The morning call., 1893-07-08

partment heretofore rendered in the last
named case, 80 far as 1t held that the
statutory withdrawal provided for by the
sixth section of the act of July 2, 1884, to
the Northern Pacific Railroad Company,
upon the filing Of the map of the general
route, became effective in Washington
Territory when the map of July so, 1870.
was filed and approved. and said with
drawal, exercised thereby. was exhausted
and could not be repeated.
The Secretary holds that the second
filing, made February d. 1872. in said Ter
ritory was without validity or sanction of
law, either as an executive or legislative
withdrawal. He further holds that the
map of July 80, 1870, within the Territory
OF Washington, was, as shown by the GER
tifcate of the chief engineer of the COM
pany, the result of surveys and explora-
tions made for the purpose of determining
the proper location of the road, and ind-
Gates with certainty that it was the inten-
tion of the company that the route thus
designated should be the general route
contemplated by the act. upon which the
legislative withdrawal should take effect.
AS the case of Cole is controlled by the
ruling upon the first proposition it is con-
sidered unnecessary to pass upon the ques-
ton as to the right of the Secretary to
withdraw lands within the indemnity
limits OF this road after the definite loca-
tion thereof, and hence no decision is
made upon this point.
By direction of the President, the Army
Retiring Board convened at San Francisco,
in special orders No. 209. is dissolved. and
an Army Retiring Board is appointed to
meet in the place thereof. at San Fran
cisco. for the examination of such officers
as may be ordered before it.
The detail Of the board Is as follows:
Brgadier-General Thomas 81. Ruger {;
Colonel Joseph r. Smith, assistant surgeon
general; Lieutenant Colonel Edward
Moale, Third Infantry; Lieutenant Colonel
johnson and Y. D. Middleton. deputy sur
geon.general; Major John l. Rodgers.
First Artillery: First Lieutenant William
II. Coffin, Fifth Artillery. recorder; Major
James FL. Lord, quartermaster.
They will report in person to Brigader-
General Thomas II. Ruger when required
by the board for examinations by it.
General Sch ofed to-day sent telegraphic
instructions to General Miles, command
ing the Department of the Missouri, di-
recting that the recent order withdrawing
troops from Antlers. o. T., be revoked.
While there is not now any indi-
cations Of trouble it is thought best to re-
tain the troops at Antlers for the present.
The abolition of seed distribution
through members of Congress and the
charging of the cost of meat inspection
upon the packers are likely to be two Of
the leading recommendations in the an
nual report OF Secretary Morton of the
Department Of Agriculture.
Edward NJ. Gadsden of Georgia has
been appointed superintendent of the
money-order service of the Postoffice
Department.
QDscisions in the following land cases
have been given:
Thomas O'Leary vs.. Legrand Triel, Los
Angeles district, timber entry. formers
contest dismissed, petition for review
dismissed in the case of Mrs. Lodema Gil
bert. whose claim in the Hum bold. dis
trict was contested by r. Worthington !;
the Commissioners decision affirmed in
the case of the United States vs.. James
Whiting ct al. Gntervenors). canceling
timber entry in the Humbol district;
State of California VS.. John S. Herbert,
motion of the State for review overruied :;
f. A. Humans loses his contest with the
Southern Pacific over land in the Los
Angeles district; E. D. Bushnell VS..
Sarah Earl, homestead entry. San Fran
cisco district, Commissioners decision
S~k. H..