The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-06-10

their powers upon it; that they have heard
It patiently, fully and fairly, and that re-
argument would bring no other conclusion
than that already referred to, and they de-
cline to reopen the case.
SOME time ago Mr.. j. w. Lebarnes,
the Law Clerk of the General Land Office,
testified before the Public Land Committee
Of the Senate that certain land grant roads
in Minnesota, Missouri and elsewhere have
had certified to them large amount OF land
in excess OF the amount they were entitled
to under the laws making the grant. Mr..
Strait, OF Minnesota, introduced in the
House. resolution of inquiry, directing the
Secretary Of the Interior to furnish to the
House all the facts in his department tend
ing to show the truth or falsity OF the ale-
gallon made by Mr.. Lebarnes, and IL found
to be true, to make such suggestions as he
may think best for the recovery of the land
in excess, and for placing it again in possess
sion OF the Government and opening it for
homestead and presumption settlement.
Mr.. Lebarnes alleges that under the loose
practices inaugurated in the beginning the
process of awarding lands to railroad COM
panes, without regard to the amount they
gone on after the probable amount accruing
to grant has been reached, and in some
instances after the possible maximum has
been exceeded. .-I
IT is not improbable that the proposed
Peace Congress will have to be postponed
for time. When the call was issued, year
in advance, there was every prospect that
the difficulties in South and Central America
would be settled at an early day. In this,
however, the hopes of the promoters OF the
Peace Congress have been disappointed.
There is practically peace in South Ameri
Gu, and the troubles about the southern bor-
der Of Mexico have not been adjusted, al
though it is understood that the conditions
are favorable to a settlement. Congress has
taken no action In the matter, although
asked to do SO by the President. 1t is ex-
pected that the Senate, as the CO. ordinate
treaty making power with the Executive,
will take the initiative IN the matter, and
presumably the House will not act until it
has done so. Another embarrassment in the
way is the fact that the South American
States appear to realize that they are not in
condition to engage in a conference that
might pass upon questions which they were
not ready to submit to arbitration. '.
A PASSENGER train on the Missouri
Pacific Railroad was tagged in cut sur
rounded by dense thickets near Denton
Texas, June 3. AS soon as it stopped four
masked men boarded the mail car. AS they
appeared in the narrow passage the express
agent, the mail agent, the baggage master,
and one Of the guards, who, in anticipa patton
Of a robbery, had armed themselves before
the train stopped, opened fire ON them.
Taken at a disadvantage, the robbers fed
without returning the fire. A Sheriff's
posse soon after daylight went in pursuit.
A short distance from the scene OF the at
tempted robbery they found the dead body
of a man with his mask still on, who proved
to be s. Il. Shelton. Joe Carter, another
Of the bandits, subsequently surrendered.
FIVE workmen were badly hurt by u
collision on the Chicago, Milwaukee Il st.
Paul Railway, near Muscoda, Wis, June 5.