Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-29
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[OorEesp'nW WARRINGTON, June ~.

'l.ee that the Governor of Oregon was
entitled to make the appointment, ana
that Mr.. Corbett is entitled to the seat.
Three hundred Bannock Indians
have broken away from the Fort Hall
reservation in Idaho and their actions
have alarmed the settlers in the ada.
cent territory. Governor Steunenberg
has been appealed to for protection and
be has telegraphed the Washington
authorities for assistance. The War
Department has been called upon ior
troops to 90 to the scene. These In
dams are the ones who figured in the
Jackson Hole affair some time ago and
had several skirmishes with settlers.
A commission is now negotiating with
them, as we'll as with some other tribes,
for cession of part OF their reserva.
ton to the United States. The COM
mission has worked for many months
but the Indians generally have been
found not to favor the scheme and the
commissions work so far as it has
progressed has not been successful.
The Bannocks' reservation is located
down in the southeast corner of Idaho
near the Wyoming and Utah boundary
lines.
Joseph L. Hileman, of Iron Gate,
Va, was appointed cadet at the Y o
nsysl academy to day and Ernest r.
Deacon, of Flumen, Va, as alternate.
The following Virginia fourth class
postmasters were appointed to day
chesterfield, W. b. Giddings; Give
Creek, ]. G. Higginbotham; Delaplane
NJ. J. Pearson; Haymarket, G. A. Hui
fish: Fender, ]. W. Ballard; Pullens
Binny Rorer; Taylorstown, J. G. Slater
West End, Willis Dixon; Winterpock
ID. ]. Holmes; Woolwine, T. +
Brammer.
Senator Harris, of Tennessee, is re
ported to-day to have been unconscious
Yesterday, and his friends are alarmed
at his condition. He has been in fail
| log health for year past. MIR. Harris
| first came to Congress in lS47 and ha
represented his State in the Senate
since 1877, :,
General Wade Hampton, U. 5. rail
road commissioner, accompanied b.
his daughter and Miss Lucy Herndon
of Fredericksburg, and his recretary
started on his annual tour OF inspec
ton over the Pacific railroad this morn
ing.
DR.. Lawrence Ashton, formerly O
fredericksburg, but now of Dallas
Texas, left here this morning with
patent. for q three months trip t
Europe.
The fight over the postoffice at Co
lonial Beach has not yet been settled
One of the applicants is endorsed b.
Mr.. Tyler, the defeated candidate TO
Congress- in that district. Another on
| is endorsed by Mr.. Hanna. Mr.. Bow
| den, the referee in the Virginia cases
| has not yet endorsed any one, but it
more than probable that he will nc
disagree with Mr.. Hanna.
| According to the bulletin OF the Ag
ricultural Department, issued to day
| the condition OF the crops is eXcellen
| Corn has greatly improved, wheat NOR
than equals sanguine expectations an
tobacco il Virginia is more promisin
than previously reported.
| Mr.. Read, whose nomination as pos
| master at Viewpoints News has bee
held up on charges, is here to-day wit
q delegation of his friends to disprov
| those charges. 1t is reported that NJ
John Wise says unless Read be turne
down it will be useless hereafter to sen
Virgins delegates to national republ
can conventions.
| Information has reached the Treasur
| Department that large numbers of Oh
nese admitted into this country as pa
Elephants i'll the Tennessee e1positio
have left Nashville for other cite
thus evading the spirit and letter of th
law authorizing their admission.
Senator Pettigrew was on the floor {
the Senate today and was congratula
ed by his colleagues On bis speedy +,
coyery from his recent illness.
, The republican members of the Sena
committee on the judiciary to-day had und
consideration an amendment to be submittt
] | for the control of trusts. They practical
. agreed upon an amendment making it an @
Tense punishable by fine and imprisonmel
8 for any person or corporation to monopoi
= or conspire with any other person or corpor
ton to monopolize the trade in any artic
q protected by the tariff bill. The smendme
Q when completed will prescribe penalties a1
supply directions for the detection of fraud.
u Should any nian hailing from Virgins &
& 8 consulate, it Is generally understood
Yirsiuians here that he will be Gen. Gron
of Norfolk. Mr. Scott of West Virginia, it
b said, will certainly be commissioner of int
!. nal revenue, though possibly not for SOL
months.
q Some of the friends of Senator Daniel he
regret that he has taken such promine
part in behalf Of the Cuban negroes, muls
toes and scslawag insurgents, though th.
9 sgree that the crowd now seems to be wi
him
Charges have been made against John Goo
% now Of Minnesots, nominated as consul gen
r raj to Shanghai. China
y The President to-day definitely decided
!. 20 to his home at Canton, O., on Friday. I
q will remain over the 4th and return Mo
r day or Tuesday evening On Thursday mig
the President will give sn informal dinner
8 t1a -,embers of the Cabinet and their wi U,