Morris tribune., 1883-06-02
NEWS OF THE RAILROADS

along the line of the Nor ;hern Pacific railroad
to accept selections o. land within indemnity
limits of the grant to the company, and to not,
the same on their books when such selections
are free from conflict, without requiring the
company 10 furnish the lists OF lands lost in
place The secretary says:
at is my desire 10 open for settlement as speedily
as possible all the lands within the indemnity limits
Of the grant the Northern Pacific company, not
actually required to supply the land lost in piace
within the granted limits The grant should be
adjusted at the earliest possible time that
the orders of withdrawal may be va
waited without unreasonable. decay. as
indicated in my letter of the 18th inst.
The unparalleled demand for lands for actual settle
meut by great numbers of persons, not only from
foreign countries, but from the older States, seek
lug homes under the settlement lands along the
iue and in the vicinity of the Northern Pacific, re-
uuires for the best interests Of the country and fol
all parties concerned, that the Withdrawals should
be maintained longer than is actually
necessary for the adjustment OF the guaranteed
rights of the company. In order to facilitate the
work of making a settlement, l think, you Should
instruct the local offices that, when the Gear lists
of selections free from conflict and other objections
are filed with the district officers and approved
by them. said selections should be at once
marked upon their books and forwarded for
final examination leaving the ascertainmen: of land
lost in place to your ot1c, instead OF receiving
preliminary hits of such lost lands together witt
the indemnity lands. tract for tract. from the
company, as heretofore. l am satisfied that the
work of adjusting the grant will go forward much
more RAPIDLY under this plan than under the former
practice"
1t is ascertained definitely, although not
yet officially promulgated, that Controller
Lawrence has finally decided that the money
due to subsidized railroads from the govern
ment must be paid when the account is for
service over lines not actually built by sub
sidy. The amount withheld for transpor-
- lSr,oc
amounted in the aggregate to SIG, SIG, 033.
The decision of Mr.. Lawrence, It is under
stood. covers the whole subject in the con-
troversy, and yields every point claimed by
the roads in the recent suit. The decision
will largely increase the earnings of the
roads interested.
The other day the Manitoba folks made
further reduction in freight rates from ST.
Paul, Minneapolis and Duluth to Winnipeg.
The cut is in consequence of the opening of
the Thunder Bay branch of the Canadian
Pacific. Passenger rates have not as Yet
been touched, but are likely to be at an
early date, as letters are constantly received
from the east asking If it is tae in tention OF
the company to do so.
The King Bridge company, of Cincinnati
are expected to be on the ground at Brain
erd in a few days with men and materials
10 put up the wagon bridge over the Missis-
sippi river at that point, which has been
contracted at $4,000.
The Northern Pacific has opened traffic
the Parker City branch OF the Oregon &
Northern mpany has opened to Mike
cha, 24U miles east OF Portland.
The Appropriated earnings for the Rock
Island road for the year ending March 81,
were So, 1892, decrease IF S1,O76, TAI,
or 81 per cent. compared with the preced-
ing year.
GENERAL NEWS IN Brief.
Chicago Special: Mr.. s. W. Packard of
this city, attorney for the holders of the
Yankton county bonds, returned this morn
ing from the Territory, where he went to
acknowledge the county's acceptance of the
bondholders terms in the settlement ofthe
claim. The Dakota people are now confident
that they will be admitted into the Union as
State, as no objection can be urged against
them. Mr.. Packard is much pleased with
the successful operation of his new plan OF
debt, and has been rewarded by
a check for $25, 900 in payment for his SER
vices 10 the bondhOlderS.
OF the twenty-five mills now in running
order at Minneapolis number have been
idle for some time, and on Saturday and
NJ onday several more were shut down. But
eight are now runnipg-the Washburn A
and c, the Pillsbury A, the Columbia, Hol-
ly, Humboldt, Minneapolis and Northwest.
ern. Their total capacity is $500 barrels
per day, but they are not turning out more
than 5000 barrels per day. The previous
estima tes of the output of flour are said by
millers to have been far too high, but as all
decll.e t, furnish exact figures guesses are
in order, and cannot be accurate. The
cause of the suspension is said to be the
scarcity of wheat.
Alexander Heron, secretary of the state
board of agriculture of Indiana, under date
Of May 81, writes s. w. Tallmadge of Mil
waukee as follows: "From the present in
dications my May report will show lower
condition of wheat than the April report
showed. The fly is working much damage
10 the wheat in the southwestern part ofthe
ate and the outlook in southern Indiana
is more discouraging than before. The
weather has been very dry of late, which
has retarded the growth of wheat"
Owing to complaints from pensioners
hat Drs. Huselton and McMasters of the
medical board were not satisfacto-
y, Commissioner Dudley, about two weeks
ago, dismissed them. Considerable in flu
,nce was brought to bear and the commits
'iCner has withdrawn the dismissal and
the doctors pending investigation
oy Gen. Dudley personally. No reflection
was cast upon their professional ability and
heir only fault seemed to be that they
we're too strict to please pension claimants.
A Minnesota consumptive went to North
Car Dina to spend the winter. While there
The met an old negro woman who told her
hat dog oil was far better and less disagree
able to take than cod liver oil. The lady
bought fat dog, had it killed and the fat
into oil. 1t agreed with her very
we'll was easier digested than the other,
md she says she is getting well.
Jennie Cramer's mother, whose husband
lied soon alter the trial in which the NAL
ey boys and Blanche Douglass figured has
become SO reduced in circumstances that
The was compelled to plead poverty before
he New Haven tax committee Friday to
secure an abatement of her back taxes. She
las an incurable disease and is very poor.
Her taxes will be abated.
Gov. Pattison of Pennsylvania has vetoed
. bill giving pensions to surviving veterans
If the Mexican war and to the widows of
oldiers and sailors of that war.
The Albany cigars makers have gone to
work on an advance of So per 1000 for
handmade cigars. and 81 for seed-mould /;
work.
The colored national convention has been |
ct for Sept. "a at Louisville.
Chicago is to have reformed Episcopal
theological school.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
Miss Jennie Ellis Of Austin, now taking |
n advanced course of study at Wellesley, |
lass, has just been offered a 81 900 posi-
ion as teacher i'm South American nor
nal school, with an offer of So, 900 for the |
econd year. MissEllis was last year on
be faculty Of the Winopa Normal school
1t is said that the jersey Lily is to benz
led to Mr.. Freddie Gerhard in the coming
,11ty,rpp Tho fa1r T.ilIu vuiJ1 nbfo;y, fho H l