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INDIANS TO BE ENLISTED.
Secretary Noble Favors Taking in About
5000 Of Them.

Secretary Noble Favors Taking in About
5000 Of Them.
A special dispatch to the New York Tribune
from Washington says: Secretary Proctor in
tends to enlist 5000 Indians in the army. 1t is
believed that this number will include all of the
active young men in the Sioux nation who are
inclined to make trouble. Uuder the existing
law the secretary has the authority to enlist
1000 Indians as scouts Three thousand
is the number required to put out of
the way the active and troublesome among the
Sioux. The secretary hopes to obtain from
this Congress authority to enlist the full num-
Der required as scouts. If he does not he still
has authority, which he will undoubtedly ex-
ercise, to enlist 1900 Indians as private
soldiers. This he can do as vacancies
occur without extending the limits Of
the army. All the reports to the War
Department say that the Indians make splendid
soldiers. They have a courage equal, if not su-
perior to the class Of men enlisted in the regular
army. They are natural-born horsemen, and are
quite different men once they have the army uni
form OF, their backs. They are active alert amen
able to discipline and full of an intense pride
in their place. Indians in their blankets, who
would scorn to work, in the uniform of q COM
mon soldier alongside Of white soldiers work
with docility and industry at all the classes of
work required of a soldier in western fortitca-
ton and camp work.
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WashingtOn's Antique Ideas.
From the New York Herald.

From the New York Herald
In Washington street car managers have not
yet learned that n necessary part Of conducting
the street car business is to deprive employees
of everything approaching comfort or resem-
bling consideration. On the contrary, they even
go to expense and bother to make the weary
work endurable as they can. OF course this
is not right. and the managers will learn some
day that hImaneness is great mistake when
exercised to street car employee But it is
rather pleasant to zee while it lasts. In WASH
ington. for instance. the driver doesn't have to
stand in bad weather with the rain or snow or
sleet beating into his face. The managers have
gone to the expense Of putting an awning ont
over the front of the car, SO that no matter how
hard il rains and blows the driver is always pro-
tected.
No doub. being comfortable distrGcts the
driver from his work and the company loses a
nickel or tNo, but the managers do it. OF
course; it is well recognized fact that a driver
can't drive well without stream Of cold water
running down his back. but they don't seem to
have found it out in Washington. they are 20
slow there.
Then they actually let the conductors and
drivers sit down sometimes when they are tired.
Not only that but they provide little seats to be
fixed on the platforms 20 that they can sit
down. They are very much behind the times
in Washington. They should come up here
and learn how the street car business Is prop.
erly ccnducted-so a. to make the public swear
and employees groan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-02

A General Order Intended to Prevent Unjust
and Excessive Sentences

and Excessive Sentences.
A general order to the army has been issued
fixing maximum limit for the punishment Of
enlisted men in time of peace for all crimes and
offenses within the Jurisdiction of courts-mar-
tial. The regulations contemplate a uniform
degree of punishment throughout the service
and the inhibition Of excessive sentences by
courts martial The severest penalty pre-
scribed is ten years imprisonment, and this
can be imposed only in cases Of granddaughter
and assault with intent to kill. The greatest
punishment for desertion is imprisonment for
five years, which, however, may be imposed
only for desertion in the presence Of an Indian
outbreak or other trouble or when the act is
joined in by two or more soldiers in the execu-
ton of a conspiracy.
The maximum punishment for ordinary cases
OF desertion is two and half years imprison-
ment, with one year added for each previous
conviction of the same offense. Deserters who
surrender cannot be imprisoned for a longer
period than ten months.
The order was issued at the instance of Sec
retary Proctor and liz intended as act Of JUS
tice to the soldiers who have repeatedly COM
planned of undue discrimination in the matter
OF punishment under the present system. The
Secretary of War has directed that the reward
for the apprehension of deserters in the army
BIO increased to go.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-02
Irrigated Farms in Arizona,

