Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1885-06-27

Manners; attorney general for Ireland,
Mr.. Holmes; solicitor general for Ireland,
Mr.. Monroe; chancellor of the duchy of
Lancaster, Henry Chaplin; first commits
sioner of works, Rt Hon. David r. PUNK
ct; parliamentary secretary to the treas
ury, Rowland Vim; parliamentary score
tary to the India office, Lord Harris; sec
rotary to the admiralty, Charles T. Ritch-
ese; lord of the admiralty, Ellis Ashmead-
Bartlett.
POsTOFFIGE COMPENSATION IN
MINNESOTA AND DAKOTA.
The postoffice department. at Washington
has just completed the readjustment of
salaries of postmasters of the first, second
and third class. This is the first full years
work of offices under the 2 cent postage
law and there is, therefore, slight de-
crease in the receipts of most offices, and
consequently falling off in the salaries
the salaries have been reduced 500 per
year are as follows, the figures attached
being the new salaries allowed: Alexan-
dria, $1,000, Anoka, $1,000 Austin, $1,000
Crookston, 81 ZOO, Faribault, $4,000 Fergus
Falls, 1900, Glencoe, $1,000, Grant, $1,000,
Hastings, 81, 600 Lake City, 81 600, Marshall,
81, 100, Mortified 81, 700, Red Wing $4,000,
Rochester 50, 100, st. Charles 1000, Shakopee
$1,000, Spring Valley SLIGO, Wadenas1 100,
Waseca 81 400. At Morris the salary was
reduced $500, and now stands $1,000. At
Pipestone there was an increase of 5000,
the salary being now $780, At Duluth
there was an Increase of 500 making the
figure 81 400. At Chatfeld, Kasson and
Redwood Falls the salary was cut down
below 81 900, and so the offices fall into the
fourth class. In Dakota the offices reduced
500 were: Aberdeen, present salary $780,,
Casselton 81 400, Columbia 81, 100, Deadwood
s1,7o0, DeSmet $4,000, Fargo $1,000,
Grafton $1,000, Groton 1000, Lead City
$1,000, Milbank 1,4OO, Miller $1,000,
Plankington $1,4O0, Valley City
81, 300, Wapheton $500, Water
town $1,000. Those where the
salary was reduced 5000 were: Bismarck,
$4,000, Camden $1,000, Grand Forks S2,1DO,
Huron 50, 100, Kimball 81 100, Parker 81, 100,
Pierre $1,000. The salary was increased
500 at the following: Clark's 81, 100, Nit
chell s1,S0O, Rapid City $1,000, Redfe1d
81, 400, Sioux Falls $4,000. At Camden the
salary was increased from 81, 1000 to $1,000,
at Devils Lake from 81, 300 to 81, $780, and at
Glendale there was an increase of over
5000, putting the Office in the presidential
list with a salary of 81 300 At Pembina,
Maryville and Tower City the salary fell
below 81 900, putting the Office in the fourth
class. At all the first, second and third
class Offices not in the above list there was
no change in salaries.
BIG BEAR RELEASES HIS PRISONERS.
Fort Pitt, N. w. T., Special Telegram,
June 2O.-Last night two Chippewayan
scouts, sent out by Strange, came into Mid
dleton's camp on Beaver river, north of
Frog lake, and reported having met two
Wood Crees, who told them the McLeans
and other white prisoners were released
and were now en- route to Fort Pitt. The
story in detail, as reported to Middleton,
was that the latter could not have been
more than twelve miles from Big Bear when
the white troops turned back. Then, or
soon after, Big Bear, who had tired of bush
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to strike southeast towardT e lake. The
Wood Crees insisted on going north, to Lac
Des Isles above Beaver river, and took the
prisoners with them. How they succeeded in
getting Big Bears permission to take the
prisoners is not made clear, probably be
cause the Wood Crees were stronger in
numbers. When the Wood Crees
got above Beaver they remembered
Canon McKay's message to them
at the time of steele's fight, and con
cluded the best policy for them to secure
good terms was by delivering the prisoners
Probably Mclean, despite the difficulties Of
the trail, decided to come into Fort Pitt
instead of going to Strange, of whose where
abouts he must have been ignorant
FoRT PITT, Special Telegram, June 20
via Straubenzie, N. w. T., June q. IS. Is
Bedson, chief transportation officer
| brother-in-law Of Mclean, left here THU