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DR.. BAXTER BEATEN.
He Fails to Secure the appointment Of Sur
geon General.

WASHINGTON, July 3.-The nomination
OF DR.. Crane as Surgeon General Of the
army, which was sent to the Senate to-day,
settles the bitter fight for the place which
has been going OH for over four years. The
leading applicant for promotion was DR..
Baxter, now Medical Purveyor General. To
appoint him the President would have to
jump him over four officers who were above
him In the line Of promotion. Baxter
brought so much influence to bear thai,
while he could not get the place himself, he
kept any action from being taken. 1t is
charged against Crane that when he was
made Assistant Surgeon General he was
Jumped over forty others. Baxter has been
charged frequently with volunteering his
services as physician free to Senators and
Members Of Congress TO secure their infiu-
ence In his effort to get promotion. Baxter
was the medical attendant Of Hayes, and
tried to get into Garfield's room the day If
ter the assassination, claiming to be the reg
ular physician Of the Executive household.
DR.. Bliss put him out, as 1t was thought, in
the interest Of Surgeon General Barnes, who
has been retired under the recent Compul-
sorry Retirement Law. Baxter will now try
to defeat the confirmation Of Crane, who, It
will be remembered, with Barnes attended
I.incolns dying moments.
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TOWN SITES AND MINERAL CLAIMS.
Secretary Teller Straightens Out Crook.

WASHINGTON, July 7.-Secretary Teller
has reversed the decision Of the Commits
sioner Of the General Land Once In the
case Of certain mill sites against the town
site Of Rico, In Lake City district, Colorado.
Teller says: I" Your decision held that the
were duly located and recorded In connec-
ton with the lode claims by the proprietors
thereof, whereby the land was legally sp.
propriated, and hence the prior location pre-
cluded location Of the town site. think
that was an erroneous decision" He then
goes into the entire question involved and
rehearses the points raised at great length,
concluding IS follows: "The statute defines
snd determines the rights of different claim.
ants, and IL the patent cont aims reservation
broader than that Of the statute, It Is q null
iiy, so far As 1t exceeds the statutory restric-
ton, and II IL contains . reservation not au-
thorized by law, such reservation is q null.
ity. The custom Of inserting such reser-
walton in q patent has the sanction of long
practice, As we'll Is the approval of the
courts, Is In the interest Of peace and good
order, and ought not to be departed from.
Therefore, the patent In this aud all other
cases Of like character will BIZ issued with
the usual reservation, and should the owners
of mineral veins within q to yn site make
application for patents for the mineral veins
they will receive patents therefor with the
proper and usual reservation as to the rights
Of the late owners within the town site. The
entry OF the town site remains intact" It
Is understood that the same principle will
govern the decision Of the Tombstone case
now pending before Secretary Teller.
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APPORTIONMENr.

II Is generally known that Delegate Ma
ginnis some weeks since introduced In the
House bill TO apportion the Legislative dis
tricts Of Montana and for other purposes.
The Board was to consist of the Governor
and the President and Speaker Of the Twelfth
Legislature. Republicans opposed to the
partisan bias of the Board protested against
its being so constituted, and Senator Hsrri-
son, Of Indiana, took II In hand to secure .
modification Of It. The following from the
Senate proceedings Of jane Goth shows the
result In the Senate and explains itself:
Mr.. Harrison--I desire to propose this
amendment from the Committee on Terri
tories, which was referred to the Committee
on Appropriations:
On page 81, In line 1861, after the word
I" dollars" insert:
Prouided, That the Governor, Chief JUS
tice, and the Speaker Of the House Of Repre-
sentatives, and the President of the Council
during the last session of the Legislature of
the Territory Of Montana, shall constitute .
Board, who shall assemble at the capital Of
the Territory on the call Of the Governor
and such Board, or q majority thereof, shall
now organized, which may contain five hun
dred or more inhabitants, and appoint tenn
porary officers therefor, and fix the bounda-
ries Of the same. And such Board, or ma
jority thereof, shall reapportion the members
Of the Council aud Of the House Of Repre-.
sentatives of said Territory upon the basis Of
the population rs 1t exists at the time of
their assembling, as may truly appear to
them from the best sources OF information /;
and the Governor shall issue notice Of such
apportionment, and the next Legislature
shall be elected In accordance Herewith, as
provided by law. The members of this
Board shall be allowed the same mileage and
per diem as are allowed the presiding officers
Of the Legislature. All acts Of this Board
shall be subject Ia the revision Of the Legs
lative Assembly"
Mr.. Allison-Tbat, of course, Is liable to
point Of order, but think it is legislation
OF importance, and therefore do not feel
like raising the point Of order.
Mr.. Harrison-The amendment was agreed
upon unanimously by the Committee on
Territories. The Delegate from that Terri
tory desires II. The situation Is just this ::
The Legislature adjourned without making
an apportionment. There must either be q
called session Of the Legislature, at great
expense, or this amendment.
The President pro temperatures tho Sem
ator from Iowa raise the point Of order?
Mr.. Allison-No, ! do not.
The President pro tenpore-The question
is on the amendment.
The amendment was agreed to.
The Board Is now as certain to be 50 con-
stituted as the general appropriation bill Is
to pass. With Board equally divided po-
llticaliy, 1t is not SO certain that q majority
will speedily agree on the apportionment ;
and, beside, we think 1t was extremely ILL.,
advised to place the Chief Justice on the
Board when the incumbent of q political Of.
fee could - well have been named.
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A Doubtfll Copopf,paept

