The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-05-22
FROM WASHINGTON.

treasury bureau, makes way for a Democrat.
Inspector Of Steam Vessels Dumont are
thought to be in imminent danger of decapita-
ton.
hessrs. Kelly and Doran made q call upon
the precedent, but the conversation is, unfor-
tunately, not madc public.
The secretary Of the navy, in his notice con-
corning the construction Of new steel steam
cruising vessels, extends an invitation to all
engineers, mechanics, manufacturers, etc. to
submitm models and designs to the secretary.
Henry R. James, who has been chief of the
division Of customs of the treasury department
for many years, resigned at the reouest Of
Secretary Manning. There Is no intimation al
the treasury as to who will succeed Mr.. James.
John H. Oberiy, the Illinois boss, who has
been given the fat place OF superintendent OF
Indian schools, will. hold Ii temporarily. and
sitter q while expects to be made q regular In.
dian inspector. Either place is worth 50, O0O a
year.
Upon opening 3 pasteboard box, forwarded
from Springfield, Ill, tosthe dead letter Office
q Washington, m explosion occurred and a
bullet was discharged into the wall Of the
room. A revolver was found in the box, ar
ranged to explode when the package was
opened 1t was addressed to . young lady in
Springfield.
The Jewels recently found in the treasury
vaults were not sent from Japan to President
Monroe, but from Muscat. The gift was, or
iginally, . sword with gold and jeweled hilt,
wards recovered The residuum is the ma
toms property, not hat Of tho Monroe heirs,
as reported
The secretary of the interior has directed a
letter to the board OF pension appeals
stating that he understands that the board ia
behind with the work to the extent of many
thousands cases, and ordering an examination
OF this remarkable amount of delayed business.
and that measures be adopted to bring it up to
within reasonable limits. 1t is said that many
deserving cases have been shelyed in this
eriess to get an answer whether they can get q
pension or not
It appears that Red Cloud came to Washing
ton not only to wage war on Agent McGilly-
8cuddy, but also to prosecute his ancient claim
for the ponies taken from him by Gen. Mack
enzie in 1876, He wants $4,000 for between
60 aud 9O0 horses, the average price "a fixed
by him being $40. Mackenzie took these from
him because Rcd Cloud was away from his
agency and refused to obey orders to return.
United States Consul James w. Taylor, at
Winnipeg, has autographed the secretary Of
state relative to the fight recently between Riel
and Middleton. He says: Gen. Middleton
reconnoitered the position OF Riel's force ut
Batoche with q loss of one killed and seven
wounded. The guns Of the two batteries
Of the insurgents exeeptfor the execution Of i
Gathltng gun served by the agent of Connecti-
cut manufacturers The enemy was strongly
eentrenched against surprise. The batle began
by sharp firing on the steamer Northcote.
which passed down stream three miles quite
disabled.
b following post Office appointments have
been made: Hammond, st Croix county,
Wis. Dennis Deenan, vice v. s. Munroe. re-
signed; Cabot, Wis. John p. Wall; Walworth,
OAK, changed to Bangor, n. 4. King. B. W.
moved recently, and Henry c. Moore appointed
Beebe's case WAS similar to that Of Corcoran.
OF the Rome, IN. Y.,) Office. He neglected al.
most every. part OF his Office. Accounts re-
quired by law to be separate were mixed, and
after notice to repair the neglect he failedto do
80. He also failed to make his repofts. Five
times in one year his office was inspected. and
each case the inspector recommended his
removal.
commissioner Atkins, who is in New York.
has rejected the bids offered for furnishing
beef to the Pine Ridge Rosebud, Yankton and
Grow Creek reservations, because they we're so
high. He has advertised for new proposals
The prices were an average of s3.75 q hun
dred, where last year they were about S3225.
A difference of so cents per 100 on 10000 600
pounds Of beef makes s20O,OO0 increase of cost
for supplies, VIXEN there are no largsr appro-
priations than last year, The bidders behave
that there Is to be q war in Europe, which will
raise the prices. The bids for flour will be
higher, it ID said, in proportion, than the beef
bids.
Langaton, the murderer OF Police Officer
Fowler, b is to be hanged, made a desperate
attempt to escape. He was taking exercise in
the irciosnre set apart for the purpose, which
u separated from the central conrt of the Jail
by an iron lattice work fence, and when tle
oftioer In charge for the day opened a gate IN
the fence to pass through to the court, he sud-
denly attacked and oyerpowered the guard on
the inside and then struck Woodward. the
officer who was passing through the gate. and
made his, way into the central court He wEs
quickly secured, however, and removed TO his
cell. Several parties who were irving to
secure g reprieve for Langston sispended
their efforts on learning that iiies president
was satisfied, from an experts report, ~ the
prisoners sanity.