The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-04-18
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Washington News.

The treasurer of the United States received
; conscience contribution of $500, from an IN
known resident of Indianola, Iowa
Gen. Terry arrived in Washington recently
10 consult with Gen. Sheridan relative to the
proposed construction of posts in the depart
ment of Dakota and Fort SGelling.
James J. Knox, controller Of the currency,
SAYS that he will decide next week whether 70
accept the presidency of a New York bank
which was rendered him last February.
Lieut. William II. Seheultze, who returned
recently from Siberia with the remains OF the
De Long party, has been ordered to temporary
special duty in the bureau of navigation, navy
department.
Officer Kearney arrested a crank in the Whit
House grounds, who represented himself TO be
the slayer of President Lincoln, and was then
on his way to see President Arthur TO recover
81 100000 due him.
The house committee on judiciary instructed
Representative Broadhead to report adversely
the bill to amend the revised statutes so tha'
delegates shall have the right TO vote IN the
house of representatives,
Milo White presented to tbs house the ped-
tons of Rogers post and Robinson post; II, a
T. department. Of Minnesota, asking congress
to pass such pension laws as were recommended
by the committee of the national q. A K.
H. NJ Ewing and Miss Kate D.. Frye, of the
United States treasures Office, have gone TO
Helena. Mont, to appear as witnesses III a SUIT
concerning the lost by theft while in transit
of q package containing $500 in national bank
notes forwarded by the treasurer to the FIRST
National bank at Fort Benton, Mont
Gen. Adam Badeau. consul general to Hava-
IA, has resigned his Office, and the officials at
the treasury department claim that he Is over
$1,000 behind in his accounts as consul gen
eral to London. an office he had held for many
years before going to Havana Badeau was a
member of Grants staff during the war, and
the author of a biography of the general
The National Rifles of Washington will so
west June 18th, calling at Chicago, Burlington,
and Davenport, Iowa, the excursion is to arrive
st Lake MinGetoRka on Thursday afternoon,
June II, and the command will make Its head
quarters at the Hotel Lafayette for about one
week, during which time parades, drills and
balls are to succeed each other rapidly,a at the
lake, at Minneapolis and ST. Paul
Postofices established: Observation-Disclosures,
Campbell county. Iowa-Surry, Green county.
Minnesota-Yernon, Dodge county. Postmas-
ters commissioned: Minnesota-Wild Rice,
Norman county, Nels E. Nelson Confirma-
tons: Thomas Reeves, Indian agent
Of the Quapa agency, Indian Territory; VIII
ham ". Buckhill, second secretary of legation
of the United States China: Charles I. Mccoy,
register of land Office Aberdeen, OAK.
The house committee on directed
that a favorable report be made on the bill
authorizing the Chippewa Falls & Western
Railway COMPANY to construct a bridge over
the St Croix river. A similar report was di-
rected on the bill authorizing the Winona, Alma
Il Northern Railway company to construct
bridges across the Wisconsin, Chippewa and
st Croix rivers in Wisconsin, and also on the
bills authorizing the Chicago, st Paul & ST.
Louis Railroad company to construct bridges
across the Mississippi river in Wisconsin, and
between Minnesota and Wisconsin.