Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-26
TELEGRAPHIC.
General Government.

| 0Ct0r al oOv0TUrt10Ut
REQUESTED TO RESIGN.
| WASHINGTON, June 24.-It Is reported
that Horatio C. Burchard, director of the
mint has been requested to resign but de.
clines to do SO. Mr.. Burchard tacitly ad
mits the truth Of the report.
TRANSFER.
The work of transferring the machinery
for the final authorization of the United
States securities from the bureau of en-.
craving and printing to the treasurer's of
fee is now in progress and will probably b.
completed by the first prox. The transfer
of the duty of placing the seal on the United
States notes, etc, from the chief of the bu.
reau where they are printed t.
the treasurer, by whom they
are issued, is in accordance with thu
recommendation of commission appointed
to consider the question. The object is to
insure greater security in the completion
and issue of the notes.
GROWERS GRIsT.
George S. Holmes, of Charleston, S. c..
has been appointed special agent of the
bureau of labor, vice VIM. L. Trenholm
who declined his appointment. Andrew S,
Caldwell, of Boise City, Idaho, has been ap-
pointed a special agent of the general land
Office to examine fraudulent land entries,
and Joseph X. Speer of Indianapolis, Ind.
has been appointed special timber agent
OF the same office.
CHEYENNE OUTBREAK.
The outbreak of the CHEYENNE Indisns
which was threatened Saturday last has been
brewing for a year or longer. Army
officials here attribute it to q dissatisfaction
on the part o. the Indians at the leasing Of
their reservation to cattle men. The
Cheyenne reservation is one of tho largest
in the Indian Territory. 1t comprises about
AIS, 900 acres, and of this amount more
than 100000 acres are controlled BY those
who are grazing vast herds. The Indians
are divided on the question of leasing the
land, the majority apparently being
opposed to it. 1t is said here
by officials that cattle men haye resorted to
questionable methods in securing control of
ranches. Reports on file at the Office of the
commissioner of Indian affairs indicate that
the leasing of lands was the original cause of
the trouble among the Indians. These re-
ports are from Agent Dwyer, on the Cbey-
enne reservation, who ranks as one of the
best agents in the Indian service. He was
appointed to his present position about one
year ago. Immediately after assuming his
duties he informed the interior department
that trouble was threatened and unless pre-
cautionary measures were taken an out
break would be inevitable. He asks that
one thousand cavalrymen be sent to
the reservation. As reason for his
statement Agent Dryer said tina. his
predecessor had not strict control of the In
dians that they had been allowed to do as
they wished. Mr.. Dryer on assuming the
duties of the agency endeavored to control
the Indians. He reported to the commits
sioner of Indian affairs that they laughed at
his attempts and boasted that the govern
ment could do nothing with them. Agent
Dwyer was in Washington some weeks since.
He urged that 5000 cavalrymen be sent to
the reservation rs soon as possible to scare
the Indians and show them that the govern
ment had a sufficient force 10 clear out the
whole territory if necessary. He thought
that if this method of influencing them
was adopted they would be controlled with
out bloodshed on either side. He said the
Cheycnnes were as warlike as the Apaches,
that they were well armed and could put
from 200 to 1900 warriors on the war path
at any time.
SILVER BULLION.
The treasury department to-day purchased
$4,000 ounces of silver for delivery at the
Philadelphia mint for coinage into standard
dollars. 1t is believed that no action will
be taken on the point recently raised by
Treasurer Jordan that there is no authority
for these purchases before the meeting of
congress, when il may be made the subject
of special communication from the secre-
tary OF the treasury to the committee on
appropriations.
FRIENDLY INVITATION.
The department of state has received no.
tice through the Belgian legation at WASH
ington that ian international congress of
commercial law will be held at Antwerp in
September. An invitation is extended to
this government to send representative to
the congress. As there is no provision CT
law or appropriation available for sending
delegate to represent the government the
secretary of state has invited the New York
chamber of commerce to name delegate TO
be endorsed by the department. The pro-
gramme to be considered by the congress
comprises two subjects, viz, maritime law
and bills of exchange.
DEATH.
A dispatch was received at the state de-
partment announcing the death, this morn
ing OF Phelps, ext nited States minister