Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-07-17
National News.
The Troublesome Indians,
Ranchers and Dr0yers Sat-
isfied and Quieted.
The President Orders a Halt
and an Explanation of
Technical Terms.
An Important Decision by
Land Commissioner
Sparks.
Iowa Democrats Ask for an
AUTHORIZATION Plank.
News from the Capital.

News from the Capital,
THE INDIANS QUITTING DOWN.
WASHINGToN, July Is S-The war
department is in receipt of telegram
from the Indian Territory, which
states that the diSatfeeted Indians are
becoming quiet and there is favor
able outlook for a peaceful settlement
of the difficulties.
THE TROUBLE ENDED.
/ WASHINGTON, July 1S.-Telegrams
received at the interior department
from Special Agent Armstrong rela>
tive of his opinion of the cattle trails
through the Indian territory and the
threatened Indian trouble at Chey-
enne and the Arapahoe agency. say
that the herds that have stopped ON
the public land strip have been mott
fed to move en-, and he thinks the
trouble will cease.
The cattle were stopped by United
States authorities from Kansas. Gen.
Sheridan is TO be at Fort Reno i'll a
few days, and the Indians are now
willing TO do whatever is required,
since they realize that the government
is IN earnest.
| Al A STAND STILL.
WASHINGTON, July 13 The Even
| ing Star gives prominence to the fol>
| lowing: The president has called a
halt. y little over week ago the
order went out to all the departments
that all dismisSals and appointments
to fill places not vacant must stop at
once. A week ago stop was put to
all work in the appointment division
III the treasury department, and the
appointment clerk was told that no
more commissions were TO be made
out or papers considered until further
orders, and a lot of changes which
were contemplated by him were killed
III their conception.
Commissioner of Pensions Black
was sent for personally by the presi
dent and was given to understand the
offensive partisanshlp' cry had be-
come too Indefinite III its meaning
| and that no more changes in his Of
| ficIal force We're to be made until
there was thorough understanding
of the subject on the part of the pre-
sident The result was number of
orders for changes were countermand.
ed and everything put at q stand
still.
The president, it is understood, then
mad an understanding with the heads
of the postoffice and other depart-
ments, declaring his policy to be TO
stand by the civil service reform decs
larations in his letter TO Curtis and
in his address on the 4th of March.
Removal for cause" he held to mean
that, and kot removed with excuses.
The result is the axe has been stuck
in the block for the past week and is
still there.
How far this thing is to go can but
merely be surmised, but it is true that
the president is decidedly in earnest
and does not intend that his declara-
tioEs shall be ignored.
A DECISION RENDERED BY LAND CON
MISSIONER SPARKS.
WASHINGTON, July bland Com
missioner Sparks has rendered a de-
cision affirming the right of entry
under the public land laws, and de-
cision of the supreme courts OF the
United States of lands heretofore
Withdrawn by the voluntary action of
the general land Office for railroad in
demnity purposes, where no require
ments of law existed for making such
Withdrawals.
The effect of this decision If sus-
tanned by the secretary of the interior
will be to restore TO entry under the
homestead and other laws many mil
lion acres of public land which has
been kept out of the market for many
years because it was claimed by rail
road corporations.
In the course of this decision, which
is quite lengthy, the commissioners
cites from the leading decisions Of the
supreme court, and concludes as fol.
lows: Following these decisions, by
the authority Of which am governed,
| must hold withdrawal of the land
by the commissioner of the general
| land office, when the Withdraw ais
| from settlement, entry or other appo-
priation are not required by law, is
effective only as the information IN
| defining the limits within which the
indemnity selections may be made in
a proper time and manner, but is not
operative as a prohibition OF settle
ment, and entries within such limits
under the public land act laws prior
| to the time when a lawful selection
by the railroad company has actually
| been made"
This decision was brought by an in
auiry from the receiver OF the land
office at Wallawalla, Washington
| Territory, as to whether or not the
| Northern Pacific company is entitled
to the land regularly settled upon by
| one, Miller, but which was by a
change in the line of the above road
brough: within its indemnity limits.
TRIED FOR DRUNKENNESS.
WASHINGTON, July 13. 3.-LieutenaIt
Commander w. III. Webb connected
with the Alert on an Asiatic station
has been tried By court martial oa o
| charge of drunkenness and found
guilty. The court re recommended that
| he be suspended from the rank and
duty on furlough pay for two years,
and that hs retain his present number
on tne list of lieutenant commanders
| during that time. The recommends
tons wore approved by Rear Admiral
| DAVIS. June 2nd. Webb has been
ordered TO the United States on the
| JGniata.
THE INDIAN TERRITORY CATTLE TRAIL
TROUBLE SETTLED.
WASHINGTON, July 13.--Inspector
Armstrong has succeeded in carrying
out his instructions TO open up the
cattle trails through Indian Territory.
He telegraphed Secretary Lamar this
nasrning that all differences between
J .he drovers and ranchmen had been
settled, and that cattle from Texas are
now moving northward without OBJ
structioH.
A PosTMAsTER's ACCOUNTS RUN SHORT.
WASHINGTON, July 13.-IDspector
Robinson discovered a shortage OF
s., 900 in the accounts of the post
master at Ord, Eeb. The deficit is
made good, but the sureties demand
the removal of the postmaster
MRS. BAYARD SLIGHTLY IMPROVED.
WASHINGTON, July 13.-Secretary
Bayard telegraphs from Wilmington
today that Mrs. Bayard seems little
stronger this morning.
THE PRESIDENTS PLEASURE PARTY.