Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-07-13

question arises whether the officers do not
need some supervision during their three
years. cruises, and if their families are left
at their usual or forced places of abode'
who is to exercise the supervision?
The advocates of co-education would
have no trouble in supply
| ing long list of arguments
against the practice of having naval es-
Enlistment consisting exclusively of men.
ON THE WAR PATH.
Miss Mamie Roe, living on Thirteenth
and streets, caused great commotion in
the upper corridors OF the navy depart
ment this afternoon. She wore wide
belt, in which were displayed large pis-
toll and bowie knife. 81 am looking for
clerk in this building" she said, land if
find the villain will kill him on sight"
She showed determination, and was anx-
ious to find the individual, whose name she
would not diyulge. After roaming about
for some time she was taken in hand by a
state department clerk. He induced her
to give up the knife and pistol and leave
the building. Miss Roe is quite hand
some blonde, of rather short stature, has a
bright, flashing eye, and dressed very well.
The navy clerks are all on the qui vive to
find out the lamb selected for slaughter.
THE INDEMNITY LANDS.
The following explains itself:
WASHINGTON, July 12.-To the Commits
sioner of the General Land Office: Sir-I
call your attention to my letters of May II
and % DISTRIBUTING to the Northern Pacific
land grant, and particularly to the in
demnity part of ssid grant. In those let
tiers it is indicated that the indemnity
lands should not be closed to settlement
any longer than necessary to enable the
company to make sale, on lands in lieu of
those lost on granted limits. On all the
lands lying within both limits in the states
of Wisconsin and Minnesota now surveyed
there is no reason why the company should
not at once complete selections within
those states. therefore direct you to give
Immediate notice to said company, that
selections must be made in these states in
three months from the time you shall give
such notice. At the endof that time, orders of
withdrawal heretofore made of indemnify
lands within these states, whether lying in
the first or second, indemnity limits will be
revoked and set aside and all such lands
will be restored to the public domain and
opened to settlement under the laws relat-
ing to public lands under authority con-
ferred by the act, which provides that Sc
lections shall be made under the direction
of the secretary of the interior. deem it
best to indicate at the outset what, in my
opinion, the practice should be in relation
to the selection and amount of lands lost
in each state, that they should be made up
by selection within such without regard
to quality if there be sufficient within the
indemnity limits for the purpose. do
not think it was the intention of the grant
ing act, nor do deem it just or equitable
to the government or to the states to per-
NIT the company to Gull lands within such
limits, leaving portions unsolicited be-
cause they are poor, and then selecting
other lands further along the line in
place of the lands lost in the granted
limits in these states. I am aware at the
expiration of the time herein fixed for the
completion of selections, there will remain
undetermined large lumber of contests
involving lands in the granted and indem-
nifty limits, and that new contests will
arise growing out Jurisdictions and other.
| wise, and that, by reason of such contests,
the company will not be able to complete
its selections in such time. AS to lands
which it shall lose in these contests, as
these contests are from time to time de-
termined, the company shall have equal
right (but not preference right with the
settlers tosselect lands in the indemnity
limits in these states. Although orders
of withdrawal shall have been revoked,
and lands lost in such way, the company
should be allowed to make selections else
where within the indemnity limits, on the
line of said road. l have thus referred to
such matters as I deem it pertinent now
to be considered. Necessarily many
que:tions must be reserved until the final
adjustment of the grant. What is herein
said will apply to the state of Wisconsin
only so far as said road is built within
the state and the grant earned.
Signed II. NJ. TELLER, Secretary.
TREASURY STATEMENT.
The treasury reserve to-day amounts to
$132,000,O00, which is $6,C00,00O less than
the amount received forIthe redemption of
the legal tenders. The reserve yesterday
was $145,0OO,0OO. The sudden reduction
is due to the payment of nearly $15OOO,-
600 on account of pensions.
HIs APPOINTMENT REVOKED.
The commissioner of internal revenue
not having received the resignation of G.
NJ. Horton, internal revenue agent, as re-
quested, has directed a revocation of his
appointment.
SWEEPE's STATEMENT.
4. III. Sweepe, collector of internal reve-
nue. for the new Seventh district of Ken
lucky, had an interview with Commits
sioner Evans to-day in which he denied
the published report that he wished to
withdraw his resignation, aow in the
hands of the president. Sweepe said he
had resigned after due elaboration and
did not intend to reconsider his action.
INDIAN MATTERS.
Jas. Irwin, Indian agent of the Sho-
shone agency, Washington territory, tele-
graphed Commissioner Price to-day that
Wintah agency (Utah) Indians are passing
into the Shoshone agency in great num-
bers, not less than fifty lodges having al
ready arrived. Commissioner Price re-
piled, directing the agent to order the
Indians to return to their reservation and
not to issue rations to them from his sup
plies.