Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1893-07-06
FROM WASHINGTON CITY.

Superintendent Stump has decided |
that alien emigrant cattlemen must pay
a head tax and are subject TO the laws |
az 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
medlately, paying over TO the contractors
all OF the reserve fund that has been
held up as a guarantee Of the compile
ton OF the vessel.
The United States government through
Secretary Gresham has declined TO act
as arbitrator between France and Siam
In the dispute between those countries
az TO the Jurisdiction over territory near
slam. The Intervention OF this govern
ment was asked by Siam.
A statement prepared by Commis-
sioner Of Internal Revenue Miller shows
that the collections Of internal revenue
Tor the eleven months of the current fis-
cal year amounted 10 $l45, ,6S2 800, an in
crease over the corresponding period Of
the last fiscal year Of 81, ,457 ,403.
Upon the recommendation OF 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 Of their one-year APP
pointment having expired. All the spe-
cial examiners dropped are Republicans.
Of the ninety special examiners still re-
tanned sixty are Republicans and thirty
Democrats.
The government il not disposed to ac-
cept as 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 Of the Puyallup In
dians near Tacoma by reason Of the a.
lotment Of the lands in seyeralty, and
Attorney-General Olney has given in
structions to the United States District
Attorney at Seattle to make an appear
ance Immediately y in behalf Of the In
dian Agent.
One Of the first matters OF importance
that will be presented TO the next Con-
gress will be the bill, already framed,
| providing ior the establishment OF Ma
| tional Board Of Health, with hcadquar-
ters in Washington City. The board, as
devised by the projectors, il TO cooperate
with the State and municipal authorities
in the matter OF sanitary improvement.
The boldest feature Of the proposition,
and one that is likely TO result in Heri-
Gus controversy is that which bestows
upon the board legislative, judicial and
executive powers Of an Independent
character.
1t Is matter of surprise among
large number OF army officers that 30
many should be willing to accept details
at Indian agencies. 1t has already been
explained that these officers are willing
TO 20 TO Indian agencies in order to get
rid OF disagrccable associations and the
dull routine Of camp, but another factor
which would seem TO deter them from
going TO agencies is the fact that all ofl-
GERS are now examined for promotion,
and that they would be much more apt
10 be promoted il they continued in the
active service instead of going away from
1t. II is claimed that all army officers
who accept Indian agency details will
keep up their studies on military mat
ters, 80 that they may be able to pass
the examinations when promotions are
offered them.
The Interior Department has again
placed itself on record as opposed to
the higher education OF Indians at the
governments expense. Some days ago
Mrs. Sarah 7. Kinney in behalf OF the
Connecticut Indian Association asked
authority to place Manila Cornelius, an
Ohio Indian and graduate Of the
school, in the Connecticut normal train
| ing school ut New Britain, Conn, during
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1904, at
the rate OF $lBl per annum in order
that she might he fitted az II teacher.
Acting Secretary Sims in denying the
request refers TO the views expressed in
n letter on the subject, in which he fully
concurs, written 10y Secretary Noble in
March, 1894, In that letter Secretary
Noble took the ground that IL il best to
prepare the Indians for labor and self
support by good, ordinary common
school education, and when that has
been attained 10 place them upon lands
or in other places OF labor and not keep
them for many years still studying the
higher branches of learning. More
over, he says, there are great numbers
OF children Of the Indians who have no
opportunity for education whatever
They need this elementary education,
and the funds designed for Indian cdu-
cation should be expended in II way to
reach the greatest number rather than
that very few should receive u uni
ycrsity training.