Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-07-14
WASHINGTON NEWS.


WASHINGTON. July Is.
Charles A. Cleveland of Anadarko, Indian
Territory, was examined by the Senate special
committee in investigating appointments to
Indian trsderships today. He stated under
oath that some time prior to the expiration of
his license, S NJ. Jsckson. brother of Judge.
then Senator jackson, came to Anadarko and
notified the witness that he (Jsckson) had
been licensed to trade there. He proposed to
the witness partnership into which Jackson
was to put his license, while Cleveland was to
furnish the capital, experience and good will,
in addition TO doing all the work. The profits
were TO be equally divided. Ths witness was
told that If he did not acquiesce in the arrange
ment his right TO trade would be taken away,
jackson claiming to have sufficient influence
at Washington TO bring this about. The wit
ness declined to enter into the arrangement,
and in course OF time he WAS notified by the
commissioner through the agent at Anadarko
that his license would not be extended beyond
fixed date but then a few weeks distant.
The witness came here and laid the matter
before Commissioner Atkins, but did not sue
ceed in getting the order of removed re-
voked. The witness closed his store on the
date fixed and began the removal of his goods.
He could not tell what his loss would prove
to be, out thought about $1,000.
MRS. hunters fenslOus
The adverse report on the pension bill of
Mrs. Maria Hunter, widow of Gen. Hunter,
is explsi -aed by the chairman of the pension
committee. He saws the effect of the bill
would be to give the claimant $40 more per
month than the sum allowed by the general
law. That it is not alleged that the widow
needs any increase and that the committee
has barely tolerated the increase of pensions
tx~&.. H.. Il.
claimants application for the legal rate Of
pensions had been allowed by the pension
office. A minority report signed by the re-
publican members of the committee requests
the passage OF the bill over the veto, holding
that il has been the invariable practice TO
pension at $50 per month, widows of off .ers
Of rank similar to that held by Gen. Hunter,
that the President has signed number of
such bills during the session aside from the
case of Gen. Hancock's widow, and that there
is no reason for making an exception in this
case.
Wants to Try GoOde Again.
Ex-senator johnson and Representatives
Tucker, Cohell, Wise, Croxton and Trigg
waited on the President Tuesday morning
and urged the denomination of John Goode as
solicitor general. They represented that
Goode had not been fairly treated by the
Senate and was not given sufficient opportun-
lty TO refute the charges which led to his re-
Jection. A member of the delegation is au-
thority for the statement that the President
after listening to their representations ex-
pressed sympathy for Goode and stated that
he had the case under consideration but had
not yet decided what course to pursue.
New Money Order Offices.
The postmaster general has added 453
post offices to the ist Of money order offices,
the business OF that number having increas-
ed during the year so to come within the
provisions of the law authorizing the estab-
lishmentOf money order Offices. OF these
Connecticut has 6, Maine 3, Massachusetts, Z,
New Hampshire 4, and Vermont 4.
Large Icebergs Reported.
QUEBEC, July l3.
The captain of the steamship Circassian