The Dickinson press., 1884-03-15
THE PlTH OF THE NEWS.
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l@E Till VT HE WEWN.
Warrington Gossip.
The house committee agrees to Duluth's
100000 public building.
j. G. Chandler was confirmed receiver Of
public moneys at Yankton.
The house unseated Delegate Luna Of New
Mexico, andE. A. Manzanares sits in his stead.
The senate confirmed the nomination of
Zachary F. Benton, to be received at Helena,
Mont, vice Ellis Ballon resigned.
The German minister at Washington has had
the Lasker resolutions some days, but wants to
get congress in good humor before returning
them.
Gen. John Newton will assume the office of
chief of engineers, when Gen. Horatio G.
Wright will retire, having been sent for and
rendered the position by the president
Speaker Randall has a majority Of the Penn
sylvania Democratic delegation favorable to his
presidential aspirations, for seven out of the
eleven announced themselves to that effect.
Judge McCraryi is in Washington, on his way
to Boston, where he will be located in the future,
with him, is making a visit for a few days with
ler friend, Mrs. r. NJ. Reynolds.
The house committee on NAVAL affairs appoint
cd Representatives Buchanan, McAdoo and
1outclle o subcommittee toinvestigate the man
agement of the Jeanette expedition, in accord
ance with the Washburn resolution.
The postmaster at Berkleman, Neb., informs
the postofice authorities at Washington that
Tom Hill, a notorious character, riddled the
postofice building with bullets, on account of
which the postmaster considers his life in dam
ger.
The house committee on agriculture directed
an adverse report made on the resolution to ap-
propriate s25, 00 for the purchase of seeds for
distribution among the sufferers by the over
flow of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and
tributaries.
The senate committee on public lands at a
special meeting ordered a favorable report up
on the house bill declaring the forfeiture of
The lands granted to the Texas & Pacific in
New Mexico, Arizona and California, and re-
storing them to the public domain.
Postofices Observation-Disclosures: Hills
dale, Moody county, mail to Egan. Postmas-
ters commissioned-Jamcs H. Stewart, Chart
ton, Iowa; Henry S. Brown, Sibley, Iowa;
Joseph G. Keppler, Glendale, Mont; y. w.
Hutchinson, Atlantis, Oak; Ebert G. Keith,
DIduG Adhe, Dah.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. T. R. Healey with their two
daughters are in Washington for a stay of six
weeks, and are settled in Highland terrace.
MI. Healeyi is a remarkably well preserved man,
and though seventy, looks many years young
or. He has just finished a fine portrait of
Representative Washburn Of Minnesota. He
has also n portrait of L. B. Washburne, ex-
minister to France.
II 20 ho1;oyo1 bora {1ot cop,o oo,rcoso;o,,,
action will have to be taken to prevent explo-
sives from being shipped from this country to
England for the use of the Irish secret societies
against the British authorities. All congress
can do will be to pass some stringent regula-
ton forbidding the expectation of explosives,
and then provide for the enforcement of the
same by rigid inspection.
The entire clerical force of the census bureau,
LOS in number, has been suspended from tho
10th inst, owing to the exhaustion Of the APP
preparation for the maintenance of the bureau.
The superintendent, chief clerk and one clerk
arc not included in the number, as a sufficient
sum remains to pay their salaries a fortnight
longer, when it is hoped the deficiency appro-
priation bill will be passed.
Mr.. Halstead, who is in Washington, callcdt to
see Mr.. Blaine the other day. The latter gave
the friendly journalist to understand that he
was not in the presidential race. 81 feel JUST
fed in believing" said Mr.. Halstead, 'that MI.
Blaine meant every word he said. In fact he
aspires to be the secretary of the state again.
He would like to answer Bismarck's letter OF
the Laskcr resolutions" added the Cincinnati
editor, land what a ringer it would BEL"
Washington Spccial:-Senator Sabin says,
that there is nothing in the story regarding his
connection with the Taylor's Falls land Office
matters, and the Mile Laos Indian reservation.
He avoids going sufficiently into the subject to
tell what he does know in the premises. Mr..
Mcmillan is equally reticent regarding the con-
frmation Of stolberg to the Taylor's Falls land
office. He said that he was not allowed to di-
vulge the secrets of the executive session.
Gen. Robinson of Ohio was asked recently
how the committee on rivers and harbors were
getting on with their appropriation bill. "We
are holding meetings every day" he said, "and
are getting up q bill on q basis Of total ap-
money will be divided among rivers and har-
bors whose improvements actually demanded
by the necessity of commerce., but the COM
mittee will not reccomend anything for the
The subject of presenting a Minnesota candi-
date for governor of Dakota has been agita-
ting the minds of the Minnesota delegation.
As yet no one has been agreed upon. Messrs.
Nelson and Wakefield have already signed the
papers of Mr.. Lounsbury, formerly a Mime
sotian, but now of bismarck, Oak. MI.
Lounsbury has q very strong backing in Oak
ota, and if he could get the Minnesota delega-
ton would be a very strong candidate. Mr..
Dunnell is ''mentioned' as a probable candi-
date, but he can hardly control the entire del
egation.
The foreign affairs committee has so far TAX
en- no part il the controversy arising from the
Ochiltree-Lasker resolutions. The matter is
before the committee only in the shape of res
olution offered by Mr.. Deuster, accepting the
action of the German Liberals in thanking the
house of representatives for it's resolution of
coincidence. Members of the committee are
not disposed to divulge what the general senti-
ment of the committee is on the subject, but it
is believed there is no inclination to take it up.
MI. Deuster, however, denied that an effort is
being indirectly made by the German minister
to have the committee shelve the resolutions,
but MI. Deuster will urge them upon the atten-
ton of the committee and ask action at an ear
ly day.
Rail and River Notes.
James Ross, says the Canadian Pacific will
resume construction April l.
The new rates from ST. Paul to DEVILS Lake,
Thomas, Oak, are reduced to $40 per car; to
Fargo, Moorhead, Cassleton and Glyndon, s35;
toFergus Falls, Wahpeton and Breckenridge,
$50; and to Crookston, Warren, St Hilaire and
Stephen, $40. The reductions range from IS
to $40 per car. Thu application as to what
articles constitute emigrants' movables has
been literally increased, compared with other