Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-29

ute makes none Every person, whether an
officer of the government or otherwise, who
has been connected with this attempt TO as.
sess departmental employees viii be prose-
cuted.n
"What will be the method of procedurel"
"ln this instance we will secure all the evil
dence we can aud place the matter in the
hands of tho United States attorney for the
District OF Columbia. II a question of iuris-
diction shall be raised ana il is declared that
the offense was committed in virginia-that
the circulars were prepared In tuat state
and issued there. then we will proceed
through the United States district courts OF
that state.n
NEW LAND REGISTRARS.
There will soon be new registrars ap-
pointed at the Sidney and North Platte land
offices.
1t is limited in the interior department that
charges have been filed against the present
officers and that they are of u partisan char
acter and affect the management of the OIL
ces. Among other things il is stated that
the registrars at Sidney and North Platte
are not having land notices published in the
newspapers with the largest circulation, as
required by law 1t is alleged that they are
selecting democratic newspapers, simply to
give patronage to men In their own party
The shipping clerk at Valentine will have to
go also and a republican will take his place.
THE PoNcAs.
At the interior department the impression
pTeVallS tnat tne 1OnCa lnulHnS III northern
Nebraska will move to the great Sioux res
ervation and take lands in severalty, thus
throwing the Ponca reservation open TO set
tlement by white people. Red Cloud has
advised them to take this step. 1t is under
stood that some of the Poncas will arrive
here in few days with view to comforting
with the officials at the interior department
relative to this proposition. The opening of
the Ponca reservation is important to Ne
braska interests, as it will receive a large i'm
migration.
WILL WAIT FOR MONTANA.
Senator Pettigrew, of South Dakota, had a
conference to-day with the president relative
to the issuance of the proclamation or procla-
nations which are TO admit the four territor
les to statehood.
made up his mind whether he would issue
procamations admitting each state sepa-
rately or whether he would wait until the re-
turns are IN from Montana and admit the
four states in one proclamation. Seuator
Pettierew left the white house with the i'm
preston that the latter course would be pur-
sued unless the returns should be delayed
until such u late day that the new senators
and representatives will not be able to take
their seats on the day congress convenes.
ARMY NEWS.
BY direction of the secretary OF war Ser
geant James Sahrn, Company X, Twenty
first infantry, now with his company at Fort
Mckinney, will he sent to Hot Springs to en-
able him to enter the army and navy general
hospital at Chat point.
Paragraph 6, sbecial orders October Il,
1885, in the case of Second Lieutenant Ed
ward w. McCasky, Twenty first infantry, is
revoked.
NEBRASKA AND IOWA PosTMAsTERs.
Nebraska-Greendale, Buffalo county,
John w. Haase.
Iowa-Conroy, Iowa county, Andrew
Gallup; st. Mary's, Warren county, L. III.
Luke.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Secretary Tracy this afternoon awarded
the contract for building two of the z, 800 ton
cruisers to the Columbian iron works at Bal
timore for the sum of 81 225, 00o. The con-
tract for the third one will bo awarded to
either Harrison IL Loring, OF Boston, or N.
F. Palmer & Co., of New York. Each firm
bid s514,0 900.
John w. LaE'ollct has been appointed
storekeeper for the Fourth Iowa internal
revenue district.
The hearing of the charges against w. r.
Lewis United States consul to Morocco, be-
fore Secretary Blaine, was concluded to day.
M. Benezuli, the fez merchant, and Ramon
Azoque. formerly Lewis interpreter, were
examined at length. The finding of the de-
partment will be announced III a short time
PERRY S. HEATH.