The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-02-21
THE PlTH OF THE NEWS.

ton.
Government is to give $780, 900 for the Obi
hood sufferers.
r. Blakeley of st. Paul, and c. W. Smith o
| Minneapolis, are registered at the Ebbitt
Washington.
H. G. Waite of st. Cloud, Mimi, is at til
Ebbit house, Washington, ON his way to Flori
da and Now Orleans
| :. The president has withdrawn the nomina
moneys at Taylor's Falls, MINI.
| r. NJ. McLaren, chairman, and Mark D
Flower secretary of the Minnesota Republica,
! State committee, are in Washington.
| Gen: James s. Negley, president Of the Ma
tional Union league, has called q national coun
Gil to meet at Washington on March 4.
Chief Engineer Melville, of the Jeanette, il
| In Washington, having been sent for by the sec
rotary Of war to assist in the preparations fo
the new Greedy relief expedition.
The president has directed the promotion O.
Lieut. Rhodes, of the revenue cutter Dexter
for gallant conduct on the occasion of tn,
wreck of the City of Columbus.
Authority has been granted by the secretar,
Of war for the purchase of one hundred caval
ny and six artillery horses for use in the de
partment of Dakota at not to exceed an average
price of $40 for cavalry and $40 for artiller,
horses.
Two moro army officers have been dismissed
the service for duplicating the pay accounts
Leutenants N. L. Clark, of the Twenty -thirt
infantry, and j. T. Cummings, of the Thirt
cavalry This makes seven officers who have
met with similar disgrace for the same offense
Copfrmations; Allen Francis, consul, Por
Stan1y and St. Thomas, Ontario; Phillip Carroll
consul, Palermo; WILDER Goodspeed, United
States marshal, northern district Ohio; Pete1
French, New York, collector customs, distric
Alaska; postmaster, W. C. McNee, Montezuma
Iowa.
A gentleman claims to have stood ut thu
Western Union Office at the capitol for one hou,
the other day, and during that time thirty three
congressman sent messages using thirty-twc
dead-head franks and one paying the
usual tariff. That looks encouraging for q
political telegraph bill.
The action Of tho Harvard graduates resi-
dent in the District of Columbia, in not inviting
Prof Greener, a colored professor of theil
alma mater, to their banquet the other even
ing, has stirred up good deal of talk Secre-
tary Lincoln, himself a Hazard alummus, con-
sidcred it an inexcusable insult and refused to
attend.
The attorney general has decided that sugars
which remained in bonded warehouses at the
time the new tariff went into effect, but which
had been in bonded warehouses beyond three
years from the date of importation, are not en-
titled under the new tariff act to a reduction OF
duty, nor are they entitled to the privileges OF
expectation.
The text of the new commercial convention
between Spain and the United States is identical
With that made public Jan. 5; but clauses re-
latinS to the abrosation of tonnage duties on
vessels sailing from America to Cuba, and Por-
to Rico, and the abolition Of the special duty
on live fish imported into Cuba are to be sub
mitted to the cortes
The house committee on postoffices and posi-
roads agreed to report favorably the bill amend
ing the section Of the revised statutes author
ling the postmaster general to stop the deliv-
ulent lottery companies, by striking out the
word fraudulent" thus including all lottery
companies in its provisions
A bill has passed the senate committee on
postottices and post roads to make all public
highways post routes. 1t WILL if it becomes a
law, remove the necessity of passing the spec
ial acts creating post routes, and will simplify
service can then be granted by the application
to the second assistant postmaster general with
out the aid of congress.
Chairman Cobb. of the house public lands
committee, says that, though there may be
some delay, the committee will report in favor
land grant, except the 74G,39O acres already
patented. In the case Of the Atlantic and Pa
cfic, having the largest land grant, the forfeit
ure of the entire grant, with the exception of
69, FOG acres, patented before June 50, 1885,
will be recommended.
