The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-01-14
INDIAN AGENT
WIN Be Sent to the Scene of the Sem
mole Nation Troubles.
senator Foraker Has But Little to Say on
the Senatorial Situation in OhiO-The
Movement to Make a National Park
Of the Vicksburg Battlefield

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-WEen asked
ms opinion Tuesday night on the sub
Ject of the first days balloting in the
Ohio senatorial situation, Senator For
aker said: ''It seems to me that Ohio
has spoken for herself and that there
is not much else to saw"
On being assured that there was still
interest expressed in his personal
opinion he replied: 1.-The contest was
extraordinary in many respects and all
who have the good of the party at
heart must be glad that it is ended. The
feeling that has been aroused has been
very bitter, butt trust that natural
conditions will soon obtain and that
united party will be the result
Commissioner Jones, of the Indian
office, says an agent of the bureau will
be sent to the scene of the burning of
the two Seminole Indians in Oklahoma
to ascertain the facts and assist in the
prosecution of the offenders. Dis
patches to the department attribute
the trouble to whisky sold to the In
dams.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-Gen. Grants
estimate of the Vicksburg campaign
was an interesting feature developed
during call Tuesday of prominent
military men on Speaker Read and his
republican associates of the committee
on rules. They appeared to urge consid-
Grafton of the bill making a national
military park of the Vicksburg bat
tlefeld
Gen. Go0in spoke for the G.. A R.,
that body having resolved at the Buff
falo encampment to strongly advocate
this measure. He said that of all bat
tie fields not yet designated as parks,
this one was regarded by the soldiers
as the one to be set aside. Col Grant
spoke for the army of the Tennessee.
Gen. Henderson, a member of the rules
committee, whose regiment was at
Vicksburg, asked Col. Grant what esti-
mate Gen. Grant placed on the Vicks-
burg campaign. Col. Grant answered
that his fathers estimate of Vicksburg
from the standpoint of military op-
Grafton, was low. Gen. Grant had not
considered it as safe move, but it had
been forced on him by political con-
sideratiOns, since a retreat would have
meant political disaster in the north.
Mr.. Reed, in reply, said the committee
needed no prompting toward hOnOring
the service of Grant and the Army of
the Tennessee. Yet the question was
not a simple one.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-The senate
Tuesday briefly discussed an adverse
report by the pension committee on a
bill to pension Gen. Mead's two daugh-
tiers at 500 month each, Chairman
Gallinger saying the committee did
not wish to enter on the pensioning of
daughters of veterans. Senator Allen,
of Nebraska, thought that Gen.
Meade's great service justified such
iberality. No action was taken and
after Senator Wolcott, of Color ado,
announced a speech on the money
question for next Monday, Senator
Fairbanks addressed the senate on i'm
migration.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-The senate
committee on finance met Tuesday for
the purpose of considering the Teller
resolution declaring for the paying of
the national bonds in silver as well as
gold, but after discussing it at some
length postponed action upon it until
the next meeting of the committee, to
be on Tuesday of next week.