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Show ttxhlnsl.n V.lr. Wasiiinutun, Aug. 27. Tiie amount of silver ofjrred ti the Treaiury Iennmeiil tojay was 1,-9I1.UM 1,-9I1.UM ounces. The amount purchased pur-chased was a. full iwe: I"h,iiwitnes at I.I9, llS.isM ounces at SI I9, .'CS.U'KlnuucesatSI 19 OlttH.KFIl TO HAWAII Orders w ere l-ued tolay for the II tg'.hiti CtarletCon, wbkb has jut arrived at beattlr, Wasli., from Honolulu, to return Immediately to that !It to aclet ill the protectinu of American interests in Uie Ha-wallau Ha-wallau island This action is based upon Ailing Bear Admiral Brown's report of the serious aspect of allalrs in Hawaii at Uie time of ills departure de-parture for this country. AN INDIAN AOILNT IN TBOCI1LC Tbe India: Bureau recently received re-ceived the report of A. T. Lea, who lias been engaged in taking a census cfUieSioux tribe of Indians. He has completed the count of Indians 011 the llosebud aseucy In South Dakota and finds there areoIOJ men, women and children located Uiere. As the Indian officer for Uie lat several years has been nitribuUiig rations at the aenry on Uie losls of a population of 7SW, natural Inquiry ane-eas to what has become of Uie othir-!33l Indians and tltelrraUotis. This query was put to Indian Agent Wright, who reported the exai t numtier who drew rations, and in reply asked that be be allowed to take an enumeration hhnfelf. Al this numeraUon only 123 more Indians were found thin In Ix-ae count. Thervupon be accounted fr Uie d.scn-paucy by stating that au epidemic among the Indians last year bad taken off a large number. The agency physicians, however, report only nineteen deths during the year. An Investigation will be bad. ONKinUATlONS Colonel J. H. Baxter, surgeon-general surgeon-general of the army. Bccelvers of public moneys W. P. Hall, Susanvllle, Cal; A. B. Cable, Buffalo, Wyo.; A.J. Monroe, Ikcwiston, Idalio. |