The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1880-04-22
VERY LATEST NEWS
A Record Of Important Events
Domestic and Foreign.
WASHINGTON.

j: W. ARMSTRONG, formerly chief
clerk OF the land Office, but recently con.
hrmed as land register at Colfax, Wash.
ington Territory, will leave Washington
'or his post on the 10Th inst.
1HE president nominated the follow.
ing pos!masters on the 10Th inst: Tillie
Olden, Parkers Landing, Pa, Luke Mar
vim, Duluth, Mimi, II. A. Hanson, Al
bert, Lea, Mimi, and Jos. McCue, Calkcr
City, Kansas
| MIR. DAVIS, of West Virginia, tried, on
the 18th inst, to have tee senate consider
the bill authorizing the geological sur
vey under Clarence King, 10 be extended
into the states, but Mr.. Blaine insisted
| tn at the Geneva award bill should not be
displaced.
JUDGE KELLEY, is said to be preparing
statement in relation to paper, and in
opposition to the paper bill In the
course OF this statement, say reports of
the 10th inst, he will make the claim
that The newspapers have been making a
great deal Of money while paper manu-
facturers have lost.
WILLIS DRUMMoED, j., chief clerk Of
the railroad division Of the general land
office, resigned On the 1G'h inst, to &C
cept position as land commissioner for
the Milwaukee & ST. Paul railroad. He
has been in the land office since 1871.
Commissioner Williamson regretted TO
part with him.
Col. HATCH telegraphs from San An
drens, in relation to his recent engage.
ment with Eictorias band of Indians on
the 14th inst that Capt Carroll and seven
men were seriously wounded, and that
the Indians were SO severely punished
that it will probably have the effect of
bringing them TO terms.
A. c. SOLOMON, and Simon Wolf, repre-
isentlng the organization of the Union of
The American Hebrew Congregations,
presented to the secretary Of state, on
tne 18th INST, remOnstrance against the
cars alleged recent cruel dscrimln ina
lions to the injury OF Russian Jews, and
asking that the minister of the United
States at the court Of st, Petersburg be
directed to inquire into the matter.
A WASHINGTON dispatch of April 14lh
says the receipts from the tobacco tax for
the first SIX months of the present fiscal
year, compared with the corresponding
period Of he last fiscal year, in all The
districts which returned $4,000 and up
wards during the last fiscal year, show a
total Increase Of S776, 790.
THE secretary Of war informed the
cabinet al lis meeting on tn" 18th that
Gen. Miles was in Washington and
states that the Sioux Indians desirous
Of surrenGering themselves TO the govern
ment is comparatively few, and il is not
anticipated that there will be more
M ~ a.
ly fed. Those who present themselves
will be received as prisoners Of WAY, and
cared for accordingly
The house committee on foreign al
ID irs "a the l4tb, ordered a favorable re-
port TO be made to the house upon the
house joint resolution authorizing the
president 10 open such negotiation with
France, Spain, Austria and Italy as he
may deem advisable, with q view to re-
moving the restriction on the importa-
tioD Of tobacco into these countries, and
securing 10 our citizens an open market
therein for the same.
A MEMORIAL in favor of the reservoir
system on the Upper Mississippi river,
which is signed by all the republicans
IN congress from the states in the Mis-
sissippi valley whose districts are affect
OG ~ AOAAcISS HOl Ludi jIhSI, Sd IL
dispatch OF the 18th inst, has bean pre-
sented TO the house commerce committee.
The greater portion OF the representative
| from the following states have signed
the memorial: Minnesota, Wisconsin,
Illinois, Iowa and Missouri.
A WASHINGTON dispatch Of April 14th
states, that the Vermont friends of Sena-
tor Edlnun6s suggested to a representa-
tive IN congress from that state that he
accept the leadership Of the Vermont
delegation to Chicago, in order TO present
and press the name of Edmunds Cor the
consideration Of the convention. This
gentleman said to Edmunds, If you de-
sire il l VIII go.n MY only wish, !" re-
piled the Senator, ais that if you do 20 ii
shall be to make it known that my name
not to be presented to the eonvention.n
IN The supreme court of the District
the case of the Widow Oliver against
ex-senator Simon Cameron was called
on the 18th inst M:. Kiddle, the
widows e1-attorney but on the senator's
side on the trial, said that one of his col
| leagues (Col. W. 4. Cook was danger
onsly sick, and the other Gen. Butler)
was far away. The former, he hoped,
would be better by the time the case was
reached in the term commencing next
! Monday, and the latter was expected
here on the 25th. The case was there
| fore continued for the term, with the un-
Outstanding thai ii would be called at
the end Of this or the beginning Of next
month.
| TIE president has transmitted TO the
| house OF representatives the report of
/ Secretary EvGrts in relation to Chinese
| immigration, says dispatch Of IL e 18th
inst. Secretary Evarts says that on April
| %, 1879, when the American minister
| was about 10 return to his mission in
| China, he was specially instructed that
as the Chinese ministers IN this country
were understood not to have been fur
nishsd with powers or instructions to
treat in regard 10 questions growing out
of the presence of their people in Cali
! fOrnis, ii would be necessary to conduct
negotiations on that subject in Peilin.
The character of the Chinese movem ent
toward our Pacific coast, and the contract
system, under which much of It was be
lieved 10 be contracted, was specifically
called TO his attention; and he was ln-
| formed that the government shared the
apprehensions entertained on the Pacific
coast-that social and political derange-
ments must result from excessive In
crease OF The people; ne was instructed
to press earnestly on the Chinese govern
ment the grounds OF that apprehension,
and invite full and frank discussion as
TO the proper course OF negotiation
10 relieve il, but as our own
people resident in China enjoy
many important treaty privileges, and
as ii WAS desirable TO work out the re-
suits sought without disturbing the good
feeling now existing between the coun-
tries, or TO impair the opportunities and
prospects inuring 10 Us under existing
treaties, he was directed to ascertain the
precise dispoailion of the Chinese gov
eminent, and 10 give assurances Which
would enable US to proceed with such
/ further negotiations as might he deemed
necessary.
CRIME.