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Postmasters Coulmissioned-AIbert \. Bel
don Common wealth, Wis.
Portraits 81 ~ wives OF Presidents Taylor
md Folk vsrs hung n tho green room Of the
White House recently.
TIA president has appointed ]. W. Fstrick
sSof OsweEo, Kama, Indian agent st Plattville
aid the Great NsmahA agency at Kansas
City.
In Washington, recently, the district attor-
nsy entered suit to recover $12,0 0 sureties on
tho bonds Of Howgate, late disbursing officer
of the Omitted States signal corps.
By direction Of the president, Brig. Gen.
Nelson a. Miles has been detailed - . mem-
ber Of the general court:martial appointed to
meet OF the grounds in Washington for the
trial Of Judge Advocate Gen. D. g. Swain and
infantry, relieved.
The acting secretary Of tho treasury has ac-
.cepted the oser Of Charles H. Barth to pay
Oh. 100 In compromise of . claim Of 4100,OO0
alleged 70 have been embezzled by him while in
the quatermAster generals department ut SAn
francisco, severalyears ago. TWAS shown that
no more could b. recovered.
The smount,missing from the trust fund In
the Security safe deposit vault In Boston, to
which Charles z. Stevens had access, il about
130, 900, and the total amount Of the fund il
about $100.0 600 which il held for the benefit Of
two daughters OF the late W. h. O'Brien, Of the
ID reported to bc in Europe II is believed he
took only about d, 0OOwith him
The presidents cottage at the Soldiers home
Is being put in readiness for his occupancy up
,on his return to Washington The president
has always enjoyed his ~sojourn At the home,
andis DESTROYS Of living there for . while be-
fore the snow aieA. When at the White House,
he rarely has : moment to himself. Even AZ
tor the business Of the day he can scarcely es-
cape the tnnumerable calls which arc often
kept mp until midnight In his retreat at the
home he 10 seldom troubled by visitors not Of
his own selection, and he finds its quiet very
agreeable, and doss not object to the ride to
and from the city.
The war department received information
that Oklahoma Payne, who has just been re-
leased by the United States court at Fort Smith,
Ark, is preparing for another raid into Indian
Territory. Gen. sheriden har directed Gen.
Hatch, who is in command to prevent Payne
entering tho territyry, but If he cannot do that
Ito follow him and bring him out The general
says the soldiers will probably have to take
Payne cross the country 300 miles to Fort
Smith again, and to keep up the farce of ar
resting him Is long as the courts allow him to
60 ~ large. Gen. Sheridan has ordered Gen.
Hatch to establish two winter cantonments in
the Indian Territory, and near the place where
Payneis so anxious to locate, and another
near the boundary line, 30 as to intercept any
invaders.
The president has designated Assistant
Secretary Coon to act as secretary of the treas
ury during the absence or sickness at any time
OF Secretary Gresham. Assistant Secretary
French has always heretofore acted in this
capacity. Mr.. Coon is also authorized by
the secretary to sign in his stead all war
rants for payments into the public treasury,
and al warrants for disbursements from
the public trearury of money certified by
the proper accounting officers of the treas
ury. Similar authority to act during the
absence or sickness Of Acting Secretary
Coon was delegated to Assistant Secretary
French. The duration OF the appointment
Of Judge Gresham is commonly fred for
. time extending to about the first ofOctober,
when it 10 believed Gresham will resign and,
perhaps, accept the judgeship Of the United
States Circuit court for Illinois.