The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-12-08
FROM WASHINGTON CITY.

The Puyallup commission has reported
to the commissioner OF Indian affairs
for instructions. The commission will
leave Immediately for Seattle, WASH,
where it is to begin its work.
Secretary Gresham has received a
complaint from Chinese Minister Yang
Yu that within the past 10 daysa China
man living in small town in Western
North Carolina has been chased to the
mountains for no other known reason
except his nationality, and thsj he was
believed to have died from exposure.
An investigation is being made of the
facts OF the case by the United States
district attorney for the western district
OF North Carolina. Ii the facts are as
stated, reparation will probably have to
be made by the United States. Recent
dispatches from North Carolina state
that the Chinaman was believed to be
insane and was wandering in the woods,
and that his assailants had been ar
rested.
Acknowledgement 0lney has appointed
Edward Walker, Of Chicago, special
attorney to represent the United States
in the case of the suit against the COM
missioner Of View South Wales to the
Worlds Fair. Among the exhibits OF
New South Wales were lot of gold
nuggets. These were attached by o
travelling circus company which had
recently been in Australia and alleged
that through the defective quarantine
arrangements Of that country tie circus
company had lost many valuable horses.
They sought to recover on the nuggets
OF the New South Wales exhibit. An
examination of the law here discloses
the fact that a foreign government can
not be sued in q United States court
without its consent. Even il this point
were not conclusive, the government Of
New South Wales in the circumstances
is guest OF the United States and en-
titled to immunity, even if the allega-
tions, SO far unsubstantated, were true.
The case will probably be dismissed If
pressed.
Commissioner of Pensions Lochren
has issued the following important order,
simplifying the practice OF the burden
in the adjudication Of claims under the
famous act OF June n, 1890; "Pension
certificates issued under the second Sec
ton OF the act Of June 27 1890, will no
longer specify particularly the disabili-
ties. In such certificates, where the
maximum rating Of $l2 per month is
allowed the certificate will state it is for
inability to earn support by manual
labor. Where less than the maximum
rating is allowed the certificate will
state it is for partial inability to earn
living by manual labor, Whenever, in
the case Of pension granted under the
said section at less than the maximum
rating and a higher rating is subse-
quently sought, the application for such
higher rating shall be considered and
treated as q claim for an increase, and
not as claim for new disability, and
the increase, II allowed, will commence
from the date OF medical examination
showing an increase Of disability.
Between adjusting the accounts Of the
North American Commercial Company
with the treasury department, and the
claims Of the treasury department for
1862, 900 against the North American
Commercial Company, the natives Of the
seal islands in the Arctic ocean stand a
good chance Of starving this winter. The
North American Commercial Company's
accounts to the extent OF $24,000-$4000
for coal supplies to the United States
revenue cutters, and $20, 600 for supplies
furnished the natives-are held up. The
commercial company is seriously con-
sidering the advisability Of withholding
further supplies to the natives unless
the accounts already presented are
passed. The whole matter, as previously
stated, has been referred TO the attor-
ney-general for consideration, and it
will probably find its way into the
courts. In the meantime much solici-
tude is felt for the fate of the natives,
who entirely depend upon the supplies
furnished by the North American Conn
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