The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-07-24
THE PlTH OF THE NEWS



Collision between various Washington car
pet dealers and the employees of government
departments have been discovered, and dealers
on the outside viii receive some light on the
subject presently. 1t Is known that one WASH
ington merchant has robbed the government Of
over 100000
An agent Of the interior department, who
went out to the Yellowstone National Park with
the Rufus Hatch party last summer, reported
in favor of the removal of Superintendent Con-
ger, on the ground of inc0mpetency No action
has been taken. in the matter since, until, day
or two ago Secretary Teller wrote to MAJ. Con-
ger asking his resignation.
The appointment of Luther Harrison of
Pennsylvania to be assistant commissioner Of
the general land office, position created by
the last congress- especially for him, gives gen
eral satisfaction. Mr. Harrison has grown up
from boy in the general office, and is per-
feet encyclopedia Of land laws and decisions.
The promotion was made purely from merit
Personally Mr.. Harrison is web liked by all
who come in contact with him.
Postoffices Established Stockholm, Grant
county, Oak Postmasters Commissioned
Alice c. Van valkenburg, Bear Gulch, Oak |;
Ethel B. johnson, Rose, Oak William Par
X,
Wrightson, Easily, Pembina county, Oak. Gil
man r. Norris, Judith, Choteau county, Mont /;
Hiram L. Young, Muddy, Custer county, Mont !;
Edward W. Knapp, Buckbee, Waupaca county,
Wis
The president has designated the persons be-
low named for appointment as second ieuten-
ants in the army: William Rem of New York;
]. c. Williams of Minnesota; Everett E. Ben
jamin of New York; R II. Anderson, Jr, of
Georgia; Daniel Clark, of District of Column
bia; Robert Wilson of Kansas: Treadwen W.
Moore of Connecticut; A p Burlington of Iowa;
Charles w, Penrose of New York; Raymond r.
Stevens of District of Columbia; Frederick
Krug of Pennsylvania.
The friends of Paymaster WATSON of the
army, who was convicted of embezzlement
about two years since and sentenced to dismiss
al from the army and five years imprison-
ment at Leavenworth, are making renewed eff
forts to secure his pardon He was sentenced
about eighteen months ago, and soon after the
president was appealed to for clemency, but
declined to mitigate his sentence. Another ap-
peal is now being made, but will probably be
quite as futile. The secretary of war is deter
mined that WATSON shall serve out his SEN
tence, and the president is known to agree
with him.
A daily exchange of mails has been estab-
lished since the LIST inst, between the United
States postoffice of Neche, Oak, and the Cana
dian postofice of Gretna, Manitoba, via the St
Paul, Minneapolis l. Manitoba and Canadian
Pacific railroads. Ordinary registered CORES
pondence Except book packets from Canada)
for and from the Canada postoffices of Gretna
and Bluemont, County Provinces, and Rein
land and Schauzenfeldt, County Selkirk, orr
ginating at and addressed to the following
United States postoffces will comprise the ex-
change, namely: Bay Centre, Beaulieu, Elk
wood, Ernest, Hamilton, Hyde Park, Mona,
Neche, Omga and Walkalla in Dakota
Miss Hattie Smell, little girl of thirteen
years, living at Johnsonvill, N Y, where the
Episcopal society were trying to raise money
to build new church, conceived the plan of
sending to the statesmen at Washington to Sc
cure aid She wrote letters to nearly every
body whose names appear in the congressional
directory, asking each to contribute few
bricks. Her plan was SO novel that the re-
sponses were very large, and among the con-
tributors were President Arthur, all the men,
bers of the cabinet, Gen Sheridan, Vice Presi-
dent Edmunds, Speaker Carlisle, many of the
senator's and large number Of congressman.
Now she proposes to sell the autographs which
accompanied the contribution