Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-07-10
MILITARY ACADEMY.

AoTe S bSlaWare railroad. his ap'
pointment was urged by Representa-
tive Randall and many others.
MILITARY ACADEMY.
WASHINGTON, July THE board
OF visitors to the West Point military
academy have submitted the annual
report to the secretary of war. The
report recommends the appropriation
OF S237, 600 for Improvements; also re-
commends that the chief Of engineers
be made inspector of the academy, and
that the number of appointments at
large be restored to ten per year.
The report includes a cammunica-
tioa from the professors in the acad-
emy In regard to the time devoted to
mathematics. A majority of the pro-
fessorS say that the time is not 3ispro,'
portlonately great. The board calls
the attention of the secretary of war
to this subject, and recommends that
the academic board be asked to take
into consideration the relative value
OF the various su.j jects now taught as
the academy.
The board of visitors consisted of
Jno. Biglow, New York city; G. r.
Cadmap, Boston; Gov. Geo. Hoadley,
Columbus, Oaio; Prof E S. Holden,
Wisconsin; Gen. Fitz Hugh Lee. Vir
ginia; Geo. l. Miller, Omaha, Neb. /;
Gen. j. G. Tapuan, Arkansas. Sena.
tors Beck and Hawley, and Represent
atives Biount, Kelly and Mills,
THE INDIANS.
WASHINGTON, July "A dispatch
received at the Office of the commls-
sioner of Indian affairs to-day from
Inspector Armstrong, reports that
some of the Cheyennes have broken
away from the reservation and gone
into the panhandle" of Texas.
A QUESTION ON THE LEASING OF BUILD
.INGS FOR PosToFFICES.
WASHINGTON, July Pos, ma ster
General Villas has been investigating
the methods formerly pursued in the
department in leasing buildings for
postoftices, and has arrived at the con-
clHsiCn that in certain cases where
leases have been made for number
OF years, in some instance for a
period of twenty years, the prices
paid by the government were exhorbi-
tant. The question was submltted to
the attorney general as to whether
the government were bound by leases
In such cases. In his opinion the at
torney general held that, IL the
absence of express authority con-
ferred by an act of congress, the
postmaster general has no right to
make lease for any period beyond
the time for which the appropriation
was made. Under this decision the
postmaster general feels that the
leases are not obligatory upon the
government, and he proposes to ter
inmate them upon notice in cases
where 1t appears proper for him TO
do so.
THE DAYS WORK AT TUE PATENT OF
WASHINGTON, July THE patent
office to-day issued 522 PATENTS, II
designs, "a trade marks, 90 labels and
five reissues. Thirty patents were
awarded to citizens of foreign count
ries. Of domestic patents issued New
York secured SO, Pennsylvania 63.
Massachusetts 43 and Illinois ~.
SERGEANT BRAINARD.
WASHINGTON, July 7.-Gon. Hazen,
chief signal officer, has recommended
to the president that Sergt. Bcainard,
who was with Lieut.. Greeley IN the
Arctic regions, be appointed to lieu
tenancy Ia the line.
MRS GRASS RECEIVES AN APPOINT
MENT.
WASHINGTON, July r Secretary
Manning has appointed Mrs. Gao. w,
Grass, of this city. widow of the late
Sergeant Grass of the Greedy expo,
dition, to place in his department.
At the request of the president the
commissioner of agriculture intended
to provide a place for Ms. Grass,
but before the piacs could be provid-
ed Secretary Manning gave her an
appointment.
CALL FOR MORE TROOPS.
WASHINGTON, July IA dispatch
was received at the interior depart,
pent to-day from the Indian agent at
Fort Reno, Indian territory, asking
that more troops be sen. to that post
to be in readiness should the Chey-
enne Indians go upon the war path.
The dispatch was referred to the sec
retary of war, who directed Gea.
Augur, at Fort Leavenworth, to send
all his available troops to the terri
tory without delay.
ExDelegate Oaray, OF Arizona, to-
day filed with the commissioner OF
India affairs letter upon the general
subject of the Indian troubles in that
territory. He says the people of Ari'
zona ask the president to issue an or
der requiring all arms to be taken
from the Indians occupying reserva-
tions in the territory, and that thls
is the only true solution of the Indian
problem to be found in their removal
from Arizona and their settlement In
the Indian Territory.