Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-11-10
CAPITOL CULLlNGS.
Railroad Land Grants.

WASHINGTON, november S-bd"yeIS VI
the city who have been engaged to exam
Inc precedents and authorizes with view
of appealing to the United States Su-
preme Court for an injunction restraining
the Commissioner of the General Land OF
fee from issuing any more patents to land
grant railroads which have not completed
their roads in accordance with the grant,
ing acts, and for the purpose OF obtaining
judicial action on the ques.
tion, to-day completed their appeal and
in conformity with an arrangement mailed
the same to New York, where it will be eX-
amned by the leaders of the Anti-MOnop-
oily League. The question is creating much
interest.
American Exhibit In London.
Prof Baird is making arrangements to
Seno to the London Exposition, to be held
in May, an elaborate exhibit OF American
life saving apparatus.
Then Why such a Scramble for the
Nomination.?
WASHINGTON, November 9-In a conver-
sation on political topics this morning Sec
retary Folger expressed the opinion that
until the existing breach was healed the
Republican party could not consistently
expect success at the polls. Judging from
the tone of his remarks, the secretary never
entertained any hope OF carrying New
York.
Official POliteness.
A case Of official etiquette and true po.
liteuess occurred in the Tseasury Depart
ment yesterday. When person who has
DESTROYED United States notes and wants to
procure other notes from the government
there must be made affidavit before com.
petent official as to how the notes were
list, and this must be accompanied
by a certificate OF good character
OF the person making applica-
ton for restoration. Yesterday there
came to the treasury an application for the
restoration Of $500 in legal tenders &C
cidentally destroyed. The application was
accompanied by the required affidavits, but
with no certificate of good character. 1t
was sent by the lady superior OF convent
near Baltimore. The matter was brought
to the attention OF Treasurer Giltillan:
Restore the destroyed money by all
mesns." be said. I'VE can hardly hang on
to red tape to require certificate OF good
character from a lady at the head of such
an institution"
General Warren Edgerton, Chief of the
Postoffice Inspectors for the. southwest,
with headquarters at st. Louis. arrived in
the city to day on business connected with
his division.
Food Fish.
Since the beginning of cold weather the
Fish Commissioner has been busy arrang.
ing and sending young fish to different
parts OF the country. Recently car con-
tanning twelve thousand German Heather
Carp were sent to Kentucky, a I'D also sew
erai thousand to Columbus, Ohio.
Removal Requested.
The Attorney General To- day addressed a
letter TO the District Commissioner requst'
ing the removal of Detective Geo. D. Miller
on the ground that he had betrayed the
interests Of the Government in the Star
Route cases
Gen. HOward's Report.
The annual report of General Howard on
the discipline of West Point was made
public to-day, in which he says: "rhe
custom has grown up Of settling petty
difficulties by what is called hStIcuf
After detailing the incidents and the pun
ishment inflicted upon the offenders, Gen
eral Howard says: Il am confident 4 last
ing impression against that birbariou' code
has been made in the corps. Certainly
very few of the cadets at present in the
academy have had anything TO do with it,
The Jeannette Inquiry.
During the conclusion OF Mellville's
story today. he described the wrecking of
the Jeannette, and said il must have been
about eleven O'Clock at night when they
left the ship and took up their camp on
the ice. All hands had been told off into
messes. There were about five tents, the
messes consisting of about seven per
sons each. They had to change
their quarters at midnight. About
four o'clock in the morning the witness
heard some of the men cry ont, There she
goesI Take look at heri This is the last
chance you will have Of seeing the old
Jeannetiel'' The ship then went down in
about thirty-eight fathnms of water. As
lorg as the ice kept together the ship was