Acensus bulletin prepared by Mr.. F. H. Newell
of the US. geological survey. under the direc-
ton OF Special Agen. Hyde. in charge of the
division of agriculture "A" states that there
are LOIS irrigated farms in Arizona. having a
total area OF 65, S2l acres or an average of sixty
one acres each. The average cost Of land. in
Guiding purchase price, fencing, plow-
ingand water right. is sl6-R per acre, OF which
S7.O7 represents the cost of water right and the
average valuation placed upon the land by the
owners is S4S6S per acre including buildings.
The average annual cost of water is $1.55 per
acre, and the average annual value of farm
products 1882 per acre, ranging from
1926 in Mericopa to $9l.OO in Yavapai
counSy. The bulletin states that the acreage
now under irrigation approaches the maximum
possible with the present water supply and
methods of utilization, but that the conserva-
ton of the flood waters that now annually run
to waste would enormously increase the area
susceptible of successful cultivation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-02
AGAINST FREE COINAGE.

Mr.. Lemcke. Treasurer Huston's Probable
Successor. Explains His Financial We've.
From the New York Herald today.
Mr.. J. A. Lemcke of Indiana, who is to be the
next treasurer Of the United States. according
to the present program, spent yesterday in New
York. Politicians and other people from his
state called upon him at the Giisey House to
congratulate him on his coming appointment.
He is we'll known TO. Indian;ans, having been
for four years their state treasurer.
Probably Mir. Lemcke's expectation of the
appointment amounts to pretty nearly a GER
tainty. but he would not say SO YESTERDAY. He
admitted that the President had sent for him
with that Office in view. and he was waiting to
see what would come of his conversation with
Mr.. Harrison.
Nothing will be done in the matter until
Mr.. Illusions resignation is accepted" said Mr..
Lemcke. THAT will not be until next week, In
all probability. After that my appointment
will be made known if an to be appointed.
''The views which have always held as to
the proper financial policy of the government
coincide exactly with those which President
Harrison has expressed and his administration
has followed. am against free coinage utterly
against it. am against any imitation of the
national currency, l have always opposed free
coinage. 1t would be one Of the worst of ma
tional misfortuncs.
ION other points. too, of national finance the
policy of the administration has been safe.
sound and in accordance with the wants of the
business community. believe in it and think
that all that is needed is to have the same policy
continued. Ny views on the financial policy
are well known in Indiana. Ii they had not
been in accord with those Of the President
suppose he would not have thought of me for
the place"
1t is understood in New York that Mr.. Charles
E. Coon. whom somebody nominated for the
treasurership, is to be assistant secretary Of
the treasury. Mr.. Foster. it 10 said, has made
the selection. recommended Mr.. Coon to Presi-
dent Harrison and the nomination is to go to
the Senate today or tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-02
REORGANIZING THE ARMY.
Effect Of the Measure Which Was Passed by
the Senate ON Saturday.

the senate on Satur08y.
The Senate Saturday passed the House bill
to increase the artillery arm Of the service, with
an amendment recognizing the whole line Of
the army. The effect of the bill as it now
stands will be to make three battalion organ
ization for each of the three arms, to increase
the number of artillery regiments from five to
seven and to relieve stagnation in promotion,
especially in the artillery and infantry. Each
regiment of infantry, artillery and cavalry will
hereafter be composed of twelve companies,
making three bsttalions of four companies
each. The PURPOSES to have eight companies
of each regiment Maintained on perfect war
footing while the other battalion of four COM
panies will be mere skeleton for organization
in time Of war. About 200 vacancies in the
grade OF second lieutenant will be created and
about 100 captains. 200 first lieutenants and 200
second lieutenants will be promoted.
Should the artillery feature alone prevail two
lieutenant colonies would be promoted to
colonies, two maj ors to lieutenant colonies, six
captains to majors, twenty-four first ieuten-
ants to captains and twenty-four second lieu
tenants to first heutenants leaving twenty va
cancies in the grade Of second lieutenant to be
filled from graduates of the academy, the ranks
of the army or civil life.
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ASSASSINS OF HENNESSY.
Positive Identification of Three Of Them
A Sensation In Court.

