The National tribune., 1895-12-05
WEEK IN WASHINGTON.

SUNDAY. Nov. 24-Information reached thi:
city that the Revenue Gutter Bear, the last
Government vessel to leave Bering Sea-
brought down some startling evidence of the
effect of peagic sealing upon The Alaskan
herd which frequents the Pribilof or Seal
Islands. i'm accordance with the findings OF
the Paris arbitration schooners are now per-
mitted to hunt seals in Bering Sea with
spears, I'm a zone 60 miles around the island
from the LIST Of August. This gives them
about five weeks of good sealing. This year
not less than 90 schoOners began hunting IN
Bering Sea Aug. ] and captured nearly 10000
pelts, about SO per cent OF which were IRON
females. This docs not show the full extent
of the injury done. The seal pnps are de-
pendent on their mothers milk for the first
four or five months of their existence, and
without il must suffer starvation.
MONDAY, Nov. 25.-Gen. Frank {. Armstrong
submitted his annual report of the Dawes
Indian Territory Commission TO Secretary
Hokc Smith Gen. Armstrong says the Com
mission was unable TO make any negotiation
with the ivc civilized tribes for a change In
the forms of Government OF the Territory
and that Congress will have TO take the
matter in hand. The Commission has recon-
monAed such changes as are deemed neees-
sarv. and holds that treaties do not stand in
the way OF legislation.
TUESDAY, Nov. 26.-Dr. Ephraim c. Merriam
01pC oil nara Wis, aI Dfb HGDlH, O-Z NEW JbfctA
avenue northwest. aged 81. DIR. Merriam
was a native of pittsburg. He became a
Medical Cadet in the United States Army,
and in May, 1864. was made Assistant Sur
geon 40th Mass. Toward the last of the war
he was transferred to Washington, becoming
Assistant Surgeon in the Army Hospital, and
remaining until 1866. After this lie engaged
IN his profession here.
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 27.-Tbe counsel for the
Co. sr,f fiEa rcCn of iaI A
Armes. United States Army, retired, whose
arrest for insubord iuation by order of Maj-
Gen Sch0lield created aSensatlon Two months
hgo filed their brief in the appeal TO the DIS
srict Court Of Appeals from the decision OF
Justice Bradley discharing Armes from Gus
todv. The Government sets out that the
lower court erred in ruling that his arrest
and confinement at quarters other than his
own home were unlawful The ignoring by
Justice Bradley Of the fact that the penalty
for one OF the oiiienses charged against Armes
may legally he life imprisonment is cited as
one error on the part of the Judge. 1t is
also claimed that the Court erred IN assuming
that Armes's charges against Gen. Schoheld
were true, or thought by Armes 10 be true,
and in ruling that the charges did not con-
stitute unbecomiBg conduct either officer
or gentleman and prejndicial to discipline
The contention is made that conrts-marual
have exclusive jurisdiction In all proceedings
OF this sort.
THURSDAY, Nov. 2s-Thanksgiving met with
no special observance here beyond general
turkey eating and the usual football games.
The principal religious service was that in
cluding sermon 10y DR.. Talmage.
FRIDAY, Nov. 29.-Word reached here that at
the Consistory in Rome Mgr. SatollL Papal
Delegate to the,Unitea States. now in WASH
ington, was created Cardinal. While no
formal announcement has been received
here as yet by Archbishop Satolli to the
effect that he has been raised to Cardinal, 1t
has been known for some time past that 1t
was TO be done, and the action OF the Consls-
tory at Rome 10 day was consequently not at
all in the nature of surprise Ii is expected
that an emissary of the Pope will leave Rome
to-day il be has not already started, to bring
the proper credentials TO the new Cardinal
and TO represent the Pope at the ceremony
of conferring the red hai aud the beretta.
SATURDAY, Nov. 30.-The Office Of Road In
euiry OF the Department of Agriculture COM
peted an investigation relating to the use Of
the common roads Of the United States. Re
turns have been received from about 1.200
Counties showing the average length Of haul
from farms 10 markets OF shipping points
TO be y miles; the average weight OF LOAD
for two horses 2002 pOuHds; the aver
age cost per ton per mile "a cents, or S3 for
the entire haul Estimating the farm prod
ucis at PIG Sa4 227 tons in weight. and max
ing estimates on other articles carried over
the pubic roads, il is calculated that the ag-
Pregate expense OF tbis transportation In the
United States is $946 41s 665 per annum.
The estimate is veBtured that two-tbiTds OF
the cost might be saved by an improvement
Of the roads.