CHICAGO, June 30.-A Washington special
says Conkling does not appear at all salts.
fed with Arthur, and some of the remarks
he has made in private conversation do not
indicate by any means, the intimacy and
confidence In each other which the public
for some time supposed to exist. Conkling
has . very sarcastic way of talking with
associates, and always delights them with
shrewd take offs. He is all excellent mimic,
and apparently has u keen relish for With
cisms upon prominent men. He Is ep.
grsmmatic and given to inventing express
sions to describe his likes and dislikes. 1t
was he who invented "Featherheads," to
denominate Half Breeds. He invented the
entire vocabulary Of expressions to denote
Hayes. Conkling has since invented the
expression describing the present President.
and one that will probably be heard Of again.
Said he the other day, "Arthur Is the prize
OK Of politics. All he wants 10 q blue ribbon
around his ear to complete his character.
Look At his fst, red, smooth face his rotund
figure; his finely combed hair and perfect
grooming"
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THE EGYPTIAN REVOLT.

The war with Egypt has begun, and the
harbor defenses Of Alexandria have been
demolished In day. II this Is all that
comes of Arab Bey's revolt, the European
protectorate over Egypt Is made secure for
another quarter Of century, for the Powers
will tighten their coils until hereafter even
the weakness Of Khedive or the treachsry
OF . Sultan cannot break them. But IL does
not seem possible that the war chief of Egypt
would plunge his country into revolt that
few gunbosts could suppress in day. We
may not read the situation ar,ght, but II
looks As though greater struggle will en-
sue. The action Of the Khedive and Sultan
Is open to the conjecture that they are
secretly In sympathy with Arab Bey, and it
may develop that the sutichristisn people of
Turkey, India and Egypt are on the eve of
rising against their European masters. If 1t
should result that their religious fanatacism
has been aroused to second ArsbI's ambition
for delIverxnce from political thrsldom, in
which the East Is held by Great Britain.
the western allies will have all the trouble
they can dispose of in years. 1t may not
be . great war, unless Turkey throws off
the mantle Of dupliclty and Russia seizes
the opportunity TO form sn alliance and
avenge the results In the Crimea and at San
Stefano. But 1t may be 0 protracted and
wasteful war, II the brown tigers Of the
deserts and hills marshal under the cres-
cent and meet the lion under the Egyptian
suns, What Arabi's policy may be must
soon be known now. The cause depends
much upon his character and that of his
councillors. His people are hardly prepared
for self government, but It appears to be the
spirit Of Repoblicanism that Is running
Egypt. II 1t 10 blow for liberty and self
government that they are striking, and the
leaders Of the revolt have indicated that such
is their purpose, the world will not be glad
to see 1t rpelled and crushed even IL the
name of treaty stipulations. England can
not forever keep down Eastern nations. II
her protetorate over them Is beneficial il
prepares them for independence and self
government, and lift Is merely holding them
In non-progressive vassalage, let them kick
loose II they can and attain better condi-
ton. We had TO do that once ourselves.
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NORTHERN PACIFIC LAND.
The Questions by the Judiciary Committee
Answered.

