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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-27

ST.. PAUL, Dec. M.-Henry A.
Wilson died early this morning aged
5lyears, at his residence, l72 Summit
avenue. Mr.. Wilson was one of the
ablest, soundest and best known
lawyers in St. Paul. He came to the
North West in 1856 and settled at
Madison, where he began the practice
of law. In February, 1876 he came
to st. Paul and engaged in partner
ship with Ex Gov. C. X. Davis and
Mayor O'Brien. forming the law
firm of Davis, O'Brien & Wilson
which continued until 1880, when
Ex Gov. Davis Withdrew and the
copartnership of O'Brien & Wilson
was formed. This continued until
Nov. 1st, when Mr.. Wilson was
obliged to retire on account of his
impaired health. The funeral will
take place next Friday at O'Clock.
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Cambridge Fire.

TROY, n. V, Dec. % -Campridge,
Washington. Co., was visited by a
great contlagratlon this morning.
lour large business blocks were con-
pletely destroyed, the probable loss
Is between hundred and fifty, and
two hundred thousand dollars, TIE
e'tlmated insurance is between nity
and seventy-five thousand. Toe
following are the losses: H.. M.
Smith and r. Coulter, owners OF the
buildings occupied by DR.. +. f.
NIver, Mcclellan & Cotton, uIider-
Iakers, r. NJ. Smith druggist. +. NJ
lett groces, H. C. Bartons residence
Llegreys & Worth jewelers., u:
NSIarpenter Il Son dry goods, Wylie q
1EanOstrand skating rink, miss miss
Jennie Reed millinery, Union HOUSE
motel, which property was owned oy
rerry w. Eldrldge. II. Lee was
proprietor of the hotel, DR.. Il: a.
C:lark, office of Williams q 90. drug
gusts, Chase l. Holland druggists,
~. >. Robinson, building owned anu anu
occuped by him as clothing store
ana residence. Building occupieu
w Craig Il Watkins grocers oauiy ,
managed, The fire started in Wyi'e
~VanO,trand's skating rink. ine
of'gln OF the fire is unknown.
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CATTLE STEALING.
''UMle'' - Fergus Gives His Views on
The Matter.

lhe Mater.
Hon. James Fergus, in letter to
the Husb0ndna0n, says that his firm
had only Is per cent. as many steers
to sell this fall as last, and less than
20 per cent. as many as they had five
years ago, notwithstanding the
natural increase, no cows have been
sold and their cattle have been on a
new range. He has no faith in the
law as remedy for horse and cattle
stealing, and mentions the fact that
at session of court at WI ite Sulphur
Springs in 1882. out of four criminal
cases, being all there were Oh the
docket, two of which were for
murder. one for horse stealing and
one cowboy for shooting off hie
revolver within the town limits.
all escaped except the cnwboy.
who received few weeks in Jail.
He complains of our judges leniency,
and says that one year in the peni-
tentiary is no good for horse thief.
because the time soon passes and he
is out and ready for fresh exploits.
In regard to sympathiZing he has
this to saw: "Another thing. there
are few grumblers and fault-finders:
m ostly men who have been in the
business themselves. While all re-
gret the necessity of having to resor,
to such desperate measures, all good
men are glad to get rid of lawless des-
peradoes, and none others are in
danger. Sympathizers who are gen.
orally more or less 'tarred with the
same stick will he watched and
their names placed on record. II
would be we'll for such to understand
that the hanging, ETC., of horse
thieves has not been done by lands
of lawless cowboys. but was the re-
suit of general understanding
among all the cattle ranges in Mon
tana
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Fire at Cincinnati.

