Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1892-09-09
FROM WASHINGTON CITY.
Representative Hermann Secures an Ex-
tension of The Mail Service in
the State of Oregon.

The bureau OF American Republics Il
informed that Senior Don Antonio NJ
Flores, recently President OF Ecuador
has been appointed and confirmed b,
Congress as Minister Plenipotentiary O
that country to the United States, anC
will also be appointed honorary Com
missioner-in-chief to the Worlds Co
lumbian Exposition.
The discrimination by Costa Rics
against vessels and trade with the United
States arising from the rebate allowed
heretofore by Costa Rica OF a 5 per cent
cnstom duty in favor OF certain foreign
vessels having been discontinued by {
repeal and the ground for complaint o.
the government removed, vessels OF thai
country will hereafter be admitted tc
United States ports without the exaction
OF discriminating duties.
Representative Hermann has secured
the extension Of the mail service on the
Holley- Charlottesville route, TO begin al
Sweet Home in Linn county. He has
also secured an order from the Postoffice
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 for mail serv-
ice from Alsea by Lobster to Fisher in
Benton county and back, once a week.
from October Is, 1892, to June 80, 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 il Arizona, and gives
prominence to the Apaches and Navajos.
The whole Indian population of the Ter
ritory is given as 35, 5,707, and the number
OF children available for schools as
4,2S0 This is an increase in the popu-
lation since 1880 OF 1926. OF the chill
dren about l 200 attended school either
in Arizona or elsewhere. In 1880 only
seventy-t three children of Arizona In
dians made any pretense of attending
school. The school, accommodations,
though yet small, are said to be increas-
ing each year, and for 1888 accommoda-
tions will be furnished for l ,07O children
in the Territory. The Superintendent is
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
S25 COO in surveying lands. The appro-
priation act provided that of the $780,
600 appropriated $125,00J should be ex
pended within railroad limits, and the
Comptroller holds that none OF the bal.
ance can be expended within these linn
its. AS large portions OF public lands
are within railroad grants, especially
lands which it is desirable to survey, it
is possible that great many States will
be short on funds Tor surveys. 1t is
thought Oregon would be the sufferer
under this ruling, while portions OF
Washington State would be benefited.
Acting Secretary Chandler says that
Notwithstanding the ruling he intends
to expend the money where he thinks it
will do the most good, regardless of the
fact that it may be expended within the
railroad limits.