The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-07-01
FROM WASHINGTON CITY.

Superintendent Stump has decided
that alien emigrant cattlemen must pay
head tax and are subject to the laws
as regards inspection, unless they are
regularly employed ON the vessel AS
helpers.
The coast-defense ship Monterey will
be officially accepted, and the Navy De-
partment will assume control OF her I'M
mediately, paying over 10 the contractors
all OF the reserve fund that has been
held up as n guarantee oil the compile
ton OF the vessel.
The United States government through
Secretary Glesham has declined 20 act
as arbitrator between France and Siam
| in the dispute between those countries
| As 10 the jurisdiction over territory near
Siam. The intervention OF this govern
ment was asked by SIAM.
\ statement prepared nv Commis-
sioner OF Internal Revenue Miller shows
that the collections OF Internal revenue
for the eleven months OF the current IFS
| cal year amounted to li5 6S2 $40, an in
crease over the corresponding period ot
| the last fiscal year ot - ,457 HOS.
Upon the Recommendation ot Com
missioner Lochren OF the pension office
Secretary Smith has dropped from the
rolls OF the pension office the names OF
| twenty eight special examiners now in
the field, the terms vi their one-year APP
polntment having expired. All the Spe-
cial examiners dropped are Republicans.
Ot the ninety special examiners stl!l re-
tanned sixty are Republicans and thirty
Democrats.
The government is not disposed to ac-
cept rs final the decision OF the United
States District Court at Seattle, Wash.
that it has lost entire power to control
the Use OF the lands ot the PuVallup In
dams near Tacoma 10y reason Of the al
lotment OF the lands in seNeralty, ard
Acknowledgement Olntv has given in
-trurtlons 10 thc UNITED states District
Attorney al Seattle To IN AXE an appear
ance immediately il behalf OF the In
llan Agent.
One OF the first matters OF importance
chat will he presented To the next Con
gre-s will be the bill, already framed
providing Tor the establishment OF 4 VA
tlon.tl Board OF Health, with headquar.
rers in Washington City The board. a,
devised bv the projectors, is tu co operate
with the State and municipal authorities
IN the matter of sanitary Improvement
The bohle>t feature OF the proposition,
and one that is likely Ia result in a -erl.
Gus controversy Is that which be-tou :
npon the board legislative, jndicial and
executive poaers OF an independent
character
Il Is II matter OF surprise among a
lrge number Of army officers that 20
many should b. willing h. accept details
1t lntIan agencies. Ii liza, already been
explained that these officers are Wiling
~ 90 10 ln'slAn agencies in order TO get
nj oI disagree able associations ant the
hull routine vi camp, but another factor
which wouId seem 10 deter them from
gong 10 agencies is the tact that ali otli-
ers ere now examined Tor promotion,
AMI that they would be much more apt
- Re promoted ii they continued IN the
active service instead Of gnin. away from
{. IL i claimed that all army officers
Who accept Indian agency details will
>cep up thrlr -tUIics on military mat
'rr-, 80 that tItry may be able To pass
he exam nations when promotions are
,.FrrrJ them.
Tn. Interior Department has again
placed itself on record ~ opposed H.
The higher education OF Indians at the
governments expense some dny- ago
Mrs. Sarah T. Kinney in behalf oi tn.
Connecticut lntiLn A--prilliDn asked
authority 20 piauc Manila Cornelius, All
'ho Indian and graduate ci the.
school IN the Connecticut normal train.
ing school ~ New Britain, Conn, durtuy
/ ne fiscal ear ending June 30 1884. AT
The rate uf siGl per amman, in order
that -hr might he fitted H. a teacher
Acting Secretary sims in DENYING tn.
request refers 20 the views expressed in
! letter on the subject. in which he fully
roncurs, written bv Secretary Noble IN
March, 1891 In that letter Secretary
Noble took the gIouud THAT II j. b,.-t 10
prepare the Indians for labor and self.
support by good ordinary common
school education, and when tina, has
reen attained 10 place them upon land-
Or IN other places OF labor and not keep
them for many wears still studying the
higher branches Of iearniug. More
over, ne says. there are great numbers
ri children OF the Indians who hav. no
for education whatever.
They nee', this elementary education.
and the fnnds designed for Indian e,iu.
ration should be expended in n wav 10
reach the greatest number rather than
that very few should receive a uni
Sersty training.