WASHINGTON, July S.-Henry Willard,
President Of the Northern Pacific, through
his general attorney Gray, presented TO the
judiciary Committee answers to the oues.
tions propounded by that body 10 the Com
pany yetterday.-
What was the construction Of the road2
| Twelve hundred miles were completed
May /, 1882, aud 10 miles grading, includ.
Ing the rolling stock cost sos 100000.
What were the net proceeds Of the lands
already sold ?
Eleven aud half millions. Nine in the
compauys preferred stock; eighteen hum
dred thousand In the coinpAny's bonds and
The remainder 10 In cash.
What caused the unavoidable delay In con-
struction?
Ia 1870 the issue of the mortgage. bonds
caused six years delay. The Indians re-
PEELED the settlers and have always been
troublesome. The panic In 1873 also caused
some delay.
What proportion Of the lands are value
less. II any?
The prairie, timber, and bad lands, leaving
comparatively small amount for agricui-
tural purposes.
Did the sale under foreclosure include the
patented lands?
No.
How many acres Of land were disposed Of,
and how?
Seven hundred and fifty thousand.
Has there been construction company
since 1875, and Is there now2
None by combination of the directors
or stockholders, or Of prof. 10 them, and sll
the rolling stock and aupplies have been
purchased In open market far cash
How many acres hays bean sold for pre-
ferrrd stock since 1852
Two million six h,lndrsd thousand.
This answer was followed by long argu-
msnt, and while claiming big success In the
matter, they attribute IL to the dependence
upon their ability to keep good thaf part Of
the security underlying the general consoli.
dated mortgage represented by The land
grant. Gray urged, also that the Land grant
under the charter could not BE- forfeited, en-
cept BY IN act Of Congress, and that, q they
would completes the road within : year.
they hoped Congress would mol Rass 81 acf
declaring tho grant iapsed.
The committee spent the entire meeting
hearing Gray, and postponsd The matter tili
next Friday. The member Of the conoIe.
~ say II 4 impossible 4 This dine 81 ne
session y act On 4, and IL uae1er, WIll
probably - postponed I'll next Wtn1os.
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Illustrated Correspondence Ne,o North West
The agitation for Mr.. Lowell's return. led
by the New York Herald and the occasion
Of newspaper controversy general through
out the country, gives great Interest to hi.
name at the present time, especially so al
President Arthur's action seems to be unde.
termined rs yet. While he still represents
us at the Court of St. James Mr.. Lowell's
friends hope he will be continued there in
spite Of the demand for his recall and, on
the other hand, those opposed to his remain.
ing in England encourage the expectation
that he will be superseded shortly.
Mr.. Lowell is descended from an English
family who settled in New England in the
year 1880. His grandfather was made judge
by Washington, after having assisted In
framing the constitution of Massachusetts in
1850, moved the insertion In the Bill OF
Rights Of that 81 ate Of the clause that "all
men are born free and equal" and earned
great eminence As alawyer. The family OF
the Lowells gave its name to the city OF
Lowell, and has given merchants, manufac-
turers, authors, preachers, lawyers, scholars,
philanthropists, and statesmen TO the Bay
State.
Mr.. Lowell was born at Cambridge, Mass,
February %, 1919. He was educated at
Harvard, and, IN 1855, succeeded Mr.. Long.
fellow in the Bellies Lettres Professorship Of
that college. One Of his greatest literary
performances was the production Of the Big
low Papers. He IL the author Of several
long poems which are ranked with our best
literature, aud OF shorter pieces almost in-
Vulnerable. Mr.. Lowell Is . graceful speak
or, and 10 remarkable for the polish of his
utterances, whether by pen or voice. He
has force and the courage OF his opinions
which were decidedly on the side Of freedom
In the antislavery agitationi but Is not an
aggressive man, and treats his opponents
with self-restraint, courtesy, and the quiet
dignity Of the scholar and gentleman. His
first diplomatic position was that Of Minister
TO Spain. President Hayes gave him his
present appointment, in which, until the
present trouble concerning the Irish-Ameri.
can " suspects" he acquitted himself In q
manner which satisfied In the United States
and earned him remarkable degree Of pop
ularity in England. This, indeed, 10 still 81
It's height, although IN the United Kingdom,
as here, public opinion 10 divided according
to the opposing views taken Of the suspect,
difficulty.
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RAILROAD MATTERS.
Summary Of building for First Half of 1889