Positive Identification of Three Of Them
A Sensation In Court.
The Hennessy murder case is on trial in New
Orleans. On Saturday George Massacre testi-
fed that he passed by cobbler shop in Girard
near Basin street about II o'clock on the night
of October Is, 1890. He saw light in the
shop and heard voices. This is Monasterio's
shop, the place where the assassins were in
hiding when the chief came up.l Continuing,
witness said that he also saw five or six men
standing under the grocery shed opposite,
recognizing two of them. Witness then
identified Scaffedi and Monasterio as two Of
the men he saw at the corner. 1.-THE identi6ca-
ton caused profound sensation in COURT
Zachary Foster, a colored man. said he was
returning from q meeting at II o'clock that
night and saw three men with shotguns, or long
pistols, pointed as if to fire, standing in front
of the alleyway near Monasrerio' shanty. They
fired at q man in light clothing approaching.
He stopped and saw the man in light clothes
brace himself against the wall and fire back at
four men who we're shooting at him. The faces
Of three of these he saw distinctly, and identi-
fied them as Scaffedi, Marchesi and Politz.
Several other witnesses testified that they heard
the shooting and saw the men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-02

Provisions Of the BIN That Has Been Re
ported by Mr.. Circuit.

Provisions OF the Bill That Has Been Re
ported by Mr. CIRCUIT.
The bill for the Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
which, as already stated in THE STAR, was
reported to the House by Mr.. Circuit, provides
for the entrance Of the road into the city limits
at or near the intersection of Boundary street
with Delaware avenue, thence southwardly along
Delaware avenue, with four tracks at grade, or
by means Of an open cut to Q point at or near
the Intersection of d street and Delaware ave-
nue.; thence by a curve to the right, crossing
North Capitol street between G and D streets
north; thence westwardly and northwar 1ly,
crossing d and E streets between New Jersey
avenue and North Capitol street; thence east
wardiy. crossing North Capitol street between
and streets, to point on Delaware avenue
south OF street, with the RICH. to occupy with
the tracks of the company d street north be-
tween New Jersey avenue and Delaware avenue.
and North Capitol street between C street and
Massachusetts avenue.
ID street north between the east line Of Della
ware avenue to u front forty feet from the east
line Of New Jersey avenue and E street between
Delaware avenue and point fifty feet from the
east line OF New Jersey avenue are to be closed.
BRIDGES TO BE BUILT.
Bridges are to be built along North Capitol
street, Massachusetts avenue, II street and
Boundary street. with approaches SO as to con-
ucct u street nOrtn Win NOrtn SapltOl street,
street north with Massachusetts, avenue be-
tween LIST street east and I'd street east, LIST
street east with Massachusetts avenue between
ID and Il streets north, + street north with
Massachusetts avenue between New Jersey
avenue and North Capitol street and North
Capitol street with Massachusetts, avenue be-
tween T and G streets north, LIST street east so
as to connect with H street between l and II
streets and Sd street east and I'd street east SO
as to connect with Boundary street at their in
tersection with said Boundary street and said
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company.
Bridges are also to be built by the company
across Delaware avenue at /, n, l.. II and n
streets and said streets are to have their
grade changed SO as to pass over the tracks.
THE ROUND HOUSE TO BE REMOVED.
The tracks and round house of the main stem
outside the city are to be removed to some
point between Ivy City ard Monticello and in
curving the main stem is not to touch any
property Of the Columbia Deaf and Dumb Asy-
lum Property for yards, &C., as may be
needed, is to be required north of Boundary
street and necessary land for shops, station,
&c, is to be acquired within the city limits by
purchase or condemnation: provided, how
ever, that the road shall not establish or main-
tain a round house or station for the delivery
of coal or lumber or hay or straw within the
city limits, except within the loop authorized
between Massachusetts. Delaware and New Jer-
sey avenues, and provided, also, that land with
in the city limits is not to be acquired except
i'll squares which lie alongside the tracks as
authorized.
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fNNAkds
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SENATOR HENDERSON. who could see no lower
than the surface that one of these. and he pre-
sImably Mr.. Frye, would be the fortu-
nate one. When Senator Sherman. who
presided. declared nominations to be in
order three names were presented, the ap-
parently unexpected one being that of Senator
Henderson of Nebraska. 1t was at once seen
that a good-natured western sentiment had
made up its mind to get the better Of the divided
east. but there was no excitement nor any ap-
pearance of bitter rivalry. The contest was o
friendly one in every respect and when the
result of the seventh ballot was announced it
was known that Senator Henderson, with
twenty-one votes, had been elected to the most
honorable position in the gift of his fellow
Senator's On motion of Senator Frye the
nomination (for it has to be ratified by the Sem
ate) was made unanimous. 1t was a very clever
piece of maneuvering that pitted Maine against
Massachusetts and then captured the prize for
Nebraska.
SATISFACTORY TO BOTH PARTIES.
The election of Senator Henderson is most
satisfactory to democrats and republicans alike
Mr.. Henderson is fearlessly impartial and po-
htelv equitable as presiding officer; he also
keeps Senators up to the highest possible stand
ard of legislative behavior. On Saturday. dur
ing the debate on the Indian appropriation BILL
Senator's Dawes and Jones OF Arkansas lost all
consciousness of the presiding officer spresence.
Mr.. Henderson had the gavel just then. and he
used 1t; then he said: The chair must insist
in the orderly conduct of public affairs that
argument should not degenerate into mere col
loquy. and he asks Senators to obey the rules
and address tine chair" The rebuke was re-
ceived with manifest approval all over the
chamber and the proceedings proceeded in an
orderly manner.
Senator Henderson is one Of the most popu.
lar Legislators in either branch of Congress
Practical, everyday sense is apparent in all his
work, and he is an eminenty tireless worker.
Union veterans will never lack a champion so
long as he lives, and so fair are his methods
that he Possesses the confidence and enjoys the
esteem of the leaders of 1.-The lost cause"
Everybody agrees that the selection was a re-
markedly good one. and everybody who knew
of the election congratulated the Nebraskan to-
day
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Mr.. windOrn's Insurance.

