Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-05-04
WASHINGTON NEWS.

,fr,I4.. WASHINGTON NEWS.
N WASHINGTON, May 2-President to-day
appointed VIM. ). Wood as district judge
for the seventh district, Indiana, vice
Gresham appointed postmaster general.
WASHINGTON, May 1--Secretary Teller
says that he does not intend to make any
reply to the charges contained in Senator
Hills letter, except in 80 far as they re-
late to. his management OF the Interior
Department The secretary specifically
added in response to further inquiry "the
personal allusiOns of the letter do intend
to dignity by On answer. ~, ~. o.' ~. Il,
Bliss argument in the star route trial
this morning turned upon the petitions
connected with the various routes and
Mines was made the object Of partic-
ularly bitter attack. He sho wed that
two routes had been increased and expe-
dited at q great expense by Brady, solely
upon the recommendation of two railroad
presidents. Yet Brady had pretended
he was fighting the railroads in the IT.
terests of the star routes. Dorsey had
procured railroad passes from these gen
tlehlen for his agent and 1t was clear
case of "scratch my back and LII tickle
your elbow" ,,..,.s l5s...! r4i,a t"2 E;
WASHINGTON, May 2-Vice Admiral
Rowan has asked to be relieved from his
duties as superintendent of the naval
observatory and Secretary Chandler has
appointed Commodore Shutticldt, to sue
ceed linn. The commodore will on the
10Th Of this month be promoted as Rear
Admiral E. II. Calhoun will be placed on
the retired list. 1t has been decided to
give Shuftieldt command of the Mare
Island navy yard but now some other
officer will be sent to that point. "1..
The president has selected Boston, At
lanta and Chicago as the names for the
three new steel cruisers for the navy.
Comptroller Knox reports the number
of new national banks organized during
the past six months to be 1872, with cap
ital of S4,95O,000 OF these banks ten
having capital of $40, ,05o, 900 are To-
Gated in New York; eleven: with cap
ital of $7S5,O0 in Pennsylvania; sixteen
with capita al OF $4,000 in Ohio; ten
with capital of s2,97o, 90 in Illinois; nine
with capital Of ss60,ooo in Iowa; SIX
with capital of 1926, 900 in Nebraska;
eight with capital Of $500, 900 in Dakota;
and nine in Texas with SS5OOOO. ~
Rev. }. A. Reddick, well known COL
ored Methodist Episcopal clergyman,
formerly of Baltimore but now of Staun-
ton, Va, arrived m Baltimore on the
train from Washington on the Baltimore
s. Ohio railroad and at once made COM
plant that his clyil rights had been de-
MED him aQd that he had been i'll treated
and elected from the Vlacuct hotel at a
relay station owned by the railroad COM
pany He states that when the train ar
rived at the relay he went into the hotel
with other passengers to his breakfast
but was refused by the manager Of the
house who stated that John w. Garret,
president of the road had given orders
that colored people should not he served
there. Mr.. Reddick says he attempted
to demonstrate with the manager when
the manager became angry and with an
oath put him out of the dining hall. Mr..
Reddick says he will have his rights VIM
dicated: as,.s s!rI.., goa Z" tH
WASHINGTON, May 3-Admiral Porter
and staff left the, Washington navy yard
to-day in the U. 5. steamer Despatch to
inspect the squadron now assembling at
Hampton roads. 1t is probable the pres :
ident will be present at the review, the
date Of which may be delayed through
the unavoidable absence of Secretary
Chandler, who has been called to New
Hamshire by sickness in his family. ~
Sidney Dillon, president of the Union
Pacific railroad has written to the Secre-
tary of thu Interior, that the govern
ment is indebted to them instead of the
| road to the government as the letter
claims. ,.,.....y, i.au ....o l>aza"@j
Secretary Folger addressed letter to
Congressman Murch to day declining to
remove Alexander, 5th auditor of the
treasury from the Hill investigation COM
m,ssission. He also asks that Murcll will
signify as soon as possible when he will
be ready to proceed. .-s.....
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