Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1891-09-03

he has not resigned and does not intend to
resign, As he has had TO do ever since he
resumed his duties one Of his first ofic-
al acts was to instruct the Commissioner
Of Indian affairs to direct the agent at the
Union agency III Indian Territory 10 seize
all packages OF beer that may be shipped
into the indian country and turn them over
to tie L, s. Marshal ID be lbctd as pro
yilel by law The Secretary thus takes ~
sue with the recent decision of Judge Bry-
ant of the Eastern Judicial District Of
/ Texas that malt liquors may be lawfully
introduced and sold in the Indian country.
Secretary Foster wishes the holders Of
the l2 per cent bonds to distinctly un-
| derstaDd that there is no foundation for
the statement circulated by the Democrat
ic new spapers that he proposed to con
tiuuc to pay interest on the bonds that are
not presented for continuance at per cent.
Such of bonds As are not presented
on or befr. he date of their maturity,
September ,. will draw no interest after
that date aud viii be redeemed as fast as
they are presented at the Treasury
The Mills men are decidedly hostile to the
1 candidacy OF Representative Crisp for the
Spcakership and unless there j. change
they will begin to make things very lively
very soon. one Of them said to-day that
he had the facts and proposed To publish
them showing Crisp to BE- under the control
Of several noted lobbyists. 1t /. stated
that Crisp will get the entire New York
delegate with one exception, aud that has
| by no means added to the comfort Of the
Mills men. Let EN- light il out. say the
Republicans.
In accordance with Secretary Tracy or
der placing all the foremen aud master me
chanics in the navy yards under the merit
system, all OF those positions in the Wash
ngton Navy Yard have been declared va
cant on the sth of September. and com
petitiyc examination. open to all corners
for III" purpose of rillng the vacancies,
| has been ordered for August 81
Senator Chandler who is chairman of the
ihini iSTatloh committee OF the Senate
doubts the right of the Treasury depart
nent to permit the landing of Immigrants
belonging to the prohibited class upon their
iu' nishing bonds to the effect that they
VIII not become pobhc charge, and he has
written d letter To Secretary Foster givILg
ms views ana expressing the opinion that
/ Congress never intended tn authnriyp Surh
practice. Assistant Secretary Of tie
treasury Nettiet"n, VINO j. III charge Of
'fllihi grafton matters says that Two Attor-
-'arIand ana Mliler-have
iur"'Nh'' "t''ch opinions taxing ne
ground that' under existing law bonds
oI tAl' nature may properly De taken by
lle secretary u tht treasury III sucA eN-
/ 1eP'i'ha' eases a. 10 the exercise oi Jnst
"i>O' '"ii'ha'ion' nc THINKS ehtltleu 10 such
treatment.
Assistant secretary Ihahdler OF the IN
| t'ii"F department says mat thc proposed
temporary transfer OF the lille TO the cat
lIe Ir"z'u- on the theFokee >trlp from the
cattle men !" The individual Cherokee In
dianS' VIII unquestlouably be considered
as merely an evasion OF the Presidents
| peremptory order of removal aud that it
Will not be permitted.
| One candid Ohio Democrat has struck
| this town In the person of Mr.. George F.
Fee of Cincinnati. He said II should
| like to see Governor Campbell win, but
am afraid he cant make it. am afraid
| that the split in Cincinnati and the German
| dIssffection will cause Mckinley to be vic
torous hate to think this, being a
staunch Democrat, but man must form
! conclusions from his Judgment and not
| his feelings"
Massachusetts department Union Veter-
an Union, accompanied by delegates from
the departments Of New Hampshire, Maine
and Vermont. en- route to the National ses-
Iand nhio ., ,,r .a ,h,,L