Show THIS FROM WASHINGTON The Census bureau announces that tho population of Taconm Wash Is 37711 as against 3 3COG in 1830 Thlsls an Increase pf LOS or 471 per cent It Is ofilclally announced Iv the Consuo bureau the population of tho2 > tato of New 1fliflIiuiilS is 4i1 tloiopulatiomt was 37G530 the Increase being 3005 or 0 CO per cent The United Stales Government is preparing pre-paring to take very decisive steps It Is learned with a view to bringing Turkey to aprompt performance of Its promises nndobllcatlonM with respect to the claims of the United Status The Secretary of the IntgrlQr has decided de-cided to dispose the Incllaif laiida ceded to Chlppewas in Minnesota amountIng amount-Ing to 74125 acres They consist of pinto and Tigrlcuitural lajids adjoining tho Vhltcr Earth crvilloiit Copt Dunn of the Ordnance bureau renocts that the Europcaa ofilqerz are wellawarc oCthe Jmportnncs keeping abreast of time tinges In all kinds of gunnery gun-nery Und ammunition and arc watching wlli liitercst everything1 the United Stales1 do6s In this direction1 The War department has approved an exhaustive opinion by Judge Advocate General Llebcr to the effect that absentees ab-sentees from a volunteer regiment savo prisoners of war aro discharged from the service on the same date upon which their organization Is mustered out |