The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-06-19
Washington News.

Albert o. Marsh, receiver OF public moneys
at Vancouver, has resigned.
President Cleveland has decided that tho
settlers on tho Winnebago reservation shall
not be disturbed at present.
Gen. Lawler has another interview with
the president regarding the Grow Creek set.
tlers and expresses hope Of securing relief.
The agricultural departments estimates the
winter wheat crop at 2O7 200, 900 bushels,
and that OF spring wheat at 153 ,000, 900.
Attorney General Garland decides that In
dians are not fit for postmasters, even il they
are not offensive partisans. Accordingly
they are all resigning.
The secretary OF the treasury has issued
a warrant for $4,000, to be used in nav
ment OF claims against the woman's de.
partment of the New Orleans exposition.
Miss Ccveland's recent reply to DR.. How.
ard Crosby on temperance was not a sud-
len inspiration. She wrote it as a temper-
ance tract in 1881, and served It on Crosby
cold.
The secretary Of the treasury has benin
formed that Rufedemorte, the defau]tinp
officer at the New Orleans subtreasury, has
ded to Mexico, where heis interested, in some
mines.
Ex-Justice stronglate OF the United States
supreme bench, still practices law and works
hard at Washington, although he has a pen.
sion OF $4,000 a year. He makes $1O,O 900
more by his law practice.
The public printer at Washington an
nounces that the first part of volume twelve
Of the Rebellion Record" will be ready
umes OF this work to be published.
The retirement OF Gen Augur on July 10,
arouses speculation among army officers as
to who will be appointed to succeed him.
There is a general desire that Gen. John
Gibbon, colonel Seventh infantry, shall re-
ceive the honor. His excellent war and
plains record, and his high character as 1.
man, have won for him the good will Of
army officers.
Postmasters commissioned: N, Hocl.
Oeham, Iowa; F. NJ. Linn, East Nodaway,
Iowa. F. Gocrke, Blodgett, Wis.,. Cominis-
sions were made at theinterior department
Tor the following land Offices: G. w. War
ner, Tracy, Mimi; A. Hall, receiver, Miles
City, Mont; J. Hill, receiver, Beatrice, Neb.;
PIX. Wise, receiver, Tracy, Mimi; c. Hall,
receiver, La Crosse, Wis.
Indian Commissioner Atkins will go West
to join the Holman investigation commit
tee, July Is, at Omaha. From that point
the party will go to st. Paul and the White
Earth reservation, and thence along the
Northern Pacific to Bismarck and down the
Missouri river to the Sioux reservation.
and then returning, they will visit the
Crows, Piegans, Grosventres and Blackfeet.
F. P. Marsh was appointed marshal of
the northern district of Illinois. A. NJ.
Jones is the present marshal OF this dis.
trict. w. j. McGarigle, ono of the defeated
candidates, is ex-chief OF police Of Chicago.
Marsh, the appointee, lives at Oregon, Ill.,,
and is the sheriff Of Ogle county. He has q
good record as a Union soldier. He served
on the state committee in the Hayes -Tilden
campaign, and was twice elected to the
state legislature.
The president has made the following ap-
pointments:-United States Marshals-
Frederick H. Marsh, Northern district OIL.
iinois; Henry G. Urner, Southern district of
Ohio. Superintendent Of the PHILADELPHIA
Mint-Ex-May Fox OF Philadelphia. In
dian Agent-Doleres Romerofor the Pueblo
agency, New Mexico. Collector OF Customs
John T. Robinson, district OF Alexandria.
Va. Collector of Internal Revenue-Isban
Hess, Fourteenth district OF New York.
Surveyors OF Customs-John p. H: Voor-
hees, port OF Denver, Col; Addison Cole. port
Of Albany, N. Y.