The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-03-13
TIKI PlTI OF TIB NEWS.
WaaA1Aetoa Gossip.

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Washizgtoa aossap.
Gen. Ter,y's prospects for major general.
slip are said to be good
The house committee agrees 70 Duluth's
100000 public building.
+ J. @. Chandler was confirmed receiver Of
public moneys ct Yankton.
Tho senate passed bill making majority
Of tho supreme court quorum
The house unseated Delegate luna Of New
Mexico andF. A. Manzanares site in his stead
The senate confirmed the nomination Of
Zachary F. Benton, to be received at Helena,
Mont, vice Ellis Ballon resigned
The German minister at Washington has had
the Lasker resolutions some days. but wants to
get congress- in good humor before returning
them
The senate committee on territories has
agreed to give the name Of Lincoln to the new
territory, which it is proposed to make out Of
the northern portion OF Dakota.
Gen. John Newton will assume the Office of
chief of engineers, when Cen Horatio G.
rendered the position by the president
Speaker Randall has majority Of the Penn
sylvania Democratic delegation favorable to his
eleven announced themselves to that effect
Judge McCrary is in Washington, on his way
to Boston, where he will be located in the future
His daughter, Mrs. Kate McCrary, who went
with him, il making visit for few days with
her friend, Mrs. r. N. Reynolds.
The house committee on naval affairs appoint
ed Representatives Buchanan, McAdoo and
Boutelle subcommittee to investigate the man.
sgement of the Jeanette expedition, in accord
ance with the Washburn resolution
The postmaster at Berkleman, Neb., informs
the postoffice authorities at Washington that
Tom Hill, = notorious character, riddled the
postofiice building with bullets, on account Of
which the postmaster considers his life in dan
ger.
The house committee on agriculture directed
an adverse report made on the resolution to ap-
prcpriate 90, 0O0 for the purchase Of seeds for
distribution among the sufferers by the over
dow Of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and
tributaries.
The senate committee on public lands at a
special meeting ordered favorable report up
on the house bill declaring the forfeiture Of
the lands granted to the Texas 4 Pacific in
New Mexico, Arizona and California, and re-
storing them to the public domain
James David Of Dakota appeared before the
senate committee on library in behalf Of the
bill to appropriate thirty-six sections of land
toward building monument, at Mitchell, Oak,
to commemorate tho homestead law and its au-
thors: Mr.. Davis explained the provisions Of
the bill
Mr.. and Mrs. G. p r. Healey with their twol
daughters are in Washington for stay Of six
weeks, and are settled in Highland terrace.
Mr. Healey is q remarkably well preserved man,
and though seventy, looks many wears young
er: He has just finished fine portrait Of
Representative Washburn of Minnesota. He
has also portrait Of E. B. Washburne, ex-
minister to France.
It is believed here that some congressiona
action will have to be taken to prevent explo
eives from being shipped from this country to
England for the use of the Irish secret societies
against the British authorities. All congress
can do will be to pass some stringent regula-
ton forbidding the expectation Of explosives,
and then provide for the enforcement of the
same by rigid inspection.
The entire clerical force of the census bureau,
los in number, has been suspended from the
10th inst, owing to the exhaustion Of the ap-
III.
The super intendent chief clerk and on6 clerk
are not included in the number, as a sufficient
sum remains to pay their salaries fortnight
longer, when it is hoped the deficiency appro-
priation bill will be passed
The treasury department, in view of the re-
ported prevalence of the foot and mouth dis
ease in Great Britain, Is considering the pro-
priety of prohibition the importation of neat
FRO, tbo%
customs at Boston, Portland, New York, Phila-
delphia and members of the treasury cattle
commissioned have been called upon to give
their views Oh the subject
Mr.. Halstead, who is in Washington called to
SEQ Mr.. Blaine the other day. The latter gave
the friendly journalist to understand that he
was not in the presidential race. II feel JUST
fed in believing" said Mr.. Halstead, ''that Mr.
Blaine meant every word he said. In fact he
aspires to be the secretary of the state again.
He would like to answer Bismarck's letter on
the Lasker resolutions" added the Cincinnati
editor. land what ringer it would be-"
Washington Special SENATOR Sabin says,
that there is nothing in the story regarding his
connection with the Taylor's Falls land Office
matters, and the Mile Laos Indian reservation.
He avoids going sufficiently into the subject to
tell what he does know in tho premises. Mr.
Mcmillan is equally reticent regarding the con-
firmation of Stolbers to the Taylor's Falls land
office. He said that he was not allowed to d.
vulge the secrets of the executive session.
Con- Robinson Of Ohio was asked recently
how the committee on rivers and harbors were
getting on with their appropriation bill "We
arc holding meetings every day. he said, ''and
are getting up bill on basis Of o total ap-
preparation of $lO,OO0,000 This amount of
money will be divided among rivers and har-
bors whose improvements actually demanded
by the necessity of commerce, but the COM
mittce will not reccomend anything for the
creeks"
The subject of presenting Minnesota candi-
date for governor of Dakota has been agita-
ting the minds of the Minnesota delegation
As yet no one has been agreed upon Messrs.
Nelson and Wakefield have already signed the
papers of Mr.. Lounsbury, formerly Minne-
sotian, but now of bismarck, OAK Mr.
Lounsbury has very strong backing in OAK
ton would be very strong candidate. Mr..
Dunnell is ''mentioned' as q probable candi-
date, but he can hardly control tho entire del
egation.
Herr Won Eisenlecker, the German minister
at Washington said on the eth that he had
just received from the German government the
resolution of coincidence passed by tho Ameri-
can congress OH the death of Herr Lasker and
would forward it, as well as the accompanying
letter of Prince Bismarck, to the department Of
state III few days. He added that he had no
communication or understanding whatever
with the foreign affairs committee in regard to
the matter. He proposed to deal entirely with
the department Of state. The letter of Prince
Bismarck returning the resolution, he said, had
already been published in substance, but in ad-
dition it expressed Bismarck's regret that he
felt compelled under the circumstances to re-
tarn tho resolution.
The foreign affairs committee has so far TAX
en- no part the controversy arising from the
Ochiltree- Lasker resolutions Tho matter is
before the committee only in the shape Of res
oluton offered by Mr.: Deuster, accepting the
action of the German Liberals in thanking the
house Of representatives for it's resolution Of
coincidence. Members Of the committee are
not disposed to divulgc what the general senti-
ment Of the committee is on the subject, but it
is believed there is no inclination to take it up.
Mr.. Deuster, however, denied that an effort is
Being indirectly made by the German minister
to have the cOmmltteo ehelye the resolutions