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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01
HOW We STAND.
Pittsburg's First Eight Wards
Shown Up Financially
ACCORDING TO THE TAXES
Levied Upon Their Business Pros
perity for the Year Passed.
A CLEAR GAIN OF $4,000 SHOWN,
And the Total May Equal the Estimate
Despite Saloon Shortage. .
APPEALS, AND WHAT THEY AMOUNT TO

Thanks to City Treasurer Denniston, the
morning papers are enabled to lay before
their readers this morning the business tax
assessments of the first eight wards of the
city, down to the amount in each case of
$25, 900 or upward. The total amount of
assessment for the wards named is SITS, ,040,
as against $134, 124 for last year, or an i'm
crease of nearly $45, 900.
For convenience the Assessors provide
two books for presentation to the Treasurer
of the business assessment, and have only
completed the one book containing the
wards named, which comprise the main bus
iness portion of the city.
The second book, which will comprise the
remaining wards of the city, will be ready
in a few days. Last year these wards
showed tax of $63, 600, and this, with the
total already in, will show about as large a
proportionate increase as the business part
of the city. The estimate in the appropria-
tion ordinance for the current year is S1S7,
900, being about the increase.of 1883 as made
by the Board of Assessors.
1t is evident that the business tax will,
notwithstanding the decrease in the num-
ber of liquor licenses, "hold up" to the estl-
mate OF the committee, if it does not exceed
it, as it did last year. The comparisons
here suggested are fairly based, because the
average appeals yet to be acted upon are
likely to be of similar average to those OF
last year.
The Board Of Assessors desires it to be
understood that there will be deductions,
but only, it is supposed, relatively to last
years. A large number of appeals were
received yesterday, and many more will be
received to-day (the last day., and these,
with the liquor appeals, have yet to be
acted upon.
The matter of sales made beyond the city
by firms and persons having places of busi-
ness or Offices in the city will be argued next
week in Common Pleas No. 2 upon an as
sessment made by the board last year against
the Hartman Steel Company, who have
works at Beaver Falls. The bill in equity
has been carefully prepared with view Of
covering numerous other cases of a some
what similar character. The Board of As
SCISSORS, as well as City Attorney Moreland,
are anxious for decision upon points that
will be presented. By wards. the interest
ing figures show for themselves below:
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01
TO LAY A TRACK.
Some Good Pointers to Persons Who wanl
Private Spins.

The question is often asked, "What are the
rules for laying out mile and half-mile tracks?"
The following simple directions will be found
useful: For mile track draw a line through
an oblong center 40 yards in length, setting
stake at each end. Then draw line on either
side of the first line, exactly parallel with and
140 yards from it, setting stakes at either end of
them. You will then have an oblong square
44O yards long and $50 yards wide. At each end
Of these three lines you will now set stakes.
Now then fasten a cord or wire 140 yards long
to the center stake of your parallelogram, and
then describe balf circle, driving stakes as
often as you wish to set fence post; this half
circle commencing at one side and extending to
the other, will measure 40 yards. When the
circle is made at both ends of your parallel
ogram you will have two straight sides that
measure 440 yards each and two circles of
exactly the same length, which, measured
three feet from the fence, will be exactly a
mile. The turns should be thrown up an inch
to the foot
A half mile track: Draw two parallel lines
600 feet long and 452 feet 5 inches apart Half
way between the extreme ends of the two par
alel lines drive stake, then loop wire
around the stake long enough to reach to either
side. Then make true curve with the wire
putting down stake as often as fence post
is needed When this operation is finished at
both ends of the 600 foot parallel lines the track
is laid out The inside fence will rest exactly
on the line drawn, but the track must measure
half mile three feet from the fence The
turns should be thrown up an inch to the foot
The stretches may be anywhere from IS to so
feet wide-HorSeIndn.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01
Baseball Notes.

THERE is letter at this office for the mana
ger of the Golden Stars Ball Club.
THE Allegheny. Juniors defeated the Nom
parcels on Decoration Day by ID to5.
THE Second Ward Hustlers, Allegheny, de-
feated the Emsworths by 9 to s yesterday.
A NINE made up of small boys beat the Dia-
mond Market fish men on Thursday by II to 8.
THE Our Boys, Jr., claim the championship
of clubs whose members are not more than Il
years old.
The Linden Stars want to hear from the
P. ]. Morans and St Pauls. Address P. Devrie,
So Bates street.
THE Eagles would like to play any club
whose members are not over IL years old. Ad-
dress w. Golfer, 297 Second avenue.
THE Twilights want to play any team whose
members are not more than IA years old. Ad-
dress W. ]. Gallagher, 467 West Carson street.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01
OPENING AT ST. LOUIS.

