Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-04-23
General Crook NAV No, ser,,.


WASHINGTON, April 22d.-General Crook.
who was appointed Chairman of the Sioux
Commission to-day, may not serve. lie
refused last Yesr, and those in the War De-
partment say the same reasons for refusal
exist now Hon. Charles Foster is ex-
Governor of Ohio, Hon. VIM Warner is
ex-member of Congress from Missouri. and
Commander-inC Chief of the Grand Army
CT the Republic. The Secretary of the In
terror has appointed Irvine Miller, of Chi
cago, Secretary and disbursing officer of
the Commission, and the law under which
the commissioners are appointed author
ICES them to negotiate with the Sioux In
dlans occupying the great Sioux Indian
| observation. in the middle of the southern
portion of Dakota for the cession TO the
| United States OF portion of the reserva-
| ton, the remainder to be divided into
| separate reservations. Whatever agreement
is made with the Indians must be ratified
| by Congress. This is the largest Indian re-
servation in the country, and contains
] 2l ,593, ,l2S acres.
No Trouble Anticipated
WASHINGTON, April 22d.-The following
| telegram was received from General Crook
at the War Department this afternoon
The Assistant Adjutant- General. DEPART
ment of Missouri, telegraphs under date of
| yesterday that he is just in receipt of full
| dispatch from General Merritt, Oklahoma
station, in which he says that he will prob
| ably need no more troops forwarded that
| he is sure the show of force will prevent
trouble, and that newspaper accounts are
| probably exaggerated and will continue to
| be so. He reports much confusion on the
line of the railroad but he has established
line of couriers between Oklahoma sta
/ ton and Fort Reno, so that hereafter COM
mn ffo.N lol i'll.
with fair rapidity."
Extending Aid to the Sufferers.
WASHINGTON, April 22d.-Secretarv Win
! dom authorized to-day the Commissioner
of Emigration at Philadelphia to use the
| Emigrant Fund in meeting all the proper
| expenses in giving relief to the destitute
| emigrant passengers of the wrecked
| steamer Danmark.
Children's Day at the White House.
WASHINGTON, April 22d.-Easter Monday
is always Children's Day at the White
| House and grounds. To-day the infantile
boomers swarmed into the grounds, made
their locations on the grassy knolls and
proceeded to the Joyous occupation of roll
ing brilliantly dyed Easter eggs. The oc-
cupants of the Executive Mansion fire.
| quently appeared at the windows. The
| Marine Band furnished music
In the afternoon the children abandoned
the eggs to go in with the general public to
shake hands with the President.
| Indian Commission Appointed.
| WASHINGTON, April 22d.-The President
has appointed as a Commission to nego-
| tiate with the Sioux Indians of Dakota.
| General Crook, Hon. Charles Foster of
Ohio and Hon. William Warner of Kansas
CITY.
There are some $4,000 Indians located
there. The new Commissioners will meet
in this city on the 9th of May, when they
will receive their instructions from the
Secretary of the Interior.
San Francisco's Postofice.
WASHINGTON. April 2d.--Representative
Morrow has been talking with several
members of the Appropriation Committee
who are in the city, and he is assured by
these gentlemen that there will be no
difficulty in Incorporating in the urgent
deficiency bill the additional S450,0O0 nee
essary for the purchase of the San Fran
cisco Postoffice site