Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-11-16
TIE NATIONAL CAPITAL
The Conditlen sf the mi.
tia Of AmerIea.
I've Dss'.iau. b the suprsns csust
ssiAisEs % - RslHhursed-Fu.A.
fer the chsssaw Nutis.-h
Favor e tAs soldier.

anzpec1lan of Mnanla.
NAERENar1N, Nog. l6.-Ths Aliutant
GenaEai has made pahlie 3 nnmbef AZ
rspoEta from army sf1osrs, who wsrs
detailed 10 attend and inspect tha an
nual e1aAmpmeats aad s8ulutinns az
ehs militia Ia the Saatsa Of Alabama.
Maine, Michigan. Ga8 Hampshira, Mn
neaota. MiaaoaFi, New HoEk. Ohio, Ksn-
tnoky, Pennsylvania. Iowa. nlinoia. In
diana. bermsnt, Massachusetts, Rhode
lsland. Kansas, Conneotiout and the
territory of DGkota. Khs inepeclians
uefe couhnea to he States abopa emu
moFaloo. Ihs reason q thai khs Gov
erneEg ct other 6tMkaa fAilad 20 rsquena
tne war Dspartmsnt % detail oefuers %
visit ths enaampmHnks In ahaiR Stataa,
Uhile oEitieixinQ TIE dstaIIs of ths vari-
eaa organizations, such as q laok Of ami
formity n clothing, peer attendance a
roll ealls, and . disposition 30 ehfrk
guard duty and other enor0ns Gutlsa of
soldier life. she reports are unanimons
"a pfatslna the nne phyaieal qualiaea-
tlone Of the men Who nake uD the mill
tiAs shelf exeallanoa In drill and tactics.
ono The earnest. manly eforta az the
olioeEa 70 improve their commands and
lnaintain the high standard sf thar
A General nnomplaini e nals Of shs
poor quality 81 arms furnished the mlli-
tia consisting Ii most part % cid. badly
worn and unseFViosabls Springfield and
sharp'a rifles. Nest se the axRanixa-
ttons showed mnoh intsreaf II target
practice and the Maine militia we g.
peoially eomnendod fer fts marvellous
skiFmiah drinR. Several reports spsak
OF the crying need OF thorough sys
tematio insiruotion. The material i
said 10 DO splendid bus lacking direo-
ten. lt Il suggested that she War De.
paEtment should detail ofaoaFs 20 report
20 tie Governors o. tie various States
% b assigned duty a. Instructors solely,
with 10 command whatever, and u
this plan Should be adopted il Is shOaaht
that abe result would bs Of great value
% the states. lt h recommended that
olossiy neighboring States accredit Wis
itors officially 70 the Stats enoampments,
whose duty Il shall be 10 take notes and
report upon matters Of interest 10 the
militia. Mere study is found neoessaFy
oy eubAitorns. aud she use OF dunEAiea
Or blocks IN tactical siodies h urged.
i've Deeislons fa the supreuae Coart.
WAsHM6roS, New. Is. "A decision was
rendered By the Suprema C0rst IN the
land case Of Chariss w. ButtE, exssatof.
against the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company, appealed from the Suprems
Court Of Dakota Tue controversy IN
this case relates 70 the ownership Of e
tract Of land 10 Dakota. formerly Oooa.
pied By the Dakota or Sioux Indiana
The appellant Buttx claims it under the |
pre-emption laws and the railroad com.
pany claims ID under its land grant. /
The court holds tnat Buttz could not |
establish any pre-emptive FiRht 90 the /
land 90 long a. The Indian titls remain |
ed unextinguishsd, because an act Of |
Congress excluded lands ia that oondi- /
tio1 from pre-empti0n and thai as soon |
as the land was freed from the inonm
6ranoe Of the Indian title, she Eiqht Of |
the railroad company attached By viz |
tue Of its grant. The judgment of the |
supreme Court Of Dakota is affirmed. |
The above opinion was held By Jussiee |
Field.
A decision was also rendered BY the |
court IN the ease Of the steameR Harris
burg and her owners. The Appellants |
are o. 8. Emma, 8. Richards, q al. /
they appealed from the unitad States |
Circuit Court for the Eastern District OF /
Pennsylvania. This vas q suit broaaht /
10 recover damages for the loss OF /
human life through alleged carelsasness |
and negligence OF an employe on the |
steamer Harrisburg. The court hoIds: 4
ftrgt-Ln the absence Of any national /
Law giving ths right of action 20 recover |
damages fer the death Of hnman beinQ /
en- the high saAa or navigakle waters 10 /
communication Herewith, . suit ia ed
miFaity In the courts OF the United /
States cannot be maintained.
Seoond-Even II an action ak law has /
been AutnoriEod By the statue where 1
the loss Of life occurred and q suit ~
rsm can be maintained II admiralty /
against the odendine vessel for dam
ages 70 point which, however. she court /
does not deoide), tue present sase vas
began too lats. Ths law whioh gives
the right ef action "a PonnsylVauia,
provides that aash q snit should be
bFouRht within one year. Five years /
elapsed Ia this case between the time /
when the accident ooaarFed and the Il
time vi suit vas bFough1. and there /
was no equitable excuse fer delay. /
The decisisn Of The Circuit Court u /
reversed. with costs, and the case rs-
manded vita diFeotions 30 dismiss the /
libel. This opinion vas given by CAlef /
Justice Waite.
Soldiers % BE RelmbnFsed.
WAsHIzoToE. Nov. 1.-The Secretary |
Of War has deoidsd thai the eeldisra /
belonging 20 Captain Lawton's CON
mand, uho we're provided With worth |
lees shoes from the military prison at |
Fort LsavanWoFth, Wills IN pursuit of
GaF0nlmC'H band. shall be fully Fein-
buFasd
Fuaah fsr Ghe Cheeaaw Kaaloa.
WAsa1Noros, Nov. Is. "A decision va
rendered By the United States 6npreme
Ooaft today h tie eass q the Chootaw
Nation against the Uaitsd 1lstes Gov
ernment. The suif vas bFouaht ID or
der 70 obtain iadisiAi ssttlsmaus Of /
all she existing claims of the Choetaw
Nation against The UAited States. The
ooart, IL q long aud carefully prepared 1
opinion by Jaalioe Matthews, holds /
that the ChoetaW Nation u eatitlsd 20
iadzmsnt against TIE Uniled States fog /
the following aamas FiFst, &2.98I, ,397, |
snbiset 10 q Feaaotion Of 50000 andaF
The aet Of 1881; aeoond for unpaid an
nuities. sgs.4i9; thiFd, fss ne tar taken
10 dxinR ths boundary Of Tie b0Faar of
the state Of Arkansas and The OhecBaw
Naii01. t6sl, OF. The iadRmsnt bf The
Court Of Claima h fherel0re reversed,
and The oause b Eemanded 70 that osuFs
with instFnotiena - antas inagmsnt in
osnfoEmity VITA this opinion.
In FaVer ag ahe NsIdier.
Ssooad Complrollsr Maynard has de-
oided that q soldier whe, after havina
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