The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-07-02
THE NEWS SUMMARIZED.
From Washington.

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Sixty ofthe eighty-four Republican collect
ors ofinternal revenue have been bounced.
The rumor that Gen. Merritt is to be re-
ieved from duty at West Point is denied.
1t is said that the president has decided
to enforce his order regarding the Winnie
bago and Crow Greek settlers.
The new Chinese minister, Col. DENLY,
will not leave for his post until August, as
he wishes to fully inform himself about the
Chinese trade before going.
Sitting Bull and fifteen braves called at
the war and other departments and finally
on the president. There was general
handshaking but no speeches. The Bull
said he wished he could have seen what he
was now seeing when he was boy.
Postmasters commissioned Presidential
offices: j. l.. Etzel, Clear Lake, Iowa; A.
L. Downward, Marengo; Iowa; A: d. Tinsley,
Sibley, Iowa. Fourth class offices: w. s.
Cuskolly, Dickinson, Oak; j. A. Siegler,
Harold, OAK; P. Goggin, Mt. Vernon, Wis,
There are eighteen vacancies in the navy,
thirteen in the line, and five in the engineer
corps-for the cadets who this year finished
their six years course. There will be no
further vacancies in the marine corps until
the number Of second ieutenants has been
reduced to seventy-tive, the limit allowed.
The war department has received reports
from Fort Reno, Indian Territory, dated
the goth instant, to the effect that great
excitement prevails at that place over a
threatened outbreak by the Southern
Cheyennes. The Indians are making prep
arations to 60 on the war path. Troops
have been dispatched to quell the disturb
ances.
Commissioner Atkins, OF the Indian
bureau, has notified Agent Allen, at Black
feet Agency, to notify the miners and
prospectors in the Sweet Grass hills, within
the limits of the reservation, that they are
therein violation of the law, and warn them
to remove from the reservation. II they
refuse to comply with such warning, you
will at once report the fact to this office.
The annual adjustment of salaries OF
presidential postmasters has been prepared
by the salary and allowance division, and
submitted to the postmaster general. 1t
shows: The total number OF presidential
postoffices on July / will be 1921, de-
crease of 1872 as compared with the number
at the beginning OF the present fiscal year.
During the year twelve offices become pres
idential, and on July 1, 134 offices viii be
reduced from the presidential to the fourth
class.
Acting Commissioner DIMENSIONS Mclean
has been reorganizing the boards OF examin-
ing surgeons throughout the various states
on plans adopted by Gen. Black, by remov-
ing two from each board in various cities,
filing vacancies by the appointment OF
Democrats. He expects to complete the
reorganization of Pennsylvania before the
end of the present week, and within the
next month to have all the boards in Iowa,
Montana, Ohio and Vermont organized.
The president has appointed the follow
ing collectors OF internal revenue: Robert
Block, First district OF New Work; Mathew
FL. Vanduver, Third district OF New
Jersey, Thomas 8. Shields, First Louisiana;
George II. Davidson, Sixth Kentucky;
James w. Newman, Eleventh Ohio; Chris
tian J, Knecht, Sixth Ohio; Adolph Bier
mann, distrio. of Minnesota. Also the
following named pospnasters: j. w. Nc
Manler at Hazelhurst, Miss, vice j !. L. Mead,
suspended: William N. Carter at Viro-
qua, Wis, vice r. 8, Michael suspended;
Thomas r. McDearman at Danyille, Va,
vice A. NJ. Wheeler, suspended; James
Cakes at South Bridge, Mass, vice P. ii.
Carpenter, suspended; Frank T. Lynch at
Leayenworth, Eas., vice ohm McKees, sus-
pended. The postmaster at Hazelhurst,
Miss, was suspended because having been
asked to resign for reasons affecting The
public welfare pGt known to the depart
m6lt at I0e t1Ipe OF HIS aErOluoMoAD, Ao
declined compliance. He was connected
with the murder OF Matthews.
The president has made the following ap-
pointments: Edward III. Strobel OF New
York to be secretary OF the legation OF the
United States to Spain. To be third lieu
tenants in the marine service: tombstone
II. Quinlan, Kirkland W. Perry, Charles a.
Barnes and Byron L. kesj. Posey s. vii.
son, sssayer of the United States mint at
Dsnver, Colo; William Allen, United States
marshal for the Middle and southern dis
tricts of Alabama; William r., Benson,
United States attorney for the middle snd
Southern districts OF Alabama; Mark p.
WILDER, United States attorney for the
Eastern district of New York; Gen. W. d..
II. Davis OF Doylestown Pa, pension agent
at Phiiadslphia, vice A. Wilson Morris, sus-
pended. (Gen. Days was endorsed by Hon.
S. ]. Randall and other prominent Penn
sylvania Democrats.) e. 3. hannnister OF
Lawrenceburg, Ind, Indian inspector; Gen.
H. Heth ei Warrenton, Va, special Indian
agent; William Parsons OF Connecticut,
special Indian agent; =. -. Gaboosky OF
Georgia, superintendent Of the Haskell in
stitute, Kansas; and Walter r. Brennan Of
tbs indian Territory, superintendent OF the
Chiioceo Indian school.