The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-07-02
THE NEWS SUMMARIZED.
From Washington.

From Washington.
Sixty ithe elghty-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 Creek 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 a general
Misunderstanding but no speeches. The Bull
said he wished he could have seen what he
was now seeing when he was q 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 Geutenants has been
reduced to seventy five, 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 II
threatened outbreak by the Southern
Cheyennes. The Indians are making prep
arations to so 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 tho miners and
prospectors in the Sweet Grass hills, within
the limits OF tho 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 tho fact to this office.
The annual adjustment OF salaries of
presidential postmasters has been prepared
by tho salary and allowance division, and
submitted to the postmaster general. 1t
shows: The total number OF presidential
postoftices on July l will be 1921, q 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 I, 134 offices will be
reduced from the presidential to the fourth
class.
Acting Commissioner of Pensions 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,
filling 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 York; Mathew
H. Vanduver, Third district Of New
Jersey; Thomas s. Shields, First Louisiana;
George II: Davidson Sixth Kentucky;
James W. Newman, Eleventh Ohio Chris
tian J. Kuecht, Sixth Ohio; Adolph Bier
mann, district OF Minnesota. Also the
following named postmasters: j. w. Nc
Manler at Hazehurst, Miss, viceJ. L. Mead,
suspended; William N. Carter at Viro-
qua, Wis, vice r. 9. Michael suspended;
Thomas r. McDearman at Danville, Va,
vice A. NJ. Wheeler. suspended; James
Cakes at South Bridge, Mass. vice P. II.
Carpenter, suspended; Frank 7. Lynch at
Leavenworth Kas., vice John McKees, sus-
pended. The postmaster at Hazelhurst,
Miss, was suspended because having been
asked to resign for reasons affecting the
public welfare not known to the depart
ment at the time of his appointment, he
OeCLueO COulpIIdHCc. 11S WIZ C0uAeCC0u
with the murder of Matthews.
The president has made the following ap-
pointmelts: Edward II. 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: .tohnstone
H. Quinlan, Kirkland w. Perry, Charles A.
Barnes and Byron l., lcsd. Posey S. Will
son, assayer OF the United States mint at
Denver Colo; William Allen, United States
marshal for the middle and southern dis
tricts of Alabama; William H. Benson,
United States attorney for the middle and
Southern districts Of Alabama; Mark D.
WILDER, United States attorney for the
Eastern district OF New York; Con. w. II.
H. Davis OF Doylestown, Pa, pension agent
at Philadelphia, vice A. Wilson Morris, sus-
pended. Gen. Davis was endorsed by Hon.
S. J. Randall and other prominent Penn
sylvania Democrats.) e. ?, Bannister OF
Lawrenceburg Ind, Indian inspector; Gen.
H. Heth OF Warrenton, Va, special Indian
agent; William Parsons OF Connecticut,
special Indian agent; j: Il. Gaboosky OF
Georgia, superintendent OF the Haskell in.
stitute, Kansas; and Walter r. Brennan o,
the indian Territory, superintendent OF the
Chilocco Indian school.