John C. New, who has been trying for so long
to resign the assistant secretaryship of the
treasury department, is finally gratifed, the
president having on Friday, the 18th, accepted
the resignation that was rendered nearly a
month ago. Mr.. New had a hard time trying
to convince the president that he is in earnest
in wanting to get ont of an arduous and per-
picking Office. Mr. New is in Indiana, whittier
he went a couple of weeks ago.
A letter has been written to Secretary Folrer
by Congressman Washburn stating that the
public building at St Paul is SO badly over
crowded and public business SO greatly cmbar-
rassed that relief must be obtained by transfer
ring some offices from tho st. Paul building to
the proposed structure in Minneapolis, and re-
guessing secretary Folger to order such changes
in the plans for the Minneapolis building as
will accommodate these transfers of depart-
ments.
The Proteus court of inquiry has made it's
report, and finds that while Lieut. Darlington
made an error of Judgment in not waiting long
er at Pandora harbor, the surrounding circunl-
stances rendered the error an excusable onc
1t also awards him just praise for his zeal and
energy, both before the loss of the ship and
also during the retreat. Gen. Hazen however,
does not get off so easily, as tho court goes on
to specify numerous grave errors and onmis
sions in his action.
}. Inspector Gordon, OF the interior department,
has been sent to Minnesota to investigate the
condition of the Mile Laos Indians The DEPART
ment has been considering the propricty OF re-
moving the Indians to White Earth, but they
protest against this, and their representative,
Mr. Robinson was before tls commissioner of
Indian affairs in their interests Gov,
Hubbard, Senator Mcmillan and, Capt. Blake
~ also called at the department on the 18th in
behalf of the Indians. It is proposed to distri-
butte part of this annuity among them in
money, and part in provisions and other nee
essaries of life; but the Mile Laos, as other
Indians, prefer all in money, and plenty of it.
The president some time ago sent to the SEN
of public moneys at Taylor's Falls, MINI. Gen.
Washburn shortly after requested the prcsi-
dent to change the nomination. and asked
that Peter Fl: Stolberg be nominated in his
place. The change does not reflect any discre-
dit upon Mr.. Hobbs but, it is understood it
Hobbs to the register at that place. A day or
TWO ago an inquiry was made regarding the
confirmation of Mr.. Stolberg, when it was
discovered that two nominations for the place
were pending, the namc OF Mr.. Hobbs not
having been withdrawn Mr.. Waslburn i'm
mediately directed the attention ' Of the
president to the fact, and tho namc of Mr.
Stolburg will undoubtedly soon be confirmed
The secretary Of the interior has decided to
recommend that the nomination of Mitchell to
be register at Duluth be Withdrawn. and has
called upon Hon Knute Nelson to name some
one for appointment in his place. Mr. Nelson
has recommended the appointment of Z. G.
Swanstrom of Duluth. 1t was very doubtful
whether the nomination of Mitchell could be
confirmed. 1t is said that the charges of fraud
in connection with the prescription law were
not seriously regarded as an objection as they
did not appear to be sustaincd but the sccro-
tary of tho interior says thai his attention
had been called to a series of Particles published
by Mitchell some years ago, attacking Chris
tlanlty and using the most violent and Indecent
language. These articles were shown to sena
tors and they declared Mitchells nomination
ought not to be confirmed
There died at Washington, on the 14th, COL
ored woman which had obtained a national rep
utation owing to her connection us ho1sekeep-
er with the late Thaddeus Stevens of Pennsvl-
vania. Lydia Smith was the name of tho wom
IN, who was in her sixty-ninth year, and a
stroke of apoplcxy was the Immediate cause of
death. In 1916 Mrs Smith left Harrisburg,
Pa, and went to Lancaster to keep house for
Mr.. Stevens. When the ''great commoner,"
two years later, was elected to congress-, he
brought Mrs Smith to Washington to look af-
ter his affairs. Mr.. Stevens lived in house
on 3 street adjoining the present Congress
sional or Sanderson's hotel Up to the date of
Mr.. Stevens death Mrs. Smith directed the
affairs of his establishment and ministered to
his wants. She was remembered in his will
with a beOleSt Of So GOO in cash certoin nrop