Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-01-04
THE NATIONS SCAPITAL.
The President Issues a PrOCla-
nation Relating to Public
Lands.
The Fisheries Commission Assemblies jan
uary 7th.
The National Debt at the Close Of
Last Year.
Death of Gen. E. B. Alexander.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.
The President has issued a proclamation
declaring that the title to all the territory be-
tween the North and South forks of the Red
river and the hundreth degree of longitude,
and jurisdict o. over the same, is vested IN
the United States. it being part of the ln-
dian territory, as shown by survey and inves-
tgation made on behalf of the United States
and by government commission recently ap
pointed. The State of Texas also claims a
title to and jurisdiction over the same. The
committee appointed by the State of Texas
refused to concur in the report of the gov
ernment commission. The President warns
al persons against selling or disposing of, or
attempting to sell Or dispose of any OF sal lands
and from exercising or attempting to exer-
else any authority over them. He also
warns all persons against purchasing any
part of the said territory, from any person
or persons whomsoever.
The total debt less cash in the Treasury,
January |, 81 .225 ,59S, ,i0l 80. The decrease
during December was Sl4 ,534 .650Go. De-
crease since June 80, S53, S30, ,335.03.
Commander Barker, inspector of the sec
ond district reports to the lighthouse board
that every effort will be made to afford re-
lief to the South Shoal lightship in Woods
Holl. He does not anticipate any danger to
the crew from starvation as the ship is sup
piled with rations sufficient to feed the crew
and the extra twenty shipwrecked men
from the steamship Newcastle City, until the
18th inst. and succor can certainly be given
before that date.
The fisheries commission will not meet
until the 7th.
Gen. f. b. Alexander of St Paul, Mimi,
died here last evening, aged Sc He gradu-
ated from West Point in 1923. In lS47 he
was breveted major for gallant service at
Cerro Gordo, during the Mexican war,
through which he served. He was in the re-
cruitng service during the late war and was
breveted brigadier general.
In the contingent on the republican side of
the Chamber, which will make the active
fight in the Senate against the confirmation
of Lamar. the new senator from New Hamp-
shire, Mr.. Chandler, must not be overlooked.
He has not forgotten the bitter partisan fight
which has twice taken place in that body
when his name was before it for conhrma-
ton, the first time in the spring of 1881,
when nominated by President Garfield to be
Solicitor General, the second, when Presi-
dent Arthur made him Secretary of the
Navy.
Mr.. Lamar was member of the Senate
on both occasions anu laooreu WIN HIS parry
to secure Mr.. Chandler's rejection, on the
ground, it is safe to say, that he was too
vigorous and active a partisan. Now the
tables are turned, and Senator Chandler may
be counted as being ready to say something
in executive session on Mr.. Lamar's political
antecedents. He will do this, of course, not
in a spirit of revenge, but because Senator
Chandler has habit of calling spade,
spade, and believes in the eternal fitness of
things.