The Dickinson press., 1884-12-13
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Washington News.

Mrs. Bacon Of Toledo, Cleveland's sister, de
MES an alleged interview concerning the future
management of the White House
Congressman wsshburn has appointed Henry
L Alexander Of Minneapolis y csas. Al IVES,
Point, in compliance with the ss,ss
OF the examining board. sna has NAMED Nj
ham T, Chrissenser alternate
II is the opinion u = number u rass.ss~ss -
the house eomuussee NJ naval AFFAIRS tsi ~
action will tS taken by she &amu.s;ses ~, she
recent Recommendation ~ nSsesSiS ~ sk.y, ,.syy
department FOR Appropriations i&s 1sw vS&Sa.s
for the navy,
citizens committee " Yellowstone erwa.y.
Mont. forwarded to HMA hsnsy I. Dawes,
United States ssnssor sni Chairman ~ IKE
commission - tres' With the Crow lud.ams, y
protest SSSiuS: leasing ANY portion vi the 7
reservation 10 the Colorado syndicate The
protest Is titry-one teSt lons, with closely
written signatures
Elisha Il Thompson has resigned the Wall
pscs postofiee, and George NJ. Chamberlain
will probably he appointed Monday by tho
president The four vars term of NJ, l.
Iorpey, postmaster at Morris, Mimi. and c.
Selvlg, postmaster at Wilmar, expire Dec. II.
The president will probably send their reap
HttlulllleltS 10 llle senate next week.
The bill introduced by Senstor Cullom to
facilitate promotions throughout the army by
retiring from active service, upon their own
application, officers of the army, who served
in the war of the rebellion, meets with the ap-
proval of army officers, and, If passed. would
provide a simple and easy method of awarding
justice to men who will otherwise suffer in
justice.
Charges have been fled in the Indian Office
against Agent S. j. Armstrong of the Grow res
e~rvation, Montana. Mr.. Mcdonald charges
him with the improper use of his position to
John I. Blake and j. c.. Wilson as trustees for
a syndicate of cattlemen, whereby the greater
portion OF the Crow reservation is leased for
ten years at one cent an acre.
Statements have been published since the
presidential election in which it was charged
that the civil service commission had decided
to enlarge the scope of their rules SO as to en-
brace chief clerks, heads of bureaus, postal
clerks, and a great many other government Off
Gals not now coming under the civil service
regulations. In conversation Judge Tooman
said that the commission had not considered
such a question.
Potofices established: Dakota-Buchanan,
Emmons county; Hoven-Potter county.
Iowa-Gracevillo, Guthrie county. Minnesota
Rogers, Hennepin county. Postoffices dis
continued: Iowa-Bethel, Marion county; mail
to Tracy. Postmasters Commissioned-Leslie
Strong, Bancroft, Wis; G. G. Mulliken, Dry
Woods, Wis. il. A. Goodwin, Buchanan, Oak.
Barbara Howen, Hoven, Oak. J. B. Guiles,
Graceville, Iowa; D.. H. Hawkins, Rogers,
MINI.
The following nominations were presented
to the Senate, Thursday: Otis R. G. Clarke,
Rhode Island, commissioner of pensions;
Calvin B. Walker, Indiana, first deputy COM
missioner of pensions; Noah P. Loveridge,
second deputy commissioner of pensions;
Luther Harrison, Pennsylvania, assistant COM
missioner general land Offices; George B.
Anderson, New York, Indian inspector; John
p. Bryant, Georgia, United States marshal for
The Northern district of Georgia; Stephen I.
Wilson, Pennsylvania, associate justice of the
supreme court of New Mexico: commissioners
for Alaska, join G.. Brady, Alaska, to reside
at Sitka; George P. Ihric, Pennsylvania, to re-
side at Wrangel; Chester Seeber, California,
to reside at Onalaska. The president also sent
in the names of q large number of persons APP
pointed during the recess to various positions
in the army and as registers of land Offices and
Indian agents.