In statement recently published in The
STAR respecting the estate of the late Secretary
Window it was said that there we're ''two policies
on tine Secretarys life, one in northern institu-
ton. which he took out thirty-one years ago,
for $1,000, and on which he has probably paid
more premiums than the amount of the policy.
The other is for s., 900. in a company in Mime
sofa" The agent of the northern company re-
ferred to states that the policy had been paid
in full. and that the entire amount paid by Mr..
Window since he took out the policy in 1860 was
S2.205.25. The thirty-one. annual premiums
amounted to "a, $3.50, but were reduced by
thirty-one dividends amounting to $I,77S.24.
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THE FLOODS AT YUMA.
Over $50 Houses in Ruins and l,Ao0 People
Homeless.

HOmeleoos
Over $50 houses are in ruins in Yuma, Ariz.,
and ]. 400 people are homeless. Over 1000 per-
sons are being fed daily at the Southern Pacific
Hotel and the town has provisions sufficient for
eight days more. The blockade of west-bound
trains. it is expected, will be raised in about
four days, but it will be as least two weeks be-
fore they can 60 east.
Reports from Jakuno, fifteen miles above
Yuma, are to the effect that the food drove the
people into the treetops. Many became ex-
hausted from cold and hunger before the food
abated and dropped into the water and were
drowned. 1t is estimated that anywhere be-
tween 80 and 100 lives were lost in the valley.
DesOlation reigns supreme all along the valley
Eighty miles south Of Yuma, where 5000 In
dams live, the country is flooded for 80 miles
square, and ms there are no hills for refuge 1t Is
reported that more than one hundred OF them
have been drowned. The great valley in Col
orado Is one vast sea Of water as Tar as the eye
can see in every direction. The river has fallen
six feet six inches in thirty-six hours and Is
and threatens heavy rain. The loss roots up
-, DOC, 600, of which the railroad viii have TO
suffer TO the extent of $3.50, 600.
THE NEW TOWN.
Old Yuma will never be rebuilt The town
will so higher up the hills. Out Of $50 houses
composing the town only fifty remain. The
second high water of the ella river on Thurs
day was more disastrous than that Of Sunday.
The canals have been washed out, the ranches
destroyed and the railroads are under water.
The cemeteries are on high land and many
peopla are camping in them. The river at
Yuma is fourteen miles wide. The Catholic
church is the only building left standing on
the main street. The convent and adjoining
school stood the wear Of waves for many hours,
but finally crumbled into ruins. The Yuma
Sentinel moved its Office four times, and finally
succeeded in getting ont on time yesterday.
The Times was less fortunate, and Its ONCE and
material went down in the wreck.
AID FROM FORT YUMA.
The officers of Fort Yuma have done every
thing in their power to assist the sufferers. and
fortunately there was good supply of tents on
hand. and these were at once placed at the dis
posal of the homeless families and much suffer-
ing thereby prevented. Should there be no
further rainfall it il hoped that there will be
little further loss and that with the restoration
of communication with the west sufficient re-
lief will be brought in from San Francisco and
Los Angeles to prevent any serious trouble.
Two men attempted to cross the ella river at
Riverside with mail yesterday morning. One
was drowned and the last seen Of the other he
was floating down the river on piece OF
driftwood.
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ATestimon,al to Mr.. Blaine.

