Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1893-06-08
FROM WASHINGTON CITY.

1t is the purpose of Secretary Of the
Interior Smith TO place army officers |
in charge OF every Indian agency, except |
those where the Indians are in an ad- |
vanced state Of civilization.
Secretary Herbert has announced that
the policy Of the Navy Department in |
the future will be 10 relieve officers who
have held feet commands over three
years and give other officers an oppor-
tunity.
Prof. Harrington, chief OF the weather
bureau, has sent letter 10 the Presi-
dent denouncing the report submitted
by Assistant Attorney General Colby Of
the investigation Of the charges against
Harrington as willful and malicious
Justification OF the testimony taken in
the case. He requests the President to
give him hearing in his own defense.
General Olney has received a telegram
from New York, stating that Judge La
combe OF the Circuit Court Of New York
hag decided that Section OF the Geary
exclusion act, though constitutional, is
still Intellectual, because there is no pro-
vision as 10 how or by whom the order
OF deportation for Chinese should be ex-
ecuted. This is said TO be new ques-
tion not raised or in any way involved
IN the previous appeal.
President Cleveland has approved the
deeds of the Choctaw and Chickasaw
nations for their right and title TO the
LEASED" lands in Indian Territory, for
merly occupied by the Cheyennes and
Arapahoe Indians, but now constituting
a portion Of the Oklahoma Territory, for
which 81 ,99l ,450 was appropriated by
the Indian appropriation act Of March
3, 1891. The approval Of President
Cleveland makes the appropriation i'm
mediately available, and the money will
be paid ~ the accredited agents OF the
ChOctaw and Chickasaw nations. Chief
Harris OF the Cherokee nation has pub
lished notice asking bids for the sale
Of 80, ,640, 900 OF bonds authorized TO be
issued under the act OF Congress March
8, 1898.
Major Davis, chief of the war records
Office, has just returned from Gcttys-
burg, where by direction Of the Secretary
Of War he made an investigation Of the
effect upon the battle lines and points OF
interest by the construction Of an electric
railroad Major Davis found that the
damage to the battlefield had all been
done, as the work Of excavation and
filling was practically completed. About
four miles Of the railroad are laid with
rails, and the remainder OF the route il
ready for fine grading. The greatest
injury has been inflicted in one stretch
Of about two miles Of route, which runs
in front OF "Bloody Angle" and Death
Valley" and skirts Round Top"
Major Davis reports will be accom-
panied by chart and sketches, and will
be confined 10 q statement OF the actual
condition OF affairs on the battlefield
II can scarcely go farther, in view Of the
fact that the government has no prop.
erty rights in the field.
Owing TO the small amount OF gold
bullion deposited, about 100000 pei
month, and the heavy expense OF coin.
age at the United States mint at Carson
City, New, Secretary Carlisle has di.
rected n suspension OF coinage operations
Mt the mint from and after the lst o
! June. Gold and silver bullion will
however, be received for parting and
refining. Gold deposits will be paid fol
in coin or fine bar, az preferred by the
depositor. Returns for silver deposits
will be made in impaired bars or in tine
bars, as desired Purchases OF silver
bullion under the act OF July IA, 1890
, will be continued as heretofore. Tn,
suspension Of coinage operations at thii
! mint will involve n reduction in force by
r thirty-five employees. Reductions in tn,
force OF the employees at the UniteC
States mints at Philadelphia and New
Orleans will probably follow. With {
suspension of coinage Mt Carson CITY
the coinage of silver dollars will be dis
continued for the present, as there is M
demand forthis class of money. Frac
4. tional uncurrcnt silver quarters and hal
! dollars are now being recoined ut New
Orleans, San Francisco and Philadelphia
mints and gold at the San Francisco ant
Philadelphia mints,