CINCINNATI, Dec. 23.- A fire
started this morning in the cellar ol
}. r. Mills & Co.'S stationery and
printing establishment situated on
Walnut street, above Third, in the
northwest corner of the Masonic
temple, and extended rapidly /, to
other portions of the temple. which
Is a large building, fronting on Thi. d
street, and extending TO the alley.
midway between Walnut and Main.
The firsG portion of the temple to
burn included the most valuable
scenery, organ, and other property
belonging to the Scottish Rite frater-
nifty and was known to be the me at
complete In the west. 1t was large
~ the result of the lifelong labors of
Mr.. Enoch T. Cameron, who has de-
voted much time as we'll as money.
to the making of the cathedral, which
was the most complete of it's kind
The loss to the Masonic fraternity
will be very heavy. Mills and Co.'S.
establishment is necessarily a tr,aI
loss as the water destroys what may
be left by fire.
The total loss must reach above
$lOO, 900. Two firemen were SEVERELY
injured by falling walls.
By eleven o'clock the fire was fully
under control and was confined to
the Masonic temple and mainly to
the north side of the building bsing
divided by wide hall running from
east to west. The temp pie Is the prop
erty of Hora-Casera Lodge Of Mason
and was built at cost of 5000 600. is
insured for $l25, 900 much more ttian
will cover the loss on the building.
The principal Item of loss is that of
the Scottish Rite whose property was
in the third and fourth floors, which
portion of The building was first
damaged by fire. Their loss is esti-
mated from $4,000 to SIS, 900. Enoch
L. CamerOn's Masonic library was
worth $lO.O 900. It will be impossible
to replace it. 1t was wholly lost and
Was uninsured. 1t will be sincerely
by Mr.. Cameron as we'll as
BY all MasoDs who knew of its char
acter and value. The losses to other
lodges was not 80 heavy, as much
was carried out. The
lawyers offices were mainly on the
Third street front and are chiefly
injured by water and smoke. J. r
Mills & Go. in whose establishment
he fire started, cannot estimate their |
oss, but as the printing house was
separate from the other. it is not |
burned. It is thought $4,000 will
cover the loss, on which they have |
of $4,000. The total loss
20 the Masonic Temple building is
,stimated at 1000, to the Scottish |
Rite, $4,000, J. S. Mills & Co.. $50, 600
All others ten thousand. The Scot |
,ish Rite insurance was $4,000.
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Sharon's Attorney Speaks.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 23.-W. H,
l.. Barnes, leading counsel for ex-
Senator Sharon in the Sharon divorce
case says of Judge Sullivan's decision,
ut is an entire surprise to the pro-
fession, both as to law and facts.
The judgment, if it stands, will do
no serious pecuniary injury to Sharon
1 don't think he has ten thousand
dollars worth of property which
could be made subject to the decision.
Mr.. Sharon is greatly annoyed by
the present decision, but has not the
slightest idea of submission, and OF
course will appeal. and we are con-
ident of reversing the decision: The
suit brought by Sharon in the United
States circuit court to have the mar
riage contract declared invalid, will
be prosecuted.
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TELEGRAPH BREyITIES.

Glove fighting is to be stopped at
Toronto.
The Lake Shore directors have de-
decided not to pay dividend this
current quarter.
The celebrated Sharon divorce case
was decided in favor of plaintiff, at
San Francisco, yesterday.
Major L. H. Sanger, eleventh in
fantry, United States army, died at
Amboy yesterday, of heart disease.
The direct United States Cable Go.
and French Cable Co., made reduc-
tion in their cable tariff yesterday, to
points in England, Ireland and
France, to 40 cents per word, to meet
the cut of the MacKay, Bennett Cable
Company.
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CONGRESSIONAL.
HOUSE.

WASHINGTON Dee. 23.-About SO
members were present when Speaker
Carlisle called the house to order.
Randall called up the adjournment
resolution but moved the concurrence
in the senate amendment which pro-
vides that the adjournment shall be-
gin on Wednesday and last until the
fifth of January, which was agreed
to.
The Speaker announced the fol-
lowing committee assignments on
elections: Smith. Iowa, military
affairs: Connolly ,public lands, Camp
belt, Ohio, territories, Hill, education
and labor, o. O'Fsrrtll, revision of laws.
expenditures of the treas
ury department., Wallace. printing,
Brietung, pensions. bounty and back
pay, Wallace, alcoholic liquor traffic,
English; it was then moved the
house adjourn until January 5th
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To GOrdOlls Relief.

CAIRO, Dec. 22-General Wolseley
will complete the concentration Of
his army at Anykarti the first week
jn January and will begin his march
through the desert upon Shendy the
7th Of January. The di tance from
Karti to Shendy is 200 miles, and
General Wolsev calculates the march
will occupy l6 days, unless he meets
with opposition from the enemy on
the route. A simultaneous move
ment will be MADE from Suakim
against. Osmond Digma ia order to
secure from attack the flank of the
Nile expedition. General Wolsey
will leave Cairo for Saukim Wednes-
day to assume command OF the ex-
pedition from that point.
Major Schermside reports that out
of the garrison in Saukim of ], 200
marines and sailors only 100 are
available.
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An Uncanny Monster Of the Mut.

