| Show From the Capital WASHISOTOS Jane 9The Secretary of the Treasury has addressed a communication com-munication to the Speaker tho House enclosing a report from tho Director of the Mint on the Carson Nevada mint The Director calls attention to the fact that the legislative appropriation appropria-tion bill contains no provision for the care and custody of the mint at that place while it is closed He also suggests the propriety of appropriating appropri-ating a sum equivalent to the last years appropriation so that operations maybe may-be resumed especially in view of the tact that representations have been made to the mint bureau of the readiness readi-ness on the part of the producers of bullion to deposit the same a the mint at Garson instead of sending it to private pri-vate refineries the condition that certain benefits which it b claimed are conferred by law and which during the present year have been wi hheld from this institution in common with some others by the action of the department are restored Toe dire toradds that itis doubtless true that the cessation of deposits de-posits at the Carson mint was largely due to the payment of depositors by crafts instead of in cash and the imposition im-position of a transportation charge upon the depositors in excess of the rate paid by private shippers FX1Cn SPOLIATI05 CLAIMS ASHLlorotJune 9In a communication communi-cation laid before the House today the Secretary of State requests that an appropriation of 10000 be inserted in tne sundry civil appropriation bill for tbe purpose of procuring evidence relating to the French spoliation I claims HOMESTEAD LAWS The House committee on Territories to ay agreed to report the bill extending extend-ing the operations of the general homestead home-stead laws over Alaska A favorable report re-port was also directed on the bill authorizing tho expenditure of 500CO in sinking artesian wells for regulation purposes in the Territory of Montana THE WAR DXPAETMEST Has received the following telegram from General Miles dated at Calabosai June 7th For thlrtyalx days hostile Apaches hove been pursued by troops In scattering bands and together 600 miles over the most mountainous region of country Afteran engagement with ours and two with the Mexican troops apart endeavored Teach the agency lieutenant Wade and Captain Pierce held the Indians on the reservation under close control Instead of getting assistance What horses they had were captured and the band escaped on foot in the mountains They remounted and joined the remainder In Catalina Mountains They were driven out by Ute troops nnder Captain Lebe and followed by Lieutenant Bigelow through Whltestone ants Rita and Patagonia Mountains Last night lieutenant Walsh of tbe Fourth Cavelry with thirtynine soldiers and Indian scouts intercepted the band in Patagonia Mountains and captured three horses saddles and supplies He was joined last night by Captain Lawton and renewed the pursuit Since they entered the United States territory they have killed thirteen persons per-sons whom they found unarmed In remote re-mote places They have been given no rest and if captured today they will be irirea into Sonora Mexico THE rXEfilfrSTd BECETTtOS The President held his usual reception recep-tion at the White House thie afternoon and shook hands with about 200 people Including a delegatlonfrom St Vincent De Paul Society Mr MoLaughlen made a short speech on behalf of tie society and in reply the President said he knew something of the charitable objects of the organization and was pleased to seitsrepre3sntatives Rev Mr Cleveland and Miss Clevg land left Washington this morning for few York OBXX or SCSXXESS Democratic Senators held as order of business caucus today The order of Business comprising twelve of fifteen measures agreed upon by the Re publlcaaj Wall laid before the caucus by Senator Beck It was decided to get up a conner conn-er list of measures for submission to the Republicans but the work was not finished this morning The following order was agreed upon by both sides Railroad forfeiture bills bankruptcy bill repeal of preemption timber cul tutu and desert land acts Des Moine veto and open session resolution |
