Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 31, 1880, Page 1

«The Chicage Daily Tribun es eee VOLUME XXXIX Paneer: SAT HOUSEKEEPING GOODS. Notwithstanding the recent ad- yanco in Linen Goods, fully 30 per cont, we shall offer on MONDAY, Feb. 2, 50 Thousand Dollars WORTH Linens, Damasks, Towels, Napkins, Quilts, and other Housekeeping Goods, OLD TIME PRICES. This opportunity, no housewife should neglect to avail hersolf*of, as we intend to inaugurate the largest sale of the kind ever had in this city. _- TOWELS. . 500 DOZ. Bieached Damask Towels, superi- or quality, extra size, 24x45, $3.00.2 doz. Extra Heavy Unbleached Dam- ask Towels, 24x42, $2.40 a doz. 1,000 DOZ. Heavy Bleached Barnsley Huck Towels, 19x38, $1.50 a doz. Knotted Fringe Towels, Heavy Damask, $3.00 a doz. DAMASK. -- Bleached. ‘Table Damask, 60 cents, 65. cents, 75 cents, and 85 cents a yard. - Bleached Double Damask, new pattern, 64 inches wide, at $1.00, $1.25, $1.50, and $1.75 a yard. NAPKINS. . 5,000 DOZ. 5-8 Napkins at $1.25, $1.60, and $1.75. 3-4 Napkins at $2.00, $2.50, and $3.00 a doz. . QUILTS. 10 cases full size Marseilles Bod Spreads, fast back, $1.50 and $2. Extra Sizo and Extra Quality Marseilles Bed Spreads, new de- sign, $3.00, $3.50, and $4.00. MANDEL BROTHERS, 121 & 123 State-st. . Branoh, Michigan-ay. and 22d st. REAL ESTATE. AGUNCIES, GEORGE M. BOGUE, REAL ESTATE AGENCY, ROOM 8 REAPER BLOCK, No. 97 Clark street, Chicago. Property bought and sold on com- mission. . Special attention given to tho care and management of Reut Eatate. Taxes pald and Rents collected, Interests of non-residents carefully looked after. OCEAN NAVIGATION. AMERICAN LINE. Philadephia and Live: of, calling st Quesnst le ER ct ace erying cabin, intore mediate, an Hiearnke Dassen, nud tho U.8. Bail, ‘AR LINE, 2 Carging the United iates and Ro af Rolgian Matte. esitg only Direct Line to Antwertyin Hobstuia, sallin Reutenta day alternately from Mhiladelphia an For Vamage Tickots toor from Kurupo and Drafts Brit iyo 00 Great Britain and the Continent app! PETER WHIGHTT & BONS, ( y EINE DAWHENCH, Staaueore” 10 Enet Randolph. LALO, ONLY DIRECT LINE TO PIRANCE, General Transatiantio Company, Between New York and Havre. Pler 42,N. it, foot ‘of SMurton-st. ravelers by this lino avoid both transit hy Engilsh by way £nd the discomfort of crousing the Channel in a AAP UAUE.G, soucta....Wednesday, Feb, 6 11 a.m geancnt ‘Tructellu... Wednesday, Fe ae tam, PAA Sunulice Wednesday, March Wve. ny Ht Ca CABBAGE tncludiny ine) to HAV IEE aud $0; Kecond Cabin, 8, Htcerago, #53, Including wine, heading, and utensils, Checks: ¥ y soa OF SHE ital Agraghaneeunt 33 Hroadway, New York, WP WHITH, 67 Clark-st., Bolu Avent for Unleaso. ANCHOR LINE MAIL STEANERS . Now York and Glaagow. BRHIOPIA, Jan al, 8a. uw. | PKVONIA, Fob. 1 SRREREUN Pak 4, Hpac | BOIVIA fobs 2b tite -Ugtonsa. Few Ta pet CAT SALI AS Fob. £6, 8 p.m Cabins, 3616 tel! Hzeursion ‘Tickets at reduced ratos. iy . $33, JWeYDERSON Bier tetis, 05 Wastington-at. TATE LINE oGiasrow, Liverpoo}, Duro, \< eer as Wremane Dua, Balas and dees; Py iRrordine ‘lo accommodauiin. Second Cabia, AUSTIN, BALDWIN & 00.” Tulare, Nv; and ue end a tis yea ie atobssi Chiesa. LIFE INSURANCE STATEMENT. STATEMENT The Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York, aie F. S, WINSTON, President, For the Year ending December 3lat, 1870). ye ee Annuity Account. No, | Aun. Pav'rs. | No, |Ann, Pay'ts, Annuities in force, Jan. 1, 1879.. $3] $20,549 09 |, Annuities In force, + 49] $18,504 97 Premium Annuities. $981 63 Premium Annultles. $1289 38 Anaultles Wed ssevessererre 2 Jor 00 6) 3437 4 | Annuities Terminat Insurance «\ccount, . y No, Amount, No, Amount, Rullclenla forces Jan. atro-gutes | Soporte || Maus Terminated ss ooh ii *s ren038 8 | $329,168.869 104.038 |_ $329,168 Dr. ae Re Revenue Acoount. + Or To Balance from last acco! Death and Endowments Claims $84.1 4.078 42 || By paid 881 72 sou Premiums recelved. 