The Dickinson press., 1883-07-21
pITH OF THE NEWS.
EVENTS IN WASHINGTON

Secretary Teller has issued an order that
no proposal be received for consideration
by the department ofthe interior from any
persoa, firm or corporation in default in
the performance of any co tract or agree
ment made with the department. or who
has failed to perform the same to the satis-
faction of the department; nor will any cen-
tract hereafter be awarded to such person,
firm or corporation. The order went into
effect on the l1th inst. In decision Secre-
a clerk in the office Of register of the land
Office who may be acting de facto, but not
de lure, has the same effect as if before the
register, and is valid.
There il just one vacant clerkship in
Washington to be filled by the civil service
commission, and that is the result Of an
accident. The appointments clerks were
tSe 1nss records an a sraishtenea out With every
blank filled up. Examinations were in full
blast at the treasury, and finally all were
disposed of except one 81, 200 clerkship, for
which the last representative of the spoils
system was ciphering hard. He worked all
day till about S 5o'clock, when the examin.
ing board saw it was hopeless case and
AVE it up. 1t was too late to try another,
and they were reluctantly Obliged To- ieaye M
this bone for the commission to nick. No
such accident happened in any other de-
partment.
On the Sd inst the disbursing clerk of
the interior department locked his safe, and
when he came to open 1t on the 5th it could
not be opened. The lock was one of those
combination time-locks, and he wound the
tine part OF the lock up on the Sd to run
until the 5th, the 4th intervening as holi-
day, but when the 5th came the c. ERIK could
not get into his vault. The most expert
machinists and locksmiths in the city were
sent for, and worked at it several days but
could not open it. Finally on the 18th the
officials telegraphed to the manufacturers of
The combination lock. and they sent an ex-
pert, who had the safe opened within twen-
fy minutes after he commenced work upon
the lock, without injury to the safe.
1t is reported that the president, through
the usual channels intends te make it a
matter OF grave consideration, if the recent
act of the British parliament should pass
into effect, with reference to the cattle trade
of the United States. Every means. so far
AS quarantine relations are concerned, are
heing provided to insure safety against con-
tagion and it is expected that the English
government will give due consideration to
our representatives in this matter. The
late act is regarded simply as another blow
at the American cattle interest abroad, and
will be firmly met.
The date of the Presidents departure
from Washington on his trip to Yellow,
stone park has not yet been fixed. Itseems
settled, however, that he will leave there
about Aug. /, and will attend the opening
of the Louisville exposition before going
iurtber west. Arrangements will be made
by Lieut.. Gen. Sheridan. Secretary Lincoln
will accompany the president, and it is
said Senator Wade Hampton may be one of
the party.
There is general dissatisfaction on the
part of the naval officers at the proposed
change in the naval uniforms. Admiral
Nichols objects to the abolishment of the
folding cooked hats, especially the substi-
tute OF the stiff cockade hats. There is q
good deal of grumbling and growing at
what is termed this fresh official copy of
the English uniform.
The increase in postofices thus far i'll the
new fiscal year indicates decided falling
of in their establishment in the east, and
chat fully three-fourths of the new Offices
will Re in the west and southwest. At the
rate of establishment OF Offices for the first
days of this month, the average made in the
last fiscal year of 1O2 per month will be
maintained.