Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-09-06
FROM WASHINGTON CITY.
Representative Hermann Secures an tx
tension of the Nal Service In
the State of Oregon.

The bureau OF American r 'publics rs
informed that Senior Don ANTONIO Va
Flores, recently President OF Ecnsdor,
has been app tinted and conhrineo y
Congress az Minister Plen'potentisry
that country TO the United STATES, ana
will also be appointed honorary oonr
missioner in-chlef to the WORLDS 20
lumbar Exposition.
The determination by Costa Klca
AGAINST vessels and trade with the uniteu
states arising from the rebate allowed
heretofore by 9 sta Rlca OF b per cent.
custom duty in favor OF certain foreign
vessels having been discontinued by
repeaI and the ground for complaint oil
the government removed, vessels OF that
country will hereafter be admitted to
United States ports without the exactlon
oil discriminating duties.
Representative Hermann has secured
the extension OF the mail service ON the
Holley- Charlottesville route, to begin at
Sweet Home in Linn county. DE las
also secured an order from the Postotiice
Department inviting proposals for mail
service twice week from Bridgeport by
way OF Hereford to Unity and back, in
Baker county, Or. The department also
upon the showing OF Mr.. Hermann has
issued proposals for bids a mail serv-
ice from AIsea by Lobster to Fisher in
Benton county and back, once week,
from October Is, 1892, to June 30, 1894,
until regular letting.
A second report on the Indians OF the
Southwest has been received at the In
dian bureau from DIR. Dorchester, Super
intendent of Indian Schools. The report
deals with Indians in Arizona, and gives
prominence to the Apaches and NavaJos.
The whole Indian population OF the Ter
ritory is given as IS, 707, and the number
of children available for schools as
1880 This is an increase in the popu-
lation since 1880 Of 1926. OF the chill
dren about 1,200 attended school either
in Arizona or elsewhere. In 1880 only
seventy three children OF Arizona In
dams made any pretense OF attending
school. The school accommodations,
though yet small, are said to be increas-
ing each year. and for 1893 accommoda-
tions will be furnished for ! ,071 children
in the Territory. Tue Superintendent il
not favorable to removing Indian chill
dren to Northern schools.
The officers OF the Interior Depart
ment are considerably worried over the
ruling OF the First Comptroller, which
will possibly prevent the use OF nearly
s2j 900 in surveying lands. The appro
prIation act provided that OF the $780,
QUO appropriated $l25.00J should be ex
pended within railroad limits, and the
Com ptroller holds that none Of the bal
ance can he exp nded within these lin
its. As large portions of public lands
are within railroad grants, especially
lands which 1t is desira ole to survey, it
is pos ible that great many States will
be short on funds or surveys. 1t IS
thought Oregon would be the sufferer
nnder this ruling, while portions of
Washington State would be benefited.
Acting Secretary Chandler says that
withstanding the ruling he intends
to exi end the money where he thinks it
will do the most good, regardless OF the
iact that it may be expended within the
railroad limits.