Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-10-30
THE RATIONAL CAPITAL.
An OmclaI Report On Our
Indlan Affairs.


op CALLING n1tontl1m 70 the unmlatakMhie
evidences of progress made bg many
tribes and says: @fhe excellent ten
per, subofdiaation and general tran
guilty which, with two o. thres exesp
slons, have everywhere prevailed. Is Of
itsalf m0at anspicious omen of pro
Rress. May facts fully establish tue
claim that during TIE past year tie In
dian raos has taken 3 drmaP step In the
march towards ciEiliz ation than ever
hafore ii the same leneth Of time. TIE
estimates for carrying On Indian services
have been reduced from t1SSaOl9 10
1856, 10 S. go e75 for 1881, and bus for
an more Be Of &iT1, 800 IN the estimatas
/ Tor ednaafinnal work, the Fnduosion
gould have bosn QrealeF.n He expresses
bis conEiotian thai the proposition 20
throw Open Oklahoma % white settle
ment would be an experiment daneeEoss
to ali ooneeFned. he sherefoF~ recon
nisnds as z preliminary step ehas Goa.
Qress anthoEixs the Dspartment % ap
point aOommission who shall visit the
Cheyonnea, AFrapah0ea, Ninhilas. kio.
vas, Comanehe8 and Apaohes Ia the In
dian Territory 10 ascertain taeiE views
with reference 70 the subioct of their re-
moval 81 other lands IN said Territory.
The Report oay6 khaEa Ia sm Immediate
necessity for the establishments of Z
Unitsd States Dislrisi Court within the
heart ok the Territory. The Oommia.
sioner refers % bis Instructions TO aRanta
locking 10 teaching the Indians h0W 10
farm, and says be Intends 90 SEE 10 it
/ that they are fully carried oat. OF the
necessity fof an appropriation % defra3
the expense Of making q oensaa ct the
Indians. she Commissioners says: II DO
not d0abt that an accurate census would
shsW q decrease ia the number Of In-
dians thF0ughout the ooautFy. or ct
least 81 several agencies. The eatlay for
taking the eenauG 10 ino0nsidarabie when
compared With the gre q saving it would |
probably enset. Tue saving IL two in
stances. the Oheyennes and Artapahoes /
and the Pine Ridge agencies, will |
amount 10 q large sum annually
Another Read CnlI.
Secretary Manning this afternoon
iasaed q call for ten million thFee per /
cent bonds. Tue call will mature 0n /
DesembeF 3lst.
Anether Gail Ger Sends.
WASHINGTON, Oot. 29.-The Assistant /
Secretary Of the Treasury this after /
teFnoon issued the ls4th call for the 70
dempiion Of bonds. TIE call Is for 1
el0,e00.0 900 Of bonds Of the per oeni /
loan OF 1859, and notice is given that /
principal and accrued interest on the 4
b0nds herein below designated will be
paid at the Treasury Of tue United
States n she city Of Washington on the
isi day Of Dsoembsr, 1886, and that In
terest on tha said bonds will cease on
that dag. viz: the three per cent bonds
issued under the Act OF Congress, ap-
proved Julv 12, 1882, and nnmbered a.
follows; $50 original No. 20. 800 orig
tnal No. 6i0 10 original No. 640 both IN
elusive, $500 original No. PSF 20 original /
No. 285 both inclusive. $1,000 original i
No. 2I76 to original No. 2h3t both in0lu-
aiVe. $1,000 original No. 6326 to original
Ne. 730e both inclusive; total, $l0.000,-
900. All Of the bonds Of this loan will /
be called BY the original uumbeFa only,
and parties holding the bonds called b.
this circular can ebsain their Immediate
payment with interest 10 the date Of
presentation By requesting tbs same Ia
the letter forwarding the bonds for re-
dempti0n. Many Of the bonds origin
ally Ia the above numbers have been
transferred or exchanged into other de-
nominations on waivers the original
numbers being cancelled, or have been
rsdeomed under tbs circular OF Sepiem-
Der 18th. 1856.
Application Reom spreckels Deciined.
Actirg Secretary Fairohild has In
formed the Collector Of Customs 81 San
FFanoisoo that the Department deems
ik unadvisable 10 grant the application
Of NessFs. ]. ID. BpFecksls & Broa. fer
permission 10 retain on enclosed docks
goods arriving under internal revenue
transportation, instead Of sending them
10 q bonded warehouse, a. required BY
the general regulations.
The Use oF ssamp Not ILLEGAL.
Secretary Manning did nst write bic
signature On treasury letters, etc., today,
but used a stamp containing fac simile
of his siauaturo. The Attofnsy Gen.
eFal gave an opinion that thsro is no /
legal objection 20 the ase Of q stamp.
rive Jsckeys saspenaed.
WAGHEaaroN, Ost. 29.-Tw0 jockeys,
r. Lynch and W. Nancy, who Eo2e Foa /
peotIvely Disturbance and RasbouFk ID /
the steepleohase, we're suspended 90 the /
race track, upon the complaints Of the /
owners Of the horses. for throwing the /
raoe. Tue suspension was made per.
manent at she meeting Of the einb this /
evening. The owners presented evi- !
dsnss ihaa ihsss two isokeys had tels-
Graphed 10 people at q distance 10 bet
on the other horses.
Secretary Manning.
WAgHaaroN, Ost. 29.-SscrstaFy Man.
nina this morning assumed actual con-
troll Of the TreaanKy Department for the
hTst time since be vas taken sick, and
siRDed ell the matter requiring the sig
natnFs Of TIE Secretary.
In uenor 81 BaFshsIdi.
WAEHEMoToN. Oct. "a pOssofiee IN
Dakota Vaa today named after Soalp
tor Baftholdi.
The Presiaens'a Afternosn Reception.
TIE President held his usual after
noon reception and shook hards with
about four hundred persons. includina
3 large deieQsti0n from TIE Convention
Of the Csnduol0rs OF the ihsufanes As
ssoiafious og tue Uaifsa State aud Cana.
a., nov II session In Baltimore.
usnoFtng q ciffsea ~ WaIfa WnlIa.
WAsHmaroE, Oot. 29-ThsFs Il w.
oanoy Ia the Land Once e. Waila Wal.
II, worth $500. A nnnheF Of pagers
have hsen Before The President for sew
eraf days, bat were returned - him 70
she Secretary Of the latsFioK today. Il
Il undsratsod that +. J. Parker, Of Wal
Ia Walla, viii reociye tbe appointn.ena,
thsuRh Lamar says that is ell BE- sew
sral days before the matter ean Be fully
decided. Senator Dslph today gave
Parkar q atrona endoEsemeuk
CouFt Martial.
WAEauaz0N. Ost. 9.-The pEoeesd-
/ inRs of the ogurt martial. convened IL
this city for The trial Of Captain Wa. \.
johnson. of ne u1ilao States Army,
retired, has been made pabIie.
Captain 3ohnson gaa tired upon
the charges Of dupliesiipR bis pay ae-
eoants. and he ooaEt martial rsfnfnsd
9 Verdici of not guilty. HowoEer, Lass
tenant 0ensfal sheridan. Wha EoEis9ed
he pf0esedinga. sst aside ne vsrdict.
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