Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-01-17
EPIToME OF THE NEWS.


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In resard to the resolution adopted on
the sth inst, by the house calling on the
postmaster general to examine into the
trnth in the state euts to the effect that a
British spy named O'Brien had ibeeu al
lowed 10 tsmpr with American Esaiis at
New YORK. where plans were laid to trap
unfortuna.e mea. some OF them American
city ms recently tried an sente ced 70
Ltysrpeol. Postmaster General Gresham said
Es hsi absolutely no knowledge OF aDything
of the Kind aving taken place. Sharpe,
chief Of r~ostotiies inspectors, has been
directed 10 proceed Immediately TO
New YORK and personally make a thor
ough Investigation into the truth OF the
charges.
Congressman ID. B. Henderson of Iowa
has prepared q bill for the general pension
Ing OF soldiers OF the late war and Others.
His proposition is to give a pension 10
ever soldier y no served for six months in
any war, provided he is now reasonable
fer disabilities. He would have the r iiing
depend euiir.Iy loon the character and ex-
tent OF the disability, and without any rel
erence to rank. Another feature Is that
every man who served six months, was hon
OTAU1E uiSIhHTECA nAd O ~ 49, -
Of sixty-6vs years, independent OF any dis
ability, Is given g pension provided ne ac-
iually needs it.
Grceetary Chandler Is msSing arrange
nents to haze the bodies OF Lieut.. Comman-
der De Long and companions appropriately
recsived upouihe arrival 1T ksE y
ali. asss=ss .ass q S0laGsitts OF navy nficefs
be d tailed to receive the bodies, aud thay
viii be acc lmpanied by relatives and friends
of the dece ssed. Upon reaching New York
the bodies will be taken TO the Bavy yard,
where a ssm erary vaut will De erected In
which they vii remain until finally ier
tered In accordance WITH the wishes.of their
friends.
The following will be inserted in the OF
ice regulations of tbe signal bureau uuosT
direction or Gen. Hszen. A while flag
witE q black center shall be used to indi.
cate q { Id wave approaching. Whenever
It il q iicspa ed that he temperature all
fall decidedly below normal, the assistant
In charge OF the indications division will
ssnd / legrams 20 the observers III Chicago,
So. Louis, Louisville. Nashville and
Cincinnati, hoist cold Signals, and will
direct them lowered xae7a the temperature
ha- s4i cad ts ..;nifnuHi.
II 10 rraacsed in army circles that, since
be retirement OF Gen. Mckenzie. Gen.
Crook will be SEN. to Omaha TO take charge
OF the department OF the Platte, where he
was formerly . popular, and Gen. o. @.
Howard, now commanding there. will be
transferred * Arizona, and permitted TO
carry odt certain views az to the settlement
Of tine Indian question on me border.
Eenafor Hill has introduced d bill 10 re-
guire that 3 government building be- con-
rucfsA Il. pysry ezty aud town efthe uqson
IN vh}ch tbe ReSssrnnsfeF draws \ salary or
$1,000 and over. Htll ssys tkas this policy
wound ssre the government 81, 900, 600 per
year
The president on tbs 9Th inst, nominated
Oscar Malmros Of ST. Paul to be United
States consul IS Leith, Scotland, The
ne~ ~ofE ". 8. Worthington was also presfn-
1T .or the Dostmastership 1t Little Falls,
aa ethatof H Kempsr Tor . like position III
FsFlaM.
Posto2&ce Observation-Disclosures Eden.
Langlade county. Postoffics name changed
Iowa, Browns station, Clinton county, to
Brown. Postmaster commissioned: Cgth-
arine A Sing, Baltimore, Oak.