The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-12-11
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q 3ra Bacon Of ToledD Clsysland' ! sister, do
MES analleged interview concerning the futur
management m OF the White House. .ssSS
Congressman Washhnin has AppSsnteA Henr!
l. Alexander Of Minneapolis q cadet at Yves
Point in compliance with the recommendAtio,
Of the examining board, And has named vii
liam r Chrissenger alternate
II is the opinion Of number 81 members o
the house committee 5h naval afsirs that III
action Will be taken by the COMMITTEES on tn,
recent RECOMMENDATION of officials Of the navy
department. for appropriations for new vessels
for the navy.
IA citizens committee of Yellowstone county
Mont, Forwarded to Hon. Henry l., Dawes
United States senator and chaittaan of the
commission to treat with the Grow Indians, 4
protest against leasing any portion Of the Grow
reservation to the Colorado syndicate The
PROTEST is ffty-one feet long, with closely
written signatures.
Elisha B. Thompson has resigned the Wau:
paca postofice, and George NJ Chamberiaih
will probably be appointed Monday ~ thu
president The four ycarb' term g. NJ L
Icrpey, postmaster At Morris, MINI, and G.
selvig, PestsAaSter at Wilnaar, expire Dec. Ia
The president will probably send their reap
pnintments to the senate next week.
The bill introduced by Senator 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 simple and easy methcd OF awarding
justice to men who viii otherwise suffer in
justice.
Charges have been FLED in the Indian ofics
against Agent S. J. Armstrong Of the Grow res
ervation, Montana. A Mr. Mcdonald charges
him with the iarr roperuse OF; his position to
compel @e Crows to enter into q lease with
john F. Blake and J. c. Wilson az trustees fol
syndicate of cattlemen, whereby the greater
portion Of the Crow reservation is leased fol
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 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 question.
Potofices established: Observation-Disclosures,
Enmons. county; Hcven-Potter county.
Iowa-Graeerille, Guthrie county, Minnesota
-Regefs, Hennepin county. Postofices dis
continued: Iowa-Bethel, Marion county mail
to Tracy Postmasters Commissioned-Le
Strong, Bancroft, Wis. C. G.. Mulliken, DIV
Woods, Wis. j. A Goodwin, Buchapar, Oak.
Barbara Howen, Hoven, Dak.j j. b. GuiIes'
MINI. ''' =
The following nominations were presented
TO the Senate, Thursday: Otis R. G. Clarke,
Rho'le Island, commissioner of pensions;
Calvin B. Walker, Indiana first deputy COM
missioner of pensions; Noah P: Loveridge,
second deputy commissioner Of pensions j;
Luther Harrison, Pennsylvania, assistant COM
missioner general land Offices; George B.
Anderson, New York, Indian INSPECTOR; John
E. Bryant Georgia, United States marshal for
the Northern district of Georgia; Stephen F.
Wilson, Pennsylvania, associate justice of the
supreme court of New Mexico; commissioners
for Alaska, John G. Brady, Alaska, to reside
at Sitka: George P. Ihric, Pennsylvania, to re-
side at Wrangel; Chester Seeber, CalifBrnia,
to reside at Onalaska. The president also sent
in the names of a large number of persons ap-
pointed during the recess to various positions
in the army and as registers of land Offices and
Indian agents. =