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FROM THE CAPITAL.
INDIANA GETS THE TREASURERSHlP
OF THE UNITED STATES.
Another List of Nominations and Confirm
ations The War Secretary and the
Head OF the Army Disagree-FIag
Ship Franklin to DO Refitted.

William f. Warrior, Massachusetts, to be
assistant secretary of state.
George II. Shields, Missouri, to be assis-
tant attorney general.
Drury h. Burciett. Kentucky, to be Uni
ted States marshal in the district OF Ken
lucky.
Captain c. Il. White, United States navy,
TO he chief of the bureau, yards and docks
department OF the navy.
l.. Bradford Prince, Santa Fe, New
Mexico to he governor of New Mexico.
Louis y. Walker. Helena, Montana, TO be
secretary Of Montana.
James L. Kelley, Nebraska, to be receiv-
err of public monies at Bloomington Mt
/ braslio.
| William W. Justin, Fairfield, Iowa. to be
Indian inspector.
To he agents for Indians: Charles A.
Ashley, Now York. Cheyenne and Arapahoe
agency, Indian Territory; and Charles r.,
a. Scoby, Montana, Fort Peck agency
| Montana.
During the session Of the Senate to-day
considerable discussion arose upon the nomi-
nation of delegates to the great congress of
American nations TO be held next autumn.
Objection was made to them by the demo
Gratis on the ground that the nominees
were almost wholly republicans The
report Of the committee went over UNI
Ill to morrow without action by general
consent, and no formal motion or objection
was entered.
| SECRETARY PROCTOR AND GEN. SCHOFIELD.
The first rupture between Mai. Gen. Soho
field, commanding the army, and Secretary
Proctor tool; place last week, and the de-
! cison of the secretary in the case clearly
| proved that he intended to run the war de-
partment after his own ideas and unham-
| pcred by any influence Of the army or any
one else Unfortunately Tor the best interests
of the army there exists mistaken impress
sion that the general commanding is infinitely
of more concern than the secretary of war:
that his word is law so far as pertains to
army matters, and that all consignments Of
officers or anything affecting the personnel of
the army must come from him. A number
of officers who had this idea last week are
not, however, of that opinion at present.
The whole matter grew out of the dispose
ton of the board on the revision of army
tactics The board has been in session for
the past eighteen months at the war depart
ment, and it was thought about time that
they be sent to some largo post where prac-
teal experiments could be conducted with
available troops. the board wanted to go to
Fort Wadsworth, New York harbor, or to
! Davids Island, in the same harbor Gen.
Schofeld was in favor of West Point-a
lovely place to spend the summer 1t is re-
ported that the general recommended this
place as the best possible field for the new
tactics to be thoroughly tested. Adjt. Gen
Drum is a practical soldier, and in virtue of
us position as adjutant general Of the army
he recommended that the board go to Fort
Leavenworth. Secretary Proctor decided
in favor of Gen. Drum and the board goes to
Fort Leavenworth. Although the matter in
itself is of n trivial nature it has caused CON
siderable gossip in army circles, and indicates
that the secretary of war proposes to exer-
else his full right in ali matters affecting the
army and that the line of authority between
Gen. Schofied and himself will be as clearly
drawn now as it was under previous secre-
taries.
THE CRUISER CHICAGO.
Can't II. Z. Robson of the navy, COM
handing the new cruiser Chicago, is in the
city for the purpose of comforting with the
. navy department officials in regard to put
ting the ship in commission for sea service,
She has been at the navy yard, New York
for n long time with II number of official,
attached, but has never regularly been put in
commission. The Chicago will take part in
the centennial celebration at New York on
April 90. after which She will sail for thu
; Mediterranean squadron to become the tag
ship of Admiral Greer in place of the Ian
caster.
AT HOME WITHOUT LEAVE.
The case Of Lieutenant Commander George
NJ. Book of the navy is exciting consideIa-
BILE talk III naval circles. \ few months age
he was ordered TO the command of tho Pinta
then al Sitka, Alaska, where he duly arrived
and relieved Lieutenant Commander John $
Newell. Nothing more was heard from him
: until his sudden appearance at the navy de
partment last week He was not ordered Il
report here and his sudden appearance was
therefore, somewhat surprising TO the navy
department officials. 1t is stated that h,
t gives no explanation OF his presence here a
| tins time, save that he thought ne would run
+ over and see how things were getting along
t at the navy department.
HOMESTEAD ENTRY IN OKLAHOMA.
a The commissioner general of the lane
!, office, with the approval of Secretary Noble,
: has issued to registers and receiver, at the
newly established land office OF oklahoma u
G letter of instruction. Homestead entry il
, May be made by anyone who, prior &c
L the passage Of the homestead law act OF
January l. 1899 had made homestead entry
but failed TO secure title in ice to land en-
hraced therein, or having secured such title,
did so by communication on his homestead
2 entry. The statute provides for the dis
IS posal Of these lands to actual settlers under
70 the homestead laws only. In the case OF
/ soldiers or sailors additional entries cannot
y be made un'c,s the party claiming will make
5 affidavit that entry is made for actual set
. tlnmcnt and cultivation, and a prescribed
proof in compliance Herewith is required tc
f he producsd before the issue of the tna
y certificate. Any person applying To enter
t or file for homestead will be required tC
n make affidavit that he did not violate th'
- law by entering upon and occupying any
+ portion of the lands described in the pres
ident's proclamation dated March %, 1889
prior TO II, noon, April %, 1889
CUBAN CIVILIZATION.
Consul-General Williams of Havana has
forwarded 10 the department Of state
# copy Of the circular OF the goVernor-genera
n of Cuba relative to the suppression Of brig
p andage in that island. The governor gen
Y eral says the alarm caused by the attaci
p upon individual security has so sprea'
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