12,667, 4 (matured and discounted)... $7,007.295 *§ Interest and Rent 41942;382 70. Annuities... tee ahoks 7 “Dividends 3:477479 09 He ae purer foo ; tions, ansssifoo 43 i, fs “4 Commissi i . } rent aud extinguishment of Te future) vesrvervee 668,942 74 “ Contingent aca wou oper] “4 8 Expenses 4 “ Balance to New Account. Fe Atak a ais $ror,804,167 84 é $101,804, Dr Balance Sheet. cr. To Reserve at four percent... $53,210,134 00 |] Ny Bonds Secured by Mortgages on ~” Clatins by death net yet due. Bro\tes oo ||) Heal Hestate.... $s4808.134 77 “ Premiums paid in advance. 103,592 64 Pd 18,917,608 12 Surplus and C “Ty 2,100,000 O79 tee Vund, 415990373 17 |! 7:815,B0s 18 “ 288.462.994 8¢ NOTE.—It the New York Standard of four and half per cent Interest be used, the Surplus is Eleven © ralilion one hundred and forty-one thousand, forty-one dollars and four cents. From the Surplus, as appears by the Balance Sheet, a dividend larger on policies paying the old rates than ‘that for the previous year, alto e-other policies in proportion, will be awarded to such as shall be in force at thelr anniversaries in 1 re : were reduced In“s879°) oe ———t BSE : Froanv. or trustrers.. “'?" sete "Henny A. S wie A ov) . Sayre. : Haury A. 8 i | rcuarn A, McCurpy, ‘The rates for life insurance in this Company New York, January, a2, 1880,‘ . — Freperter 5, Winston, Ronnet H. McCuany, Wittam Bstrs, LL.D. Oniwer Harriuany Titomas Dicxson, Haney W. Sait, Jou H, Stizrwoon, Grorce H. Anprews, Rosgrt OLVPiaNt, James C, Hovpen, Groner S, Cox, Hensanit C, vow Post, Joi #, Bavatin, Gronce C, Riciarnson Martin Bates, b | Avaxanngn H, Rice, Wreutas A. Hans, | Winttast F. Bancock, Samuet E, Sprouuts, . Sasturt. M. Cornett, Lucis Rowinson, Wirttam Satie ‘Brown, Seystour L. Hustap, F. Ratcurokp Starr, | Guo, F, Baker, Wittiam_H, Poritast, Otaver H. Patster, Frepenick H, Cossirr, | Jos. Tuomrson, Samugs D, Bascocx, Heyuy E, Davies, Lewis May, B. Susrstan, MERRELL & FERGUSON,. General Agonts for Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota, DETROIT, MICH. CHICACO ACENCY, 73 DEARBORN-ST. CHARLES H. FERGUSON, Cashier. COUGHS, COLDS, CcoN- SURE CURE AND ALL DISEASES OF THE THROAT AND LUNGS. Put ap In Quartesize Motites for Family Cac. Sold at WHOLESALE by VAN SCHAACK, STEVENSON & CO. . FULLER & FULLER. LORD, STOUTENBURGC & CO. H. A. HURLBUT & CO. MORRISON, PLUMMER & CO. _ TOLMAN & KING. TAWRENCE & MARTIN, Solo Agents for the United States and Canadas, M11 Madison-st., CHICAGO. NEW PUBLICATION Emerson's Anthem. Book, Hy Ty 0. Emerson. Price, 41.23, oF $12.00 der dor, for SUMPTION, BRONCHITIS, PROPOSALS. COOK COUNTY COURT-HOUSE. It ton ple 10 look through this fing book, and | The Roard of Cummmissionors of Cank County, Ill cholt Renters wi alt be pleased with tbe vodoral | pein will receive propamsie up to 12 «rctack nat on Beauty of the munic, and tho greatvarioty, “There aro , Monduy, Feb. A. 1) isG, ut the omca of tho Clerk mip oan onlin Mute eventos ot the | SRC i Cotes lng. eat ual y ‘ology and. Rom ¥ eB at FNS, Sean “Alaa 18 Hesponner ond chante, Ste | torial regulrou jn tha construction of the new Cook slo for Christmas, Easter, and all other special oovas slons Is provided, ¢ ‘The Sleeping Queen. (S0cts.) Fino Operetta by : ‘Maite. County Court-Houso: Ate masonry, brickwork, and trons ounda budding of Court-Houso, ihe to-pranf vault dors ait Hro-proot duings, lo-work, Aoor-iiling, internal clrio bells and apenking-tubos. lors Ye! jain access to the plans and ppecii- cations and printots forma of hond and an ofice af tht architect, James.J. Egan, Hontas 2 and 2 Hawloy Hullding, Chicago, tl, In the order of thelr application ut aia oftics. Ito he accompanied with # penal bend , HAVE YOU SEEN CWHITE ROBES,” ‘Tho new Fiabbath Schon! Hook? tt tem rand good" BACH prope Book and is meoting with unexampled