River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-12-11
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Washington News.


Mrs. Bacon Of Toledo, Cleveland's sisher, de
MES an alleged interview concerning the future
management OF the White House.
Congressman washburn has appointed Henry
l. Alexander of Minneapolis a cadet at West
Point, in compliance with the recommendation
of the examining board and has named VIII
ham T. Chrissenger alternate
1t is the opinion of number of members Of
the house committee On naval affairs that no
action will be taken by the committee ON the
recent recommendation of officials of the navy
department for appropriations for new vessels
for the navy.
+ A citizens committee of Yellowstone county
Mont, forwarded to Hon Henry L Dawes,
United States senator and chairman of the
commission to treat with the Grow Indians, a
protest against leasing any portion of the Crow
reservation to the Colorado syndicate. The
protest is ifty-one feet long, with closely
written signatures
Elisha B. Thompson has resigned the Wau-
paca postofice, and George NJ Chamberlain
will probably be appointed Monday by the
president The four years term of NJ l.
Torpey. postmaster at Morris Mimi. and
Selvig, postmaster at Wiffnar, expire Dec. II.
The president viii probably send their reap
pointrnents to the senate next week
The bill introduced by Senator CuIlom to
facilitate pro ,tions 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 APP
provai of army officers, and If passed, would
provide simple and easy method of awarding
justice TO men who will otherwise suffer in
justice.
Charges have been filed in the Indian office
against Agent S. J. Armstrong of the Grow res
eryation, Montana. Mr. Mcdonald charges
him with the improper use of his position TO
compel the Grows TO enter into lease with
John E. Blake and j. Q. 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 sc0pe 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 a question.
Potoffices established: Dakota-Buchanan,
Emmons county; Hoven-Potter county
Iowa-Graceville, Guthrie county. Minnesota
Rogers, Hennepin county. Postofices dis
continued: Iowa--Bethel, Marion county: mail
to Tracy. Postmasters Commissioned-Lesh
Strong, Bancroft, Wis; G. G. MuIliken, Dry
Woods, Wis. j. A. Goodwin, Buchanan, Oak.
Barbara Howen, Hoven, Oak; J. B. Guiles,
Graceviile, Iowa; d. H. Hawkins, Rogers,
Mimi
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 2. Loveridge,
second deputy commissioner of pensions;
Luther HARRISON Pennsylvania, assistant com
missioner general land Offices; George b.
Anderson, New York Indian inspector; John
f. Bryant, Georgia, United States marshal for
the Northern district of Georgia; Stephen +.
Wilson, Pennsylvania, associate justice of the
supreme court Of New Mexico; commissioners
for Alaska, John G Brady Alaska, to reside
at Sitka; George p. Ihrie, Pennsylvania, to re-
side at Wrangel; Chester Seeber, California,
10 reside at Onalaska. The president also sent
in the names of large number of persons APP
pointed during the recess TO various positions
in the army and as registers of land offices and
Indian agents.