Democratic Sentinel, Volume 11, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 August 1887 — THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. [ARTICLE]

THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

A Washington dispatch of Thursday says: The Secretary of the Interior to-day, on application of settlers In O’Brien County, lowa, that the United States assert title to 55.297 acres ot land in that county, claimed by the Sioux City and St. I’aul and the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Companies, directed the Commissioner of the General Land Office to make formal demand on the Sioux City Company and the State for a reconveyance of 17,600 acres in accordance with the act of Congress of March 3, lsß7. In case of refusal the Secretary will request that suit be instituted. The Secretary has also decided to accept the reconveyance by the State of lowa to the United States of 26,000 acres lying in Plymouth, Woodbury, and Sioux Counties, which are claimed by the Sioux City and Pacific Road, but were withheld by the State because of the non-completion of the road to Sioux City, the same having been constructed only to Lemars. □ Senatob Habbis, of Tennessee, having telegraphed that 100 citizens of Memphis wero coming to Washington to invite the President to visit that city during his Western trip, Mr. Cleveland replied that the committee ought to bo spared the long journey during tho heated term when a written invitation by mail would be as effective. Similar answers will be sent to other Western cit;e3 in which arrangements are being made to send invitationbearing committees to Washington. Kansas City’s delegation which went to Washington to invite the President to visit that city during his contemplated Western trip, called on Mr. Cleveland at the White House Wednesday, and presented the invitation, which was accepted, although no date was fixed. The Navy Department has closel a contract which will result in the establishment of a foundry for the construction of the famous Hotchkiss guns in this country.