Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-20

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provide more efficient mail service be-
tween the United States and South
America to break up trusts.
ARMY AFFAIRS.
Colonel Rufus Saxton, Assistant Quar-
termaster General, was placed on the re-
tired list to-day.
The President to-day approved the act
authorizing the President to appoint
Alfred Pleasanton Major in the army
and placing him on the retired list.
Nominations Lieutenant Colonel Hen
ry G. Hodges, Deputy Quartermaster-
General, to be Assistant Quartermaster-
General, with the rank Of Colonel Major
g. II. Weeks, Quartermaster, to be
Deputy Quartermaster-G General, with the
rank of Lieutenant Colonel; Captain
Lewis G. Forsyth, Assistant Quarter
master, to be Major and Quartermaster /;
Alfred Pleasanton, late Major Second
Cavalry, to be Major in the army. The
latter nomination was confirmed.
General Schofield to-day promulgated
an order from the Secretary of War,
detailing Captain S. G. Kellogg, of the
Fifth Cavalry, for the purpose Of locating
upon the official map the troops engaged
in the battle Of Chicamauga. The plats
of the survey OF the field have been com
pleted for some time, but the positions of
the troops have not been finally revised.
Captain Kellogg was an aide to General
Thomas in the battle and is familiar with
the field.
General MacFeely, Commissary Gen
eral of the subsistence of the Army, has
submitted his annual report to the
Secretary of War, showing total
resources Of $3,577,3S7 and total
expenditures OF 1896, ,7O3, leaving a
balance July IA, 1888, of 1851, ,6S4.
He says suggestions occasionally have
been received in regard to modifying or
increasing the soldiers ration, but he
does not think any change in the present
ration is now required or advisable. He
does not favor large and expensive cook
ing establishments at military posts
believing each company should do it's
own cooking, and that the company
messes that now exist should be con-
tinued.
THE INDIAN TREATY.
The Sioux chiefs have not yet formally
notified the Secretary of the Interior OF
their decision upon the propositions sub
mitted by him last Wednesday. 1t is
known, however, that there is strong op-
position, headed by John Grass, to &C.
cepting 81 per acre. 1t is believed they
would acceptthe propositions as whole,
with the substitution of $1.25 for 81, in
this item, and it is probable the Presi-
dent and Secretary will accept the in
crease. Members of the Indian police
who came with the delegation had con-
ference with Commissioner Oberlev
aud members of the Sioux Commission
to-day, at which the police asked for an
increase in their pay. The officers are
paid $40 month and the privates $S per
month, each having to furnish his own
horse. Their request will no donbt re-
ceive favorable consideration. One of
the Commissioners expressed his opinion
that the captains should receive $50 per
month and the others salaries ranging
from that amount down to $40. 1t is said
their services are almost indispensable.
UNABLE TO AGREE.
The Sioux held councils pretty nearly
all day and the conferences broke up in
row tonight. Fifty of the Indians
have signed letter to Secretary Villas
rejecting the Governments proposition,
and demanding that they be paid i'm
mediately $125 per acre for all lands
ceded to the Government. A minority,
consisting of about dozen Indians
from the Lower Brule and Grow Creek
agencies, and one or two from Pine
Ridge agency, have signed letter stat
ing that they represent the intelligent
part Of the Indian delegation, and accept
the Governments proposition as fair and
just. They urge the Government to
stand by its proposition and 60 with it to
the Indians on the reservation. They
also charge the majority with acting in
bad faith. John Grass is the leader of
the minority.
RAILWAY NAIL SERVICE.
Superintendent Bancroft of the Rail-
way Mail Service, in his annual report,
shows that on June 13, 1888, the Rail-
way Mall Service was in operation over
l43, 7l3 miles of railroad. Clerks were
employed in the distribution OF mail on
!26,31O miles. There were in operation
forty-one inland steamboat lines, aggre-
eating 1912 miles,on which postal clerks
were employed. While in the perform.
ance of their duties, the postal clerks
on the railroads travelled 112,031, ,IO4
miles, and on the steamboats, l 1,767 $40
miles. They distributed 6,52S, 722, ,O60
pieces OF ordinary mail, and receipted
Tor, recorded, protected and properly dis.
tributed 16,001, ,059 registered packages
and cases, and 1,103,0S0 through reg
lstered pouches and inner registered
sacks. During the year 1874 miles of
new railway service had been added, be.
ing an increase of 9.74 per cent. Casual
lies during the year were more numer-
,us than for any preceding fiscal year,
here having been 24S accidents to trains
1pon which postal clerks were employed.
Ia these wrecks four clerks were killed,
'ixty-three seriously and forty-fve slight
y injured.