Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-07-17
GENERAL WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON, July 16.-The examination
of R. M. Hunter, attorney for Cleveland &
Co., late freq traders at .Anadarko, Indiar
Territory, was continued this morning by
Mr.. Platte, OF the Special Committee OF the
Senate. Mr.. Hunters evidence substan.
italy corroborated that of Mr.. Cleve.
land, he described a series OF interviews be.
tween himself and the Commissioner OF In.
dian Affairs with respect to q renewal oil
Cleveland's license and Jackson's PROPOSE
ton for partnership with Cleveland. At
one OF these interviews Mr.. Hunter said he
believed, although he could not swear to it,
that he (Hunter) termed Jackson's propo.
sition q Matchmaking scheme. The out
come Of these interviews was a refusal by
Mr.. Atkins to relicense Cleveland. Witness
several times referred to interviews with
Senator Vest who he said was Interested in
behalf of Cleveland, but the committee
decided not to hear anything with regard
to these interviews which was not essential
to a clear understanding of Hunters W
action, because Senator Vest had made a
request to be called as a witness and al
lowed to tell his wi story. Witness, by
instruction of his clients, appealed the
matter to the President and sent to him,
after a personal interview with Col.
Lamont. some documents relating to the
case. One document was an affidavit made
by Cleveland, relating the story OF Jack
sons visit to Anadarko, his proposition
to afiant to enter into a partnership with
him, Jackson, putting in the license with
Cleveland, who should furnish the capital
and experience and do all the work, and to
his Jackson's) threat to have Cleveland
put off the reservation if he did not assent
to the partnership upon these terms and
his statement hat he had sufficient in
fuence with Commissioner Atkins to Sc
cure his object. Several letters were
introduced by Senator Vest, OF Missouri,
who had several interviews with Mr.. At.
kins on behalf OF Reynolds and Cleveland
at the instance OF John Bannerman, a
friend of the Senator. Mr.. Atkins promised
to appoint either Cleveland or Reynolds
but afterward declined. In his second let
ter Senator Vest says Atkins seems deter
mined to put all traderships in the Indian
Territory in the hands of Missiesippians or
Tennesseeans. do not want to have a
quarrel with him, but think I shall offer q
resolution in the Senate asking for full in.
formation as to these appointments. Let
me know whether Reynolds will take a
told me Cleveland had q herd Of cattle on
the reservation and he did not think he
could appoint him under the circum-
stances.
AFTER v CADETS.
The Board of Visitors to the Naval
Academy in their annual report recommend
among other things that the Superlntend-
emit Of the Naval Academy shall have power
to convene general courts martial for the
trial OF cadets and to execute the sentences
upon such cadets. except sentence of dis
missal, subject to the same limitation and
conditions existing asto other general courts
martial, and to order courts of inquiry to
investigate matters concerning the naval
cadets. The report is signed by nine mem
bers Of the Board. The other two members
of the Board-senators Cameron and
Blackburn-dissent from the conclusions
reached as to the powers proposed to be
conferred upon the Superintendent.
THE NEW CRUISERS. ]
The Secretary Of the Navy has decided
to contract for one of the new cruisers on
the plans and designs of the 'Naniwa
recently built abroad, and for the
other on the plans of the Bureau of Con-