, 1873-06-13
WASHINGTON: :: J.:
Suit to Recover the Value Of
the, Lee Estate at Ar
a.. 'lington. .
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Why tho Ktckapoos Arc Wanted
on United States Soil.
Representative Randall, Of Pennsylvania,
-: :, Defends the. Back-Pay
steal ~:
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Completion of the o1ioiat Exata-
:: tnation: Of tho Polaris T. .
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WAsBrNoroN, .. O., Juno lathe widow Of
the 1ato Robert E. Leo, Of Virginia, proposes to
make claim upon, tho Government for tho
valuo Of tho Arlington estate, now usod as d SOL
diers' oemetery. II will be remembered that be-
fore tho close Of tho Rebellion this oatato waa
sold for taxos aud purchased at q low figure BY
tho Governmont. Mrs. Loo alleges Tint at the
tn ct 9s s1e Of het sa
further gays thnt her father, George Washington
Parko Custia dying In 1867, gave hot, by his will,
the entire Arlington estate. Tho torma Of tho
WI tho u her Sn
bad no control Of tho property, and never, either
single right Of ownorahip.. According to her
sanR e dn tho pse psess sad e aes my 's s
Claims, Ind no right to seize It. eho doea not
expect 70 have A restored, but sho hopes to
obtain indemnity. It ia hold BY officers
question Of oon1acation and seizure, tho Arling-
ton property WOE purchased at public sale by tho
Government, and that h1ra Leo has no claim
upon It. The matter will bo brought before
Congress.
TIE 11oKApoos.
Considerable surprise il manifested at tho Of
fort Of the Government to get tho Kiokapoo In
dams, now in Mexico, badk to tho United statos,
The KiokapooB formerly lived on q reservation
in The United statos. and being natural thieves
years ago, after having picked up enough
they t. could raid rezas from rom" .thoir iat
now stamping ground Thoneyor thy
would DO sheltered from punishment for their
outtages@ In connection with Mexican bandittl
they have continued to muko these raids almost
monthly ever since they moved, aorosa the Rio
these Indiana baok on their reservation Ia tho
United States In order TINT hereafter they can
be kept undor the eye OF tho military, and
promptly punished for any outsagoa they mny
commit,
Although the Secretary Of tho NAVY has been
urged by oertain parties to send vessel at once
in eearoh Of tho polaris, be has not yot deter-
mined to do 80, though it has been stated TINT
regions. Capt. Tyson and .all tie survivors Of
the Polaris agreo that 1t vtultt- be unniso. to
sond a ship IN search Of that vessel at proscnt
foE tho reason that sho would, probably fail to
general .hat tfo p Polalis t viii ill., Teaoli hero
Hail. ii tho ~ widow s'' Of - Capt: Han, TIC tho
Arctic explorer arrived here e, to-day; She has
the Nayy, nor With oapte. Tyson md Myers It is
| understood that Secretary RobeBon will RECON-
! mend Congress to vr,o Mrs. Hall ponaion equal
| to that OF a Captain Of the Navy.
TIE BAoK-PAY sTrAI.
| Representative Randall, Of Ponnsylvania, OK
plains his position in defending tho Congress
sona1 atoal BY stating that he voted for the
measure with his eyes wide .opon,. dooming It Il
measure calculated Ito put . stop to jobbing,
fhe services performed, and If tho back-pay
| provision had not boon included, the proposed
| increase would not havo been adopted. He is
Of opinion that, had tho salaries OF mombers boon
mora ncnrly adequate to their services, no such
| disg1acefnl spectacle as that presented at tho
| last Oongsess would have occurred, and large
| percentage Of the United States Congress would
not have been found n'the Credit Mobiier and
other Jobs Ct Lessor magnitude which never saw
| the light. Mr. Randall balievos the inoreaao Of
| salaries will have good effect On congressman,
and be an. inducemont Tor them to rosist tho
| temptation to mike little extra cash TO ensblo
| them to get along smoothly
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE,
| It is assorted hore that the incroaso from
$50 900 to 9100, 900 Of tho capital stock Of Har-
lan's Daily Chronicle. OF this city, which was
n,ado fey d9ya age, came f1qm tho o friends 60 OF
prone Court, who want, and expect, to keep him
prominently before tho public as an available
[1o ths Assoeiatd Press.]
THE PoLAR1B INVESTIGATION.
WARRINGTON, juno 12.-The Secretary Of tho
| Navy having completed the Po1aris examination,
Was at tho Department throughout to-day, aud
received hlssgs nn%9er 1of,v Of per
inquiries, the Boorotary said TINT the testimony
| Of Capt. TyBon and others was not yet In q
shape to be given to the presa, but may DO be-
fore the expiration OF tho woek. It a the in.o,,-
| tion OF those who wore preaent at tho exa1nina-
tion to unite In statement giving thoir conolu"
stons on tho question a. Afforded by the tosti-
| mony.
| PATENT GRANTED.
| The Commissioner Of Patents to-day extended
| patent to Andrew T. Norman, Of Chicago,
| for machine for eowlug stone,
| R0ilrond News.
JACKSONVILLE, H., Juno 12.--At the annual
| meeting Of the bondholders and stockholders Of