The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-11-17

10 Uhln, ana InaJ the port WIN nvroarvo,
be station from which postal union cor
respOndence will be delivered. Mails for
Peru are still handled by the CHILEAN au-
thorities.
Several weeks ago Secretary Teller was
served with a mandamus to compel him to
restore to Gen. Ward Burnett pension GER
tihcates which he voluntarily surrendered
and then demanded to be returned, which
for Mr.. Teller's answer to be filed. He not
being in the city, the time for answer was
extended until Monday, Dec. l.
The clerks sent out to the Pacific coast by
the Indian Office to purchase and award In
dian supplies have returned. Supplies to
the weight OF 4S6, S12 pounds and costing Ov-
er $75, 600 were purchased, being an increase
The quality OF the supplies was fully up to
last years standard, while the cost was 10
per cent. less. The total number of invoices
was 402, and the number of days in shipping
the supplies was "a.
There is considerable discussion over
awarding the contract for dredging the Po-
tOmac flats. 1t is said the Washington bid
der has been bought off in order that the
contract may go to the next lowest bidder
who is q New York man. There is talk of
bringing the subject to the attention Of the
committee on the District when congress
shown that anything has occurred lnvOlv-
ing delay in the work, which, 1t is ,gener-
ally recognized, should be done at the ear
Hest possible moment
Rumors of the resignation of John G.
New, assistant secretary of the treasury,
are continually set afoat in Washington
This time they are based upon the fact that
Secretary Folger has no intention of retir-
ing to privatelife. Shrewd politicians seem
to think that Justice Bradley will be per
Suaded to step down from the bench, to be
succeeded by Secretary Folger, when Mr..
News ambition can be satisfied by advance
ment to the treasury chieftalnship.
FALLS AFFIDAVIT.
Frank H. Fall, charged with attempting
to influence the vote of the star-route jur-
Ors in referring to the statement recently
published over his name, says he never
made such statement for publication.
He charges that Wells doctored the affidav-
it he had made to suit his own purposes,
and says, in Short the affidavit given out by
the agent of the government as mine new
er swOre to, and they know it. He charges
further that the prosecution Is bringing
pressure to bear on him, and resOrting to
threats to compel him to shoulder the en-
tire responsibility for what he did.
THE STRENGTH OF THE NEXT HOUSE.
Complete returns from the Congressional
elections show that the next House will
stand: Democrats, 1876; Republicans, 123;
Readjusters, s; Independents, 2; total: 395.
The Democrats Will have majority of six
ty-five over all. This will, no doubt, be in
creased to sixty-seven, as. one Independent,
from Iowa, has declared himself in sympa-
thy with the Democrats. Besides this there
will probably be from twenty-five to- fifty
contests for seats claimed by Republicans,
the last session they will unseat fifteen or
twenty Republicans.
LAND DECISIONS.
Acting Secretary JOslyn, of the interior
department has rendered q decision in
which he holds that land entries made for
grazing purposes do not constitute resi-
dence. He also decided case where the
husband and wife voluntarily divorced In
order that the wife might make an entry of
land under the homestead laws. The wO--
man subsequently lived with the divorced
husband. The decision holds that, in con-
sequence thereof, the woman can not be
considered the head of family within the
fraudulent. An important ruling was also
made by Comm'r Mcfarland that will es-
tablish precedent in all cases of similar
character. 1t is point not hitherto ruled
upon in the history of the interior depart
ment. II reads: I'm case of simultaneous
applications for a timber-culture entry of a
tract in the same section, all registers and
receivers are instructed to sell the right of
entry to the highest bidder, as in homestead
cases."
COL. M'KENzIE's PROMOTION.
Col Ronald McKenzie's recent promotion
to the brigadier generalship over the heads
OF thirteen ranking colonies rankles in
army circles. The officers aggrieved have
many friends, and systematic effort Is to
by the senate. Funds are being subscribed
to hire attorneys, and nothing will be left
undone to induce the senate to defeat the
presidents nomination. McKenzie's per-
sOnal connection with the Belmont family
In New York is said to have enlisted Gen:
Grant In his favor, and that alone settled
the presidents action in raising Mckenzie
over his superiors. Army officers say that
quite number of senators have expressed
themselves as inclined to lend their tinflu-
itism in army promotions. In that case
bitter fight will be made between the army
officers on the one side and McKenzle's pO-
Htical and social hackers on the other
THE PUBLIC PRINTER.
Public Printer Rounds, his chief clerk,
Cadet Taylor, and some of his other assist
ants imported from Illinois, have done
idity Of work in the public printing Office
The Congressional Record, though larger
than ever before, was gotten out in less
time and at less expense than in previous
years, ana now III the agricultural bureau
gives Mr.: Rounds fair chance he will dis
tinguish himself again. If the hOrny-hand-
ed government farmers don't hold back the
proofs too long, lMr. RoundsIwill have fifty
thousand copies of the agricultural report
ready for issue by Jan. l. This will be three
or four months earlier than usual. Itmight
be supposed that the report now in press Is
the one for 1882, but this it is not. The
fact Is, 1t is the report for 1901. The val
ne of these reports is greatly impaired by
the fact that they are nearly two years old
when they are published, but the delay is
owing to the hardness of the agriculture
al department III furnishing the copy. 1t
was only by the most persistent drumming
that MIR. Rounds could get copy for this re-
port
CRIMINAL AND DEFECTIVE CLASSES.
Mr.. Fred. ii: Wines, of Springfield, ILL.,,
Is In town on business connected with the |
census office. He Is the special agent for |
the collection of statistics of the criminal |