The Worthington advance., 1882-08-10
NEWS OF THE DAY,
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Ne,Us from PushiA0tOn.
Commissioner Price reports that there are
T,c4l Indians on reservations in the state of
| Minnesota, and the number of acres in the
White Earth reservation where it is designed
! to consolidate these agency Indians and the
Turtle. Mountain Chippewas, is l,60l, ,523.
10 the Turtle Mountain Indians and the
| reservation Indians Mr.. Price adds those of
OF reservations, and estimates that there are
| 10000 in round numbers who would come
| under the terms Of consolidation on the
| White Earth reservation. This would al
low but 1O33 acres to each Indian on that
| reservation, and restore to the public do
| main 1884 224 acres on reservations to- be
| vacated by transferring, them to White
Earth. On these facts and figures Secretary
| Teller notifies the Minnesota delegation
| that it would be impracticable to restore
the lands added to the White Earth reserva-
ton by the executive order Of March 19,
1879, As petitioned by certain citizens OF
| Minnesota.
Greatly to the surprise Of congress and the
country, which had generally accepted the
theory that the president would sign the
river and harbor bill, under protest, he, late
! Tuesday afternoon. sent in veto message.
| So sangnine We're several friends of the bill,
| Logan among the number. that the pres
idcnt would sign the BILL they gave out as
surances that it would be approved. Sena-
tor Logan was especially emphatic on this
point, claiming to have the most positive
| assurance from the president on the previous
evening that he would not veto the bill. It
| was openly charged that Ex-senator Conk-
| ling was the power behind the throne; that
he was supported by Chandler, Folger, Tell
er and Frelinghuysen Of the cabinet. and
| backed by the New York press and the east
| ern influence gtherally:
At the request of Gen. Wright, chief enei-
neer OF the army, the secretary of war has
appointed a commission to examine into
the WlnneDagOshish dam works to satisfy the
public mind of its security. Following have
| been appointed. Col. Houston, Mai Rob
ert, Maj. Mckenzie and Capt. Allen.
Mr.. Rohesons naval projects have fallen
upon evil times. The senate amendments
he so strenuously " opposed We're concurred in
| hy the house. He lost his opportunity to
win the lanrel when he was secretary Of the
navy.
Jay Hubbell has been caechised as to
whether money levied OF the employees of
| the government had been nsetl in the inter
est OF keifer or ?ny other man and he an
] sWers no.
Hnbbell made his champion mistake in
| trying to collect the 9 per cent. assessments
from democratic employees of the senate.
NeaUs Of the Railroads.
VIC. Van Horne, general manager of the
! Canadian Pacific, in an interview in Chica-
cago said the company will build 500 miles
of main line and 100 miles of branches this
! year. Track is being laid continuously be-
tween Winnipeg and Lake Superior, dis
tance of 4O6 miles. The road will be COM
pleted to the Rocky mountains, August /,
! 1888. 1t has I, 700 men at work and laying
three and one-half miles per day. The
great land sale Of 5000, 600 acres from it's
grant from the Canadian government to an
English syndicate, with the duke of Man.
chester at its head, was completed Saturday
| last, when the syndicate paid TO the road
81, 100000, The lands are not in one con-
| tlnuous block, but take every fifth section
! throughout the grant. Arrangements are
| perfected to colonize these lands with Eng
| lish farmers.
Sir John Rose, the English banker and a
! director i'll the Canadian Pacific railway
and Mr. Osborne, a director of the Illinois
! Central, will proceed north west. They
are travelling in the private car of Henry Vii
lard, president Of the Northern Pacific, and
their journeyings will include visit to the
end of the Northern Pacific, in Montana,
and the end Of the Canadian Pacific, in
| Manitoba.
The Milwaukee X St. Paul earningstor
the fourth week of July were $4G0, 600, d de-
crease:.of$27, 1893. Fort the month they weresi,-
f65, 600, comparative decrease Of $lO3, ,7O6.
| Record Of Fires and Casualties.