The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-10-26
A WEEKS NEWS.
Cleaned by Telegraph and Mail
WARRINGTON NOTES.

"ASbHNGION NOL6Ss
TIE President has confirmed the SEN
sence of dismissal in the case of Com
mander Frederick r. Smith, of the United
States navy, tried by court-martial for
duplicating his pay account, but has miti-
gated it to suspension from rank and duty
for one year, and be repremanded by the
Secretary of the Navy.
In addition 70 the million acres Of Santa
Fe Indemnity Lands recently restored to
the public domain, Commissioner McFar.
and the other day signed an order cancel
ing a list of 81 $40 acres west Of Nettleton
Kansas, heretofore selected and applied
for by said company, and ordered the same
restored TO the market, subject to pre-emp.
Lion and homestead.
ISSUE of standard silver dollars for the
corresponding period last year, $4,000.
The Secretary of the Treasury has de
sided that ad valorem duty on cigars must
De based upon the value of the cigars in
soxes.
TIE Postmaster General has made the
ruling that the reduction on the first of DC.
,ober on the domestic rate Of postage from
three to two cents, reduced also from the
'ame date from six to four cents per half
ounce, the double postage, made in per
suance of section 3,943, revised statutes, on
'etters for delivery in the United States,
commonly called "ship letters" which are
conveyed to this country by vessels not
regularly employed in conveying mails.
THE claim of the United States against
The Central Pacific Railroad Company,
e. ;.,< Il
fornia, for large amount of internal reve-
aue taxes, has been compromised. The
terms of the compromise were that the rail-
road company shall pay the Government
F69, 1000 and costs of the pending suit, and
-elinquish claim against the Government
for S26,S16, on account of interest alleged
70 have been unlawfully retained since
January ].
THE Commissioner of the General Land
Office is reported to be conducting vigor-
aus crusade against what is known as the
and cruisers in the West, upon a report of
special agents. Thirteen entries of public
Lands in Washington Territory were can
.eled one day recently. The Commissioner
said all parties in these cases appear to
have combined in the commission of fraud,
.he combination even extending to the
Notary who witnessed the papers. All en-
sries after confirmation were transferred
o one individual.
THE Commissioner of Pensions has of
late received a great many letters from
various parts of the country, enclosing
circulars sent out by Washington claim
agents, which discloses the use that the
agents were making of the lately published
pension rolls to lay the foundation for
bleeding the Government and pensioners.
The circulars, it is stated, held out induce
nents to pensioners not likely to even be
fulfilled, but which looked to an advance
Zee to the agents.
The report of the Commissioner of PEN
,ions for the fiscal year, ended June so,
1888. showed that there were SO3,65S PEN
toners on the roll at the end of the fiscal
fear. During the year the names of sew
.nty-six, who had been dropped previously,
we're restored to the rolls, making 3s,95S;
pensions added during the year were
n excess, 10,645 over the preceding
~ear. Average annual value of each
pension, $106, and aggregate an
nual value of all pensions, So, pa, 1872; an
Increase of S2,904, 900; amount paid for
pensions, 100000 900. The apportionment
for salary and fees to Pension Agents was
exhausted, and there is balance due the
agents. The whole number of claims filed
since 1861 was $50, 1877, of which SIC, 03S were
allowed. During the same time 1921 ,073, 297
was paid for pensions and costs of disburse-
ments