The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-06-26
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Washinrton Neva


That $s5o,OOO diplomatic appropriation is
still a mystery.
Congressman Kelley will sail for Europe on
July 2, to be gone until September
The dedication of the Washi nk hon Monunnen
will take place on the I'D Of next February.
Extensive preparations are being made for the
event
Postoffices Established@DAkota: Barlow,
Foster county, Myfon, Faux county Pendroy,
Louis G. Hunt, Dempster, Oak; Thomas d.
Eden, Clio Iowa; Ogden Lowell, Ludden,
Dickey county, Oak
Nimmo, chief of the bureau Of statistics, N
the request of Secretary Folser has PREPARED
and transmitted 10 the latter An elaborate re-
port upon the proposed improvement Of the
that the proposed work is one of great national
Importance.
Special Agents Bowman and Winston, who
went to Springfield, ILL.,, to investigate the &C
counts of ex- Marshall Wheeler, expect to Gem
plete their report and, as soon as they can be
transcribed, copies will be furnished the attor-
ney general Springer says tNat he will have
the report spread upon the records of the COM
the duty Of prosecution to the attorney general
Delegate Caine of Utah says that the bill
which the senate has passed is not only con-
stitutional, but it is also one of the wickedest
measures ever considered by Legislative body
He does not think it will become law in its
present shape and believes that the house jul
dietary committee will not adopt it without I'M
portant notifications. II is bill to destroy
ho md fho rty IF ha
Marmons, he says, and is simply the work of
fanatics.
Secretary Chandler said that the investigation
of the accounts of the naval bureau of medi-
cine and surgery since 1881 was still in pro
gress, and a large number of suspicious YOU
cheers had been found, which, in case they
proved fraudulent would further involve two
officials against whom proceedings had begun ;
and also = number of outside persons not pre-
viously suspected. Chandler also said num-
Der of arrests were probable, as two clerks
against whom proceedings had been instituted
appeared to have carried on systematlzed
frauds the last three years, with the assistance
of various persons outside the department.
The first controller of the treasury in settling
the accounts of Roberto. Morgan, deceased,
formerly disbursing clerk of state and chief of
the bureau of accounts, discovered deficit
of $4,000 His bondlsmen have been called in
to make good the amount Morgan was dis
bursting clerk of the state department for many
years, and was held in high esteem. He died
about two months ago. 1t now appears that
Col Burnside, late disbursing officer of the
postoffice department, in addition to stealing
$45, 600 from the treasury, has been in the habit
of simply pocketing the proceeds of waste pa
pers, carpets, old furniture and N aterial of the
postoffice department A So, 600 shortage in
this account has already been discovered, and
the amount is likely to be largely increased as
the investigation progresses. Burnside began
his speculations the first year he entered upon
the duties of the office. The bondsmen of Col.
Burnside, the defaulting disbursing clerk of
the postofice department have surrendered him
to the authorities