The Washington times., 1894-05-04

Prof C. v Riley for many years chief ento-
mologist of the Department OF Agriculture, has
resigned by request of Secretary Morton, the
resignation TO take effect June !.
Governor Jones, OF the Choctaw Indian Nation,
has respited for sixty days Silan Lewia, SEN
fenced to death at Wilburton, Indian Territory,
for a murder growing out of political troubles.
Sixty-one fourth-class postmasters were ap-
pointed yesterday. OF these forty were TO fill
vacancies caused by designations sixteen by re-
movals, and five by deaths
The vesuvius has returned to Norfolk from a
trip off the Carolina coast, where she has been
destroying derelcts. The Dolphin has sailed
from Washington to Norfolk
The murrain, or cattle plague, which, accord
ing to a recent report, exists in Hayti, is now
said by the United States consul TO be Of mild
form. There has been very little contagion, and
no cause for alarm
By direction If the Assistant Secretary of War
the few Indians composing Company i, Second
infantry, at Fort Omaha, Neb., and Company /,
Sixteenth infantry at Fort Douglass, Utah, have
been discharged, thereby practically wiping out
the organizations and marking another step to-
ward the total abandonment Of the scheme of
separate Indian companies.
Orders have been issued for the United States
steamer Atlanta, Capt Bartlett commanding, to
tow the training ship Constellation from Norfolk
to Newport, K. l., which is to be the permanent
station OF the wooden vessel The date of the
departure of the two vessels will depend on the
result of the Official inspection of the Atlanta, to
be made next week
The Navy Department has received telegram
from Port Townsend announcing the arrival
there from Honolulu Of the United States steam
ship Adams, sixteen days out. Matters at Homo
lulu are reported quiet. Admiral Walker as
sumed command, relieving Admiral Irwin on
the 14th ult Onlcials OF the State and Navy De-
partments are still automatically silent respect
ing the nature of Admiral Walkers mission at
Hawaii, and will say nothing to relieve the
anxiety Of the islanders on the subject of Pearl
hRrbor.
Secretary Carlisle has transmitted to the
House a request for appropriation of S8,70O
for better guarding the seal islands against
poachers and for internal improvements TO the
islands The amount includes 1000 for fifty
Winchester rifles and ammunition and 1000 for
nine telephones to connect the agent with the
guards at the various seal rook cries. The agents
letter to the Secretary states that these precau-
tions on LAID, supplementing those of the fleet,
will give absolute protection against further seal
p0aching
The growing importance of the subject Of
derelicts or abandoned vessels in the North At
lantic, the interest manifested by the press, and
the probability of an early arrangement with
tho British government for concerted action in
reporting and destroying these menaces to navi-
gator, has caused the publication by Commander
c. l. Sigsbee, the naval photographer, of q
pamphlet giving history and much valuable
information Of these wrecks and derelicts in the
North Atlantic from 1887 to 1893. Some Of the
ngures are startling, showing, as they do, the
great number OF the Wrecks that are floating in
tho course Of ocean trafdc. constituting perils
sometimes impossible to avoid