, 1889-05-02
CAPITAL CHAT.
COMMISSIONERS TANNER MAKES AN
IMPORTANT ID DECISION.
The Governments VIII Protect Settlers
From sil Fraud and Injustice
white House Notes.

Immediately upon the receipt OF the
press reports that government officials an d
| employees Ia oklahoma used their author
ity to secure prior rights in lands the pres
| ident and Secretary Noble telegraphed the
special agents now I'm the territory to max Z
| a thorough and prompt Investigation and
immediately notify the secretary OF their
findings. The report 10 expected during
the week. Secretary Noble said that not
the least shadow Of injustice TO settlers
would be tolerated for q moment. As so IN
as the facts could be ascertsined, II officials
were implicated in wrong doings the action
| of the government would be- very prompt
and decisive
The secretary of the interior to-day re-
ceived the folio wing telegram dated to-day
from special agents Of the department at
Guthrie. Oklahoma "Everything here Is
ina quiet condition. The exclusion Of
liquor has given US peaceful and orderly
community. The land office here is mov-
ing smoothly The Washington foresight
proves unavailable"
APPOINTMENTS.
Ex Governor William NJ. Stone Of Iowa
has been appointed com IN issioner OF the
general land Office
Division inspectors of the postotfice de.
partment were to day appointed as follows
General Warren T. Egarton or New Jersey
assigned to philadelphia vice Tihethy
O'Leary resigned.
George A. Dice Of Illinois. assigned to
st. Louis. vice b. F. Gulck resigned.
George l. Seybolt OF California assigned
to San Francisco, vice l.. A. kirkwook 70.
signed; what v,u -,
Illinois and j. D. Culver Of California have
been reinstated AS pOstofice inspectors
under civil service rule No. 10, they not
having been separated from the service
more than one year.
Robert p. Porter, superintendent OF
kau N..I 81 Ats-
| ot the interior the appointment OF j. l..
Stoddard as dlsbursing officer OF the census
bureau. Stoddard is at present disbursing
officer OF the department Of labor. He
also recommended the appointment OF W.
9. Hunt as statistical expert Hunt WAS
the Massachusetts census bureau. IL Is
understood both Of these rscomme ndstions
will be approved by Secretary Noble
THE ARMS CASE.
The Arms court martial at its meeting z
to-day read over the records OF yesterday 3
Jpr0GSedi ngs and went into secret session.
| The result was an agreement upon YER
dict anu the court adjourned To await the
| action OF the secretary OF war and presi.
dent upon their findings.
THE oKLAHoHA CONTESTS.
Commissioner Stockslager of the general
office to-day said that from the present in.
dication coutests over land clrins in OKLA.
|
| evey quarter section In that territory. This
| being the case, he thought.it probabl bio the
| department would make the Oklahoma
| test cases separate class and dispose oil
| them all at once. Otherwise in the ordi-
naay course OF business IL would likely be
| eighteen months or two years before they
| could be reached. Coatests In which aban-
| donment is charged could not be passed
upon until after the expiration Of six
| months as the law does not recognize the
| separation ofa claim for a shorter period
| than six months rs abandonment. But
cases In which fraud or violation OF the
law or the presidents proclamation going
into the territory prior to April %, could
be tried and disposed OF at once.
PENSION ISCREAsED.
Com m issener Of Pensions Tanner TO day
rendered decision by which the pension
OF Henry Dembetx will be increased from
$50 to o72 per month. The pensioner In
this case has been receiving pension OF
$50 per m onth tor what is known As am
putstion OF both feet. This smputation is
q removal OF the entire foot with the ex.
ception of the heel bone and integuments
of the heel which are brought forward to
cover the ankle joint. The case was pre-
ssnted to the commissioner to-day and no
held that the legal distinction between the
loss Os SO much Of the feet a. was expert.
onced In this case and the total loss Of the
that the claimant was entitled to . pension
Of $72 per month. This decision will apply
to Q number Of other cases OF like nature.
MILITIA EQUIPMENT.
The major general commanding the
army has ordered that hereafter slt arms,
ordnance aud quartermasters stores and
eluipsge issued TO the states and territories
be turned over to the quartermasters de.
pai itment for the transportation the charges
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