Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-05-04
NEWS Condensed.
Gossip from Washington.

Pension Commissioner Dudley has issued
give public notice that they are authorized
to collect money for tees or expenses from
pensioners or applicants for pensioner; also
that all special examiners are provided with
certificates signed by the commissioners of
pensions and secretary of the interior, and
hearing the seal of the interior department.
Without such certificates, all persons claim
Ing to be pensions examiners are frauds
This circular has been brought out by COM
paints reaching the pension office of swim
dies perpetrated by persons having no
authority to act for the pension Office. The
commissioners asks hat some responsible
person report to his office all suspected
cases ofthe above nature, with a description
OF the alleged examiner.
Secretary Folger has made a decision fav-
orable to the brewing interest, o n the ques-
ton of classification for important duties of
kernals of lcs broken into fragments. He
holds that grain rice does not fall within
the designation Of rice cleaned in the pres
ent tariff, and is liable to duty only at 20
per cent. ed valorem. This destroys the eff
forts of rice importers to create a monopoly
by increasing the duty on granulated rice
from half a cent per pound to 2l-2 cents
per pound on, the argument that %granulated
rice is composed largely of unbroken rice,
and should pay duty as whole rice.
The treasury department has prepared for
the change in the revenue laws, affecting
stamps to be placed upon articles IRON which
internal evenue will be collected after May
/, by shipping to collectors throughout the
United States stamps of new denominations
TO the value of $50, 600, 900. The shipment
| was made Monday, SO that stamps may be
in the hands Of collectors for sale by May /.
The STAMPS shipped are of all denomina-
tions made up in 1,l50 packages, weighing
in the aggregate fifteen tons and requiring
200 of the largest size nsail pouches to ac-
commodate them.
Mr.. Stevens, acting commissioner Of In
dian affairs. said Monday that he had re-
ceived a letter from DR.. Ashley Thompson,
at Lake Winnebagoshish, TO the effect that
the Indians stricken with small pox at that
agency were all convalescent and improy-
ing rapidly. Thev are still in quarantine.
The clothing and cloth ordered by the de-
partment for the patients had been received
and put into use. He says the patients will
be in such condition by May Is that he will
be able to leave there at that time, when he
will be permanently transferred to Rosebud
agency.
Lie poaiu VI AieliGat eAFcitS, ShliieC III
veterinary diseases, convened by the COM
missioner of agriculture to investigate the
cause of disease among cattle and devise
means of eradication, have been at work for
! some months. and their labors are reported
to have been attended with considerable
success. The value of the interestEaffec edits
estimated at 1868. 900, 900.
Postmasters commissioned: John n. Kel-
ly, Beaver Creek, Mont; Jane Fitzpatrick,
Dillton, Mont; Levi H. Peterson, Peters
| gurs, Oak; Samuel Sherin, Park, Iowa;
Lorenz Shauke, Delt, MINI; Oscar NJ. Lin
coin, Msnitowoc RAPIDS, Wis; Horace w.
Reed, Pound, Wis.
Postotfices established; Armour, Iowa.
Postotlices discontinued: Vienna, Iowa,
mail to Beaman; Herseyville, Wis, mail to
Sparta. Postn,asters commissioned: Sam
uel A. Faulkner, Fort Yates, Oak; Uriah
d. Palmer, Sherman, Oak.
At the state department they repor, the
situation all quiet on the Thames. Extradi-
ton has not been asked for O'Donovan
Rosa, and no correspondence has taken
place between the governments on this sub
ject.
The Washington gas light monopoly has
declared a dividend of$S per share and a
| special division of 5000, 600 pro rata.