succons, Fe ee eeeerines IG tke nea aT Gniy published two munthaado, [Ustakea! «o well | That tho tiier will enter into a weiter ‘Mniter ai that the pubilshors are forced to issue edition after | nig n turthor Lond with t rotios Int a edition to keep paco with the demand, To state lt | sui equal te onus! of the part, Fequired by tho aalit County of Coole far the portortas ones of the work named In sald proposal, ‘The right to. reject any of al] bids ls roservod. Dated Jan, 2 [a BK. F.C KLOK KS, Clerk, torscly, WHITE ROBES Maa gono stralxht into tho hearts of all lavors of Bab- bath Behool Slumo, and the fact te due to its purity, freshness and originalit; erance Jewels (35 cis.), by J. Tonnoy, in LYON & HEALY, Chicago, Il, jen W ote, in stamps Yor a samplocopy. per dor. ed by al) Temperance and Hoform Clubs, OLIVER DITSON & CO., Boston. OPTICAL GOODS, DISSOLUTION, } rt t ee Tv AT yy FI - Fublie notien ta horuby ivan thst the oopartnershin : ee PRINTING, AND STATIONERY. Large Stock, Good Work, Low Prices, * b ee KOUMING MEDS, A Gare Hloom-Ront ann Hur ZUTTN # Burr's Parlor & Uabine’ Voldng Bed, ‘The most Compact, Elegant, and Sub« ea aS Ceiba Sid for Visatrated Catalogue, Md, ecld by ‘em should Any book mallod, post free, for the retall price, 03 & Ie WABANIA Wey BMfra of Artistte Hotsabeld Turcittre, Weed Martals, ete ON NO'TICEN, consent. A, Iyder ie autboris a i No af A. Rydur & Co., of the City of Chicago, Iltnals, y , ta settle all debis principles, Opera and Fluid Glasses, Telescopes, Ml- | owing to or by the sald partnurship. ‘ croscopes, Barometers, of RYDER, ———— - A. WINSLOW, ; BMANK BOOKS AND PRINTING. ‘The business willbe carried on ww formerly by ¥OR SALE. FOR. SALE. THE ST. JOSEPH STARCH WORKS, Cera: os aa horetuture existing, belwoen the undersigned undor Fine Spoctactes sulted to all slahts on sctontifio Ut GitZod ter sottto all debts BLANK BOOKS, “J, W, MIDDLETON, 88 Statest. AUDIPHIONE, SCE AUDIPHONE, FOR THE DEAF. Inyonted by 1.8, RHODEE. of Chicauo (firm Rhodes 4 agro. Hnables the HEAE TO HEAR WITTE BASE through the medlum of the teeth, Is shape, platn or ornamental, and ite upper cite Is ape pllnd fo the edao of the upiier teeth, No atmenity In enring or conversing. A inrte number alrendy sold And giving ontiro atisfaction, Orders tnercaaing tion. Duthie Andis em to hear thelr For rale bj 74 Arigeiats, Fifth Fente Hotel, New York Clty ot, MeKolwa: $I) Chestnut-xt.,, Philadelpht 6 Muln-at- Hartford, Gon. at. Providence, . Belem States A, 1. Merriam, y Cincinnatt, 0, i, Mathews, OX Montanmary-nt. ian Franel: 1 A. B. Ustwold & Co. New Ore Ieans, Ia A.'G. Cox, Journal ollice, Indianapolis, nde |dress on recelpt of orice } Bent to any address on teria MeCLURE, Agents for the world, Methudlat Charen Block. cheno, Tl, Audiphone parlors connected with alt the above offices. TESTIMONIALS, “Deaf mutes were able to hear tha mule of tho plano when nt 8 conaidombto distance from tho t= Gyeument'--Now York Observer's Report of Privato ae itiider has shown that poople born deat. or lo dent Dy ‘dincase, can actually made to bear.” w York World. =e . “ Fach note af the musician and ench tone of the aingercomennclenrly nud diatineliy wn thoy ald hetero By ‘sunay of honring was impalred,”—Hun, Joseph Mo- Gil, Editor Chiengo Trimine. “IU answers tha purnaso admirahl) Cinim Agent, Union Pact Hatirond, “Thear ordinury, conversation with ens R. Hievens, Salen, BR “Phnasten to assure you of its perfert success for my, henring."—Mra, FA. Lox, 1H 8, Twontyetirst-st., Philadelphia. Bend stamp for bO-page Cireutar, contatne tug falt hlatory of thedudiphone and teats in Deaf and Dumb Institutes in New York City and Philadephia, Also, coluntnous personal teatimony from those ualug the Audlphane. COLI TR UL SL Gol WILSON BROS,, 113 and 115 State-st., Use. only the best Linens and Mus- lins, employ SKILLED help in thefr manufacturing department, and produce GOOD goods at LOW- EST prices. They carry in stock full lines of Shirts of their own make. ‘ Netall.