyed the stol
of his meeting special inspector {
ot the department at Philadelphia, c
,s his return from his alleged mysterio,
disappearance, but he is very So
e over the additional story as to his lii
lt insurance agent being the first mS