The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1899-01-10
WASHINGTON CHAT

Senator Hansbrough made a visit TO
the war department in regard 10 tlie
North Dakota troops in Mania. Gen'
Corbin assured the senator tnat tue
North Dakota boys would be lncluaed
in the first expedition to San FRANCIS
co. He said the troop ships Whlch are
TO carry the regulars to the philippines
will be ready to leave San Francisco
within a week, and, estimating the
time required to make the trip TO ana
from the Philippines, it is probable the
first volunteers will be home early in
April. The adjutant general also sad
that it is probable the Thirteenth Min
nesota and the First North Dakota Will
return together.
The commissioner of Indian affairs
disapproves of the establishment OF Il
medical department for the Indians.
This project has been agitated for
some time, and DR.. ]. G. Bulloch, pres
ident of the United States Indian Med
ical association, filed a petition with
the house committee ON Indian affalrs
asking that congress provide Tor such
a department The commissioner re-
commends the appointment OF n.y.
gienic and sanitary officer, who shall
bear the same relations to the Indian
office as the superintendent of schools.
He saws the establishment of a special
medical department. is unnecessary.
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1t has leaked out here that the
charges made by the interior depart
ment against Register Kent and Re
ceiver Lindstrom Of the Grand FORKS
IN. ID land office, are more serious
than were supposed. commissioner
Hermann has said that the matter Will
be dropped and the officials be permit
ted to retain their places. 1t appears,
however. that Secretary Bliss, acting
on the report of Inspector Green, was
inclined to remove the officials, ana IL
is possible that may be the outcome OF
the matter. In his report the inspector
says: 81 respectfully represent that
the register and receiver are grossly
neglectful of their official duties; that
they are frequently and habitually alb
sent from the office without leave; that
they are incompetent, in that they
leave all matters to clerks, authorizing
the latter to sign their names and adj
minister oaths in their absence" In
the present state Of politics in North
Dakota, with the senatorial contest on,
it is probable the matter will be left as
it is; but, with strong report against
the officials, they are in danger of re-
moyal at any time.
Adjt Gen. Corbin has under consid-
Grafton a plan with reference to the
regiments to be brought back to the
United States from the Philippines
which, if adopted, will considerably in
crease the compensation of the return
ing soldiers, including the Thirteenth
Minnesota and the troops from North
and South Dakota.
1t has been suggested that ON the ar
rival of the soldiers from San Francis
co, that they be furloughed at once and
sent to their homes. If this plan is
adopted each soldier will be entitled
to additional compensation on travel
pay, amounting to about 5000 per man
in the case of those from Minnesota
and the DakOtas, whereas, if they are
returned as organized regiments to
their homes and furloughed there, the
compensation will be much less. Gen.
Corbin is of the opinion that the adj
vantage to the soldiers and to their
families will be greater than if the
boys were furloughed where they were
mustered in, and is worth considering
for that reason.