River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-02-28
THE PTTH OF THE NEWS.
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washington
The senate passed a bill giving 100000
year for militia.
George R. Tingles of Glendive, Mont, is at
the National, Washington
A ball was given by Minister Sargent at
Berlin, in honor OF washington's birthday.
1t was attended by 200 Americans.
Bills viii be reported favorable for public
building at La Crosse, Wis and for building in
Chicago for the use ofappraisers
The remains Of Gen. Ord are expected to
reach this city on the 27th inst, in which event
the funeral viii take place on that day.
The house committee on public buildings has
agreed to recommend the erection of a public
building at Port Townsend, Wash, TO cost $751;
COO
The election riot investigations in Washing
ton and New Orleans did not develop anything
Of interest, the testimony being Ia line with
that previously given
Edward Mcpherson is allowed admission
| 10 the floor Of the house. TO the surprise of peo-
pie who do not remember that he was congress
man twenty five years ago.
The postmaster general transmitted to the
house report showing the falsity Of the charge
| that British spy had tampered with the mails
in the New York post Office
Postofices established: Iowa-Berwick,
Polk county; Minnesota, Mosley, Polk county.
Postnasters commissioned. Leonard Wagar,
| Reno, Oak Michael Milwerding, Nestphalia,
| Iowa.
Representative G. D. Wise Of Virginia viii
| shortly introduce in the house bill appropri-
sting $1,000 for the completion of the monu-
ment to the memory of Mary, mother of Wash
ington.
Mrs Hunt, wife of the Russian Minister, ca
bles from st Petersburg to her son in Washing
ton that the illness of Mr.. HINT is possibly IA
| tai Mr.. Hunt Jr., left Washington the 10th,
for st Petersburg.
Postofices established: Dakota-Sioltke,
Burlington county; Trovere, Roberts county.
| Iowa-Fifield, Marion county; Olds, Henry
| county. Minnesota-hragnes Clay county,
Postmasters commissioned-MuTlin L. Mar
| shall, Kingsley, Iowa; Halvor e. Homme yell
low Medicine, Mimi. John 2. Watts, Maple
| Grove, Wis.
There are indications that the house will re-
fuse to make any appropriation for the 81 and
| 81 greenbacks As the supply Is already ex-
hausted, the treasury viii probably tins week
begin to pay out standard silver dollars to all
persons who desire sums smaller than s., and
| congressman Will be required to take portion
| of their salaries in silver dollars.
A sensation in diplomatic and society circles
was caused here over the report that a South
American minister to the United States was
guilty of wife-whipping The abused wife is a
| relative of the late John G. Breckenridge, Is
| radiant beauty and ranks high In Washington
| society. 1t is said this minister is a very pas
| sioDate man when dissipating, and his wife is
kind and amiable
A 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 personatlon shall
be deemed guilty Of felony, and, on conviction,
be fined not to exceed 81 900, 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 100000
| acres, was reported to the house on the 10Th
| 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 viii hereafter prevail in all measures of
l like nature
The senate. Thursday the 21st, in executive
| session took up the nomination of George L,
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. i IS charged
/ that Evans was present at the lyncllng of ne
/ gro. who mad outraged ana then murdered u
| white woman. Evans admitted his presence,
but declared he was not a 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 +.
Clark, assistant commissary general Nov. 9,
and Col John F. Hammond medical department
/ Dec T. Col John Newton will succeed Gen.
Wright as chief of engineers Col. Clarke's re-
| tlrement viii promote Lieut. Col W. Burns TO
| 8 colonel and Mai. George Bell to a lieutenant
/ colonel; on the retirement of Surgeon Ham
/ mond, Surgeon Glover viii become colonel,
and Major Andrew T. 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
I report was entirely incorrect, and that the COM
mittee would, III 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 22d at the resi-
dence of Gen. W. Mckee Dunn of Washington.
The board of officers of the past year was re
elected stone was accepted for insertion in
/ the monument to represent Wyoming. 1t was
directed that the thanks of the society be ten
dered through the secretary of state, TO the
king of Siam for 4 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
The president gave the first Of series of
dinners to senators and Representatives, We'd
nesdav, the goth. The state apartments were
handsomely decorated. In the state dining
room the windows were filed with azaelias and
palms and the mantels were banked with flow
| ers. The table was laid for fifty There We're
no decided designs, but cushions of roses alter
mates candelabras Of wax lights. The guests
were received in the east room and at 8 clock
the president led the way to the dining room
with Mrs Jones of Nevada on his arm. Sena-
tor Anthony took in Mrs McElroy, and they
were followed by fifty or sixty distinguished
gentleman and ladies.
The bill reported by Senator Cockrell, from
She committee on military affairs, toprovide for
the disposition OF abandoned and useless mil
itary reservations, provides that land included
within any reservation which has may 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
So such lands shall not be subject to location
by warrant of any description, and shall not be
subject to the homestead, presumption or tim
Der laws. In a report accompanying the bill
the committee submits a table showing
the number and areas of military reservations,
which shows there are in all AZ such reserva-
tons, whose areas aggregate 2,920, $50 acres.
The Criminal Calendar