-Firat Floor. LIPE INSURANCE, EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. INCONTESTABLE "POLICIES, ASSETS, + - - $37,600,000 SURPLUS, - - - 7,000,000 «Upper Floors. tonal “Assets, $18,000,000. _ Money to Loan, The Northwestern Mutual Life-Insurance Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, In propared to joan money an tmproved_ pros ducllva property in tho City of Chicago, and on traproved property in Cook County, at lowest cure rent rates of interost, In sume of #100 und up- wards, free from commissions, Appilcatlons for such Joana aro Invited and may bo made tothe Company at {ts office In Milwaukee, or to the undersigned, whoaro Provided with blanks for that parpore, and who wilt aimish sll needful information. OFFICE—-Corner Randolph & Deurborn-ate, DEAN & PAYNE, General Agents. REDMOND PRINDIVILLE, Special Agent, Chicago, Jun. 1380, MONEY T0 LOAN ‘On Improved city property at current rates, MEAD & COB, 140 Lafiallo-at. HOUSE-RENTING AND REALESTATE EXCHANGE Room 56 Motropolitan Block. Brings Inndtord and tenant, and seller and buyor of Foal ostate, into communication wich each other on botter terms and much ices troubte than usual. Parties having property to sell or rent and who moan business, aro in 10 ayall themnelves of this medium by leaving description and price at above ad~ drasa, Troporty Indoved free of chanie. MISCELLANEOUS. HY RUN THE RIS Of choking the little ones with fali-one Conte ourcuy gor n WiHTNEY Fst biuko frenh teh se bonoiess as beofsteak? abi North Wells-st, PARTNER WANTED, An energetic business man, with fram $5,000 to #000, to tuke an netive nferest in an oxtublished uainess. Hefcronce exchauged, Addross Q Wl, ‘Tribune office. University of Notre Dame, TERMS GREATLY REOUGED, Cataldgues giving full particulars will be sent freo on application to the President, Very Rev. W. CORBY, C,8S, C,, Notre Dame P, O., Indiana. ATHENAEUM ACADERY, HH. BABCOCK. Principal. The next torm boxins Feb. % 180. ‘Tho best English and Ciasnical education wivel. For tofarmation in= quizy ut 6 Dearbo: PENNSYLVANIA MILITARY ACADEMY, CHEBTER, Pa. Koopens Jun 7. Civil Enginoortn Chomistry, Classics, and Enulish. Degriers contorra COL, THEO. aie. Trost. ADVERTISING, Space seoured for City and ¢ ‘bottom rates call ou of address U. A. (1 Mb Doarboru-si & cht ‘country A: orgtalog, For eaio, URDAY, JANUARY 31, [880—SIXTEEN PAGES. ELEVATED RAILWAY IN OUR STORE, Seems now to be all we need to make our establishment complete. We have Both Telephones, And will be pleased to receive your orders by either the " EDISON" or the “ BELL,"* We have a large stock of stylish HENS GARMENTS BOYS GARMENTS, . FURNISHING GOODS, ANDA TAILORING DEPARTMENT WHICH WE ARE JUSTLY PROUD OP. But our store is 170 feet deep, and itisa long walk from front to rear, so we think if we ever get that Elevated Railway in we shall be quite complete. AL J. NUT TING & CO., C. 0. D. Clothier: and Tailors, 104 & 106 MADISON-ST. Telephone Orders Receive Immediate Allention, ST. JACOBS OIL. St lacobsOil Tho Great German Remedy. A MINISTER'S RHEUMATISH, Rev. A. OPITZ, Achleteingerville, Wis, writes; “Io was nm suffercr with {theumatism for years. Friends .recommonded the use of Bt. Jacaba ‘OM; T tried it. and must confess that tho result Is ss tonishing. Having hardly used up the frat bottle, 1 found .rellef,-and the second one cured me. 1 thorofore {col under obilzations, and shall reoom- mend this fective reniody whonsvor I have o chance.” z AN OHIO MAN'S RHEUMATISM, MR. PHILIP REMLINGER, an old aub- seriber to our paper, and well known in.the whole surrounding country, {oformod us the other day that his wife, who for two" weary years hud suffered with Khowmatisa in the shouldor, during which time she had been treated by severn! physicians