The Dickinson press., 1883-04-28
NEWS %CONDNNSED.
GOSSIP from Washington.

Pension Commissioner Dudley has issued
a circular requesting special examiners to
give public notice that they are authorized
to collect money for lees or expenses from
pensioners or applicants for pensioner; also
that all special examiners are provided with
certificates signed by the commissioners of
pensions II secretary of the interior, and
bearing 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 perpe,rated by persons having no
commissioners asks that some responsible
person report to his office all suspedted
casss ofthe above nature, with a description
OF the alleged examiner.
The treasury department has prepared for
the change in the revenue laws, affecting
stamps to be PLACED upon articles from which
internal revenue will be collected after May
l, by shipping to collectors throughout the
United States stamps of new denominations
to the value of $50, OOO. 900. The shipment
was made Monday, SO that stamps may be
in the hands of collectors for sale by May L.
The stamps shipped are of all denomina-
tons made up i'm l,150 packages, weighing
in the aggregate fifteen tons and requiring
200 of the largest size naail pouches to ac-
commodate them.
Mr.. Stevens, acting commissioner OF In
dian affairs, said Monday tina, he had re-
ceived a letter fiom DR.. Ashley Thompson,
at Lake Winnebagoshish, to the effect that
the Indians stricken with small pox at that
agency were all convalescent and improv-
ing rapidly. Thew are still in quarantine.
The clothing and cloth ordered by tine 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.
Pneto@cc cs.aulisi1l1, Buttertie!a, Mina.,
offices discontinued, New Prairie, Mimi;
mail to Cyrus; Quincy, WIS; mail to
Thomas E.. Edwards, Lead City, Oak; al.
fred u. Eldridge, Clear Lake, Iowa; Will
liam w. River, Greene, Iowa; William. w.
Worth, %lGdianola, Iowa; Mrs. Sarah Case,
Soldier Valley Iowa; James Connor, Lon
don, Mimi; Benjamin f. Dawson, Homer,
Wis; John Remple, Buttertield, Mimi.
The commissioner of internal revenue has
decided to redeem stamps, and return to
owners with the word redeemed" imprint
ed upon ca h check. All check and drafts
bearing two.cent internal revenue stamps
which remain unused on July I can be used
Ill the regular course OF business.
Postmasters commissioned: John N. KEEL
~, Beaver Greek, Mont; James Fitzpatrick,
Oil!ton, Mont; Levi IL. Peterson, Peters
gurs, Oak Samuel Sherin, Park, Iowa;
Lorenz Snauke, DAT, MINI; Oscar NJ. Lin
coin. Manitowoc RAPIDS, Wis; Horace w.
Reed, Pound, Wis.
Second Controller Upton has rendered a
decision on the question of longevity pay
allowances in the army, which is in effect
that tSese allowances are to be computed
from the date of acceptance ofappointnlents,
and not from the date OF appointments.
After July l the general land office will
print its decisions every sixty or ninety days.