A Big Lot of Runners Entered for the Con-
test To-day.
ST. LOUIS, May S.-The spring meeting Of
the st. Louis Jockey Club opens tomorrow.
There are five races on the card, and the Sec
ond race will probably be split making six
races in all. The weather is threatening and
the track trIhe heavy from recent
rains, but if the sky clears in the morning the
track will be fast. j. B. Ferguson, the Secre-
tary of the Lexington track, will do the start
ing ne best horses on the western circuit
are here and the races promise to be a success.
The entries and weights for to-morrow's races
are:
First race, one mile-Wheeler 7 112 pounds,
Molie's Last Ill, May W S. Kermesse l07, Efhie
second race, seven frrlongs, selling-Entry 95
pounds, Mirth g. Bonnie King 100, Jim Nave l00
Chithowie lOl. Ke Ne Va 10l, Volcie 10l, Gardner
IO3 Redstone i0l, Fosteral 1O4 Big Brown jug los,
Tudor lie. Luke Alexander Ia Lelex lis Bridge
light LOG, Chickasaw l0S. The race will probably
be split
Third race, Missouri Derby, one mile and a
half-Teuton lis pounds, Longfsh IFS, Cassius
lis Glockner ll6 LIE Premier ll8.
Fourth race, five furlongs, for 2-year-olds-Fly-
away lis pounds Ponkie I. 95, Lena 105 Gertle
b. l05, Lutha Lee los Lula b. los, Sequence los,
Hua'pa los, Jess Armstrong los.
Fifth race steeplechase, full course-Winslow
154 pounds, Irish Pat 14S Voltigem 15, Lilo 146,
Cataline 155, Uncle Dan l55, Linguist l4S.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01
An EXCITING CONTEST.

Two westinghouse Mines Play a Close
Game at lakewood.
There was an exciting ball game at lakewood
on Thursday between the Westinghouse A. Cs.
and the Westinghouse D. Is. The teams were
as follows:
Westinghouse A. Cs-Tice, c.; Mccullough,
Sd; Lunney. S.; Woolslayer ID; McGarry, p.
Dressler, ]. f.; Moseley, @. f.; Lindsay, I. f..
Kreps, lst.
Westinghouse d. Cs.-Mudel, lst; Bennett
Floyd, c.; Jeffries, p; Laurent, l. f.; Brown, r.f
The following was the score:
Westinghouse A. Cs......2 Q Q o.
Westinghouse ID. Cs......0 o.
Earned runs-W. A. Cs., s; W. ID. Cs., g.
First base on balls-By Gerry, .; by Jeffries, 3.
Hit by pitched ball-Kreps, Bennett.
Struck out-By Gerry 10; by Jefries, g.
Left on bases-W. A. Cs., 6; W.D. Csp 3.
Tlmel hour, so minutes.
Errors-W. A. Cs., 3; W. ID. Cs.. 4.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01
THE FASTEST OF MONITORS.
Heavy Armor for the Great War VeSse
Now Building at Brooklyn.

Heavy Armor for the Great War Vessel
Now Building at Brooklyn,
BROOKLYN. May 3L-Work on the big dou-
BILE turret monitor Puritan, brought to the
Brooklyn navy yard for completion, Is expect
ed to begin next week, and will last over year.
When the whole of the S969. .0U0 appropriation
has been expended upon the Puritan she will
be the most heavily armored, as she is now the
largest and fastest of the monitors.
Her two engines are to furnish 3, 900 indicated
horse power, which should give her speed of
l3 knots. Her turrets are to be covered like
those of the other four ships, with about liz
inches of STEEL and her steel side armor will
have a maximum thickness of II inches, while
that of the other turret ships is only inches.
The main battery will consist of four 10-inch
breech-loading steel rifles, which fire pro-
jectile of 500 pounds with 250pOunds of powder,
piercing 80 inches of wrought iron at the range
of a mile. The secondary battery of each
vessel will consist of two 6-pounder and two
3-pounder Hotchkiss rifles, two l-pounder re-
volving cannon and two Gatlings.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01
The Rain sropped Them.