without suc~ cesn, had becn completely cured by a singlo bottle of St. Jacobs O!1,—Bucyrua (0.) Courler, editorially, Fob, 3h 1573, ST. JACOBS OIL In sold by Druggists ond Dealers in Medicine at GO Cents n Bottle, 10 PR. CT. DISCOUNT On all garments ordered of us during January. FULE DRESS and MAR- RIAGE TOILET a specialty. Ladies? RIDING HABITS and SURTOUTLS. Servants’ Stylish LIVERY. EDWARD ELY & C0, 168 & 165 Wabash ULVER PAGE =, dHOYNE2.Co.22 RETAIL STATIONERS. THE AUTOTYPE A new method of multiplying copies of Writings, Plans, Drawings, Music, &c., without press, acid, or water. We guarantce the AUTOTYPE to be su- perior to anything of the kind in the market. Transfer Ink, 25 cents a bottle, PAPENT LAWYE PATENTS. DIXON & SMITH, PATENT ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS, Rooms 48 & 45, 145 LaSalle-st., Major Block, Chicago, Patents progu red, aut Patent Litigation cdnductéd. — Charges reasonable, Correspondence invited. (Take Klovator.) E. Madison-st. = RUBBER or CELLU. . Our manu. a fheture’, (ies, chtoruform, or a) other free fur painless extract- ing. Oltice open Bunday fore noon. Also, the now 4 uy fore jo tevth, no pinto, eo ane ‘OR RENT, 4 are Brick Sullding, 40x140 foot, contrally located. i" Hisvoluss for manutucturiny 1st Dearba ic esaicaamatene ene apaaanraaaan Gents’ Dress Silk: Hats, Broadway Style, Superior Quality, on hand and made to measure. Price, $5.00, at BARNES! Hat Store, 86 Mad- taonest. (Tribune Bullding) 3 7 F uf 4 WASHINGTON. #5 Cossip at the Capital Ore Commissioner Hayt's Removal. Secretary Schurz Tries to Shield Him as Much as Possible. ‘ A Rod in Pickle for Mr, Bar- stow, of the Indian : Board, Who Is Said to Bo Implicated in Sundry Stove Con- tracts. : Gen. Hammond’s Extremely Thin Ex- planation of the Hart Letter, H. V. Boynton Asks that Gen. Sherman Be Tried for Slander. The Secretary of the Treasury Before the Senate Finance Conimittce. Another Batch of Testimony in the Negro-Exodus In- vestigation. The Troubles of tho Public Printer Over the Matter of Labor Compene sation. Explanation of the Rico Commission Bill, Which Is Approved by Oharles Francis Adams, Jr. HAYT’S REMOVAL. SECRETARY SCHURZ’S STATEMENT. Speetal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Wasninaton, D. C., Jan. 30.—The dramat- ic removal of Hayt, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, continues o sensation. It is now ascertained that many of the dispatches sent from here last night, which were full of dramatic Incidents and: of graphic deserip- tions of scenes that were supposed to have. existed, wero mainly imaginative, and that the Incidents which they pretended to sketch never In fact occurred. The writers of soine of these wild sketches have to-day been kept quite busy in attempting to explain where they found thelr pretended facts. Secretary Schurz, has devoted somo tlme. to correcting mi{srepresentations, of his connection with. the matter. “Ifo sald to-day that the reports that he took sum- inary action in the.caso of Commissioner Hayt on account of any disclosures that were alleged to have been made yesterday by Gen, Hammond are entirely without foundation. Mr. Schurz sald that day before yesterday he became convinced that Hayt had been with- holding from him information of an iinpor- tant character which ought to have been laid before him, and that this was an unpar- donable offense. Secretary Schurz was asked to what subject this information related, and he replied that hoe did not think [It proper at the present time to state. WE SHOULD NOT DO THIS at least until after the Committee of tho" Board of Indian Commissioners have com- pleted thelr Investigation, Mr. Schurz said he did not seo Gen, Hammond at all yester- day, and was not Informed that he had made any confession. He was told only that Gen, Hammond was Il), and desired to come be- fore the Committee again as