Show LAND OFFICE FUNDS Exhaustion I Largely Crippling the Work in the Field Washington April 16The exhaustion exhaus-tion of the funds appropriated for the general land office is largely crippling the work in the field and further retrenchment trenchment on the salary rolls was made today The 1 examiners of the office who have been investigating on the Chippewa Indian lands at 6 per day each and 12 mineral land commissioners commis-sioners in Idaho and Montana drawing 2500 per annum each were ordered dropped from the rolls The action takes effect on the 20th inst This reduction duction of force allows the dismissal of over a score of special agents made funds last week also due to the scarcity of I |