Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-02

SION left the city to-day for their homes. They
have organized and arranged that the instruc-
tons being prepared for them at the Indian
Office be forwarded 10 them when completed
In the latter part of the month they will prob
ably start for the Indian territory, where they
will begin the work of negotiating with the
Indians for the lands west of the goth meridian
in that territory.
The New COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS
Mr.. Thomas J. Morgan, of Rhode Island, the
newly appointed commissioner of Indian affairs,
arrived in the city yesterday and to-day visited
the Indian Office in the Atlantic building,
where he had an interview with Acting Com
missioner Belt Mr.. Morgan will not enter
upon his new duties for several days, as he
wishes to look about for a house. His wife is
with him. He has no children. Mr.. Morgan
is about fifty years of age, a man of medium
height, and has a quick nervous manner He
Is teacher by profession, and at the time Of
his appointment was superintendent of the
Rhode Island state normal school.
ILLNESS OF JUDGE TYNER.-Judge Tyner. the
assistant attorney-general for the Post-Office
department, is confined to his home by illness
He is suffering from congestion Of the liver,
and while he Is not considered to be danger
ousy ill, yet his condition is such as to require
great care.
the Post-Ofice department, has received in
formation that VIM. c. Lally, who, some
thirty days ago, stole eighty-fve packages
OF registered mail matter from the Chicago
post-office, was to-day sentenced to five years
hard labor In the Joliet penitentiary.
SIXTEEN MILLIONS FOR Observation-Disclosures
for the issue of pension payments to pension
agents were sent out from the Treasury to-day
aggregating S16,0OO,000.
AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT PRoMorroSs.-
In addition to the promotions in the Depart
ment of Agriculture, announced in The STAR of
last evening, the following were made in the
| bureau of animal industry: Miles Fuller, from
Sl,6OO TO IL $40 per annum; Miss Mary Sulli-
| van, from 81 900 to 81, 200 per annum: Mrs
Mary Dent, from $500 to 81 900 per annum;
Miss Mary Marshall, from $40 to $500 per an
mum.
The REDUCTION IN THE PUBLIC DEBT during
June, as shown by the statement issued from
the Treasury department to-day, was Gle, 255-
929, and for the fiscal year just closed SIS $685.
0S5. During the preceding year the debt was
reduced S113, S44, 0S0. The total debt now, less
cash in the Treasury, is Sl,076 GAG, 62l. The net
cash or actual surplus in the Treasury to-day is
Ell, 1902, against Sios, $50, Asa year ago.
rendered THE APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF
CLERK-Mr. Palmer, the public printer, has
rendered the appointment of chief clerk Of the
Government Printing Office to Mr.. A. W.
Swain. of tuscaloosa, Iowa. Mr.. Swain, how
ever, has not yet indicated his acceptance.
The Office has been vacant ever since Mr.. Bene-
dict retired. 1t ranks in point of salary next
to that of the public printer. Mr. Collins, the
chief book-keeper, is now acting chief clerk.
To-DAY's BoNp OFFERS aggregated s251, 500,
as follows: Coupon IS, $4,000 at 1855; cou-
pom AIS, $4,000 at l06E; registered AIS,
d, 500 at 1865; 5000 and $3.50 at 1861.
REINsTArED UNDER RULE Tens. P Childs,
OF Illinois, has been appointed to the position
OF post-ofice inspector under rule 10 Of the
civil service rules which permits the reappoint-
ment to this classified service Of those who
have served in the army.
No FURTHER NEED FOR HIS SERvIcEs-The
Office Of superintendent Of construction at the
Washington navy yard was yesterday abolished
because the only building now under construc-
ton there. the ordnance shop. is completed.
It is on this account that Mr.. j. T. Pugsley, who
held the Office, lost his place, and that several
applicants for the position are soreiy disap-
pointed,