Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-10-02
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON. September 3O.-The Presi-
dent to-day appointed JnO. McLane, OF
California, to be interpreter for the United
States Consul General at Kanagawa,
Japan.
Mrs Cleveland and Mrs. Folsom have gone
to Buffalo, New York, on visit OF abont
ten days.
The Secretary OF the Interior has under
eonsiderat tion the proposition to allow GER
tain tribes Of Indians in the West the priv
i;ege of utilizing the grass upon the surplus
lands OF their reservations by allowing
them to take cattle from neighboring ca t.
tlemen to pasture-the Indians to herd
and care for the cattle and to receive a fair
and Just compensation therefor but no
whte.men will be allowed on the reserva-
ton. 1t is proba BILE that an order author
ing certain tribes to enter into contracts
with cattlemen will soon be issued.
The order OF the Secretary OF the Navy,
changing the Washington navy yard into
an ordnance foundry goes into effect after
today. The heads OF the bureaus affected
by the order have been instructed to make
the best arrange ments for the transfer of
such buildings, machinery and tools as are
needed by the Ordnance Bureau, and the
removal of the rest. The order has not
heen modified further than that the yards
and derricks OF the department will not be
noested, and Civil Engineer Monecal, who
is in charge OF the department. will retain
his residence and continue on duty. Some
necessary unfinished work in the steam
engineering department will be completed.
All the employees other than the bureaus,
numbering about 200, are to be discharged
from this evening. Doubtless q majority
OF those discharged will be re-employed as
as soon as tie ordnance work il we'll under
way.
To-days session of the General Grand
Chapter OF Royal Arch Masops was long
one, and good deal OF business OF pri-
rate character transacted. The Grand
Chapter refused TO recognize Mark Lodge,
ofCanada, because it had invaded the !ur-
lsdiction OF the Grand Chapter OF Quebec,
by establishing Mark Lodges in that juris-
dictlon. The application OF Royal Arch
Masons OF Australia for representation IN
the General Grand Chapter was refused, it
being decided that no Chapter under the
American system should be established In
that jurisdiction. The following officers
we're elected: Noble, u. Larned, Washing.
ton; General Grand High President, David
a. Day. Buffalo, N. Y; Deputy Great
Grand High President, Jas. H. Horner OF
New Orea ms; General Grand King, George Nc
Evan, Baltimore, General Grand Scribe. The
remainder OF the officers will be elected TO-
morrow. The Chapter went in BODY 10
Mt. Vernon this afternoon.
Gen. Miles report shows that Geronimo
and his companions were not captured OUT
surrendered conditionally. He acknowl-
edges that he prumsed the hostiles that
they should not be turned over to the civil
authoritie OF Arizona, and that their
lives should be spared by removing them
from the country Immediately: inls
Re- G. 70 oh
Instructions OF the War Department TO
confine the hostiles ut the nearest post.
The Star SAYS the fact that Gen. Miles
accepted conditional surrender when the
positive instructions of the Governmen'
were that nothing but capture or an un'
conditional surrender should terminate
the Arache campaign, raises very
grave questions for the CONSIDER
alton OF the President and Secre,
tary of War. What the result VIII
he can only be conjectured but unless there
are some very extenuating circumst ance,
not apparent on the outside reprl,nauo
Is the least that can be expected. Inc TO
port shows that the hostlies never peiolt
have been driven to such a stage OF desper
alton and that they could not nave sIUo,
out much longer, but nevertheless the Wal
Department would undoubtedly nave pre-
crred an Indian war.to last another yea
rather than that the hostiles should sur
render upon their own terms. IT is sa,t
that Gen. Miles campaign did not spee1ai y;
differ from Gen. Crooks. and that tne iat
ter could have secured the ncst!'es VI
similar conditions to those accepted y.
Gen. Miles last January. when Geronimo
expressed ii willingness to surrender pu
escaped when he found he could secure ~
assurances of safety. Miles report Is Vel
long and interesting. He devotes To
greater portion OF il to an account ot Tn
pursuit of the Indians since he took con a
mand. He shows how his campaign di
Tered from that OF Crooks. The latter use
friendly indians to fight the hostiles, VIM
Miles pursued them with United State
troops, using the Indians only as tralier
Delicate Business.
SOFIA, September 30.-The Bulgaria
Ministry have decided to postpone the
reply TO Russia's note demanding as
condition Of the Cars protection the ran