Rain prevented the Pittsburgs and the Wash
ingtons from playing off their postponed game
yesterday. The rain was SO disastrous in the
East that traffic both on the B. & o. and P.
r. r. was suspended The teams may be later
in arriving to-day than expected, but they will
be in town soon enough for the game this after
noon. The Indianapolis team would likely be
delayed at Johnstown. They did not Leave
New York until last evening.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01
Too Big for the String.

Detroit News.1
A number of citizens have found great
gushing spring in the bottom of Wolf lake,
near Muskegon. They let down a piece Of
iron weighing 10 pounds at the end of 30
foot line and the rush of the water from the
spring carried the weight around a circle OF
300 feet This may look like rather big
statement to hitch to 5O-foot string, but
the good people who tell the tale have
signed their names to it.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01
Games To-day.

NATIONAL LEAGUE--Indianapol at Pitts
burg, Clevelands at Chicago, New Yorks at
Washington, Philadelph HAS at Boston.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION - Cincinnatis at
Philadelphia Douisvilles at Columbus, st. Louis
at Brooklyn, Kansas Citys at Baltimore.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE - Syracuse at
Toronto, Rochesters at Detroit, Butfalos at
London, Hamiltons at Toledo.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01
washington Wins Them Both.

The Craftons went to Washington yesterday,
played two games. and were defeated in both.
The afternoon game was the Crattons', but the
umpire was from Washington and favored his
side too much, and the Craftons lost. The
Washington players are gentlemen in every re-
spect off the field. but are regular klckers on
the field Score of morning game:
OrafbOnS
Washingtons
ErrorsNCraftons, s. Washingtons, 10.
Afternoon game:
Craftons
MaShlngtOnS 40
Base hits-Craftons. II; Washingtons IL.
Demonstrations, 9; Washingtons, 8.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01
The Eclipse Explains.
East L1vERpooL, Ma, 81, 1859

EAST IINEhPOULt Ma. d, 1853.
TO the Sporting Editor OF The Dlspatc h:
You will confer a favor by pul lishing the
following collection:
The morning game at Toronto on May 30 was
not given to Toronto by the umpire by score
of TO O. The game was not decided by the
umpire at all. The Torontos had Licke nine
having men from East Liverpool, Sic ubenville
and Empire. o. but the Eclipse Cub would
have won the game hands down, as They were
batting the Toronto pitcher hard, an the To-
rontos could do nothing with Carey's delivery,
he striking 9 Of the first IL men out. The
score was:
IorVutot
Yours EcIdpse J3. b. @.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01
Not What He Was After.

DeIrOI NeWb.l
DR.. Hallock, of Sebewaing, dug up the
almost perfect skeleton of a noble red man
in his back yard the other day. No; the
Injun was not one of the doctors patients,
and he didn't know the bones were there
until he found 'em. He was not digging
for skeletons, but for cellar
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01
Columbus Defeats Louisville.

Columbus. o o o.
Louisvilles o 0 o o.
Earned runs--Columbus. 2; Louisvilles, 1.
Two-base hits--Marr, .: Weaver.
stolen bases-Daily, Orr, yesterday, Hecker,
Browning.
Double pIays-Stratton, Cook and Hecker:
First base on balls-By Stratton, l; by Baldwin,
4.
Hit by pitched ball-Johnson,
Struck out-By Stratton, 5; by Baldwin, II.
Passed balls--Cook.
Wild pitches--Baldwin.
Time--Une hour and 4S minutes.
Umpire--Holland.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01
Philadelphia Wins Two More.

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATcH.1
PHILADELPHIA, May 3l.-The Phillies to-
day won two games from the indianapolis club,
the first by a score of II to and the secoud 10
to f. Wires are so poor ana few tonight that
the score in full can scarcely be sent.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01
Rowan Wants a Go.

Jimmy Rowan, the feather-weight pugilist,
lately Of this city. but now of Steubenville, o.,
was in the city yesterday. He visited this
office. and during conversation stated that he
is quite willing to have ''go" with any of the
feather-weights in Western Pennsylvania.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01
The Shadows Won,

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE D1srATcH.l
APOLLO, PA, May 8l.-The game of ball here
Yesterday between the Shadow nine and nine
composed of the BARRIERS of Apollo resulted in
favor of the Shadows. Score: Is to 8. Battery
for the Shadows, Reilly and Kirkland; for the
BARRIERS, Fisher and Kennedy. All challenges
should be addressed to Ed Younkins, Apollo,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01

this Office last night and signed articles to run
foot race Of 100 yards at 'Cyclers Park on
June 10 They each put up forfeit of SIS. and
the second deposit of SIS each is to be made
good next Thursday. The final deposit will be
made on the day of the race.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01
TrI.State League.

