River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-06-19
THE PITH OF THE NEWS.
washington Gossip.

The attorney general advises congress to pay
kilbourn his s2o,0a
Attorneys Cook and Cole denied that they
received money to prevent the Indictment of
Contractor Colgroye in the star route cases
The secretary of the interior has disbarred
from practice before the pension Office John
Algoc, of Flint, Mich, and Edwin J. Smith, Of
Whitewater, Mich.
Mr.. washburn said that he intended to again
urge the postmaster general TO remedy the
complaints made against the arrival of the
inail trains in St Paul He will insistupon an
order being made requiring their arrival at
least an hour and half earlier.
The house public lands committee agreed to
report favorably the bill requiring the general
government to pay California, for school pur-
poses, per cent of the net proceeds of all
public lands sold within her boundaries since
the states admission. The amount of the pro-
posed payment is estimated at 81 100000.
Postoflices Established Minnesota: Kosb
Chisago county Postofices Discontinued
Moeley, Minnesota: Polk county. Postmasters
Observation-Disclosures Peterson, Lake
Harold MINI. Mash Mcknight, Kimberly,
Mimi james q. Pitts Winona, Emmons county,
Oak. Abram c. Rhinehart Deett Polk county,
Mimi.
Special cablegrams from Washington an
nouncing that the United States government
has received no communication from England
concerning American dynamite conspiracies
against the British government and meditates
no snppressive action, have kindled anew the
feeling of irritation against the American au-
thorities
Mr.. White, of Minnesota, appeared before
the committee on claims in behalf of the bill
for the relief of o Streator The bill author
ICES the secretary of the interior to examine
the accounts of Mr.. Str6ator while census
taker in Dakota in $780, and to make the prop
er allowance for the service. Mr. White thinks
the bill will pass
Secretary Lincoln and Gen. Sheridan, com
ing west on the Fort Wayne limited express,
rendered their passes, but were informed that
it was not a paper train. Sheridan remon-
strated, but the conductor persisted that they
must pay their fare or he would stop the tram
at the next station for them TO get off, and pro-
ceeded to carry this programme into execution,
when Phil paid his money and continued his
journey
As was announced when Minister Sargent
retired, the president and secretary of state
have determined to leave the German mission
vacant until Chancellor Bismarck learns how to
treat respectfully representative of this gov
ernment As an act of retaliation, Bismarck
has decided to suspend relations with the
United States and Baron Eisendecker, the
German minister, presented to the secretary
of state his letter Of recall They visited the
president and the usual speeches of regret, good
wishes, etc, were made
The speaker has laid before the house COM
munication from the attorney general, trans
hitting a letter from the United States district
attorney of the District of Columbia concerning
the trial of the case of Hallett Kllbonrn VS.. j.
g. Thompson, saying: / fear that unless con-
gross shall either direct that the Judgment
which now stands for $4,000 shall be paid, or
shall modify the laws so that the connection of
the government with this case shall cease when
final action shall have been taken on the bill of
exceptions by the supreme court of the United
States, the government may have to pay much
larger sum than $1,000