The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-09-17
WASHINGTON NEWS.
A General Feeling at Washington that
Geronimo should he Hanged for
Murder.
A Statement from the Treasury Depart
ment-Another Call Expected.

Inc comptroller or the currency has I'M
posed fines OF 500 each upon five national
banks which have regularly been slow in
forwarding monthly reports.
The treasury department holds that the
reimpOrtatlon OF domestic liquors must be
governed by the particular proofs sub
mitted to the local collector.
Minister Cox Is about to leave Constanti-
nople for New York on account OF i'll
health, leaving Secretary Heap to conduct
the business Of the legation temporarily.
The conscience fund of the federal
treasury has been increased by contribu-
tion of S617 from New York, the amount Of
an error recently discovered in the pay
ment OF internal revenue tax.
w. j. Davis, of Illinois, has been APP
pointed superintendent of the government
Indian industrial school to be established
at Grand Junction, Col, and p. Il. Burke,
of New ork, has been appointed superin-
tendent OF q similar school at Albuquerque,
N. NJ.
The issue of standard silver dollars from
the mlnts during the week ended Sept. IL
was GIL, 25S. The issue during the cor
responding period Of last year was $685.
The shipments OF fractional silver coin
since Sept amount to S447,Ss5. From the
last statement issued by the mint bureau
1t appears that the silver dollars coined
under the Bland act have reached q total
OF 239,000, 600, which Is about equal in
amount to the gold coin and bullion held
by the treasury.
The report that demand has been made
by the Canadian government for the re-
lease of the Canadian seal-fishing vessels
captured by the United States revenue cut
ter Corwin in Alaska waters is denied
here. Any demand that Canada desires to
make of the United States must be made
through the British foreign office. The
whole matter as yet is in the hands of the
treasury department. and the state depart
Inent has no official knowledge of the sub
lect whatever. Canadas claim, of course,
is that Russia had no right to cede to the
United States jurisdiction over SO large a
body of navigable water which is only il
part land locked
MINOR COINS.
The director of the mint has Issued the
following circular in regard 10 the Issue OF
minor coins:
Five-cent nickel pieces and one-cent
bronze pieces will be forwarded in the
order OF application from the mint of the
United States at Philadelphia, Pa, to
points reached by the Adams Express COM
pany, free Of transportation charges, Ill
sums of S2o or mutiplcs thereof, upon the
receipt and collection by the superintend-
ent OF that mint OF q draft on New York or
philadelphia payable to his order. TO
points not reached by, the Adams Express
company, and where delivery underits con-
tract with the government is thus impracti-
cable, the above coin can on the same terms
be sent by registered mail at the appli-
cantS risk, registry fee on the same TO be
paid by the government. Orders for trans
pOrtation at the risk of the applicant Should
express the acceptance OF the risk.
YELLOWSTONE PARK
ID. w. Wear, superintendent of the yell
lowStOne National park, in his annual re-
port to the secretary of the interior, calls
attention TO the laws OF the park, and says
they are entirely inadequate for its protec-
ton. He suggests that law be enacted
by congress establishing court within and
for the park, with exclusive jurisdiction of
all misdemeanors and with power TO eX-
anime and hold to bail persons charged
with felony, to be tried by the nearest court
having criminal jurisdiction. MI. Wear
reports that the roads and bridges in the
park are in good condition, the hotel ac-
commodatlons good and ample, and the
transportation facilities excellent. The re-
the park Of every kind than was ever be-
fore known. Elk, antelope, deer, and
mountain sheep are plentiful. The con-
dition of the stock, buildings, ETC., roads
and bridges has been materially improved
during the year. The disbursements We're
$50, 600.
THE NEW WAR VESSELS.
The secretary of the navy has concluded
not to wait for the new plans for the So
ton gunboat, and the advertisement was
accordingly issued for proposals for the
construction OF all the vessels which have
w
made an innovation upon all precedents by
throwing open to the world the competl-
tion for designs for the construction OF the
two 6,O0O-ton armOred vessels authorized by
the act of Aug. 3, 1876, to increase the
naval establishment. Nothing is said III
the advertisement about the first-class tor
pedo-boat authorized by the act of Aug. s,
1856. The largest steel forging called for
in the manufacture OF guns is l215 tons for
the 12-inch guns. No bids for steel forg-
ings will be considered except such rs en-
gage to produce within the United States
either all the gun steel, 1910 tons, or all the
armor plate, $500 tons, and bids covering
both will receive preferences, other things
being equal.
oLEoMARGARINE.
The Oeomargarine stamps have all been
determined upon, and will be ready for de-
livery to the internal revenue bureau with
In u few days For the wholesale $500
stamp, as already stated, the design Is q
vignette of the treasury department. The
same design, with different lettering, has
been continued throughout all the whole
sale provisions of tho law. The design of
propriate enough But for the retail stamps
the device adopted is that OF an agricul-
turist at rest. What hidden sarcasm
prompted the selection OF this device is not q.
known. The generally accepted explana-
tion Is that, now that the chemists have
undertaken to make the butter, the farmer
can take u rest. The internal revenue Off
GERS continue to find much trouble in ar
ranging the minor details for putting the
law into practical operation, but expect it
will WORK smoothly when once fairly start
ed. The law goes into operation Oh the lst
of November.
LAND DECISIONS.
The two western railroad decisions just
rendered by the acting secretary of the in-
terror involve no new principle. In the
case of w. ID. Jarrett VS.. The Missouri,
Kansas and Texas road, the principle laid
down is the same as that which was at
frmed in the case OF the Southern Pacific
VS.. The Texas Pacific. 1t is that the grants
are to take effect only OIL the lands granted
at the time OF the grant, and upon public
land and no other. This is well-estab-
lished rule. The amount of land involved
does not exceed three thousand acres In
the Northern Pacific case the land was
within the Crow Indian reservation at the
time Of the definite location Of the road.
1t was subsequently cedcd to the United
tot mud hntn it. n f0t nf I'M