The Raiipay Age, after giving summary
OF railroad building for the first six months
Of 1882, says: The totals are astonishing.
While only one-half the year Is gone, and
that including several winter and spring
months, when the work Of construction, es-
pecially In the Northern States, Is generally
not even commenced, and while there has
been great cry about OVERRIDING railway
building and many predictions made Of i'm
pending financial disaster, we find that track
has been laid on ITO lines in thirty-seven
States and Territories, adding to the mile
age Of main tracks no less than 1890, or, In
round numbers, 5000 miles. It must be re-
membered that this shows only the main
track work, and does not include sidinss aud
second, third, and fourth tracks, of which
hundreds of miles have been laid. How
extraordinary has been the work Of the past
season, In comparison with its predecessor,
may be seen from the fact that while IL shows
nearly 5000 of new road, the aggregate re-
ported for the same time las: year was only
little over 1000, and during the same pc.
Rod Of no previous year has It equaled that
amount. In all the Eastern and Southern
States and Territories railroad building is
being rapidly pushed, aud III examination of
the map will show that, except in few
cases, parallel or competing roads are being
built. There Is ample room and need for
all these lines, and many more must be
built before the necessities Of the country
are supplied. With the present outlook We
see 10 danger of excessive railway building
this year.
The following will show the number of
miles of track laid from January lst to July
], 1882, In each Of the Pacific States and Ter
ritories; also, In the far Western States and
Territories
California, 4 roads, OF miles; Nevada, 2
road, 30 miles; Oregon, 2 roads, IS miles;
Washington Territory, none; Wyoming Ter
ritory, 25. miles; Idaho Territory, 2 roads, SO
miles; Utah, 2 roads, 90 miles, Montana, /
road, u miles; Indian Territory, road, SO
miles; New Mexico, 2 roads, 10 miles; Ari.
IONA, 2 roads, lis miles.
The total mileage Of railways In the Uni
ted States Is now more than one hundred
and seven thousand miles.
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4 SPEEDY DEATH sEHrEaoR.
Prompt work in Chico Murder Case.

ORovILLE, CAL, July 6.-The Chico wife
murderer, Schmidt, was to-day sentenced by
Judge Hudley to be hanged. The prompts
ness Of action displayed In this case Is In re-
Variable contrast to The usual procedure Of
our courts in the disposition Of criminals.
The murder was committed on Saturday
night, June Path. He was examined on
Wednesday following, and on Thursday an
information was filed In the Superior Court
and defendant was arraigned. He had able
counsel assigned him by the court, pleaded
not guilty, and on Saturday, July lst, he was
tried and found guilty VI murder In the frat
degree, 10 less than week from the CON-
mission Of the deed. To-day he has receiv-
the sentence Of death. He dis.
played but little feeling or emotion when
the sentence was pronounced.
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~ pLTlMsrux TO TURKEY.
sIf Yaa Don't DO II. We win.

PARIS. July s--The formal invitation Of
tho Powers 70 the Poits asking It To iutAr.
ferc In Egypt win be delivered on Monday.
A reply q asked for by Wednesday. 1.-THE
Porte refuses, or seems afraid to accept, 25,-
600 men, with $1,000 In reserve, will BE- con.
centrsted BY the intervening powers. Ths
array will land at Aboukir and be divided
Into two paris. One will march on Alexan-
dria and will Be supported BY the 6eet, which
viii open Gre q soon - the army b landed.
The other portion will cross the dry Lake Of
Abcukir 70 Kafedevar and seize the railway
= Damanh0ur, AFabs Pasha's only means
ofrsessas. end viii thsn iorcs Hin 70 either
~ g yisld.
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GuITEAu's BODY.
Exhumed, Skeietoned, Bieached anc
Mounted In the Museum.


