The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1894-05-05
WASHINGTON CITY NEWS.

Attorney General OIney has appointed
John NJ. Gearin an Assistant District
for Oregon TO assist in the prUs-
ecution Of the Chinese and opium-elmug-
Cling cases.
The President has nominated Pay Dr.
rector Edwin NJ. Stewart to be chief Of
the bureau Of supplies and accounts and
Paymaster-G General with the rank Of
Senator PETER has introduced . bill 70
provide for collection OF the rebate due
from the Union Pacific Company. The
bill authorizes the sale Of the road, and
provides that in case no bid ID made
equal TO the amount OF the Indebtedness
the government shall take the property
and operate the road.
Sweet Of Idaho appeared before the
Commissioner OF Indian Affairs in advo.
cacy of bill ratifying the treaty with
the Neg Perez Indians and the opening
Of the surplus land TO settlement. VIII
son Of Washington 10 q member OF the
commission. and gave the measure strong
support. The bill will he iavorably re-
ported.
Secretary Herbert has reduced the
sentence Of Commander Heyerman,
found guilty by oourt-martial of causing
the wreck Of the Kearsarge. from two
years TO one fears suspension from
duty. Lieutenant Lyman was sentenced
to one years suspension and q public
reprimand. Herbert set aside the rep
rimand.
The estimates by the Director Of the
Mint OF the silver product OF the United
States for 1898 give total OF 500 600, =
600. AZ against "a .4t5 600 for 1892. In
creases are shown in Alaska, Arizona,
California, Colorado. Idaho, North Car
olina. Sonth Carolina, south Dakota.
Texas and Washington while In oil other
States and Territories the figures show q
decrease Of production.
A voluminous report from Mr.. Brady,
United States Consul At Greytown. has
been received by Secretary Gresham.
The Consul tells how he came 70 20 TO
Bluefields and how he lost his exequaiur.
hut the department has not yet gathered
sufficient information TO make o satisfae-
tory response to the Senate resolution
calling for an account Of the late troubles
Anu IiS tAiftihS ~ 1DtuCuSIuE-
The House Indian Affairs Committee
has made favorable report on the COM
promise hill for the settlement Of the
Ute question. The bill provides for car
rving out the treaty OF 1880. settling the
Indians in severalty anywhere on the
present reservation within ninety days.
and those not electing or qualified TO
settle in severalty TO take the western
forty miles OF the reservation and four
townships in New Mexico. The rest Of
the land will he thrown open 70 settle
men, and the proceeds Of the sales given
10 the Indians.
Lieutenant W. A. Beeler OF the navy
photographic office has returned from Q
trip 20 Europe on the Weimar, made by
authority Of Secretary Herbert to test
the new aid TO navigation. the eolarcm-
eter. This instrument is intended 10 re-
place the sextant aboard ship in show
ing the exact position OF the vessel. II
has MANY points OF advantage over the
sexiant in ACCURACY and freedom from
long ariihmctical calculations. One feat
ure OF the greatest value il he CAPACITY
ri the instrument to record observations
in fogs, when the sun or starr shine
the sextAnt 10 useless to locate the ship.
The Lieutenant reports that the instru.
ment worked admirably on the Weimai
under ali kinds of weather. and that the
North German Lloyd Company is max.
ing arrangements TO equip all their wee
sells with it. II is probable the instru-
ment will also he used in our navy.
Secretary Herbert does not intend tina,
the vessels OF the Behring Sea patrol
feet on their summer cruises shall make
such mistake Is to give poachers warn.
ing OF their approach. The coal he has
sent 10 Ounalaska for the ships is OF 9
smokeless variety from the Comox mines
Of British Columbia. The selection
brought forth . voluminous patriotic
protest from residents OF the State o.
Washington. and the Secretary has sent
. letter TO Commander Clark, the fias
officer Of the navy at Port Townsend, di'
recting him TO have all the vessels Of the
feet TO take sufficient coal from the Fair
haven mine in Washington to enable
them 10 reach the coal supply at Gun
alaska and 10 make fun report Of il,
quality. The instructions continue
As this coal emits a very black smoke
il is not deemed expedient to use i,
while the vessels are patrolling Behrinl
Sea. After reaching the base OF the Goa
supply, which has already been con
tracted for, as far as practicable no othel
coal will be used"
Attorney General Olney has sent Il
Congress draft OF the bill prepared By
the Department of Justice for the reor,
ganization Of the Union Pacific and tn,
readjustment Of the claims OF the Unite,
States against the company. Accor,iin,
Ia the terms Of the bill the aggregate
amount Of Indebtedness shall be com.
pu,ed and ascertAined Is follows: FRS
To the total amount Of the principa
OF said bonds Of the United States shall
he added the interest which shall ther
have been paid, and the interest ther
and thereafter payable by the Cnites
States thereon until the respective date.
OF the maturity OF said bonds, ~ IL m
payment had been made or credit River
thereon. Second-From the agxregat,
amount 80 ascertained shall he deiuctes
any and all payments or credits upot
the said Indebtedness to the Unitet
States, as shall appear in the bond ant
interest accounts Of said company, re
spectively, with the United States Jul,
|. 1894. Third-The present worth o.
the balance Of the fund shall be com
puted as Of July, 1894, by DESIGNATING
the said balance at the rate Of per cen
per annum for the period between sai,
aforementioned date and the average dat.
Of maturity Of said bonds Of the Cnites
States. The amounts 20 computed An,
ascertained shall ne deemed to be tn,
amount due to the United States OF
July. 1894. and the bonds Of said rom
pany shall be received by the Unite,
States as herein provided and paid 70
said amount. The bonds to he receives
by the United States are 10 run 100 years
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