The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-07-08
VERY LATEST NEWS.
A Record of Important Events,
Domestic and Foreign.
WASHINGTON.

The report and recommendations of the
Judge advocate general in the Whitaker
case are now being copied, preparatory to
submission to the secretary of war.
The citizens of Washington who had
subscribed considerable sum to fire a
saluse over Grants nomination, declined
to have it used for salute after Grant
was defeated.
SECRETARY SHERMAN says there is no au-
thority for the published statement that
the treasury department will suspend it's
weekly purchases of bonds after the LIST of
July.
For, the month of June the internal
revenue collected amounts to 1926, l67 ,2224.
There is one more day to come in, and it is
estimated that will be enough to bring the
amount for the month up to 1928, 100000.
The cost of collection has been about "a per
cent.
A DISPATCH has been received at the war
department stating that the expedition of
the tilibuster, Marquee, who was moving
upon Condor, Sonora, has been abandoned
and that the men have sold their horses
arms and clothing, and are making their
way to their homes.
Owing to the great inconvenience that
NOu1u IO11OH, VIC COuIIOllcI Ol the Currcn.
cy has decided not to withdraw all the
800 national bank notes, in consequence
of the counteiting of this denomination,
but gives notice that no person should re-
ceiye any notes of this size on banks, the
notes of which have been counterfeited.
These banks are: the National Revere
bank, of Boston; the Pittsburg National
bank; the Mechanics National bank, of
New Bedford, Mass. the Pittsfeld Nation
al bank, OF Massachusetts, and the Nation
al Exchange bank, Of Baltimore.
SECRETARY OF WAR RAMSEY does not at
tach much Importance to Mexico's refusal
to let General Hatch cross her frontier in
pursuit of Victoria. He thinks the latter
will soon grow hungry and tired in the
land of the Greaser, and return to fight the
troops or to surrender, as may best suit him,
within few months Should damage re-
suit from any further raiding after the
hostlles recross the secretay is of opinion
that Mexico will be held responsible for
damages.
Gen. SHERMAN has received large
number of applications from army officers
who desire the place on his staff made va
cant by the death of Col. Audenreid. Be-
fore leaving for St. Paul Gen. Sherman de-
cided to detail no officer to the vacant
but, instead, he transferred the
work Of the late Col. Audenreid to Gen.
Poe, another member of the staff. Gen.
Sherman now has three officers on his
staff
SECRETARY RAMSEY says he has not ex-
amined the Whitaker case, and will not
until after the Judge Advocate General re-
views the papers and makes some recon-
mendations. 1t is, of course, possible that
the finding of the court of Inquiry may be
set aside, as we'll as the recommendation
that Whitaker be dropped from the roll
of the academy for failing to reach the
minimum standard in certain studies.
Secretary Ramsey says he does not intend
to give any attention to the case until his
return from Minnesota.
\ PROPOSITION is pending between the
postotfice department and the managers of
the Pennsylvania road for fast mail
train to Chicago. Superintendent Thomp-
son, Of the railway mail service, says he
hopes the negotiations will be satisfactor-
lily concluded in short time. Railway
managers are now considering whether
they can afford to accept the government
proposition or not. A meeting of man.
ayers of several southern railroads was
held not long since for the purpose of
with Superintendent Thomp-
son in regard to establishing two fast mail
routes to New Orleans and Jacksonville,
Fla.