AM VhC6MAAy NAVASSoA W tA4O AN~
An octopus WAS recently caught in
Commencement bay In about three
hundred feet of water by fish hooks.
When brought to the surface 1t was
ain, )st Interchangeable. and it was
only by a severe struggle that 1t was
hauled into boat and brought
ashore. Ohce it seized upon the bot
tom of the boat, and no effort could
loosen it until 1t did so OF its own &C.
cord after the vessel was Set in mo-
ZION. One of its ftelers caue In con-
tact with one of the boys arms, and
it was only indu ed to let go ny beat
ing the feeler to a jelly with a club.
1t Is plenty large enough to master
man, and would be u dangerous Gus
tomer to meet in the waite. 1t was
monster specimen, hav 'ng arms or
feelers four feet long. The arms are
eight in number, and are each sup
piled with l2O pairs Of suckers, by
which they seize and bold their prey.
IT'S body is pur>e- shaped, without fins,
ana is a foot long and n+srlv the
same in width. Portland Oregdnion.
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Train Ditched.

CtNcINNATI, Dec. 23- Times Stars
Chattanooga special states that. OBJ
structions were placed on the track
of the New Orleans & Northeastern
railroad near Pruvis. Miss, which
threw the entire north tOund express
train from the track last night.
Engineer Robert Turner, and his
fireman were killed, others were
badly nurt. The names can not be
obtained.
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Clevcland's Reception.

ALBANY, Dec. 25.-At a reception
TO Gov. Cleveland TO-DAY all the
counties in the state were represent
ed. The time designated for the re-
ception was between 8 and IL o:cl1ck,
but the guests were in the main late
in arriving. After the reception and
collation., the PresideDt-elect received
manv congratulations, and it was
long after midnight when mcst OF
Ihe guests had taken their departure.
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CHRISTMAS.
BY DAISY B.

" Glory to God :" the angels sing.
glorious hymn on Beth'lem's pain.
"Glory to God !" the sweet bells ring
This Christmas time with glad refrain
Peace on earth :" the angels sing,
The trembling stars more brightly glow;
"Peace on earth." the sweet bells ring,
"Our Jesus saves q world from woe"
"Good will toward men" the angels sing;
The shepherds hear the words with JOY,
Good will toward men" the weet bells ring,
" Let kindness reign without alloy.
The Christmas bells ring out today
In mellow tones the angels song.
If all its spirit will obey
The world is free from guilt aud wrong.
Dec. "a, 1854.
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Hard Luck for Iramps.

LINCOLN, ILL.,, Dec. 23.-Last night
thirteen tramps slept on the top of
the boilers of a coal shaft here.
About six o'clock this morning one
of the number accidentally turned
the blowout valve, allowing the
steam aud hot water from six boilers
to escape, severely burning and
scalding eight of the men, two Of
wnom, it is thought, cannot survive.
All the men became panic stricken,
and found difficulty in escaping from
the building. Three were burned
about the face, throat and head, and
several were badly scalded on their
bodies
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Divided Dakota.

ST. PAUL, Dec. 24.-The Pierre
papers issue a call to the Dakota
editors to circulate petitions. me-
morializing congress to admit Dakota
with or without division. They will
work for forty thousand signers to
he handed John B. Raymond, Jan.
5th, also to call upon the south Da-
kota towns to send representatives
to Bismark and work with the south
Dakota legislators, to remove the
capital IN Feb, to a south Dakota
town. if congress will not decide by
that time.
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The Wrecked Vessel.

B1DDLEFoRD, Maine, Dec. pa
dispatch from Broidlord Pool, re-
ceived this morning says that moth
ing has been learned concerning
the crew of the schooner wrecked on
Reach Island Sunday night, and that
II was an English vessel from the
fact that it was loaded with pine
slabs. The vessel has been built with
in few years. Nothing has been
discovered of the crew.
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DakOta's Exhibit.

PIERRE, Dec. 23.-T. L. Skinner,
in charge of the Black Hills exhibit,
passed through Pierre to-day enr0ute
to New Orleans, with Black Hills
sample specimens. A fifty pound
gold sample, goes fifty thousand dol
lars per tor; silver ore specimens
twenty thousand dollars per ton; tin
ores assay seventy per cent; ninety
per cent OF the sheets of pure, cut
mica ore without stain, and in size
are twenty-four by sixteen. There
are rich aud rare specimens of iron,
lead, asbestos, nickel and metallic bis
muth, also mineral oil, coal, salt,
vergi, marble and building stone.
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Condition of Stock.

