The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-12-27

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Commissioner Sparks, of the General
Land Office. has written letter to
law 6ra in Kansas, in which ne dis
cusseg the contents ola circular pur-
DOrting to have been issued by the par
lies addressed. The cOmmlsSlOner says
the circular contains false ana mlsleao-
ding statements In regard to the rlg1ts
of soldiers of the late war TO puollc
lands. and allows the alleged autnor
of the circular thirty days IN when 10
r5oJ-a q satisfactory explanation, failing
n -1vbicb thew will be debarred from
,,rocting before the department..
GmonG the statements IN the circular
- which tbe Commissioner takes eXcep-
hon Is that the government owes
.ocb soldier and SAILOR a farm OF l6O
scTes This. SAYS the Commissioners,
i Statement that the soldiers ana
ssiIors of the late war are each en-
tire5 IN IG0 acres, VIII n is nov lrde;
The widows and orphans OF the ueceaseu
soldiers and sailors can MAKE e1trIgS
snd secure 100 acres or cholce lanu'
without residence. Com MISSIONER 0Vn-
siders this assertion misleading
Growers NEW YEARS.
The official programme Tor the Kre'i-
Aant's reception on New Years day
does not differ from that OF former
years. The President will be assisted
Nv Miss Cleveland aud ladies OF the cab
met. Mss CleVeland's weekly Satur-
day afternoon receptions from Till
o'clock will begin Saturday, January
9TH and continue through the season.
THE BILLS APPROVED.
The President has approved the bills
granting pension TO Mrs. Grant and
LswtOn, of Georgia.
RESIGNED.
John Bigelow who was recently ap
poiated Assistant United States Trea
surer at New York and confirmed BY
the Senate, has resigned his office.
ON APPOINTMENTS.
On the 1st of July the Postmaster
General made twenty two appointment
of postofice inspectors. to serve during
the remaining six months of this year
with the understanding that if thei
services we're satisfactory, they were t
receive permanent appointments q
81 600 per annum. 1t is said the who'll
-luA4DCI VIII NC 1Gap pOAALE0 VA = - -
LIST. All examinations will soon be mel
to ill the twentyyacancies now existlng
THE SILVER QUESTION.
The Star, this evening. says: II
impossible to Judge of the strength O
weakness of either side of the silye
coinage question in the House. Man
members. it saws, are in doubt, and tn
opinion Is pretty generally eXpresse
that neither side has q majority, as
now stands but that the balance
power is held by those who have nc
yet made up their minds. The hgh
will be to win these doubtful votes an
some compromise measure is likely
come II for pretty strong support.
THE INDIANS.
4 dispatch was received here to-ds
rom Governor Zulick, of Arizona, sta
:ng that troops are required in Il
neighborhood of San Carlos reservation
70 protect the Indians on the reSerV'
non from The threatened attack by II
iaYless white element. The dispatc
was transmitted to the Secretary {
Var and by his direction two trOoI
OF cavalry and eight companies OF Il
tantry have been ordered to proceed {
once from San Francisco to such poin
In Ariz ma as General Crook. ,onman
ing the Department of Arizona, ms
indicate. Crook was also authorized
increase his Indian scouts by 100; ado
tonal transportation has also been Sc
TO Arizona.