The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-08-06
Postmaster Paul Allowed to Resign.

postmaster Paul AliOWeO 10 resign
WASHINGTON. Aug. 5.-The Postmaster
general has sent the following letter to Mr..
Paul:
WASHINGTON, d. c., Aug. 5, 1889.
Geo. H. Paul, Esq. Postmaster, Milwaukee. Wis:
sir-Your letter of July %, rendering your res
ignation of the office OF postmaster at Milwau-
kee, Wis.,, has been received. Before its receipt
the Civilservice Commission mao a sro ,n re
which should have taken action before this but
for your request for delay in order that you
might submit a statement in your own behalf.
After the examination by the Civilservice Com
anime your Office, and his report has also been
submitted to me. Upon these reports your re-
moval from Office has been determined upon. but,
as pending action upon them, you have offered
your resignation, will accept IL, TO take eject
upon the appointment and quaIlncatlOn or suc-
cessor, who will be designated as soon as posi-
BILE. Very respectfully,
Success of the Chippewa Commission.
WASHINGTON, Aug 5.-The Indian Bu-
reau has received from the commission APP
pointed by the President to negotiate with
the Chippewa Indians, in Minnesota, for a
REIMBURSEMENT to the government of part
of their reservation lands, information that
more than two-thirds of the Indians on the
White Earth and Red Lake reservations
have signed the articles of cession. The
consent of the Leech Lake Indians yet re-
mains to be obtained before the rights of
the government attach. These reservations
contain in the aggregate about 1000 eco
acres, of which, it Is estimated. 10000
acres will be surrendered to the United
States, the remaining 100000 acres to be
allotted to the Indians in severalty.
General Notes.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-The President to-
day appointed, as pOstmasters Martin En-
glehart at Danville. Ind, and Nathaniel
T. Roger at Noblesville, Ind.
Secretary Window has directed that all
the bonds purchased by the government by
July /, last, be applied to the sinking fund
until the requirements for the current is-
cal year, estimated at S47.OooOOO, be met.
pose is $685. $50, of which all but S15,5OO
was in AZ per cent. bonds.
Among the appointments announced to-
day was that of G. w. Grouse, of Indiana,
to be Indian agent at the Pine agency in
Arizona, and Isaac X. COnwell. of Indiana,
to be principal clerk on private land claims
in the General Land Office.
There were no bond offers received at the
Treasury Department. to-day
Capt. OKane, in his report to the Navy
Department of the accident to the Boston,
in Newport harbor, Saturday, received this
morning. does not indicate that the injury
is at all serious.
Andrew j. Whitaker, of Illinois. has
been appointed Fourth Auditor of the
Treasury.
The Attorney general has received the
resignation of Stephen A. Walker. of New
York, United States district attorney for the
| Southern district of New York, and has &C
| cepted it, to take effect upon the appoint
| ment and qualification of his successor.
The Indian commissioners averse to allow.
| ing Indians in a savage state to be made an
| object of attraction at expositiops. An ap-
| plication of this kind from the st. Joseph
| Mo- exposition authorities has been de.
| MED by Mr.. Morgan unless a band of civ
| ilized Indians be also engaged. that the
best phase of Indian civilization may be
shown.
Encouragement Miller will leave Wash
| ington tomorrow afternoon for Indianapo-
lis, where he will remain until after the
| Presidents visit on the 22d inst.