The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-02-04

Hopkins OF Pennsylvania has intro
duced In the House . resolution direct
Ing the Attorney General to inform tia
body Why the persons originating an(
controlling the American Sugar Re6nin,
Company, or the sugar trust, had mo-
been proceeded against - other person
charged with similar crime.
The Secretary OF the Interior in 10
spouse 10 the request OF Senator Mitch
ell has transmitted to the Senate ali th,
papeFs relating to the claim OF OrogoF
Indians Tor money in payment Of csdet
lands in 1855. The papers 70 T. the In
dian Committee OF the Senate, who vi
try and find ont whether there il any
thing in the claim made by the Indiana
Mount Tacoma and several thousand
acreo Of land in its vicinity are TO b
Withdrawn from settlement and made I
timber reservation, with the ultimate
hope that it will be created a . natjona
park. Senator Squire has been workins
on this for some time. and Represents
tive Wilson saw Secretary Noble about
1t recently. An agreement was reached
to have the withdrawal made.
The War Department has received ,
dispatch from General Wheaton, com
handing the Department of Texas, stat.
ing that the Mexican government has
instituted proceedings for the extradi
ton OF the three bandit leaders arrested
By United States troops ON the charge oil
violating the neutrality laws. The dis.
patch vas sent to the Secretary Of State,
Who will cooperate with tho Mexican
government in securing speedy action in
the cases.
The fees paid the messenger Who
bring the electoral votes to the national
capital amount to . considerable sum in
the aggregate. Already there is some
talk OF repealing in one Of Mr.. Holman's
appropriation bills the provisions for
paying these messengers and providips
that the electoral returns shall be sent
In by mail or by express. The follow.
are the fees paid the messengers from
the Pacific Northwest: OREGON, s797 =:
Washington, $50; Idaho, 1855.
Secretary Noble has addressed q com.
munication to the Commissioner of In
dian Affairs. setting forth his conclusions
OF the strained relations between J. Le.
roy Brown, acting United States Indian
agent at Pine Ridge and DR.. Charles A.
Eastman OF the Sioux Indian agency.
The Secretary's conclusion is that rood
service requires that DR.. Eastman shall
be suspended from acting a. physician
ct Pine Ridge agency, and unless DR..
Eastman can be assigned or appointed
to another place he is willing to accept
within the next fifteen days he must re-
sign, or he will be removed. The Secre-
tary hnds there IL no reasonable ground
to find fault with the conduct Of acting
Agent Brown in this connection.
Commander Henry L. johnson has
been dismissed from the navy. He was
tried before . general court-martisl at
Mare Island navy yard in December last
IN three charges, the principal one of
which is in official language through
Negligence, suffering . vessel OF the navy
o be run upon . rock and hazarded, -
The vessel was the Mohican, which John
on commanded, and the grounding took
place Oh the Alaska coast. Such 10 the
'essei 70 which he was assigned after .
Iuspension for several years for the same
'hense for which he was dismissed. The
ourt found him guilty of the three
:haryes preferred, and sentenced him TO
dismissal. Secretary Tracy has approved
he findings, and this action has been
onarmed BY President Harrison.
Secretary Noble has transmitted in re-
ponse to resolution o the House his
eport concerning the executive order of
november ID, by which that part of
Utah lying west OF the 10th meridian
re restored to the public domain, with
y the correspondence on the subjec..
me documents show this land was
brown open to settlement for tire pur-
'oee OF allowing the people Of the United
yates an opportunity OF exploring the |
'lacer helds in search of gold and other |
aiua6ie minerals. Ali the facts con-
ected with the restoration were pub |
shed generally throughout the West at |
be time the Presidents message was i.-
ned. A telegram has been received
'om Colonel Hunt Of the army, report
,g that no prospectors had nor were in
'uding on the Navajo reservation.
The Appropriation Committee has
greed on q pension appropriation bill.
carries an appropriation Of 3I6S 400
u, An increase OF go, $50, $50 over the
preparation for the current year. The
OF the 90 bcom mittee
lat no pension ehall be paid any per
ms under the dependent pension law
1Iees they can show that they are
holly disabled for manual labor and
I'VE An income less than 500 wear vas
ricken ont, ~ was the Recommendation
~ no widow pensioner should receive
pension unless she was married to q
idier previous TO 1870. The PROPOSE.
On 70 suthoriSs the Commissioner of
'nsions TO detail medical examiners
om the pension Office TO act a. exam .
ing surgeons and abolish the Board OF
kamining Surgeons was also rejected.
A great deal Of interest hangs abb ut
o bill recently introduced BY Ga an
DIT OF Illinois, providing for the in.
eese oil the tax on whisky from 20
nts TO $l.25 per gallon. The bill il {
~ before the WAYS and Means Com :
lttee oil the House, and every effort 10 !
: an expression Of opinion upon the :
u from members OF the COMMITTEES IL :
lavailing. The reason given by Chair
an Springer for having done nothing .
IN the bill was that his comm tee was
'aiting An accurate statement of the
noition Of the Treasury before passing o
on 1t. The effect Of the bill upon the n
venue has been already specialized .
on. Commissioner OF Internal Reye-
. Mason estimates that the bill. n en- Z
ed into law, would make about S35.. '
1000 difference In the revenues and Il
;rease them 70 that extent. The effect I
It such . bill would have upon The
lisky trust cannot be given, and Il il n
Known whether or not the whiskv q,
lst 10 behind the bill, and trying 70 ret ..
through, but the general impression y
ms 70 be that II 10 really a Whisky Z
lst Dill, and the design 10 70 drive ont II
small manufacturers by the increased 10
:. which the tax will necessarily COM Z
than n nav eo"' "