The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-12-11
NEWS OF THE WEEK.


Mrs. Bacon OF Toledo, Cleveland's sister. de
MES an alleged interview concerning the future
management of the White House.
Congressman washburn has appointed Henry
l. Alexander of Minneapolis cadet at Wes'
Point in compliance with the Recommendations
of the examining board, and has named Will
liam p Chrissenger alternate.
II is the opinion Of q number Of membere 81
the house committee oh naval affairs that nc
action will be taken by the committee on the
recent recommendation of officials Of the navy
department for appropriations for new vessels
for the navy.
:. A citizens comndtsae Of Yellowstone county
Mont, forwarded to Hon. Henry L Dawes,
United States senator and chairman, Of the
commission to treat with the Grow INDIANS, a
protest against leasing a,s~ teaftion of the Grow
reservation 10 tSs Colorado syndicate. The
pfoteet ss hfty-one feet long, with closely
written signatures
Elisha B. Thompson has resigned the Wau-
paca postofice, and George NJ Chamberlain
will probably be appointed Monday by the
president The four years term Of NJ L.
Torpey, postmaster at Morris, Mimi, ana G.
Selvig, postmaster at Wilmar, expire Dec. 12.
The president will probably send their reap
The bill introduced by Senator Caliom to
facilitate promotions throughout the army by
retiring from active service, upon their own
application, officers Of the army, who served
in the war Of the rebellion, meets with the ap-
proval of army officers, and, If passed.. would
provide simple and easy method Ct awarding
justice to men whe viii otherwise suffer in
justice
Nl.AS how H>oay loI ~ bo T~Js
against Agent S ]. Armstrong of the Crow res
ervation, Montana A Mr.. Mcdonald charges
him with the improper use of his position ID
John F. Blake and j G. Wilson as trustees for
a syndicate of cAttlemen Whereby the greater
portion of the Crow reservation Ii leased for
ten years at one cent an acre. -
Statements have beer published since the
presidential election in which it was charged
that the civil service commission had decided
to enlarge the scope of their rules so as to en-
brace chief clerks, heads of bureaus, postal
clerks, and great many other government cfa-
Gals not now coming under the civil service
regulations. In conversation Judge Tooman
said that the commission had not considered
such question
Potofaces established: Dakota-Buchanar,
Emmons county; Hoven-Pettsr county.
Iowa-Graceville, Guthrie county Minnesota
Rogers, Henncpin county. Postofices dis
continued. lowa-Bethel, Marion county: mail
10 Tracy. Postmasters Commissioned-Le
Strong, Bancroft, Wis. ; c. G. Mulhken, Dry
Woods, Wis u. A. Goodwin. Buchanan, Oak
Barbara Howen, Hoven, Hak. ]. B. Guiles,
Graceville, Iewai p. Il. Hawkins, Rogers,
Mimi
The following nominations were presented
TO the Senate, Thursday: Otis R G. Clarke,
Rhode Island, commissioner of pensions;
Calvin B. Walker, Indiana first deputy COM
missioner of pensions, Noah P. Loveridge,
second deputy commissioner Of pensions !;
Lu.nsf Harrison, PENNSYLVANIA, assistant COM
missioner general land Offices; George B.
Anderson, New York, Indian inspector; John
E. Bryant, Georgia, United States marshal fol
the Northern district of Georgia; Stephen F.
Wilson, Pennsylvania, associate justice of the
supreme court of New Mexico: commissioners
for Alaska, John G. Brady, Alaska, to reside
at Sitka; George P Ihric, Pennsylvania, to re-
side at WranSel; Chester Seeber, California,
|. to reside at Onalaska@ The president also sen,
in the names of a large mum Der of persons ap-
pointed during the recess to various positions
in the army and as registers of land Offices and
Indian agents.