The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-05-09
National News.

WASHINGTON, May 3.-Secretary
Blaine appeared at the state depart
1nent this morning looking very well
and showing no traces of his recent i'll
ness. Soon after his arrival Sir Julian
Pauicefote, the new British minister.
came to the department accompanied
by Mi. Edwards. the charge d. affairs
and Secretary Herberts with several
other attaches. The new minister was
introduced to Secretary Blaine, who
Immediately proceeded with the party
to the White house. where Sir Julian
was formally presented TO the presi-
dent. The usual felicitous speeches
| were exchanged.
On the 10th ult. the inter state COM
MERGE commission issued a circular
letter to about twenty-seven railroad
companies ordering them to appear
before the commission to day to an
sWer and set forth the persons and
classes of persons, if any, to whom
each of them have issued free passes or
free transportation to persons other
| than its own officers or employees and
the officers and employees of
other companies. The companies were
also expected to present all the cOndi-
| lions and limitations connected there
with in each instance and the manner
| of doing this branch of business. In
response to his order there were pres
ent at the meeting to-day officials and
counsel representing mostly eastern
roads to the number of thirty-fve.
Each road was called up separately and
representatives of nearly all the roads
interested, presented the information
called for by the order of the commits
sion.
Commissioner Tanner of the pension
office has caused the rolls of his Office to
be searched for the purpose of ascer-
tanning the number of eX soldiers who
are drawing pensions for total blind
ness at the rate of S72 per month. he
| number is found to be S68.
Postmaster General Wanamaker has
instructed the postmaster at Arkansas
City, Kansas, to forward to Guthrie al
mail addressed to Edmond, Wharton
Alfred and other points in Oklahoma
where there are no postofhces. He has
also directed the postmaster at Guthrie
to deliver such mail to the persons ad-
dressed upon satisfactory evidence OF
identity.
William J. Pollock, of Kansas. has
been appointed chief clerk to the sec
ond assistant postmaster general, vice
James 7. Briscoe, resigned.
The president and the secretary Of
the interior have called upon United
: States officials in Oklahoma. charged
in the report of the inspectors of the
interior department with corrupt prac
tices IN connection with public lands
. in that territory, for an explanation OF
statement they may desire to make
| thereto. The report of the inspectors
will not be made public at present.
The following telegram has been re
ceived by the adjUtant general from
General Merritt, dated yesterday: 81
returned to my headquarters yesterday
after visiting the Cherokee strip anC
Indian reservation south of Arkansa:
City. Everything quiet in Oklahomi
territory. Col. Wade being in command
with headquarters at Oklahoma station
The troops aae stationed as follows
Four companies Of infantry at Okla
homa station under Lieutenant Col
onel Snyder, Tenth infantry; TIVE
troops of cavalry under Major Bald
win, Seventh cavalry, on the mall
Canadian, north of Purcell; four com
panies of infantry under Captain An
man at Kingfisher; four companies In
fantry under Captain Macarthur, a
Guthrie; also two troops o
cavalry in the Cherokee strip
on the line south of Arkansas City, ont
troop to the north of Kingfsher ant
one to the east of Oklahoma Station
all to keep settlers from intruding OF
the ilD0ldU LCTE1GOEy. L anticipate H'
further trouble in tn ecountry from an!
cause. but will, in the event of an.
disturbance, return at once to Okla
homa- i propose later to Withdraw
part of the troops in the territory ant
TO maintain the general distribution
indicated above.
Postmaster General Wanamaker to
day received telegram from PostmaS
ter Flynn. at Guthrie, Oklahoma. il
which he says that the daily sale o
postage stamps at his Office amounts +
about $50. that eleven clerks in tn
, Office are kept busy from 5 o7clocl
in the morning to midnigh
and when the mail is read
for delivery there is usually
line of men half mile long waitin,
for their mail. About 900 letters ant
1000 newspapers are delivered from
: that Office daily. There are five bank
and six newspapers in operation in tn
new town.
Land Commissioner Stockslager to
day received report from inspecto
Hobbs at Guthrie which shows tha
during the first week $50 entries wer'
made and forty-two notices of centes
were made.