CHEYENNE, Dec. 23-Leader spe-
cials from all over the Territory. IN
dicate that the present is the first
real cold wave of the season. Ft.
Mckinney, in the midst OF a cattle
region, the thermometer 2S0 below
and is showing hard. Cattle are well
prepared for the storm and the dam
age so far is slight, if any. The lndl,
cations are that the weather Will
moderate SOOD.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. %. - The
charges preferred against Sergt.
Holtnorth, of the Signal Service,
growing out Of the alleged pllterlng,
Nv Holtnorth, of Lieutenant Greeley's
desk, was to-day forwerded by Gen.
Hazen to Lieut.. Gen. Sheridan.
Gen. Hazen spoke in terms OF com,
mendation of Sergt. Holtnorth, and
said if a court martial was ordered in
the case, he, (HazeD), hoped he VIII
he called for the defense.
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IN the United States Circuit Court
to-day, a verdict was given for the
plaintiff in the sum of So, 164, rem
dered in the case Of the Knife Falls
Boom Company vs. the Duluth Lum-
ber Company. The case is brie fly
outlined as follows: The Knife Falls
Boom Company threw a boom across
the st. Louis River at Knife Falls
and imposed q tax upon all logs pass
ing through. The Duluth Lumber
Company, which foated immense
quantities of logs on the river, OBJ
jected to the toll IMPOSED for sorting
and refused to pay. Their logs were
tied up in consequence. and the Du-
luth Lumber Company brought suit
in the District Court of st. Louis
County, before Judge StearDs for
damages in a heavy sum. The de-
cision of Judge Stearns sustained the
boom Company. The case went to
the United States Circuit Court and
is now pending there. To reverse
the case, end as an offset, the Knife
Falls Company have now instituted
a suit against the Duluth Luz ber
Company to the exact amount of
tolls imposed, and secured to-day a
verdict as named above. It IS an i'm
portant decision, as on it hinges the
fate of hundreds of MILLIONS of logs
which will yet come down the st.
Louis River.
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The telegraph Wires.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 23.-For
the eight days past the telegraph
lines have been interrupted to some
extent. The greatest trouble was on
the overland wires between here and
Ogden, which suffered many serious
interruptions since December Is. The
wires bet Veen here and Ogden and
Was hington territory were down for
three days, there being twenty miles OF
wire Frustrated between Yreka, Cal
ifornia, and Portland, Oregon. Last
night all the lines were reported in
working order.
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Some Vassar girls made up a
70 ,nge-cske and sent it without
label 10 an agricultural fair. They
got note from the judges sometime
afterward, that their sample Of con.
crete had been received, anu the city
would like an es innate a. to the cost
of block pavement of that bind, 1t
being the most desirable Of any pre-
aented, and just the thing for streets
where the travel il heavy.
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CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

|
ths WAshlNaTON, Dec. Z3-Vest coli
tne t record of what was said sn% S aanl SAY
~ congress, should be what :. a"u' n,,r
poIted to be, instead Of heins pI, ~,
ota.tlcature ot. that 1t was TO-DAY ~. M.
rnect OF untruthful representation.
INV made, could not but have ths
Most injurious effect, espec,ailv e nv
!ue young men of the country ybon
.ney learned that instead of y sna.oh
oelnR delivered to a full h, nsa Spoeoa eod
and ~ inu s,ti presence OF crowded galleries.
sn soa With loud applause, and immense
thoquets thu 10 reward the orator, that
sne orator did not deliver the
tiR tReeca at all, but at The
.ime OF the supposed deliverv
-; ne Was taxing, leisurely, a luncheon
~ tne Congressional restaurant or
RlIacidly smoking in the cloak room
MS was becoming to well under. food
mat 1t was touching sense of nuhlic
morals, and the opinion of the com.
Try was that cOngI ess was getting tn
De nothlng but a variety show, where
tnere was nothing real except the
pay. He cited as abuses of the print
ing privilege, one Case, q member of
congress, who delivered ten lines of
remarks, and then pre- sented. "a a
part OF his speech. the complete conv
OF tue constitution of the United
states. Another who presented "A
DIS remarks, poem Of 80 pages en-
tltled TO the Immortals" and ded-
lcated II to congress-. But even a
more scandalOus case was; shown in
the last session of congress, when a
member after delivering few sem
tences of speech, supplemented
them with all the chapters on the
tariff. contained in Blaine's book,
and had them thus printed at the
public expense. Copies of that speech.
Vest said, were sold by the campaign
at ten c-nts per thou
sand, and distributed under q frank
through the mails, and the instance
by Vest, was when the identically
same speech appeared printed as
having been delivered by two MEM
hers. Some member Of a literary
lobby had sold a copy of the speech
to two different men. Hawley re-
marked that any copies of the speech
sent out, by the campaign committee,
were paid for. Vest asked whether
It was not true they were franked
through the mails. Hawley replied
that he believed it was the custom of
both parties. in distributing copies
of congressional speeches, to frank |
them.
Hale called up the house appropri-
alton bill, as reported yesterday by
nim from the committee on apprO-
and it passed.
The senate in a secret session
the resolution providing
ror holiday recess, substituting the
.4th for the 10th as the date when
he recess will begin, adjourned.
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co., Miners Strike a Failure.

