The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-02-01
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

ETENES IN WASHINGTON. :.
The FIathead Indians have agreed
10 sell . portion of their land to the North.
ern Pacific road and permit that line to run
through their reservation. The secretary of
the interior believes that ifthis agreement
is not ratified by congress- at an early date
the Indians will cause trouble, when the
projectors OF the road attempt to go through
the reservation. The Indian agen, at the
reservation il making every effort to keep
the crowd that follow the laborers on that
line of the Indian lands. It necess airy he
will call upon the Military at Fort Missou-
la.
At meeting of the committee on Indian
affairs Mr.. Deering was instructed to report
bill to authorize the sale of tir1tes on Ger
tain lands reserved fer tie use Of the Men.
0monee tribe Of Indians in Wisconsin.
These Indians occupy q reservation in
Shewano county, Wis. The committee 70.
port that some portion of this reservation Ia
covered with valuable timber. In the last
few years the forest fires have destroyed
portion of the timber, and It Is only aH,ies-
ton of few years when rom iht; same
cause, most OF the valuable timber will be
lost to the Indians. The trees in other tracts
are old, have attained their growth, and are
now going to decay. There can be no ques-
tion but it will be Tor the Interest of the In
dams that the timber be sold on these tracts.
One of the justices of the supreme court,
In discussing the state of business said they
are about three years behind on the calen.
OAR, and are steadily falling more and more
to the year. The calendar gains on them
about fifty cases year. He says it in q mis-.
take TO suppose that full bench, arreletates
business. II anythinf they 80 slower than
they did before. Tl}e lager the court the
more apt there - TO be diversity of opip
ion. He thinks the remedy Is Judge DAVIS
Intermediate court bill, which he hopes will
pass.
Postof1ices established: Georgetown, Ed.
munds county, Dak.; Postmastefs commits.
stoned: Anthony Tucr, tadhs. OAK; Irwin
NJ. Lesser, Abbott, bak., Fred. Dinsmore,
Etdgewvod: Iowa; W. c. cathey, 1oka, Iowa;
Charles f. Keller, Lake Mills, Iowa; 0. C.
T. Gulgesjel, Sacred Heart, Mimi; John G.
Stark, Randolph, Wis; Ernest H. Wilson,
Ashland, W u.s.; Matthew G. Wilson, George
town, OAK; Edwin 2. Waterbury, Water
bury, OAK.
It IL said in Washington that the passage
Of any tariff bill now will depend upon the
success ola conference committee, and that it
is the purpose of the protectionist to pick
the committee in that interest 1t is rather a
forlorn hope, however, for the Success of the
tariff reform when the enactment of any
measure is made to depend upon the action
OF q conference committee.
Mrs. Eliza Dunno, mother of Gen. w. A.
c. Ryan, one OF the victims of the Vireinius,
received on Saturday last s., 500 from the
state department at Washington a. her por-
ton Of the indemnity to the families of the
fated prisoners shot at Santiago de Cuba, by
order of the Spanish officer. Gen. Bur:iell.
Combinations: Gustavus Coward, Chica-
60, secretary Of legation to Japan; Indian
agents: d. NJ. Robinson, Arizona, at Ma.
vail agency, New Mexico; H. H. Jackson,
Cincinnati, Pima agency, Arizona
The commissioner of the general land of.
fee requires that naturalization papers be
produced or evidence Of their destruction
shown, te entitle foreign born citizen to q
land patent.
President Arthur gave his first state din
ner to members of the diplomatic CORPS at
the White house Wednesday night.
Robeson's residence in Washington is ad.
vertised for rent.