Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-06-09
FROM WASHINGTON CITY.

1t is the purpose of Secretary of tn,
Interior Smith to place army officer
in charge OF every Indian agency, excep
those where the Indians are in an ad
vanced state OF civilization.
/ Secretary Herbert has announced that
the policy of the Navy Department in
the future will be to relieve officers who
have held fleet commands over three
years and give other officers an oppor-
tunity.
Prof. Harrington, chief OF the weather
bureau, has sent letter to the Presi-
dent denouncing the report submitted
by Assistant Acknowledgement Colby oil
the investigation of the charges against
Harrington as willful and malicious
Justification of the testimony taken in
the case. He requests the President to
give him hearing in his own defense.
General Olney has received telegram
from New York, stating that Judge La
combe OF the Circuit Court OF New York
has decided that Section OF the Geary
exclusion act, though constitutional, ie
still Intellectual, because there is no pro-
vision as to how or by whom the order
OF deportation for Chinese should be ex-
ecuted. This is said to be q new qnes-
ton not raised or in any way involved
N the previous appeal.
President Cleveland has approved the
deeds OF the Choctaw and Chickasaw
nations for their right and title TO the
leased lands in Indian Territory, for
:nerly occupied by the Cheyennes and
Arapahoe Indians, but now constituting
a portion Of the Oklahoma Territory, for
which 1891 ,450 was appropriated by
the Indian appropriation act OF March
3, 1891. The approval OF President
Cleveland makes the appropriation inn
mediately available, and the money will
be paid TO the accredited agents OF the
Choctaw and Chickasaw nations. Chief
Harris OF the Cherokee nation has pub
lished notice asking bids for the sale
OF "a, $40, 900 Of bonds authorized to be
issued under the act of Congress- March
3, 1893.
Major Davis, chief OF the war records
office, has just returned from Gettys-
burg, where by direction OF the Secretary
Of War he made an investigation OF the
effect upon the battle lines and points Of
interest by the construction OF an electric
railroad. Major Davis found that the
damage to the battlefield had all been
done, as the work OF excavation and
filling was practically completed. About
four miles OF the railroad are laid with
rails, and the remainder of the route liz
ready for fine grading. The greatest
injury has been inflicted in one stretch
OF about two miles OF route, which runs
in front OF Bloody Angle" and death
Valley" and skirts "Round Top"
Major Davis reports will be accom-
panied by chart and sketches, and will
be confined to statement Of the actual
condition OF affairs on the battlefield.
II can scarcely go farther, in view Of the
fact that the government has no prop
erty rights in the field.
Owing TO the small amount OF gold
bullion deposited, about $l00,0 per
month, and the heavy expense OF coin
age at the United States mint at Carson
City, New, Secretary Carlisle has di-
rected suspension OF coinage operations
1t the mint from and after the 1st OF
June. Gold and silver bullion will,
however, be received for parting and
refining. Gold deposits win be paid for
in coin or fine bar, as preferred by the
depositor. Returns for silver deposits
will be made in impaired bars or in fine
bars, as desired. Purchases OF silver
bullion under the act of July IA, 1890,
will be continued as heretofore. The
suspension Of coinage operations at this
mint will involve . reduction in force by
thirty-fve employees. Reductions in the
force of the employees at the United
States mints at Philadelphia and New
Orleans will probably follow. With
suspension of coinage at Carson City
the coinage of silver dollars will be dis
continued for the present, as there is no
demand for this class OF money. Frac-
tional uncurrent silver quarters and half
dollars are now being reconed at New
Orleans, San Francisco and Philadelphia
minis and gold at the San Francisco and
Philadelphia mints.