The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-06-19
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The attorney general advises congress- to pay
Kilbourn his $3000 .;4z' (, .I5 So. (
Attorneys Cook and Cole denied that they
received money to prevent the indictment OF
Contractor coleroye in tho star route cases.
The secretary 81 the interior AAs ilisbarTed
from practice before tho pension once. John
A1g4o, q EnS Alch and Edwin. Smith Of
Mr.. w.shbdrn said thAt he intended to again
urge the postmaster general to remedy the
complaints made against the arrival of the
mail trains in St. Paul He will insist upon an
order being made requiring their arrival al
least an hour and half earlier:
The house public lands committee agreed to
report favorably the bill requiring the general
governmental pay California, for school pur-
poses, per cent of tho net proceeds Of al
public lands sold within her boundaries since
the states admission. The amount Of the pre-
posed payment is estimated at 100000.
Postofaces Observation-Disclosures: Kost,
Chis.go county postof6ces Discontinued
Mosley, Minnesota: Polk county. Postmasters
Observation-Disclosures Peterson, Lake
Harold MINI. Mash Mcknight, Kimberly,
Mimi james G. Pitts Winona, Emmons county,
Oak. Abram G. Rhinehart, Deett, Polk county,
MINI.
Special cablegrams from Washington an
neuncing that the United States government
has received no communication from England
concerning American dynamite censpiracies
against the British government, and meditates
no suppressive action, nave kindled anew the
feelingof irritation against the American au-
thorites.
Mr.. White, of Minnesota, appeared before
the committee on claims in behalf of the bill
for the relief of O. Streator. The bill author
ICES the secretary Of the interior to examine
the accounts of Mr.. Streator Will census
taker in Dakota, in 1880, and 10 make the prop
or allowance for the service Mr.. White thinks
the bill will pass. t.,
Secretary Lincoln and Gen. Sheridan, COM
ing west on the Fort Wayne limited express,
rendered their passes, but were informed that
it was not q paper train. Sheridan remon-
strated, but the conductor persisted that they
must pay their fare or he would stop the train
at the next station for them to get off, and pro-
ceeded to carry this programme into execution,
when Phil paid his money and continued his
journey.
As was announced when Minister Sargent
RETIRED the president and secretary Of state
have determined to leave the German mission
vacant until Chancellor Bismarck learns how to
treat respectfully a representative of this gov
ernment AS m act Of retaliation, Bismarck
has decided to suspend relations with the
United States, and Baron Eisendecker, the
German minister, presented to the secretary
of state his letter of recall. They visited the
president and the usual speeches of regret good
wishes, etc., were made.
The speaker has laid before the houses COM
munication from the attorney general, trans
hitting letter from the United States district
attorney of tho District of Columbia concerning
the trial Of the case Of Hallett Kllbourn vs.. J.
g. Thompson saying: fear that unless con,
gress shall either direct that the judgment
which now stands for $50, 600 shall be paid, OF
shall modify the laws so that the connection OF
the government with this case shall cease when
final action shall have been taken on the bill OF
exceptions by the supreme court Of the United
States, the government may have to pay much
larger sum than 10000.