The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-12-04
THE RlTH OF THE MEMS

Wash1nstoa NEWS.
i The Democrats Of Washington are very
active and noisy Just now, the subject of their
chatter being the Inauguration ceremonies
F About . million claims for pensions have
been fled since 1861 More than half the
whole number, according to tie II forthcoming
au-haVe been allowed
The president hss appointed George D: An
aerson Of NeWR York Indian inspector, VICE Barr
resigned, and Charles f. Ashley of New York
agent to the Indians Of the Colorado River agen-
cy, vice Clarke, resigned ,,-::, T..
!: Postofices established: Dakota-Lordsburg
Bottineau county. Rostmastera commissioned
Samuel Mitchell, Napoleon, OAK; Alex G.
McCilloveray,. Weller, Dak John a Hellwig,
Belknap, Iowa; Walter D. Elmer, Cambria,
Iowa; Benjamin F. Flower, Pacific, Wis. !;
David Miller, Lordsburg, OAK ;.
Mrs. Hit, wife of the well knownrepresent
tive from Illinois and ex-secretary OF the lega-
ton at Paris, is pretty and charming woman,
and has not little fame at Washington as the
possessor of superb diamond necklace that
makes even the ladies of the diplomatic crops
envious
During the coming year the charters Of I'll
national banks will terminate, unless their
stockholders avail themselves Of the provis-
ions of the act of July IL, 1882 From the ex-
perience of the last two years. it is highly
probable that the majority of these banks will
extend their corporate existence These as
sociafonA represent more than 61e-third Of the
national banking system. = ',
The report of the life saving service makes
an excellent showing Of work accomplished
during the year. The number of disasters was
2,547, involving property worth 81, 129, s14
Of this $32, 898, 346 worth was saved The
number Of lives lost was but 44S out of q, 2l7
imperiled Too much praise cannot be given
to these brave men for their ;H0ble work
Superintendent Kimball points out that the
efficiency of the corps in mainly due to the
fact that political influences are not permitted
to interfere with the service
Judge Payson of illinois, who is member
Of the comm ittee on public lands, says thatth
committee intended to push through as rapidly
as possible the various bills on the subject OF
FORGETTING the unearned land grants of rail-
roads. Mr. Payson has been an earnest advo-
cate of these measures, and will do all he can
to secure their passage this winter: He says
Pacific will be the first to come up on the as
sembling Of congress. He believes one of the
measures, probably the Henley bill, will pass
the house.
Speaking Of the alleged violations of law by
national banking associations, the comptroller
of the currency says that it is his intention to
rigidly enforce the bank act, and to call the at
tention Of the department of justice to any
criminal violations of the same Experience
has proved thatit is difficult, not only under
the bank act but generally under criminal
statutes, to always obtain sufficient evidence
to convict offenders. The comptroller is of
the opinion that, with few exceptions, the
national bank act has adequate provisions for
the prosecutions and conviction of those who
lay themselves liable to it's penalties