The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-02-28
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Washangton Gossip.
M Senator Thad O. Pound Of Wisconsin is in
Warrington. a
The senate passed bin giving 100000 a
yeaR fox militia
George r Hngles Of Glendive, Mont is At
ishe National, Washington.
bali was given by Minister Sargent at
Berlin, in honor Of Washington's birthday.
1t was attended by 400 Americans.
Bills will be reported favorable for public
building at La Crosse, Wis, and for building in
chlcaso for the use Of appraisers. -
The remains of Gen. Ord are expected to
reach this city on the eth inst, in which event
The funeral will take place on that day.
The house committee on public buildings has
agreed to recommend the erection Of . public
building at Port Townsend, Wash, to cost 49,,
The election riot investigation. m Wash,na-
ton and New orleane NC. ~ not develop anythinp
Of 81 nterest, uv testimony being in line With
that :r.ev1oasly given '''
Edward MCPHERSON il allowed admission
to the floor Of the house, to the surprise Of peo-
pie who do not remember that he was congress-
man twenty Ave years ago.
The postmaster general transmitted to the
house report showing the falsity OF. the cha ne
that British spy had tempered with the mails
IN the New York post Office
Postofices established: Iowa-Berwick,
Polk county; Minnesota, Mosley, Polk county.
POstmasters commissioned: Leonard Wagar
Reno, Oak. F.; Michael Milwerding, Westphalia,
Iowa.
Representative G. D. Wise of Virginia will
shortly introduce in the house bill appropri-
atng 5000 for the completion of the monu-
aent to the memory of Mary, mother Of WASH
ngton.
Mrs. Hunt wife Of the Russian Minister, ca
bles from st Petersburg to her son in Washing
ton that the illness of Mr.. Hunt is possibly ia
tai MI Hunt, Jr., left Washington the 10th,
for st. Petersburg.
Postoffices established: Dakota -Moltke,
Burlington county; Trovere, Roberts county
aowa.Ltldeid, Marion county; Odds, Henry
county Observation-Disclosures, Clay county.
pcstmasters ommissioned-Nurln L. Mar
shall, Kingsley, Iowa; Halvor G. Homme Vel
low Medicine, Mimi; John P. Watts, Maple
Grove, Wis.
There arc indications that the house viii re-
fuse to make any appropriation for the 81 and
81 Breenbacks. AS the supply is already ex-
hausted, the treasury will probably this week
begin to pay out standard silver dollars to all
persons who desire sums smaller than IS. and
congressman will be required to take portion
OF their salaries in silver dollars.
sensation in diplomatic and society circles
was caused here over the report that South
American minister to the United States was
guilty Of wife whipping. The abused wife is 4
Relative Of the late John c. Breckenridge, is i
radiant beauty, and ranks high in Washington
society. It is said this minister is very pas
eionate man when dissipating, and his wife is
kind and amiable.
bill that passed the senate provides that
any person who, with intent to defraud shall
falsely personate government officer or en-
ploye, or receive any valuable consideration Or
document by reason of such personation shall
pc deemed guilty Of felony, and, on conviction,
De MED not to exceed $1,000, or imprisonment
not to exceed three years, or both, in the dis
cretion Of the court
bill to forfeit the entire land grant of the
Oregon Central, comprising some 1900, 600
acres, was reported to tho house on the Goth
inst. In its original form the bill included the
forfeiture Of al lands purchased from the gov
eminent: Through the efforts, however, Of
Mr.. Strait, it was amended so as to confirm the
settlers titles. 1t is thought that this just pre-
cedent will hereafter prevail in all measures Of
like nature
! The senate, Thursday the 21st,. in executive
session, took up the nomination of George F,
| Evans as postmaster at Martinsburg, W. Va,
and, after an hours discussion, reached vote,
the result of which was tie. Thereupon, the
| senate adjourned without action. 1t is charged
gro, who had outraged and then murdered
white woman. Evans admitted his presence,
but declared he was not participant in the
lynching.
Officers of the army who will be retired this
year are Brig. Gen: Wright March 6, MAJ +!
Brigham, paymaster, July 10; COL Henry F.
Clark, assistant commissary general, Nov 9,
and Col John T. Hammond medical department
Dec Z. Col. John Newton will succeed Gen.
Wright as chief of engineers. Col Clarke's re-
tlrement will promote Lieut. Col: W: Burns to
colonel, and Maj. George Bell to lieutenant
colonel; on the retirement of Surgeon Ham,
mond, Surgeon Glover will become colonel.
and Major Andrew K Smith lieutenant colonel
A member of the senate committee on public
lands says that he was surprised to hear that
the impression had been created that the COM
mittee would smother the bills received from
the house proposing to forfeit the unearned
lands granted to several railroads. So far
from being true, the senator said, that this
report was entirely incorrect, and that the COM
mittee would in all probability, next week re-
port several forfeiture bills. He also said that
the committee meetings were developing dis
position on the part OF members to include the
Northern Pacific among the roads to be de-
prived of unearned lands.
The annual report of the Washington Monu
ment society was held on the ed at the resi-
dence of Gen. W. Mckee Dunn of Washington
The board of officers of the past year was re-
elected A stone was accepted for insertion in
the n0Onnn1oOt <O r.
directed that the thanks of the society be ten
dered, through the secretary of state, to the
king of Siam for stone sent by him for the
monument, and committee Of five was ap-
pointed to consider the subject of providing for
the proper celebration of the completion of the
monument, which event is expected to take
place early in December next
dinners to senators and representatives, We'd
nesday, the 10th. The state apartments were
handsomely decorated. In the state dining
room the windows were filled with azaelias and
palms, and the mantels were banked with flow
ers. The table was laid for fifty There were
no decided designs but cushions of roses alter
Mates candelabras of wax lights. The guests
We're received In the east room, and at o'clock
the president led the way to the dining room
with Mrs. Jones of Nevada on his arm. Soma
tor Anthony took in Mrs. McElroy, and they
were followed by fifty or sixty distinguished
gentleman and ladies.
The bill reported by Senator Cockroll, from
the committee on military affairs, to provide for
the disposition of abandoned and useless mil
ltary reservations, provides that land included
within any reservation which has or NAV be-
come useless for military purposes shall be
placed under the control of the secretary of the
interior for appraisal and public sale; and, al
80, such lands shall not be subject to location
by warrant of any description, and shall not be
subject to the homestead, presumption or tim
per laws. In report accompanying the bill
the committee submits a table showing
the number and areas of military reservations
which shows there are in all 179 such reserya
tons, whose areas aggregate 1920 $50 acres
The Criminal Calendar.
., Love-sick Ed Rail, suicided at Fort Scott.
Kans
Little Rock reports the lynching of negro
ravisher.
A Tombstone, Ariz., dispatch says the five
Bisbee murderers have been sentenced to be
hanged March %