Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-03-14
The Law in Land Cases Again
ExpOunded by the Colorado
Sage.
The Progress Of Madagascar
Explained by Mr.. Raw
oninahitremarino.
Tho Criminal Cliques OF tho Capt
tal-Gsneral News.
CAPITOL NOTES
al DISPATCHES to TuE BRR.

to the commissioner of
the general land office respecting the
payment of purchase money under the
scG of June 10th, 1880, "For the re.
lief Of settlers on public lands and to
provide for the repayment of certain
fees, purchase money and commissions
paid on void entries of public lands"
Secretary Teller holds that whenever
an entry of land is made by specf,
and wholly fails, the scrip or
warrant being within control of the
general land otfice, may bs returned
for proper location upon cancellation
of former invalid entry; but where
the consideration is carried into the
treasury as cash, and can only be
by applic alton under the
statutes, In the opinion
of the secretary it is clear that it must
be repaid In the manner provided by
those statutes-"out of any money In
the treasury not otherwise appropri.
In cases of excess, where
they fall within the provisions of the
acts, the excess must also
be repaid, as provided by law, out of
such money.
FLORIDA LANDS.
Secretary Teller has affirmed the re-
cent decision of the commits sloner of
the general land office, denying the
right Of the state of Florida to select
certain peclfied tracts of double mini.
mum lands aggregating 2.24O acres In
lieu Of deficit of like quantity of
lands situated in fractional townships.
The appeal of the governor of Florida
from the decision of the commissioner
Is dismissed.
THE CABINET.
The only members of the cabinet
present at the meeting to-day were
Secretaries FreIinghuysen, Teller,
Chandler and Lincoln. Secretary
Folger was too ill to attend. The
postmaster general and attorney gen
erai are out of the city.
TREASURER wYMAN.
It Is the general impression anon.
officials at the treasurer department
that Assistant Treasurer Wyman will
be appointed to succeed Treasurer Gil
fillan. The president has said he viii
be guided entirely In this matter b,
she leosetary Of the treasury.
coUNTERFEITs.
The chief of the secret service al
vision has been advised that q mos
dangerous counterfeit of the stsndar,
silver dollar has made it's appearance
in Ohio and Indiana.
CLERKsHIPs.
OF temporary clerks in the pension
office whoss appointments expire thi
month, $50 will be reappointed, ant
80 will be discharged. There will b.
no further reappointments until Apri
LIST. Three hundred clerks have beer
dismissed from the census flee. Fur
ther discharges will bo made at tn,
beginning of the next fiscal year, ii
order to keep the expenses within th'
appropriation.
JEANETTE SURVIVORS,.
Secretary Chandler stated to.da,
that as soon as practicable Bartlett
and other survivors of the lat,
Jeanette, who are now In St Peters
burg, will be brought to Washington
and be called before the Jeanett,
board to give testimony regarding tn
loss of this vessel.
THE FRENCH IN MADAGASCAR.
A delegation of clergymen repre-
senting the pastors union Of this cit,
held sn interesting interview thi
afternoon at the Arlington, with tn
Madagascar ambassadors. A numbe
of resolutions previously adopted a
the meeting Of ministers of the cit,
were read to the embassy and replied
to by the chief ambassador, Ravonina
hitrlmarino who said: "Your word
are true, gentlemen, respecting tn
condition of things in Madagascar a
the present time, for Il the intention
of France to invade is carried out
will not be Madagassy people onl
upon whom the calamity will descend
Civilization and religion cannot b
separated from our cause and the
both will suffer in the attack. TIL
French seek to pluck us up q
tares because We will not grant ther
greater privileges than those whic
other nations are contented to receive
but they cannot uproot as without up
roofing the wheat also. The island 9
Madagascar is our land by the gift @
God. In speaking to you, our Chris
tiaa friends. We frankly confess on
present prospects almost discourage U
entirely In the paths of enlighter
ment. If the policy of France be tn
outcome OF the white mans civilizs
tion, then 1t were better for us to r;
main in ignorance. And 30 we trus
that the Christian hearts Of this gres
republic will oppose with all thei
strength the outrage with which W
threatened. We thank you for tn
kind expression of your sympathy
and wish you life and the fsvors
God.
| CAPITOL CRIME.
The citizens committee organize
come weeks ago to take concerto
action for the suppression of crime |
Washington, particularly burglary an
robbery, which had become so alarm
ingly frequent, while detection an
punishment of thieves had becom
correspondingly infrequent, met tn
afternoon and received the report /,
the chairman, John w. Thompson
upon the work accomplished. The r,
port Is voluminous, discusses the stu,
tion and among other matters stat,
that the committee discovered the Q,
istence of organized combinations ,