Show From Washington I WASHINGTON June nLand Commissioner Commis-sioner Sparks has advised the attorney for a purchaser of lands in Nebraska from the Burlington Missouri River Railway Company Com-pany that no mor patents can bo issued to said company for lands north of the line of the road in that State for the reason that the company has already received its patents under a former administration of theLand Office for 0 acres more than it is anti tied tov Tbo Commissioner some time since tme snce recommenued a suit to recover thisexoess For the purpose of carrying out tho act of Congress making an annual appropriation to provide arms and equipment for the militia the following regulations have been issued by the War Department The Adju tantGeneral tho army shall annually on or before July 1st of each year report to the War Department the number of regularly enlisted organized and uniformed active militia in each State and Territory and this report will be the basis of action taken for tho ensuing year Requisitions for any or all public property provided for in this not will be made by the Governor of the several States and Territories Terri-tories on the War Department The400000 appropriation in the act will be distributed in the far Western States and Territories n follows California 7373 Colorado 2764 Nevada 27G4 Oregon 27Gt Texas 11981 Arizona 2754 Da kota 27Ci Idaho 2704 New Mexico 2704 Montana 2764 Utah 27G4 Washington Wash-ington Territory i6j Wyoming 76 Acting SurgeonGeneral Stover today expressed ex-pressed the opinion that tho yellow fever at Key West is well under control and there is not much danger of its spreading beyond present limits A number of dismissals will bo made in the QuartermasterGenerals office of the War Department beginning the next fiscal year in accordance with the provisions of the legislative appropriation bill passed at the last session of Congress The dismissals dismiss-als Secretary Endicott has decided shall bo determined by an examination conducted under the new Civil Service rules governing promotions in tho executive departments The examination it is expected will take place some time next week |