The Mineral argus., 1883-09-27
PITH OF THE NEWS.


EIEN IL IN " 1SHI u ONs
The Sunday Capital says: n decision
was reached in the army and navy court
marital cases laid en- the presidents Gesk
during his absence in the West. IL is
known that he h s some reluctance to meet
the issue present d in the case of Col. llges.
Ia Montana he met many friends OF that
officer, indeed every one seems to be his
frient in the region where he has served SO
long and 20 we'll. who made the strongest
appeals for a lenient view of the testimony
in the case when the president came to act
finally upon the proceedings OF the court
Ii is also believed that the rrview OF the
case by the Judge advocate general st me
army, which accompanies the proceedings
as they are laid before the president, VIII
be Of fervice to the friends OF Col. llges IN
their efforts TO save him.
The secretary of the'interior, in a decis-
ion Just rendered. holds that a presumption
settlement initiated and filed in good faith
is a bar to a timber entry, under the act OF
June 3, 1873, for the disposal OF
lands in certain states n In Washington
territory. He also hslds that where a set
tier alleges that he has filed his declaration
to become a citizen and fails for a time to
secure record evidence OF the fact, such evil
dence when procured may be filed any
time before final disposal Of the land, and
when filed is conclusive 10 his qualihca-
tons as a pre-emptor with respect to oiti-
zenship.
The civil-service examination for places
IN the city postofice at Washington have
not been as satisfactory in their results as
was expected by the friends of the new law.
Several candidates have successfully passed
the examinations and been placed upon
the aIrwihla Iaf lint hafnU comma led tn
commence at the lowest grade, which pays
a salary of only 500 a year, nearly all those
who have been appointed resigned the Of
fee, prefering to run their cl ance Of doing
better in private lite.
Proofimpressioa upon silk fibre paper
have been made at the bureau of engraving
and printing Of the entire series OF paper
money of the United States, from the de-
nomination of 81 up 70 $1,000, and of all
denominations of the 5 per cent. bonds Toe
collection has been bound in handsome and
attractive stvl e in Russian leather, AID It IS
intended for presentation to the Russian
-ov rnment, which made a formal request
for the same.
The question OF what is the proper uni
form to be worn by retired army OH sers has
long been in dispute, bat has at last been
SOlNeu pY Tue war utlaIAAlouA udNh'H AhNo
10 be the Uniform If he rank held, and of
this corps 10 which the officer belonged when
retired from the service, but emitting from
the shoulder knot the letters of the corps or
the figures donating the regiment to witch
the officer belonged.
A prominent officer of the government is
authority for the statement that the new
postal aotes are made so simply that their
CONTRIBUTING would bevery easy. Numer-
Gus complaints hsve been received, especi-
ally FROM banking Institutions, relative to
tine himsy character Of the new notes, and
a pretty fair imitation of one of them, for a
small amount. has been sent to the secret
service bureau for investigation.
The increase in the sales OF public lands
during tte last fiscal year exceeded that of
| the previous yea by 3Sl per cent. aud thai
Of the fiscal year of 1881 by So per cent.
A legal question is raised with references
TO the Ilges court-martial. which is thought
in some quarters to be 'stal to the verdict