soon as he was able to do so, Any statement that Gen. Hammond made did not come to the Secre- tary’s knowledge, anu, therefore, the letter addressed to Mr. Hayt by tho Secretary could not have been written in consequence of it, The fetter addressed to the Commissioner was intended principally to emphasize the refusal to accept a resignation In the usual formas offered and accepted in ordinary cases, It was drafted in tlie presence of the President, purely for the purpose stated, and also to signify to Mr. Hayt that lits continu. ance inthe control of Indian. nffairs until the confirmation gf his successor was not de- sired. There was’ certainly no intention to assume any of the powers which belong to the Senate under the Tenure-of-Ofice act. KECRETARY SCUURZ WAB INFOIMED this morning by the members of the Investi- gating Committee that Gen, Hammond ex- pressed a grent desire to modify his testimony in regard to the lottor that had been pro- nounced by him a forgery, but was prevented from doing so until he could meet the mem- hers of the Committee in his room, when he handed them a paper In which he stated that on reflection he was satisfied that le had written the letter, It is not absolutely known what the papers are which Mr. Schurz charges Hayt with having suppressed. There Is reason to think, however, that somo of the papers relate to the procecdings which Commissioner Hayt stated had been Instituted against Hart, an employé of the Indian Bureau in Arizona, when, In polntof fact, no such proceedings were begun untll after Hayt had mae this public declaration and until after charges against the man had been openly preferred by Gen, Fisk, ono of the Indian Commission: ers. The statements that letters upon that subject had been written by Afr, Hayt to the Department of Justice are not sustained, Notonly had Cominisstoner Huyt not wrlt- ten to the Department af Justice, but he had not even informed the Secretary of the Interior of thoexistence of any such charges, THUS FAN THE EVIDENCE agalnst Hayt teyding to connect hin with compllelty In the San Carlos Silver Mino mat- ter is entirely circumstantial. Other ovi- dence now boing taken by the Comiittes. of the Board of Indian Comnilssfonors Is suid to be of amuch more serloug character, and tu bo to tho effect that he gave contracts for Indisn supplles to some of Ils personal friends in Now York, The Committes has decided to send for the contractors tu uscer+ tain the elreumstances under which they obtained the contract. It was to thls branch of tha Investigation, as woll as to the propo- sitlon to Investigate the Jersoy City syndicate which purchased the silver mine, to which Mr, Hoyt made hls unavalling protest, The Indlan Buresu 1s temporirily in charge of the chilef clerk, as acting Commis- sloner, who {s the only person under the law authorized to act as Commissioner, The statement that the chief clerk of the Interlor ‘Department, Mr. Lockwood, had been as- $/RQCK, FIVE CENTS. _ fF $$$, Signed to the charge of the Indian Office ts antrne. Such an assignment could not laws | -fully bo made. The friends of Secretary Schurz especially regret this ‘downfall of Mayt, as It wWl expose the Interior Depart ment to sharp criticism, THE POLITICIANS ALREADY are beginning to give attention to tho fact that Jno. Q. Sinith was removed from the office of Indian Commissioner without cer- tainly any charge against his integrity; that’ Mr. Hayt was appointed to sueceed him by selection of Schurz; and that onc of the argue. ments urged in fayor of Hayt's integrity was that he whs a man of means, {0 whom the salary was no object. Tho opinion is ex- Pressed that it will be very difficult to Mill the vacant Coininisstonership. A mem- ber of the Board, of Indian’ Com- missioners recently sald:° “Z would not recommend any friend of mine to tho position, If the Commissioner does right the ndlan Ring