Los Angeles herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1890-1893, 1890-10-04
White House and OtherWash-
ington Notes.
The Presidents Proposed Trip
~ to the West.
Promotions and Reforms in the Post
Office Department.
The Barrundia Affsir Cautes a Naval Of
fcer To Be Recalled-Clarkson to
Go to China.
ssociated Press Dispatches.

Associated Press Dispatches.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3.-The preliminary
details of the presidents western trip
are arranged, subject to slight changes.
The president will leave Washington
Monday morning for Cincinnati, where
a short stop will be made Tuesday morn
ing. Then he will proceed to Vincennes,
Terre Haute and Danville. Thence to
Galesburg, Illinois, reaching there We'd
nesday morning to attend reunion of
his brigade, and will leave the same
evening for Ottumwa, Iowa, where he
will spend Thursday at the expo
sition. That night the president
will be taken to Topeka, arriving
in the morning, and remaining until
the afternoon, when he will take train
to Kansas City, arriving two hours later,
where he will be the guest of his
brother, who is resident of that city,
until evening, when he will leave for St..
Louis to attend the annual festival of
the followers of the Yelled Prophet,
Saturday. That night he will go to
Indianapolis to spend Sunday. Next
morning he will leave for Washington,
reaching here Tuesday morning.
Money for Surveys.
The secretary of the interior today ap-
proved the apportionment of the money
appropriated for surveys of public lands
for the year ending June 80, 1891. Ari-
zona gets $1,000; California, $4,000 +;
Idaho, $4,000, an increase of $4,000
Montana, $4,000, an increase of $780,
600; Oregon, SIC, 900, an increase of $1O,-
600; Utah, $4,000 an increase
of $3,OOO; Washington, $S5, 900,
an increase of 5000; Wyoming,
$4,000, an increase of $10,-
600. The reserve fund for contingencies
is $27 900, an increase of $4,000 over last
year. The sum of $4,000 is allotted
for an examination survey. The total
appropriated is 1925, 900. Last years
appropriation was $185, 900. The Sec
retary in a letter to the commissioner
of the general land office says: Ii any
portion of the moneys appropriated to
thesseveral states and territories is found
to be in excess of the amount actually
needed, it can be charged to some other
at any time.
Reforms In the Postoffice Department
Messrs. Whitfield and Bell today quail
fled as first and second assistant post
master general respectively. These ap-
pointments are strictly in the line OF
civil service reform. With these
changes the postmaster general con-
templates the reorganization of certain
Offices in the department. Offices which
are in the general line will be placed
under one head that is, the railway SER
vice and railway contract Office will be
under the supervision of the new Sec
ond assistant, Bell. Whitfield, as the
first assistant, will have supervising
charge of the salary and allowance and
free delivery offices, additional to his
other duties. These offices have hereto
fore been regarded as Independent bu-
reaus, their chiefs passing upon nearly
all questions.
Commander Reiter Relieved.
Lieutenant Commander Reiter of the
U. s. S. Ranger has been ordered home,
and will be relieved by Commander
Wingate. The impression is general
here that Commander Reiter is recalled
because the secretary of state is dissatis-
fed at the course pursued by him in
regard to the peace negotiations be-
tween Guatemala and San Salvador, and
also in regard to the Barrundia affair.
The Ranger was in the harbor at San
Jose when Barrundia was killed on the
Acapulco.
No More Indians for Shows.
Acting Indian Commissioner Bell has
issued letter to Indian agents directing
them promptly to refuse any applica-
tions for Indians for "Wiid West"
shows, as it is now against the policy of
the interior department to grant permits
for any such purpose under any circum-
stances whatever. If any Indians should
hereafter attempt to leave the reserva-
tion for exhibition purposes, prompt
measures will be adopted to retain
them.
silver Purchases.
The amount of silver offered to the
treasury today was 957 900 ounces the
amount purchased, $4,000 ounces as fol-
lows: 10000 ounces at 81. .1345; 100000
ounces at $1.137; $4,000 ounces at ST.
1876; $4,000 ounces at $1.1380; 10000
ounces at $1.3S4; 100000 ounces at
$1.13S5; $4,000 ounces at $1.1386.
White House Notes.
The president has appointed J. B.
Turner, of Indiana, usher at the white
house, vice E. w. White, of Indiana.
Resigned.
The president has appointed Austin J.
Braddock, of Rockville, Maryland
Henry j. AIKEN, of Hiawatha, Kansas
John s. Mayhugh, of Elko, Nevada, and
Miss Helen P. Clark, of Montana, as
special agents to make allotments oi
lands in severalty to the Indians under
the provisions of the act of congress ap-
proved February 8, 1887.