Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-12-27
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| WASHINGTON, Dec. as.-The re.
moval OF the civil Indiaf. agents of
the government at Pine Ridge,
Cheyenne River and Rosebud Is
being considered by the President.
should this occur the officers Of the
army will he put into their stead
temporarily and perhaps perma-
nently. The civil agents appear to
be wholly incapable Of dealing With
the excited. Ipdisns, and their re-
moval las been advised by General
Miles, who Is supportess py the Sec
Rotary OF War. The Indian Office
I peSpIe are alarmed at the conse-
Yuences Of having broken their
promises with the Indians aud are
willing to yield the work of pacifi-
cation and repair 70 the war Office.
The army men know more Of the
| Indian character than the average
Indian agent. They have kept
their wond with the Indians when
ever they have been allowed to do
so, and the visible force they repre-
sent is respected. The other Sioux
agents are to be let alone. Major
Mclaughlin Mt Standing Rock, par
| ticularly, has shown himself to be
a good agent for years.
RAILWAY CONCESSIONS.
Information Is also received by
the bureau that the government Of
Columbia has signed a contract
with Thomas Cherry Of Milwaukee,,
Wis, for the completion OF the
Caucau Valley Railway from Buena
Ventura. the chief port Of Colum-
bla, to the cities Of CALI and Mani
zales, with the privilege Of continu-
| ing the road to the Gulf Of Darieb
on the north and the frontier Of
Ecuador on the south, and eastwan.
to navigahle waters Of the Amazon
River. This road, when completed,
will give a portion Of Columbia
that is very rich in both agricultural
| and mineral resources access TO tide
water. The government guaran-
tees interest Of five per cent In gold
for eighteen years upon the expen-
jiture Of SIS, 900 in gold per mile,
and the exclusive privilege for
seventy years OF operating the rail-
way within twenty-four miles on
either side Of the route surveyed
and accepted. the title TO all gold
and other mines that may be dis
coveied within the twenty-four
miles limit, and freedom from all
duties and taxes.
TIE PANAMA CANAL.
The bureau has information re-
garGing the renewal Of the Panama
Canal concession by the Colombian
government. From this il appears
that the company is allowed two
years from the first Of January to
organize and resume operations; it
Is required to pay for the lands
on the isthmus which, under the |
original concession, We're granted
them without cost, also the expense
of sustaining whatever military or !
police guard may lie necessary to
protect the works and maintain |
peace along the line OF the canal;
il to pay the government Of Column
bia a bonus of ten million francs
and give 1t first preferred stock in |
the company to the amount Of five
million francs.
AN AMERICAN MONETARY UNION.
The recommendation Of the In
ternational American Conference
for the establishment OF an Ameri- |
can monetary union and the issue |
of a common silver coin, have been
adopted by all the American Re-
publics except Guatemala, Uruguay
and Paraguay, which are not yet
heard from. The first meeting taxes
place at the Department Of State
Wednesday, the 18th of January.