abuses him, and works to securo Is removal, while if ho docs wrong, We,- the Board of Indian Commissioners, go for Secretnry Schurz called up the matter {n- formally atthe Cabinet. meeting to-day, but. there was no considerable discussion of the subject. He suggested that members of the Cabinet assist hint in finding f good man to. iil the vacaney. Several of the Cabinet’ officers thought’ they already knew of good. inen for the place, but were doubtful whether © the persons they had in mind ‘ WOULD ACCEPT THE POSITION or woultl bo satisfactory to the Secretary of tha Interfor. Some officials tn, the Interior Departinent, Including a few of tho Inte subordinates of Commissioner Hayt, express the opinion that Tlayt’s administration was honest, but they attribute Hayt's niisfortunes,” as they term them, to his manner of dealing with con- tractors, with Congressincn, and with others. who had been before in the oflice, “Hisman- ner was that of the counting-room,” sald one of shis old assnelates, “and not of the diplomat or. politician, and on nccount of this manner he often made n great many enemies outside the Department.” How: ever, there {x a remarkuble unanimity of opinion that Hnyt was not in any respeet the riglit man for the position whlel he held. Mr. Schurz does not yet give up ail confi- dence in his disgraced Indlan Commissioner, but he thinks he lins been exceedingly une fortunate in his Jersey City friends, who were Jed into the mining speculation in the San Carlos Agency, Ife lins always had the fullest confidence In lim, and it was at his’ urgent and_ persistent solicitation that Hoyt took the office from which he hits just been. dismissed. Some of the employés of the De- partinent have long suspected Huyt, lurgely peentise of Irregulurittes in affixing hts slana- ture to warrants for the payment of pur- chases made by Agents contrary to law, MAYT WAS EXCEEDINGLY UNPOPULAR both in and out of the Department, and the Secretary attributed . to- this much that has been ‘urged | against him. When he became convinced, however, that at least bad friends were using Hast for bad fiuposes he insisted that he should go, and of a resi Ottice act, him, but Schurz did not want him in chargo of the office until hls successor could be can . firmed, and insisted so strongly on his im- mediate withdrawal that Hayt left and has gone home. Another peron in whom Mr. Schurz has had Implicit faith is Mr. A. C. Barstow, of Providence, R.1., Chairman of the Board of Indian Commissioners. He has been so prominent in church and Sunday-school work, and has always borne so high ‘a char- acter, that he was finplicitly trusted by the Adnilnistration. ’- Recently an Investigation has been set on foot as to whether members of the Board have been interested in con- ation, Under the Tenure-of-. he President could not remove that he should not have the ndvantago « tracts with the Indian Bureau, contrary to * law. It was almed at Barstow, In answer to this that gentleman has written a letter to the Secretary to tho effect that he is a stock- holder in a number of stove works, and that one of these did make a contract with the Depastinentt to furnish ‘stoves, arstow claims, however, that stoves wore sold -at Government cost. &, GEN, HAMMOND 18 VERY MUCIC DISTURBED at what he calls the “fictitious stories that were published in-some Enstorn papers,” aint which he learns were telegraphed to Chicago. He ts really a sick man, too sick to safely consider business matters, This marn- ing the Committee of the Board of Indian Commissioners called upon him, but, his pivalelan declined to allow thei to see hin. All visitors have been denied admission, une til this evening, when Gen, and Mrs, Sherman (lammond was once on Sherman's stéft), Mr, Carlisle, of Kentucky, Senator Plum of Kansas, and a representative oo} Tur ‘Tiununr were permitted to sec him. ‘The conversation