The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-04-11
WASHINGTON VIKINGS
Numerous Notes of General Importance Gathered
at the Rational Capital.

Numsro us Notes of General Importance Gathered
at the National Capital.
WASHINGTON, April Sowing to
Major Armes absence from the city the
court martial before which he is to be
tried will not meet until Thursday
Meanwhile messenger will be sent to
him in Virginia bearing an order to ap-
pear before the court for trial.
BY direction of the president the sec
rotary of war has ordered that the new
military post near Denver shall be
known as Fort Logan, to honor the
memory of the late General John a.
Logan.
The president enjoyed a quiet time
this morning and with the exception OF
Senators Morrill,, Sherman and Voor-
bees, denied himself to all callers on
business. The three senators named
called by appointment. At l O'Clock
the president went down to the east
room and received several hundred
persons, who desired to pay their re-
spects.
: The president to-day granted par
don in the case of William Wood, con-
victed November last of murder in
Arkansas and sentenced to be hanged
April 10. He also granted respite
| till June q, in the case of Henry f.
Miller, convicted of completely in the
same crime.
DIR. ]. c. Kidder, of the Smithsonian
| institute, died this morning at his resi-
dence in this city from an attack of
pneumonia. DIR. Kidder served as q
surgeon in the navy until he resigned
about twelve years age, since which
time he had been connected with the
scientific branch OF the government
service.
| 1t is learned that the members of the
commission recently appointed to nego-
tiate with the Cherokee and other In
dian tribes for a ceSSion of their lands
in the Indian territory will meet in
Washington early next week. probably
Monday, to receive instructions from
Secretary Noble. 1t is understood thai
the commission will first direct its at
tention to the Cherokee strip which con
tains about 6 900, 900 acres and If no ex
pected obstacles are encountered al
necessary ACCOMPLISHMENTS will hRvt
} been obtained by June 10th next.
: The detail for the court martial whicl
} is to try Major Armes has beel
: amended by the substitution of Captain
Knox, First cavalry, Captain KrOwel
:, Third artillery and Major George Da
D Wis, Judge advocate for Lieutenant Co
q onel Lawton, Major Carpenter andMa
' ior Clause, respectively. These change
u were made necessary for the reaSO
f that Colonel Lawton preferred til
n charges against Major Armes while M;
l. jor Carpenter once before presente
a charges, and Major Clause acted {
q Judge advocate of the court that trie
N Major Armes sometime ago. The gel
e eral charge of conduct unbecomin9 8
y officer and gentleman are supported
y specifications alleging the false ARE
h of Captain Bourke, and maliciol
Ie charges against the same officer, in
10 proper publications and defamato
ID letters and, finally. cowardly al
=. disgraceful violent public assault upC
" Governor Beaver.
n The president has designated A
IN sistant Secretary Bachelor to act
in secretary of the treasury in the a
s. sence Of Secretary Window and
IL sistant Secretary Tichenor to act
e. secretary in the absence of both Sec
as tary Window and Assistant Secreta
ct Bachelor.
al The secretary of the treasury has .
rs proved the bond of Mr.. Huston
e. treasurer of the United States but
If will not qualify and assume the dut
ON OF bhe office until after TreasuI