A testimonial to Secretary Blaine has been
signed by the leading New York wholesale mer-
chants in the dry goods, bagging and leather
trades. The testimonial says: 1.-THE under
signed, Wholesale dry goods merchants, ex-
porters and others of the city Of New York Dir
respective of party desire to express their APP
probation of your action in the matter of re-
ciprocity with Brazil, and trust that the wise
and far-seeing policy thus inaugurated may be
extended to the other South American nations,
thus materially increasing the commercial
prosperity of the United States"
The testimonial will be placed in handsome
morocco case, and will be presented to Mr..
Blaine in this city by Taurus Loomis Of the dry
goods firm of Root Il Childs. The letter pre-
pared to accompany the testimonial says the
signers represent commercial capital Of $50,
600 600
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Trustees SALE oFTNo-sToRY FRAME HOUSE
AND LO1, BEING KNOWN As PREMISE No.
lG43 9TH STREET NORTHWEST, By AUG
TON.
BY virtue o. deed Of trust given 20 us and duly ~
corded in Iiber No. EzH Iolio ~ se-.. of the
Lana recurds vi the District OF Columbia and AZ the
request OF tine party secured thereby. will offer
TUESDAY Af1kkNOON. MARCH TENTH. A. D.
1881. at HAl.T-fAsT FOUR O'CLOCK. the following
DESERVED real estate situate the city Nnsainfo
the District Of Columbia. 10 Wit; All that ssrfaln
J1e,e parcel of land and PREMISES known part
original lot seven ca IN square four hundred and
ana bounds. Beginning for the a ON 9TH street
northwest. il said city thirty cOD feet from
the southwest Of said lot theme north
l.0) feet thence east forty nve feet and sixty
one-h iredths OF a loot "a, oslOO f. thence south
four ca feet thence forty feet sv-nty-
iire said lot. thence south sxt-sn (6 theme
west nnety three feet and thirty ee bundredtls
a .e-lUp the h-einniilz snOwn
deed dated January 20. lstt. recorded in liner H. h.
NJ LIS th-rcoI. foVetber with ali the Improve
ments. ways. eas-nients riefIts. privileges and rp-
pertaining.
Terms OF sale Tower and above an incuuhran~. Of
el.2oO due December ~. 1891. with
rate OF PEI cent annurn. may D- assumed by
purchases with Interest from the day saie) Cash
all cash. NJ the purchasers option Terms be
wise the trustees reserve the risht rsel the pruP
erty n tire RISK and cost OF the de.aultIng Iur
i've Gays advertisement ruch r.ssis an some
newsl publisfsed in WASHINGTON. ID. G. deposit
on slUO required st the time of All conveysnc
ing and recorciine 1t purchaser Gust.
SLohsk 4 EMMoNs,
fe2--dkds rusfesa.