The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-12-14
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
EVENTS IN WASHINGTON.

EVENTS IN WASHINGTON.
For the purpose of bearing and acting up
on the report of the subcommittee of the ma
tional republican committee, appointed to
report basis for calling the next national
convention and the plan Of representations.
for the transaction Of any other business, q
meeting of the republican national commit
tee wilt be held at the Arlington hotel, Wash
ington, at IL o'clock q. NJ, Wednesday, Jan.
II, 1888.
Its understood that Senator Hale of
Maine has Withdrawn his objection to the
incorporation of clause in relation to Yank-
ton county's Indebtedness in the Dakota ad-
mission bill. He is said to be in favor of
legislation similar to that proposed in the
memorial prese nted to the two houses of
congress in behalf Of Yankton county.
The department has issued a circular to
butter and cheese producers requesting them
to give information as to the amount pro-
duced, how much milk it required to pro-
duce the same, and how many cows fur
nished the milk and the value Of the butter
and cheese produced.
The secretary of the treasury estimates
that the surplus OF the year will be $780,
600, 900, of which s44, 000, 900 must be used
for the sinking fund, leaving SIG, OOO, 600 to
carrying on the great work of paying the
national debt.
Indian Inspector Pollock has been rein
stated after oil. He is either a valuable man
or has some information of value CO Com
missioner Price. Perhaps it is in the matter
of beef contracts, where there appears to be
10 %n40 lon 0f 10 Sy,fr
The house committee on postofices and
roads has adopted the report Of Chairman
Bingham in favor of the passage Of Repre-
sentative Anderson's (Ksnsas) bill reducing
letter postage to 2 cents per half ounce, to
take effect Jan. l, 1884.
The Potomac is frozen solid from Anolas-
kan island to Little Falls, unprecedented
within the memory of the oldest river men.
Most of the western members of the house
favor reduction of letter postage to cents.
The house postal committee will report in
vor of cent postage.
NE1TS OF THE RAILROADS.
From parties Just in from Bozeman it is
learned that the track layers on the North
ern Pacific arrived at Livingston on Tues
day, but tarried not. They at once began
the toilsome ascent of the belt range of the
Rocky mountains. The contractors declare
that they have orders from the company to
celebrate the new year in Bozeman at what
ever cost.
Settlers on the line of the Larimore extern
sion Of the Manitoba, from Larimore to
Bartlett, are anxious to have the road oper-
ated at much as possible during the winter,
and as an accommodation the management
will probably send out three trains per
week.
Maj. Rogers, chief engineer of the Cana
dial Pacific, reports that he has found a
route to the Pacific which will require no
tunneling and will be lower in altitude than
any of the American lines.
The positive announcement is made that
the Central Iowa has secured the absolute
ownership of the Peoria g. Pennington rail-
road. now almost complete from Peoria to
Keithsburg.
The st. Cloud & Hinckly branch of the
st. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba will be
open for business shortly.