The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-06-27
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Washington News.

That s25O,OOO diplomatic appropriation is
still a mystery.
Congressman Kelley will sail for Europe on
July 2, TO be gone until September.
The dedication Of the Washington monumen
ill take place ON the 22d of next February.
extensive preparations are being made for the
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Postofices Observation-Disclosures; Barlow,
Foster county; Myron, Faulk county Pendroy,
.GcHenry county. Postmasters Commissioner
Louis c. Hunt, Dempster, Oak; Thomas II.
| Fdon, Clio, Iowa; Ogden Lowell, Ludden,
Lickey county, Oak.
Nimmo, chief Of the bureau Of statistics, at
he request Of Secretary Folger, has prepared
and transmitted to the latter an elaborate re-
port upon the proposed improvement of the
karbor of Galveston, Texas. NlmIno reports
hat the proposed work is one of great national
Importance.
Special Agents Bowman and Winston, who
went to Springfield, Ill, to investigate the ae-
counts of ex-Marshal Wheeler, expect to COM
plete their report, and, as soon as they can be
transcribed. copies will be furnished the attor-
ney general. Springer says that he will have
the report spread upon the records of the com
| mitteo, but will take no further action, leaving
he duty of prosecution to the attorney general.
Delegate Caine of Utah says that the bill
which the senate has passed is not only on
stitutional, but it is also one of the wic4sdest
measures ever considered by a Legislative body.
He does not think it will become a Jaw IN It's
present shape and believes that the house Ju-
dietary committee will not adopt it without I'M
portant notifications. 1t is a bill TO destroy
tho hpVnaS and ppOtiSpatp the nTOnertV OF the
MaTmons, he says, and is simply the work OF
fanatics.
Secretary Chandler said that the investigation
of the accounts of the naval bureau of medi-
cine and surgery since 1881 was still in pro-
gress, and a large number of suspicious YOU
cheers had been found, which, in case they
proved fraudulent would further involve TWO
officials, against whom proceedings had begun;
and also a number of outside persons not pre-
viously suspected. Chandler also SAID a mum
Der of arrests were probable, as two clerks
against whom proceedings had been instituted
appeared to have carried on systematlZed
frauds the last three years, with the assistance
of various persons outside the department
The first controller of the treasury in settling
the accounts of Robert C. Morgan, deceased,
formerly disbursing clerk of state and chief of
the bureau of accounts, discovered a deficit
of S12,0 00 His bondsmen have been called IN
to make good the amount Morgan was dis
bursting clerk of the state department for many
years, and was held in high esteem. He died
about two months ago. 1t now appears that
Col Burnside, late dishursing officer OF the
postofice department, in addition to stealing
$45, O00from the treasury, has been in the habit
of simply pocketing the proceeds OF waste pa
pers, carpets, old furniture andmaterial OF the
postofice department. A So, 900 shortage in
this account has already been discovered, and
the amount is likely to be largely increased as
the investigation progresses. Burnside began
his speculations the first year he entered upon
the duties of the office. The bondsmen of Col.
Burnside, the defaulting discussing clerk OF
the postoffce department. have surrendered him
TO the authorities.