The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-04-10
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
WashinRton News.

EEx- Senator Mitchell Of Oregon islocated in
Washington as tho resident attorney for the
Northern Pacific company. r
The senate committee on public lands unan-
imously instructed Chairman Plumb to report
the nomination Of W. J. Anderson for the recei-
The district of Columbia's total debt is $751;
81, 700. The issue of Is per cent bonds up to
date is $14, 100000. The reduction Of the debt
since July LIST, 1875 is 81 ,40O, 0O0
The treasurer Of the United States is signing
about ], 600 checks day in payment Of the re-
bate Of tobacco tax, and will have to keep up
this average for two months or SO.
Representative Maybury was instructed by
the house committee on judiciary to prepare an
adverse report on the joint resolution propos-
ing constitutional amendment to confer the
right of suffrage on women
George Bliss, the star route counsel for the
committee, that he had already received
so, 72 Is with $1,000 still due him, making
$4, 452 Is as compensation for his services.
Mr. Strait was before the subcommittee of
the committee on military affairs in favor of
the bill for the relief Of James 81. Bacon of
Litchfeld, MINI. The subcommittee agreed
to report the bill favorable to the full committee
Combinations: Col David s. Stanley, Twen-
ty-second infantry, brigadier general; J. A
Riner, Wyoming, attorney Of the United States
for Wyoming; James G: Tracey, Texas, mar
Texas.
1t is related that Representatives George D.
Wise Of Virginia and Townshend of Illinois,
and Senator German of Maryland were once
pages in congress, along with the actor, Stuart
Robson: and Gormon was afterward president
OF the National Base Ball club.
President Arthur and his cabinet, together
with Generals Sheridan, Sherman and Hancock,
Postmaster General Gresham, and Hon. Lionel
Sackville West, the British minister, and his
family, have promised to attend the Cincinnati
dramatic festival, beginning April q.
The attorney of the notorious Maj. Nicker-
son, late Of the army has filed his answer to the
divorce suit, brought by his original wife, in
court It is sworn to before the United States
consul at ST. Catherine, Canada. He swears
that he is not q fugitive from justice, but is in
on account Of his health But his answer to
the petition is that the original divorce. which
he secured in Philadelphia while his wife was
in Europe, is legal, and that his wife has no
further claim upon him.
The famous Bill Jones, tho man on the gray
marc, who tried to shoot Guiteau while on the
way from the court house to the Jail, about two
years ago, appeared in court the I'd, to answer
Pm indictment for assault with inten to kill
When the case was called the court remarked
eententiously that he believed the prosecuting
witness was dead. The district attorney re-
piled that he understood 80, but they had %
witnesses several policemen to prove the act
The attorney for Mr. Jones asked that the case
benolled, in order to save expense to the gov
ernment, as he would be able to show that VIII
liam was not the man on the gray mare who
fired at the assassin, but his suggestion was
not adopted, and the case was set for trial
on the 2Sth Of the month.
The experts at the signal office are study
ing the characteristics of the recent destructive
wind storms and gettiag all the laws that I'M
derlio this phenomena According to these
gentlemen, the connection between the storms
and the prevalence Of sun spots, if any can be
said to exist at all, is very remote. They ex-
plain that tornadnes, which should not be con-
founded with cyclones, are due to a collision
Of warm and cold currents of air, and are apt
to be found in southern attitudes. Therefore
in the early spring, following the advance Of
warm weather naathward, most of the cyclonrs
originate in the Northwest Kansas is pre-
eminently the cyclone state, having had as
many destructive storms of this description
during tho century as the South