Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-09-21
Projections ia the Netharlnnds.

WASHINGTON, September 2Oth.-Actipg
Secretary of State Adee has forwarded to
the Treasury Department a dispatch re-
celved from Minister Thayer, at The
Hague, stating that the Government there,
already in favor of protection, of which he
advised the State Department some time
since, had advanced another step. A bill
is being introduced into their legislative
body to levy duty on breadstuffs and
cereals imported and the rate fixed per ten
Kilograms is as follows: Wheat, 4S cents;
rye and barley, "a cents; buckwheat, oats
and maize, II cents; bread, biscuit and
wheat flour, 96 cents; yeast, IS: beans, IL
cents peas, a cents; starch, 81 so; malt,
~ cents.
Creek Nation Delegates.
WASHINGTON September 10th. = The
EverliRg Star says The Attorney General
has rendered an opinion in the matter of
fees by the delegates of the Creek Nation to
their attorneys aggregating 1928 900. The
Attorney-General holds the Creeks are an
independent people, and the Government
can have no jurisdiction in the matter.
A letter received in this city from the
| Creek Nation recently stated that if the
| Attorney General should decide the Gov
! eminent could not interfere, the discon-
tented would employ an attorney and bring
suit against the Government to test the
| question.
North Carolina Reservation Lands.
WASHINGTON, September 19th.-Secretary
| Proctor returned this afternoon and was at
his desk. While in Boston yesterday he
| had further conference with the Indian
| Rights Association respecting the tract of
| land in North Carolina which the Associa-
| ton agreed to purchase for Geronimo and
| his band of Apaches, who are now confined
| in Mount Vernon barracks in Alabama
| The Secretary agreed TO the transfer of the
| Indians TO that tract, and the association
will send an agent there at once to pur-
| chase the lands.
The Soldiers Vote.
/ WASHINGTON, September 19th-Secretary
| Proctor has received complaints from citi-
zens of the new Northwestern States to the
| effect that United States soldiers on the
| reservations in those States intend to vote
at the coming election, and requesting the
| Secretary to prevent it. In reply the Sec
retary calls attention to the law that pro-
| vides but one residence for the soldiers, and
that is their former home, and he will see
that the law is not violated.
Cherokee Nation.
| WASHINGTON, September 20th.-The Act
| ing Commissioner of Indian Affairs, in
| view of the reports that certain Indians are
proposing to remove to the Cherokee Ma
tion, calls attention to decision of the
Supreme Court prohibiting any person be-
| coming citizen or resident of the Chero-
kee Nation without consent of the Cherokee
authorities.
Steel Cast Shells.
| WASHINGTON, September 20th.-Bids
were opened at the War Department to-
day for furnishing and 11-inch steel cast
shells. There were three bidders. The
prices ranged from SAG for each finch
shell to S145 for 11-inch shells.
1 New Postmaster.
WASHINGTON, September 20th.-The fol.
lowing change has been made in California
Postmasters Annie Bingham, appointed
at Jerseydale. formerly Dannah, Mariposs
county vice NJ. Kane, resigned.