The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-03-07
THE PITH or THE NEWS.
washington Gossip.

nood sufferers.
r. Blakeley of st. Paul, and @. w. Smith of
Minneapolis, ere registered at the Ebbitt,
Washington.
H. G. Waite of st. Cloud, MINI, is at the
Ebbit house, Washington, on his way to Flori-
la and New Orleans.
The president has withdrawn the nomina-
ton Of William II. Hobbs as receiver of public
moneys at Taylor's Falls, MINI.
r NJ McLaren, chairman, and Mark ID.
Flower secretary of the Minnesota Republican
State committee, are in Washington.
Gen. James s. Nesley, president Of the Ma
tional Union league, has called a national coun-
Gil to meet at Washington on March g.
Chief Engineer Melville, of the Jeanette, is
in Washington, having been sent for by the sec
rotary Of war to assist in the preparations for
the new Greedy relief expedition.
The president has directed the promotion OF
Lieut. Rhodes, of the revenue cutter Dexter,
for gallant conduct on the occasion of the
wreck of the City of Columbus.
Authority has been granted by the secretary
of war for the purchase of one hundred cayaf-
ry and six artillery horses for use in the de-
partment Of Dakota at not to exceed an average
price of Sl4o for cavalry and $40 for artillery
horses.
Two moro army officers have been dismissed
the service for duplicating the pay accounts
Lieutenants N. l. Clark, of the Iwenty-third
Infantry, and j. T. Cummings, of the Third
cavalry. This makes seven officers who have
met with similar disgrace for the sameaoffense.
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 tho United States is identical
With that made public Jan. 5; but clauses re-
lating to the ~abrogation of tonnage duties on
vessels sailing from America to Cuba, andPor-
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 post
roads agreed to reportfayorably the bill amend
ing the section of the revised statutes author
izing the postmaster general to stop the deliy-
cry of registered mail or money orders to fraud
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
postofices and post roads to make all public
highways post routes. 1T will, if it becomes q
law, remove the necessity of passing the spec
ial acts creating post routes, and will simplify
me establishment of postoffices. New mail
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
of tho forfeiture of all the Northern Pacific
land grant except the 746,3W acres already
patented. In the case of the Atlantic and Pa
ciic, having the largest land grant, the forfeit
ue Of the eI>tire grant, with the exception Of
959, 206 acres, patented before June 80, 1888,
will be recommended
Aletter has been written to Secretary Folger
by Congressman Washburn stating that the
public building at st. Paul is so badly over
crowded and public business so greatly embar-
Tassed that relief must be obtained by transfer
ring some offices from the st. Paul building to
the proposed structure in Minneapolis, and re-
uuesting 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 its
report. and finds that while Lieut.. Darlington
made an error of Judgment in not waiting long
err at Pandora harbor, the surrounding circum-
stances rendered the error IAN excusable one.
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 the court goes on
to specify numerous grave errors and ommls
sions in his action.
The president some time ago sent to the SEN
ate the name Of William A. Hobbs as receiver
of public moneys at Taylor's Falls, Mimi. Gen.
Washburn shortly after requested the presi-
dent to change the nomination, and asked
that Peter II. Stolberg be nominated IN his
place. The change does not reflect any discre-
dit upon Mr.. Hobbs, but, it is understood, il
was made owing to the near relationship of Mr..
Hobbs to the register at hat place. Aday OF
two ago an inquiry was made regarding the
confirmation of Mr.. Stolberg, when 1t was
discovered that two nominations for the place
were pending. the name of Mr.. Hobbs not
having been withdrawn. Mr.. Washburn i'm
mediately directed the attention OF the
president to the fact, and the name OF Mr..
Stolburg win undoubtedly soon be confirmed
The secretary of the interior has decided tc
recommend that the nomination of Mitchell &c
be register at Duluth be withdrawn, and has
called upon Hon. Knnte Nelson to name some
one for appointment in his place. Mr.. Nelson
has recommended the appointment OF II. v.
Swanstrom Of Duluth 1t was very doubtful
whether the nomination of Mitchell could Dc
confirmed 1t is said that the charges OF frauc
in connection with the prescription law were
not seriously regarded as an objection as they
did not appear to be sustained; but the secre'
tary of the interior says thai his attention
had been called to a series OF articles publishec
by Mitchell some years ago, attacking Chris'
tianity and using the most violent md indecent
language. These articles were shown to sena-
tors AMI they declared Mitchell's nomination
ought not to DO confirmed
There died at Washington, on the 14th, q col
Ored woman which had obtained q national rep
ntation owing to her connection as housekeep
or with the late Thaddeus Stevens of Pennsyl
yania. Lydia Smith was the name of the WON
An, who was in her ixty-ninth year, and
stroks of apoplexy was the Immediate cause O
death. In 1886 Mrs. Smith left Harrisburg
Pa, and went to Lancaster to keep house fol
Mr.. Stevens. When the great commoner,
two years later, was elected to congress, p,
brought Mrs. smith to Washington to look at
ter his affairs. Mr.. Stevens lived in . house
on B street adjoining the present Congress
sional or Sanderson's hotel Up to the date 2
MI. Stevens death MIs. Smith directed tn
affairs Of his establishment and ministered I.