Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-08-25
FROM WASHINGTON CITY.

Preparations for opening the Cheroks
Strip are about completed. 1t is u
I present expectation OF Secretary Smit
to have the opening day set betwee
September and September ID.
Upon inquiry at the pension office
Is learned that up to date there nav
been GAP pensions suspended, whlc
lwere granted under the act of June q
1890, averaging 40 daily. A large pre-
portion of these cases, it is said, wer
suspended pending medical examina
ton.
Ii. II. Gilfry of Oregon has not bee
displaced in the Senate, as erroneousl
stated. He is one OF the men designe
to remain. He is Democrat. 1t
scarcely to be expected that Charlie
Newell will remain. Gilfry has serve
during the Republican ascendency in tn
Senate with satisfaction.
Secretary Hoke Smith has receives
the annual report of Captain George 5
Anderson of the Sixth Cavalry, actin
superintendent OF the Yellowstone Ma
tional Park. The report states that thu
most disastrous forest fire OF many year
occurred during July, when strip abou
seven miles long and two or more mile
| wide was destroyed. Tourist travel TO
the year was under the average. TIL,
game in the park is abundant and in
creasing. 1t is estimated there are nov
in the park $4,000 elk 400 buffalo, 50(
antelope and large numbers OF moose
deer, beaver, bear and other wild game
Poaching has apparently increased.
Senators Dolph and Mitchell have in.
troduced all their old bills OF last session
which failed to pass. Senator Dolph's
bills relate to the increase of appropria.
tions for the Portland building and pub.
lie buildings at Salem and Baker City
an assay office at Portland, a number oil
proposed changes in the land laws and
several pensions and claims bills. SEN
ator MitchelPs bills include The Dalles
boat railway, several proposed changes
in judiciary laws and number OF pen
sion and claims bills. Senator Squire
has introduced all the bills that have
been pending in former Congresses rela.
tive to Washington, including public
building bills for the four principal cit
les, right of way and land bills.
S. II. Boyd, the United States Minis
ter to Siam, has not rendered his resig-
nation to the President as a result of the
publication of a personal letter which
he wrote TO Mr.. Holderman, expressing
views on the Siamese situation in very
language and rejecting
upon Secretary Gresham. While Colonel
Boyd will not be asked to resign, it is
his tenure of Office will be
ended by the appointments of successor.
Mr.. Holderman called on Secretary Ores
ham to explain why he made the BOYD
letter public, but the Secretary declined
10 hear him, stating that he was wholly
indifferent on the subject. Mr.. Boyd
was appointed Minister to Siam October
1890. The salary of the position is
5000.
Secretary Gresham of the State De-
'artment needs 800, 900 to pay the ex-
,enses OF his office. A good part OF this
ieficit is due to the expense incurred in
he entertainment OF foreign visitors,
lotably the Duke Of Veragua. While
he Duke was in Chicago being luxuri-
nifty provided for, he wrote to the Pres
dent expressing his regret that he would |
'e delayed in reaching Washington to |
'ay his respects to the chief executive.
re was informed in reply that the Pres
lent would release him from any obi
alton he might feel in that direction.
lie was further advised that arrange
lents had been made for his return To
pam. OF course the Duke was left TO
the date himself, but there was no
llstaking the anxiety of the department
/, nave his visit come to an early end.
he expense of the entertainment of
ne Duke will not fall short of $40, 900,
OF to mention the entertainment by
rivate persons.
senator Vest has introduced bill to
the number of grains of gold and
iVer N gold and silver coins of the
nlted States, the silver dollars to con-
ln 4o4.4 grains of silver or 5l6 grains
standard silver. Vest also offered a
INT resolution setting forth that the
merlcan people from tradition and in
rest favor bimetalism; that it is the
taoilshed policy OF the United States
MAINTAIN the parity between gold and :
IVer, and that it is the duty of Con-
ess TO speedily enact such laws as
III eHectually maintain these objects.
lie most significant bill introduced in I
e, Senate perhaps was one bv Senator I
III OF New York. The measure he nre.
nted leaves no doubt of his position on P
financial issue. While repeating the
clause of the Sherman act if a
quallfiedly pledges the country to bi- "
stallsm. 1t is "a bill to repeal certain +
,tlons OF the act Of July Ia, 1890. en- "
led an act directing the purchase of
yer bullion and the issue of Treasury
tes thereon and for other purposes. > q 9,
is repeating act, however, dis not to y y
construed as abandoning bimetalism u
II IS hereby declared that the policy o.
using both gold and silver as standard Of
'hey OF the country shall be estab-
ned, and to the accomplishment Of &C
u end the efforts of the government il
Ill he steadily and safely directed !" al
Western people are felicitatino be
mselves on the position assumed hSS fir
lat9r Hill. They are pleased that he
'uld nave so unqualifedly pledged &C
,self to bimetalism as to indicate his "a
linIgness to favor subsequent ieeislas al
looking to the restoration of Silver an
money metal. ''''i M