The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-08-19
NATIONAL AFFAIRS.
Comptroller Durham Writes n Letter tn Ex-
Commissioner Loring.

WASHINGTON, August li.-flrst comp
troller Durham has written a letter to Mr.
LOring, ex-COmmissiOner of Agriculture, in
which he says that the latter is in error in
supposing that any of the rejected accounts
were for machinery" or experiments" He
explains that the terms disallOwed, amount
ing 20 about 500, 900, were solely for eNpendi-
lures for seed and labor, and concludes his
letter by saying that unless Mr.. LOring has
some further statement TO make, he shall
proceed in the case under process of law.
WORK To BE RESUMED IN THE NAVY YARDS.
Orders will be sent from the Navy Depart
ment in few days directing that work shall
be resumed at all the navy yards. Already
work has been begun in the yards at Mare
Island and Brooklyn. At the remainder it
will be begun as soon as the reorganization
of the forces has been completed. The APP
pointment OF. new fOremen, il is expected
will be made in a short time at the yards
where they have not yet been named. On
June ] many men were discharged because
of lack of funds to continue the work. The
new fiscal year gives a new appropriation,
with which work can be continued, and Of
fers an opportunity for furnishing employ
ment.
sOUTH AMERICAN COMMISSIONERS.
The Commissioners appointed to visit the
Central and South American States in the
interest of more intimate international and
commercial relations between those coun-
tries and the United States have submitted
report TO the Department of State of its
work in Uruguay and the Argentine Re
public.
APPOINTMENTS.
Robert Lamon, of Illinois has been ap-
pointed member of the Board of Pension
Appeals in the Office of the Secretary of the
Interior, vice Harrison ;. Bruce, resigned
The resignation of Henry J. Armstrong,
agent for the Crow Indians in Montana, has
been accepted. The following promotions
have been made in the geological survey
Henry Gaunette, of Maine, from geographer
TO geologist, vice Joseph Curtis. resigned;
Almon III. Thompson, of Kansas, from
geographer TO chief geographer; Robert :.
Woodward, of Michigan, from astronomer to
geogTapheT.
AN IMPORTANT POINT RAISED.
The General Land Office has received in
formation that Judge Deadly, of the Oregon
Circuit Court. has decided that pre-emption
entries can only be cancelled by prosecu-
tiOns in the courts. 1t has been the practice
OF the Land Office to cancel pre-emptiOn en-
tries upon sufficient proof of noD-co-Apli-
ance with the law or want OF good faith on
the part of the pre-emptor Acting Commits
sioner Walker has officially informed his in
formant that the practice and views of the
law followed and entertained in the General
Land Office will not be changed before the
Supreme Court of the United States shall
have had an opportunity of passing upon
the point raised by Judge Deadly.
AMERICAN DISTRICT TELEGRAPH PROPOSITION
DECLINED.
Acting Postmaster General Stevenson to-
day declined proposition of the American
District Telegraph Company, of Philadel-
phia, to take charge of the immediate deliv-
cry system of that city on the ground that
the law cOntemplates the maintenance by
the department of its own delivery sys-
tens
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Acting Comptroller of the Currency
to-day authorized the Fist National Bank OF
McCook, Neb., to begin business with capi-
tai of $4,000.
Contract for stone work on the new public
building at Council Bluffs, Iowa, has been
awarded to J. NJ. Rice, of Austin, H., for
$40 S93.
Commissioner Thoman of the Civil Service
Commission. thinks that the messengers To
be selected for the delivery of special ten
cent letters, will be appointed under the
civil service law.
Chief Clerk John Tweedale, of the War
Department, will act as Secretary of War dur
ing the absence of Secretary Endicott. The
Secretary will be absent from Washington
until about October 1.
The issue of standard silver dollars from
the mint during the week ending August Is,
was $500, ,461. The issue during the cores
uonding period of last year was S293, ,99S.