The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-06-14
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

GOSSIP FROM WASH1NGTON.
Postmaster General Gresham is about to
order an investigation IS to the causes of
mysterious disappearance of newspapers
mailed by private persons. It was repre-
scented to him that through the ca:elessness
of postmasters fully three-tenths of all such
newspapers fail to each their destination.
It was represented to him that they were
often opened and read by postmasters and
then thrown away. The postmaster gener.
al says that newspapers should be as sacred
letters. He said he would dismiss a post.
master guilty of opening newspaper as
quickly as though he had opened letter.
The postmaster general has decided that,
under the recent act of congress directing
the readjustment of salaries of certain post
masters where it was not done under Sec. 8
of the act of June, 1866, no postmasters are
to be included within the legislation unless
they failed to receive . biennial readjust-
ment of their claims upon the basis fixed
upon by the acl of June III. e., actual
quarterly returns tor two years-where such
reimbursement would make their loss 10 per
cent, compared with readjustment on the
basis Of their average quarterly returns for
two years.
The commissioner of the general land Of
flee has received letter from ex-Gov. Mar
shall of Minnesota, reporting progress in his
investigation of pre-emptit n frauds in the
Duluth and st. Cloud land districts. he
reports that several new indictments have
been found at Winona of wealthy and influ-
entail brokers, among them the clerk Of the
district court in Crow Wing county. Other
Indictments will probably follow soon.
The adjustment of salaries of postmasters
ofthe various classes shows a marked in
crease in p>stal revenues for the last quar-
Ter, and it is thought probable by officials
of the postoffice department that the de-
crease after Oct. I will not be more than
one-hslf the amount that has been predicted.
Reduced postage on tirst-c;sss matter is re-
~ onsible for the decrease. but not more
than year will suffice, it is thought, to
bring the department up to self support
ing basis.
Indian Agent Wilcox has telegraphed
from San Carlos, Ariz, to the commissioner
IF Indian affairs an account of the recent sur
render to the military of the Indians belong
ing to Loco's band. He says they were cut off
can troops. They heard the country was
fnll of soldiers and fled to San Carlos for
refuge. He declined to receive them, and
they are now being fed by the M ilitary.
The suit to recover $1,000 counsel fees
brought by J. s. Bigelo~, an attorney OF
Washington, against Bette E. Mason, wife
tence of imprisonment for attempting to
shoot Guiteau, came up in court Friday on
motion to dissolve the order restraining
Mrs. Mason from using money collected for
bcr some time ago by public subscription.
Petite won her case.
The rumor that Secretary Frelingbuysen
I'D Attorney General Brewster would short
" retire was authora'ively denied. Mr..
rewster says he knows Of no reason why
he should not remain at the head of his de-
partment until his term expires.
Charges of corruption are made against
parties prominent in public life in connec-
ton with the Southern Pacific land grant.
A tell-tale stub hook looms athwart the
mental vision of susceptible statesmen.
Acting Secretary o. the Navy Nichols,
has written to Hon. w. D. Washburn that
there viii be no !vacancy for the appoint.
n,cnt of a naval cadet from the Fourth
Minnesota district until 1884.
Postmaste,s commissioned-Iowa: Solo.
mon Mcmillan, Athica; Barthel Thompson,
Dunbar, Minnesota; Monroe P. De Wolf
Brunswick; John Randall Sharon, Dakota;
William, Ruzicka, Prata.
Secretary Chandler says he is expecting q
report from the navy yard board very short.
ly and the restlt will be that some of the
navy yards will be closed before the LIST. o
July.
The president said recently he would
take up the question of consolidating the
internal revenue districts when Secretary
once.