Show SOUTHERN PACIFIC WINS secretary of the interior decides a land grant problem aroble m washington sept 10 A decision 0 of 0 the secretary ol of the interior fixin fixing 9 tile the a tatus status of land embraced lit in the giant ot of the southern pacific railroad between mojave and the as promulgated today the lands embrace all the alLer alternate nate sections between the two points mentioned for tit twenty miles on each ida bide of 0 flit road the distance being miles they lie ile along ahing whit what Is known as an the atlantic S pacific leased by tile alio atlantic pacific company the lands landa have bien in controversy it between the atlantic pacific and tile the southern since 1884 A commission appointed by tile the secretary secret a ry ot of I 1 the he I 1 interior in unit thal years year recommended the tle acceptance e it lice of 0 the southern Ilac tile but tilt the atlantic pacific blied flied a protest allega alleging ng that the grant by tile southern pacific was it its practically the same as claimed by t the atlantic All AntIc I 1 settle under it foi doimer ml r grant tile the protest had the he effect of tho the secretary to lay tho the matter abide the decision rend rendered ored dodsy Is in fit the Is form orm of a letter in reply to a reminder of the unsettled condition of oc the m matter c t front from the corn iniss loner of the general ge n land office dated in 1880 1890 the i secretary approves the recommendation of 0 the commissions commission accepting accenting the southern pacific map and thus deciding in favor of 0 its contention saying aside from the merits of 0 the contention made by the atlantic pacific railroad company it seems to me m to be clear that after the resolution of congress of 1370 no new question could he be raised as against the he right of 0 the southern pacific company to build along the route indicated upon the map of 0 and if so built that tile the road mould and must under the terms of 0 that re resolution he be accepted ire ifo also refuses ft to consider as having forced the contention of 0 the atlantic pacific attorneys that thi the leing of oc the line to to the atlantic racina conferred the land grant lights upun that corn company pany N X P land sale new yolk sept sc pl 10 tt it 1 Is 14 4 le lepor ported tod thi is northern iwas met sulli clent lands lando tn ill north dakota and montana Mort laina to a largo large banking interest to retire the hie bond of UK tit company the of them solid ondis about iU jos no tion or of the th report or details ot of tho the tran transaction a ac L ion con can be be secured c laced from caal sources ao |