Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-06-25
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vestigate the charges against Sen. In
gals of Kansas.
A WASHINGTON dispatch Of the 10th
says the president he's signed the bill
for the protection Of the Chippewa
river Improvements.
The state department has advices
under date Of June Goth, from Port au
Prince that Prof Langston, the Ameri-
can minister, who has been dangerous
ly i'll with yellow fever, is improving. g,
THE secretary of the treasury gave
notice on the Goth that he will redeem
at once, without rebate of interest, all
the outstanding 500 bonds, consols OF
1867 and consols CT 1868, called, to ma
ture July and 4 next.
The House Election committee on
the Goth considered, without result, the
Indiana contested election case Of Nc
Cabe against Orth, the sitting member.
The contestant made an application
for an extension in the time allowed him
for filing papers bearing on his case.
A dispatch Of the 18th says Secretary
Sherman has examined the legislative
appropriation bill, as passed by the SEN
ate in its amended form, and says that
no difficulty in constituting it was expe-
rienced, nor is any difficulty in carrying
out its provisions anticipated.
On the 17.h the president appointed
as paymasters in the regular army w.
F. Creary, of Michigan. the recently
bounced" postmaster of tho senate;
George F. Robinson, the man who saved
the life of Secretary Seward when Payne
endeavOred to assassinate him; and
Geo. w. Baird, Of Connecticut, now
captain in the Fifth infantry.
A WASHINGTON dispatch of the 18th
says the report of the death ofthe Hon.
John M. Langston, our minister to
Hayti, of yellow fever, was received
here by his friends to-day. 1t causes
general sorrow. Much regret is ex-
pressed that he continued at his post
long after the disease became prevalent
at Port au Prince.
The sub committee of the senate jul
dietary committee to which was refer
red the question, in connection with
McCrarys nomination as circuit judge,
whether the president could anticipate
a vacancy, reported on the 18th that
the vacancy can be anticipated. The
nomination will now 60 to the senate
for action on its merits.
THE house election committee has
reported, says dispatch of the 18th,
on the Iowa contested election cases.
II members held that the October cleo
ton was legal and the present incum-
bents entitled to their seats. Chairman
Springer takes the ground that neither
the October nor November election was
legal, and Representative Clark holds
the November election was the only
legal one.
Advices of the 10th state that Gen.
Miles has been instructed by Gen. Sher-
man, at the request Of Gen. Terry, to
prepare for the field. Miles will organ
ize strong column and move north,
across the Missouri river, TO the coun-
try Immediately south of the boundary
line, attack, arrest or drive back the
hostile Sioux, supposed to be hunting
buffalo on American soil and killing an
occasional white man. This move will
be matter of international interest, in
asmuch as the Indians are British SUBJ
British invaders.
A WASHINGTON special to the Tribune
of the Goth says the trouble between
Bayard and the silver men i'll the SEN
ate has settled down, and no further
action will be taken. Many senators
who favor the placing of silver upon the
same footing as gold in regard to coin
age. are opposed equally to the Warner
bill and to the attack on Bayard.
Among these it is believed that Melon
aid. Gordon, Harris, Wallace, Jones,
Hill, Thurman, Pendleton. and Farley
are prominent. These senators all be-
lieve in bi-metalism, but think the
country is growing up to their standard.
A WASHINGTON dispatch of the 10th
inst. says d petition signed by 10000
Mormons asking the pardon Of Reynold
has been filed with the United States
attorney general; also affdavits
| from several members Of the grand
jury that indicted Reynolds, stating that
he could not have been convicted had
he not himself supplied the testimony.
It is understood that the cabinet arrived
at the conclusion that Reynolds
should not be pardoned. Mr.. Cannon
is continuing his efforts to secure ex-
ecutive clemency, and intimates that,
if it be not granted, the Latter-Day
Saints may be expected to resort to
forcible resistance.
A WASHINGTON telegram of the 10th
says number of prominent officers of
the army general staff will soon be re-
tired. Adjt.-Gen. Townsend, who has
seen forty-two years Of service, will
probably be succeeded by Richard
G. Drum. Inspector-General Marcy,
who has seen forty-fve years of SER
vice, will probably be succeeded by
Col. Sackett. acknowledgement
Meigs, who has seen forty three years
of service; Surgeon-General Barnes,
who has seen thirty-nine years of
service; Paymaster-General Alvord,
who has seen iorty-six years of service;
and General Wheeler, of the engineer
corps, who has seen forty-eight years of
service, will also, be. placed on the re-
tired list.
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