was necessarily ‘of.a desultory character, To Ti: TRIBUNE ; corresponderit Gen. Hammond, from his aick-bed, said in substance, that ibscemed as i though syery man who had been turned against him’ by the Inte Commissioner of Indian Affairs was really his friend, Hesaid that Hayt had turned him against those whi were his best friends, and he did not like the idea of being made a sca at. Gen, Ham- inond said that the knowledge thatthey wero peeking to uso hin in that way did excite him. In speaking of Commissloner Hayt, Gen, Hummond sald ho % IAD NOTIIING ‘To BAY against him, but. Feally felt sorry for him. In referring to tho Hart letter, he sald that the reason Why ho denied his authenticity, at first, was that, according to his recollection, there was a line erased, and moreover it had been copled, and that the only way he can explain itis that he must have writton two letters. Hocould not account for it in any other way, Tho lettor he wrote to Hart, he says, wis copied in a letter-press book, while the. letter shown him before the Committee did not have the appearance of having been 80 copied. For that reason, , TIammond says, he dented tts genulnencss, but now, on further reflection, he is_con- yineed that the letter is genuine. Gen, Tam- mond stated that lo Ind no recollection of having sent a telegram to Hayt saying sume- thing ‘to this effect about the sale of tha Washington Mine: “Transaction closed this morning.” Ie sald he had no reason for sending such s. telegram to Haye, us that negottation was being conducted Togen- camp. id that there are oty mines on the San Carlos Reservation, and there are sixty miles of toll-road, and 4 town, and yarlous other things. ie HE SAID WE ATTEMPTED to find the boundaries of tho reservation, but could not, and as a matter of fact he could not tell whether hls imino was on or off the reservation. Gen. Hammond says that he will stand on his. testimony when {tis writ ten out, He hopes to go home In two or three days, as he is obliged to be present In Clieago on the 5th of February tu appear before court in a sult now pending « aginst him there, Tho suit was brought aguinst Hammond for something done in his capacity as Indinn Inspector. Veturo ‘Tim ‘fupuxe representative left. the sick rooua frlend, at. Gon, Hammond's request, wrote out the following statement: Gon, Tlamnmond, who Is stilt contined to bis room hy iliness, desires to deny the statement pub- shed In the Natlonal Repubtlean” Us inorning, that his sudden attack of Megs veaterdiuy was caused by or had any connece fon with his testlmany, before the Investigae tion Comiilttes of the Board of Indian Com- infesioners. Hu say that beyond the fact that he was taken slek there ls searcoly a word of truth Inthe entire report. He did not send for secretary Schurz, nor dd Secretary Schurz vist hin. Gen. Hammond's visit to Washington was In accordance with ‘his agreement with the Committees that it would ineet to complete and verity is testinony, art of which was given last Monday, Gen, Fiammuand denies that he nyade any * confes- sion” or has any "confession ” to make, He says hels wiling to rest lls case on his en: tiro testimony as taken and written out by the stonographer of the Committee, and on nothing else, WESTERN MEN GENERALLY * take groat interestin the questions retatlng te tha Indian Commissionership, and. they are generally agreed in The following — talk - w: Representative Haskell,of Kansas, a member of the House Jndigy Comluittee, 13a type of opinions ex. ¥ here to-day by scores of \Westorn ongressmen. Mr. Waskell has had much oxperlence on the border, and Is thoroughly conversant with the Indian character and the adninistration of. the Indian Bureau. He says he is not surprised at Mr, Hoyts removal. ‘Ido not know very much of Sr, Hayt personally,” remarked ‘Mfr, Haskell, of Gen, Hammond sal opluions of policy. ith Mati \