MANSFIELD, o., May 81
Mansfields .................0 o o o o o o IL
Hamiltons .......... 20 2 o o 2 o o o "A
Base hits--Mansdelds, z; Hamlltons, II.
Ratteries-Morrison and FitZsimmons; Dolans
Flanagan and Dillon.
l. Umpire-Sommers.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01
League Record.
Association Record.
Yesterdays Races.

AT LAToNIA-First race: jake Toms i:
Holland, 2 Second race: Kedar Khan, 1; Cart
away, Third race: Adele NJ. L; Ballyhoo, 2
Fourth race: Ban Hazen, 1; Dad, 2 Fifth race;
Avondale, l; Starter Caldwell, 2
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01
MUST PLEAD OR PAY.
Further PROCEEDINGS Against the Young
Athletes and 'Cyclers.

1t will be of interest to those connected with
the defunct Cycle Park Association to know
the case against tEem is not dead yet as ex.
pected. Yesterday Attorney ]. d. W atson, in
behalf of the plaintiffs, resumed proceedings,
and the defendants will have to plead within Is
days or judgment will be entered against
them.
This means that all the Is young men will
have to appear and state their case or they will
have to pay the debt of $500 or $500 claimed by
the firm that put up the park grandstand and
other huildingS.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01
A Challenge.

In order to decide the question of superiority
between the teams representing Gusky's and
Kaufmanns', Gusky's nine are open to play
Kaufmanns' game for 500 a side. A
reply, accompanied with deposit, to The
DISPATCH will be at once attended to. Busi-
ness nnlv meant
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01
A MEAN MIcHIGAEDER.
A Grocer Who Broke a Cracker TO Make
the Scales Balance.

the Scales Balance
Detroit News
One of the meanest men on record has been
discovered in the person of retail grocer
in the upper peninsula by drummer.
'"The grocer was selling a poor woman
three pounds of common crackers for %
cents, for which he paid cents" said the
travelling man as he balanced his chair back
in the Cadillac window "To make his
scales exactly balance he found it necessary
TO break cracker in two. This man finally
met death by falling down stairs and break
ing his neck. 1 think he received only his
lust dues"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01
B. & b.

: Complete lines Of the very latest and mos
stylish neckwear, direct from the best manu-.
facturers, 25c to 81 so.
Boeds & BUHL.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01

will be in the box on Monday. win not be
surprised If we win all four games from the
Hoosiers."
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01
ROsEDALEs WON.

They Knocked Out the HObOLDens in Big
Hitting Game.
The Rosedales and the Hobokens pl aged good
game on the grounds of the latter on Thurs
DAY. Following was the score:
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01
Imported Ale and Porter.

Bass ale, Burke's bottling Bass ale, McMul.
Inns bottling and Guinness extra Dublin
stout, pints by the dozen.
SCHUETz, RENZIEiIAUsEN & Co.,
100 and 102 Market St, cor. First ave.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01
Thr Di.nstron. Rnin,

DAYTON o.. May 3L-By reason Of continued
rains and mud all the driving club races have
been declared of, and the spring meeting
closed in disaster
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01
President Nimick Talks About His
Journey to Philadelphia.
HARRY STALEY TO GET A PRESENT.
ATondale Wins the LatOnia Sensation
StaLes---0ther Races.
GENERAL SPORTING NEWS OF THE DAY
Games Played Yesterday.

