Omaha daily bee., 1888-10-13
TIE SIOUX In WASHINGTON.
They Win Pow WOW" at the Indian
Department To-Day.
SHIPPING VOTES TO INDIANA.
Desperate Democrats Resort to Crimi
nal MISUNDERSTANDING Hard For
New Notwithstanding in
the Patent Ofhce.
The Chiefs at the Capital.
WAsuIHGToN BUREAU The OMAHA bee,
5l3 FOURTEENTH STREET.
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WASHlNGTOS, IL. ", Oct. Ia
Some sixty bucks, head men and chiefs OF
the Dakota Sioux, reached here tonight ac-
companed by agents and interpreters, rails
ing the total number to seventy five, TO nego-
tiate with the secretary of the interior with
regard to the opening Of the great Sioux res
crvation. Their visit here is entirely due to
the failure Of the Sioux commissioners to
gain their consent to the act passed by con-
gress at the present session. big pow
WOW" is arranged for tomorrow at the in
terror department at which the secretary Of
the interior and the commissioner of Indian
affairs will be present. II is understood that
the commissioners have given up all hope OF
securing the consent of the Indians to the
conditions OF the present act, and will limit
their labors to securing propositions from the
Indians to be submitted to congress at
the coming session. 1t is said that the In
dians have two propositions in hand. One
ls that they shall be allowed IS, 600 900 by the
government, cash in hand, to be at once pay
able for the use Of the Indians for the H.
700, 600 acres proposed to be opened for set
Element. The second is If the first is not ac-
.epted, that the price of the land shall be
raised from 80 cents per acre to be paid the
settlers to 81 per acre. If congress shall
agree at the coming session to either Of these
propositions, the Indians will give their con-
sent to the act as at present framed.
CoLoNIzISG VOTES FOR INDIANA.
Democratic agents are at work here and
In Baltimore soliciting residents of the Dis
trict of Columbia and Maryland to go to
Indiana and vote next month. gentleman
informs me that he was approached today
bya coorizcr who offered a round trip
railroad ticket and $50 in cash if he would go
to Bedford, Marshall county, and vote for
Cleveland and Thurman electors. He was
assured that there would be from fifty to one
hundred voters sent from here to the same
place and that they would be protected from
prosecution and guaranteed civil treatment
THE DEMOCRATS LOSING CONFIDENCE.
couple of democratic members OF the
house called upon Attorney General Garland
this morning, and during conversation the
latter said:
"Well, gentlemen, the fight is transferred
TO New York. Harrison will get Indiana
and West Virginia, and we must hold New
York and get Michigan or we are lost"
This IS said to be the view taken OF the sit
uaton by President Cleveland. All efforts
are to be turned to New York and the
wolverine state henceforth, and but the pre-,
tense Of fight to divert attention is to be
made for the other states named. The an
nouncement made this morning OF negotia-
t,ations to bring about q settlement between
sented by Hewitt and Grant for mayor of
New York, is but the preliminary of series OF
arrangements to secure democratic harmony.
CLEVELAND AND THE CHINESE TREATY.
On September 25 the senate adopted res
oluton calling upon the president for copies
Of the late correspondence which passed be
tween the department Of state and Minister
DENLY regarding the ratification of the Chin
csc immigration treaty which was rejected
by the Celestial empire after the passage BY
congress of the anti Chinese emigration bill
and before it reached the president. The OBJ
ject of the resolution was 10 ascertain wha
passed between the department and our min
lister in China, which extricatcd the presi
dent from an embarrassing predcament b,
securing rejection of the treaty. 1t is be
lieved that the rejection was forced by ou
minister. Up to this time the president ha
ignored the senate's resolution, and 1t
stated that he intends to continue to ignor
the resolution until after the election a
least. The presidents silence on the subjec
Is regarded as omnous.
PARTIsANsuIP IN THE PATENT OFFICE.
There have been several gross violations
Of civil service law in the patent office sine
the Cleveland administration began to bur
gle the affairs of the government The mos
glaring instances relate to the appointment
OF examiners, by far the most responsible
position in the office, as these officials pas
upon the validity of patents issued 1t
susceptible of proof that in more than on
ease examination questions were furnishe
10 democratic applicants days in advance
The large number Of successful democrati
applicants may be set down in great mea.
uTc W tnlS pTdCtCc.
Personal AND IMPERsoNAI.
The secretary of the interior to-day rent
cred decision in the indian depredatio
claim Of Periston & Miller of Lincoln, Neb
amounting to $l3l, ,764. The depredations Al
alleged to have been committed in 1864, 1S6
1867 and 1868, by Sioux ami Cheyennes. Th
secretary finds that the evidence is insutl
cient and that the claim was not presente
within the time reciiied by law.
To-day the bill making Lincoln a port
delivery, signed by the presiding officers
the two houses was announced as ready TO s
TO the president.
Senator Manderson will leave for Oman
tomorrow morning and his secretary, Nj
Ham, leaves tomorrow night They will nj
return till sometime after tho election.
Senator Hoar, of Massachusetts, said I
night that resolution would be adopted
the senate the first of next week, proyldir
for an adjournment on next Wednesday, Al
that congress would adjourn on that day {
Thursday.
The secretary of the treasury has awardt
the contract for the approaches to the fe
eral building at Nebraska City to Mart
Hendrick, Of this city. The award calls f
l,S4l.
Colonel Bate, chief Of the free deliver
system of the postofiice department, has cor
pleted his annual report of the operations
the postofices throughout the country III
report is in tabular form, and shows the re
enue, the mail matter handled and the oper
tion of the free delivery system, etc TT
report shows that the western section of q
country, especially Nebraska, has develop
more during the past year than during 4
previous year.