WASHINGTON, July 5.-Just as the sunse
bell rang last evening, the body Of Guileau
was disinterred from the grave IN. the jail
where It was placed en- Saturday last ant
quietly removed TO the U. s. Medical Muse
um. Much of the flesh was taken from the
frame to-day aud the remainder will be re.
moved tomorrow. The skeleton will b.
bleached and then mounted aud then placed
in case containing portion of the skull OF
Lincoln, several bones from the body oil
Wilkes Booth, the skull Of Wirtz, the Ander.
sonville prison keeper, and section Of the
vertebre from the back Of Garfield, showing
whore the ball from the assassin's pistol en-.
tered. The relatives Of Guiteau do not
know, a. yet, Of the removal of the bedy,
but judging from what they said In regard to
1t when here they will not care much.
The Evening Star says: On Monday night
. wagon drove from the Jail into one Of the
alleys through which the rear Of the Park
Medical Museum Is reached. This wagon,
without doubt, contained the body Of Cur
teau. At the Army Medical Museum to day
none Of the physicians or other officials
would say anything about the whereabouts
Of the assassin's body or what would be done
with 1t. DR.. Lamb said very decidedly, 81
don't know anything" Before II was de-
cided to bury the body In the
jail, Warden Croker had an understanding
with DIR. Hicks that the body should be re-
moved to the Army Medical Museum, War
den Croker when asked about this latest
removal seemed rather displessed that any
thing had been said concerning 1t. He said
simply: "If the body In not at the Museum
It will Be there In day or twc." It was the
Warden's intention not to make the fact Of
the exhumation public for some weeks at
least.
The three physicians who are preparing
the report of the autopsy on the body Of the
assassin had another conference this AFTER
noon, with prospects Of finally agreeing upon
report. Owing to some statements In the
report some, Of the, physicians are Of the
opinion that 1t had better be printed In !
medical journal. The portions Of the report
deemed unfit for publication sre simply
statements Of facts which occur every time q
man 10 hanged, and are not published Se-
cause they are well known.
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Expected Changes IN the Interior De.
partment.

WASHINGTON, July 6.-The occupants Of
various Commissionerships In the Interior
Department experience decided feeling OF
insecurity In their several positions, "a It 10
known that Secretary Teller cou,emplates
making radical changes In the personnel Of
the department. The only men secure in
their positions are: Dudley, Comm .ssioner
Of Pensions, and McCammon, Attorney
General for the Department of the Interior.
The latter 10 really under the Department OF
Justice. Marble, Commissioner of Patents,
has berth worth, under the new bill, $1,000
year. There are several applications for
this place, and his relations with Teller are
not Of close character. Price, the Com
missioner Of Indian Affairs, and Teller are
not In accord as to the Indian policy Of the
department. Price favor peace policy and
Teller mnrs vigorous measures. Mcfarland,
Commissioner Of the Land Office, while
making IN excellent Judge In Nebraska, has
not made brilliant record In his present
Office, and II is understood that his tenure
depends largely on his decisions In the future.
The majority Of his former decisions have
been regarded with disfayor by the Secretary
and many Of them have been entirely over,
ruled. Armstrong, Commissioner of Rail-
roads, will retain his place. The changes
mentioned Is likely tn occur, would have
taken place before, bu, for the fact that Con-
gress Is still in session, and the Secretary
does not desire to lay himself open to impor-
tunities for retention by friends of the
several occupants when be gets .eady to
make changes. But after Congress adjourns
changes In all the places named will be
made. Assistant Secretary Bell, It Il stated.
VII certainly 50, but chief clerk Lock WOOD
will remain.
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TIE Independent OF last week stated on
authority OF Mr.. y. T. Hauser that Hon.
Frank L. Worden, OF Missoula, was quietly
looking over the political Geld with . view
10 the Republican nomination for Delegate.
Mr.. Worden put fair rejoinder In the Her.
aid for the breach Of confidence, but did not
see proper to state that Mr.. Hauser was
prompted thereto by Jealousy. Itseemsidle
to longer suppress publicity Of these ambi-
lions, and We hope TO sec both gentlemen
formally announced rs candidates. Mr.. 8.
has been sne Of the most active Democrats
In Montana, lsboring zealously but disinter-
sstedly campaign after campaign, without
reward or preferment or hope Of personal
benefit, but simply TO have the so-called
grand old principles Of Democracy thorough
~ vindicatsd at Wsshington. and now, when
another deal ID 10 be made, why ore his
claims ignored? The Democracy should
not work free horse to death. We have
never heard Of bis demanding any o1kee
from the party, but some o. these days b
may decline 10 be used longer, and thsa
What would become Of the Dsmocratic can
didase Cor Dslsgates The Democratic party
Of Montana ouehk not 70 wAit In pro6asing |
this littIs coart4sT sntil u gsts knocked |
down end asksd Tor Il. LIZ The bannsn b !
snbIasoDsd = Worden~ ~ Haussr,r nd /
~ ~ - nss Win. I