The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-11-26
WASHINGTON NEWS.

President Clevelan6's message was dis
cusscd at MISUNDERSTANDING meeting.
The supreme court has entered Judgment
against the United States, in favor of the
Choctaw nation, for nearly S3,000,000, for
lands and unpaid anuuities.
Francis A. Hoffman,, assistant corpora
ton counsel OF Chicago, has beeR appoint
ed appraiser of the port. and Charles w.
Irish, of Iewa City, surveyor general OF
Nevada.
The government revenues so far this
month aggregate SIC, 1863, 5;3. The eXDendi-
lures during the same period, including
500, 600 pension payments, were $i,0i6, 063,
being S5, '09, 507 less than the receipts.
General Sheridan, in his annual report to
the secretary OF war, remarks that unless
the status or the Oklahoma lands be fixed
by legislation their advantages will prove u
continued temptation to advcntErers.
The issue of standard silver dollars from
the inints during the week ended Nov. 10
was S653,a4i; same week last year was
SdZo, III. The shipments OF fractional
silver coin since Nov. amount to $406,5 34
The war department. has approved of the
allotment by the Mississpni river commits
sion OF 100000 for the YaZo0 delta dis
trict, which will probably complete a con-
tinuOus line OF leyee from Memphis to
Vicksburg, 500 miles.
second Comptroller Maynard has decided
that soldier who, after having served for
two years or more Ia the army, deserted
after the close OF the war, but who sub
sequenty received an honorable discharge,
is entitled to bounty of $50
The house committee on appropriations
will meet on the 22d last. to begin work on
the regular appropriation bills. Chairman
Randall expects to have the sundry civil
bill ready TO report to the house imme-
diately after it assemblies.
The secretary of the treasury called the
attention of the president to the question
of lighting the Bartholdi statue. An order
was issued that the lighthouse board re-
port upon the utility of the statue as n
beacon. An offer to light the torch free of
expense was subsequently made by the
president of an electric-ligLIt company.
The bill which the government filed
against the Bell Telephone company in the
Ohio circuit court having been thrown out
OF court on the ground of the want Of jurs-
dictlon, it will be for the government to say
now whether the suit shall be abandoned,
or shall be brought in q Massachusetts cir
cait, the legal dOmiclle of the Bell COM
pany. No one connected with the depart
ment OF justice Is at present willing to
make any statement upon that subject.
The November Postal Guide reports that
the whole number OF poSt-offices in the
United States at the close of last month
was 54,l0l, an increase of 1,35l In seven
months. Or these rs are offices of the first
class, 400 are of the second class, 1.S15 are
OF the tnird class, and 5l,S7l are or the
dental post-oflices is $3.50 and the whole
number of money-order offices in the United
States is 7,76S, exclusive OF 100 money-order
stations. r0.
The supervising architects Office is get
ting to work ON the public buildings In
western States. The titles to the property
in Peoria, ILL.,, and Oshkosh, Wis. have
been sent to the department of justice for
examination. As soon as the report Is
made on the titles and the property accept
cd work will be begun. so that within q
fortnight the people OF Oshkosh and Peoria
will be getting the benefit of the appro-
priations made by congress.
Secretary Manning intends to break up
the abuses OF the substitute system In his
department. under which, heretofore en-
pl0yes who were sick were permitted to
put on substitutes TO fiji their places Tic
system Is sad 10 have been greatly abused