Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-05-21
FROM WARRINGTON.

Lieut. Darlington is in Washington for the
summer vacation.
Minister LAthrop will leave for St Peters
burg about June %.
Henry r. James, chief OF the most important
treasury bureau, makes way for Democrat
Inspector Of Steam Vessels Dumont are
thought to be in imminent danger of decapita-
ION.
Messrs. Kelly and Doran made call upon
the president, but the conversation is, unfOr-
tunately, not made public
Bayliss W. Hanna, the new minister to Per-
ala, is in Washington with his wife and daugh-
ter, preparatory TO leaving for his post
The secretary OF the navy, in his notice con-
corning tho construction Of new steel steam
cruising vessels, extends an invitation to all
engineers, mechanics, manufacturers, etc, to
submit models and designs 10 the secretary
Henry r. James, who has been chief Of the
division OF customs of the treasury department
for many years, resigned at the request Of
Secretary Manning There is no intimation at
the treasury as to who will succeed Mr.. james
John H. Oberly, the Illinois boss, who has
been given the fat place OF superintendent Of
Indian schools, viii hold it temporarily, and
after a while expects to be made a regular In
dian inspector. Either place is worth $4,000 a
year
Upon opening pastehoard box, forwarded
from Springfield, Ill, to the Gead letter Office
at Washington, an explosion occurred and a
bullet was discharged into the wall of the
room. A revolver was found in the box, ar
ranged 70 explode when the package was
opened. II was addressed to young lady in
Springfield
The Jewels recently found in the treasury
vaults we're not sent from Japan to President
Monroe, but from Muscat The gift was, or
iginally, sword with gold and jeweled hilt,
which was stolen and melted up and after
wards recovered. The residuum is the ma
lions property, not that of the 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 is
behind with the work to the extent OF many
thousands cases, and ordering an examination
OF this remarkable amountof delayed business,
and that measures be adopted to bring it up 10
within reasonable limits. Ii is said that many
deserving cases have been shelyed in this
board of appeals, and the applicants are pow
erless TO get an answer whether they can get a
pension or not
1t appears that Red Cloud came to Washing
ton not only to wage war on Agent McGilly-
for the ponies taken from him by Gen Mack
enzie in 1876 He wants So, 600 for between
$40 aud 800 horses, the average price as fixed
by him being $40 Mackenzie took these from
him because Red Cloud was away from his
agency and refused to obey orders to return.
United States Consul James W. Taylor al
Winnipeg, has telegraphed the secretary OF
state relative TO the fight recently between RieI
and Middleton. He says: Gen. Middleton
reconnoitered the position of Riel's force al
Batoche with loss Of one killed and seven
wounded Tho guns of the two batteries
vauld have been captured by a separate rally
of the insurgents except for the execution of a
Gathling gun served by the agent Of Connetti-
cut manufacturers. The enemy was strongly
ontrenched against surprise. The batde began
by sharp firing on the steamer Northcote,
which passed down stream three miles quite
disabled
The 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. II. King b. W.
Beebe, postmaster at Brodhead, Wis, was re.
moved recently, and HenryC. Moore appointed
Beebe's case was similar 10 that OF Corcoran
of tho Rome, IN. Y. , Office He neglected al
most every part of his Office. Accounts re
quired by law TO be separate were mixed, ant
after notice 10 repair the neglect he failed TO az
so. He also failed TO make his reports. FIYt
times in one year his Office was inspected ans
in each case the inspector recommended hi,
removal
Commissioner Atkins, who is in New York
has rejected the bids offered for furnishing
beef to the Pine Ridge Rosebud, Yankton an,
Grow Creek reservations, because they were 5,
high. He has advertised for new proposals
The prices were an average of 1913 a hun
,aed, where last year they were about s325
a difference OF 50 cents per 100 on 40 COO OO
pounds OF beef makes 500 40 increase OF eos
for supplies, when there are no larger appro
priations than last year The bidders believe
that there Is 10 be q war in Europe, which viii
raise the prices. The bids for -four will b.
higher, it is said, IN proportion, than the beet
bids.
Langston, the murderer OF Police Officer
Fowler, WHO'S 10 be hanged, made desperat.
attempt to escape. He was taking exercise In
the inciosure set apart for the purpose, which
is separated from the central court OF the jai
by an iron lattice work fence, and when tn,
caicer in charge for the day opened a gate II
the fence 10 pass through to the court, he sud
denly attacked and oyerpewered the guard OF
the inside and then struck Woodward, IN,
officer who was passing through the gate, ant
made his way INFO tho central court He wa.
quickly secured, however, and removed TO hi,
cell Several parties who were trying q
secure reprieye for LAngston suspended
their efforts on learning that the presiden
was satisfied, from an experts report, of tn,
prisoners sanity.