PHILADELPHIAs.. H.. -1NDIANAPOLIs.. s
PHILADELPHIAs.. TO-. .-INDIANAPoLIs.. 4
COLUMBUS. T.. .LoUIsvILLEs......
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01

McNaIly and Fergerson Matched.
Harry Fergerson and Ed McNally called at
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01

SHIRLEY DARE has a number Of
oAAAAsDLA DhhH things TO say in TO-
nloTroto's DISPATCH. Dhich tcil prove Of great
interest to our lady readers tOho desire fTJor-
nation on dress and toilet
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01

Indt0 and It's thousands of tCorShtpeTS Is thC
intensely interesting subject Of Frank J. Car
jpenter's illustrated letter, in to-gnoTroU'S DIS
PATCH.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01
ThInku Wen Win Tbem AN,

During conversation yesterday Ed Morris
said; u am in hrst-class condition. and think
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01
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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01

River Telegranss.
Especial rELEeYkMs TO THE DIsPATcH.1
WARREN-River $40 feet. Weather warm.
Still raining.
BRowNsvILLE-River IA feet inches and
rising Weather rainy. Thermometer $40 at
Pm
MoRaANrowN-River II feet 4 inches and
rising. Weather cloudy. Thermometer $50 at
4P. N.
CREMATING A PEER :S@0 q ,SG: yGinss.s; snss
Iouer, and the 0ro,Cth Of cremation In England
are described IN the columns Of to-HloITo10s DIS
PATCH.
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RosKDALEs R B P A EiHoBoKENs. R B A

Earned runs-Rosedales, 6; HobokensL 3.
Stolen bases--Rosedales. Is; Hoboken 6, 8.
Struck out--By Robinson, s; by Kima Iall, 3.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01

garments closed from the importer less than cost of
fashionable and desirable The values
exactly stated and the difference between the values quoted and the
prices selling them imaginary clear saving
purchaser 81 each We finer
regular prices
White and Wash Dress Suits for Ladies' Misses and
liberal saving gained by immediate purchase
The Cha sane and Ginghams particularly attractive Our
Silk Stuff Suits special designs received daily from
the novel features of the department
Jerseys Jersey Waists Bouses Shocked and
shown offered the
Long Cloth Wraps for tourists S. Silk and Lace Vs
ng Wraps. Misses Chdrens Wraps and Jackets 81
inward
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
The PEOPLES STORE
SUITS AND WRAPS.

big mark down all round Note the bargains aides Bead
Wraps and Capes:.
100 Regular 81 Beaded Wraps at 80 So
so Regular "a 90 Beaded Wraps SO So
81 Beaded Wraps at IS.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01
DA T. Il N T s

= o. d. LEWIS, Solicitor Of Patents,
13l Fifth avenue, above SmIthheld, next Leader
once. mo delay.l Established 70 yeaEA ~
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01
THE WEATHER,
'cesterly minds, stationary temperature.

PIrTsBURo, May 81, 1889.
The United States Signal Service of6cer in
this city furnishes the following.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01

CONTINUED on Eighth Pags)
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-02-15

the Genera, Allotment 81 and 70 cSveY DE e.
penses OF surveys ani adjustments . diminish
ment OF - cents per acre has been scceded 70
There is no difference In the character OF the
lands. thus combining the unassigned and en-
firely unappropriated land being the Oklahoma
country containing l.39...js 20 acres At Is senu
per acre and the remainder which has been up
propria'cd 70 the extent above stated being
l.s".. .o6o.I 10 acres q, IS cents per acre the total
price stipulated IN the agreement has been
rcached-As. 81. o..
But as 6; was desirable that the Indian little
should De beyond question extinguished 70 all
parts q! the lands coded by the Creeks in 1854.
with their full consent and understanding the
agreement OF cession has been made to en-
brace q complete surrender OF al claim
70 the western half OF their domain including
the assigned and the unassigned lands for the
price named. So the agreement takes the form
In the first article o? such a cessior, and In the
second article is stipulated the price ia gross OF
all the Ian = and interests ceded with no de
tailed reference 10 the manner OF the ascertain
ment.
The overtrres which led 10 this agreement
were made by representatives OF the Creek
Nation who came here for that purpose. They
were intelligent and evidently loyal 20 the
interests OF their people. The terms o! The
agreement We're fully discussed and concessions
were made 10y both parties. 1t was romptl
confirmed by the National Council OF the
Creek Indians. and its complete
only awaits The approval OF the Congress Of the
United States. ! AM convinced tina, such rati-
fcation Will be OF decided benefit to the Gov
eminent, IN: THAI the agreement is entirely
free from Any suspicion O! uniairness or injus
ticc toward the Indians.
desire 10 call especial attention to the fact
that To become effective the agreement must
BE- ratified by the Congress- prior 70 July l. 1889.
The draft OF An act OF ratification is herewith
submitted. GROVER CLEVELAND,
Executive Mansion, February 5. IssJ.