Idaho semi-weekly world., 1893-12-08
FROM WASHINGTON CITY.

According to the decision by the 81
preme court the great lakes are hig
seas. This decision was made In SUI
under an act oi congress for the punish
x ment OF offenders on the high seas
Gray and Brown dissented.
Carlisle has ordered the release o
the Russian convicts arrested at Sal
/ Francisco, and so notified the Russia
minister here. The convicts forn
were political prisoners, and according
TO our la could not be detained.
The issue OF standard silver dollar
from the lnnts Of the treasury office 10
the week ended November IL was 1881,
: 600; for the corresponding period las
year, 1865 764. The shipment Of frac
tional silver coins from the LIST to th
18th inst, aggregates 1915, ,404.
: Assistant Secretary OF the Intero
Sims has rendered decision holdin,
that surplus lands in the Shoshone O
Wind river reservation, in Wyoming
can be leased for grazing purposes, anC
that the leases should be made for fiv'
years or three years at minimum. AL
informal bids already received will b.
rejected.
The appointment OF jeremiah j
Crowley as supervising special agent o
the treasury department, vice A. X
Jingle, resigned, to take effect Decem
Der 10. will be officially announced from
the treasury department probably dur
ing the coming week. Mr.. Crowley il
at present treasury special agent in
charge of the Illinois division, with
headquarters at Chicago.
| Officials nf tha t,anSiot, htraart n I'm.
usually reticent regarding the announce
ment that the bureau has unearthed at
| Buffalo, N. Y, wholesale scheme for
detrauding the office. The publication
at this time they fear will hinder them
IN bringing the guilty persons to justice.
The Post announces the name of the
person who has been carrying on this
scheme to be w. Room Moore, who was
formerly special examiner of the bu-
reau in Washington. 1t is believed
Sl50,000 has already been paid fraudu-
lent claimants whose cases were engi-
neered by Attorney Moore.
Secretary Gresham has received a
complaint from Chinese Minister Yang
lu that within the past 10 days 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 that he was
believed to have died from exposure.
An investigation is being made of the
Iacts 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.
Attorney-G General Olney has appointed
Edward Walker, OF Chicago, a speca
attorney to represent the United States
IN the case of the suit against the com
missioner Of View South Wales to the
W orld,s Fair. Among the exhibits of
New South Wales were a lot of gold
nuggets. These were attached bv A
travelling circus company which had
recently been in Australia and alleged
that through the defective quarantine |
OF that country the circus |
company had lost many valuable horses
Ihey sought to recover on the nuggets
,f the New South Wales exhibit. An
examination Of the law here discloses
he fact that foreign government can
lot be sued in United States court
without its consent. Even If this point
we're not conclusive, the government of
View South Wales in the circumstances
: guest of the United States and en-
i'ied to immunity, even ii the allega-
ions, so lar unsubstantated, were true.
me case will probably be dismissed if
pressed.
Commissioner OF Pensions Lochren
las Issued the following important order,
Implying the practice OF the burden
the adjudication of claims under the
amous act OF June 81, 1890: "Pension
eruilcates issued under the second Sec {
ION OF the act OF June 27, 1890, will no
'nger specify particularly the disabili- 3
les. In such certificates, where the l
laximum rating of $12 per month is
lowed the certificate will state il is for
liability to earn support by manual |
lbor. Where less than the maximum t
lting is allowed the certificate viii q
ate it is for partial inability to earn a
wing by manual labor. Whenever in
ie case OF pension granted under the /
w sectlon at less than the maximum e
l.lng ana a higher rating is subse- p
lently sought, the application for such i.
eher rating shall be considered and Il
eated as claim for an increase. and
't as claim for a new disability. and
e increase, if allowed, will commence n
ON the date of medical examination a
owing an increase of disability" a
Between adjusting the accounts of the a
orth American Commercial Comnanv
Tn the treasury department, and the re
'lms OF the treasury department for OF
'oo2,oO0 against the North American v,
Company, the natives Of the 81
II islands in the Arctic ocean stand a II
od chance of starving this winter. The of
rth American Commercial Companv,s
counts to the extent of $24. .OOOEs46o0 d,
coal supplies to the United States nI'
'enue cutters, and 500, 900 for supplies do u,
,nished the natives-are held up. The se so
company is seriously ron. bo
ering the advisability of withholdina ne ae
ther supplies to the natives unless +"
accounts already presented are
SEQ The whole matter, as previouslv po
TED, has been referred to the attor, Ell
general for consideration, and II nu
probably find its way into tho do
rus. In the meantime much solici- col
e Is felt for the fate of the natives tn,
o entirely depend upon the snnn,ie, me
nished by the North American n O. Sc,
rcial Company for subsistence. exl
he he new regulations for issuance Of Hu
,ihcates of residence to Chinese 7
Ter the provisions of the amendatorr In,
recently passed by congress. bars dee
Il submitted to Secretary Carlisle bv be