P1rrsBuRa, Dec. 23.-The latest
report from up the river Would seem
to indicate that the Miners strlke Is
q failure. In the second pool many
of the miners are still working and
IN the 3rd and 4th pools it is reported
that the majority of the miners have
signified their willingness of going
hack
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Canal Boat Sunk.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2a.-The canal
hoat Chas. Wilson, moored at the
dock at the foot of Columbia street.
Brooklyn, sprung leak ana sunh a
go quickly that the occupants were
unable to get ashore. Capt. flannery'
wife ana two children were rescued
hut his son, aged IA, end daughter,
coed 7. were drowned.
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TRIAL Of q Murderer.

U FARGO, Dakota, Dec. 3.-Al'
th;aas, who is on trial here in the Dis-
.rlct n court, for the murder of James
a. =. Clark, prosecution have rested
she case. No new evidence was ad-
ouced but what was given at the
S";r1ner's s';', inquest. 1t is thought ne
th al De acquitted Clark was one OF
rne l'ur roughs arrested by a police
s .a who asked Haas to assist, CLARK
tempted to escape and was shot.
dos aue nrlng is supposed to have been
Noae by Haas.
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A District Attorney Shot.

MILWAUKEE, Wis.,, Dec. "a
Special to the Sentinel, from Oshkosh.
says that word has just been received
there If the shooting of district attor.
ney w. F. Macarthur, Oh the street
at Neenah, this ve"ing. by Paul
Steinel, a client, who claims McAr-
thur has swiudled him in managing
his case. Steinel is reported to have
threatened to shoot Macarthur Tor
Several years. The ball penetrated
the lungs, and Macarthur is said to
b'ln very critical condition. Stel-
mel Immediately gave himself up.
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A Speial Term OF Court.

PIERRE, Oak, Dec. 23.-Juige
Seward is holding special term of
court, hearing the contest case Of
Hand, Wallworth, and Sulky coun-
ties. A prominent attorney from
centr.i Dakota is in attendance.
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school Rutlding Burned.

SALEM, MASS, Dec. 23.-The north
school building on Stone street was
burned this morning and to1aliy
destroyed, the loss is $l5, 600. f0ar
nnnd nd children were in the build
ing, all got out safely. No insurance.
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The next annual reunion of the
ceremonies of the "Iowa Brigade"
composed of the 10th, 18th, 18th and
10th Iowa regiments will be held
September 23rd and 24th, 1895, at
Iowa City, Iowa, instead of MARSHALL
town as heretofore stated.
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An Ohio Railroad Wreck.

DAYTON. O., Dec. 23.-The third
Pan Handle railway wreck for the
week occurred at Brinler station.
The train broke in two, and the
engineer slowed up, when the rear
portion came up with crash, smash
ing four cars.
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Weather at Chicago.

CHICAGO, Dec. 23.-Tne snow has
heen falling since dark. South wind.
Tharmometer il 29o above. Trains
vest and north, south and south
east. are coming in from one to hve
hours late. The chief trouble is in
the Northwest.
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Sullivan and GreeMfieId D1sm1ssett.
New YORK, Dec. 23-On motion
of counsel and with the consent of
the district attornev, the court to-day
dismissed the indictment against
Richard X. Fox, Patrick Shaey,
VIM. T. Harding, Chas. johnson,
Arthur Chambers, {" Patty" Sheppard,
..Nobby" CLARK, and VIM. Maloney,
sporting men VINO took a con-
spicuous part in the late fight be-
tween Sullivan and Greenfield.
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WASHINGTON NOTES.

The sub co nmittee of the house
committee on judiciary, agreed to
recommend in tull committee, that
Ex Sergeant at arms Thompson
should be allowed reasonable
amount for expenses incurred by
him in the HalIett Kilbourne suits.
Commodore Winfield Scott Schley
was nominated chief of the Bureau of
Equipment and recruiting navy, with
rank of Commodore.
w. B. Thompson. of Michigan,
was confirmed as Second Assistant
Postmaster General.