The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-05-21
SUMMARY " NEWS OF TiHIE WEEK. WI
FROM WASHINGTON.

FROM WASHINGTON.
3 8 Cox sticks to the Turkish mission.
j Ma. Mclaughlin has Withdrawn his applioa-
non Tor IN Indian inspectorship.
Anton Klaus of jamestown is in Washington.
and called on the president and his old friend
COL Villas, recently.
Ex-senator Tepton Of Nebraska IL an appli-
can't for the feceivefship IF tie Bloomington
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G, The president has appointed board Of OFF,
GERS to report on the Notifications and defense
Of the United States.
A Mormon delegation laid their grievances
before the president, and were assured that
the Edmunds law should be impartially admin
istered.
Many senate employees will be dismissed In
July, by the sergeant at arms, acting under
the direction Of Mr. Allison, chairman Of the
senate committee on retrenchment
The little church In Washington, where
President Garfield worshiped, was sold To a
lumber dealer the other day, to be broken hp.
The dealer paid $3.50 for the edifice.
The president has intimated that he intends
to remove all the territorial officials who are
Objectionable to the people whom they govern,
B. Plat Carpenter Of Montana is said to stand
On slippery ground
:, 1t IL stated that, as a favor to his father
Walker Blaine is to be allowed to retain his
place as assistant counsel for the government
before the court of Alabama claims until the en-
piration Of the courts life in Dnrefhbsf nezs
:: Democratic members Of the, Iowa congress,
sional delegation assert that the president hiss
decided to revoke the commission issued to
Christopher L. Williams, making him marshal
of tire Southern district of Iowa, and appoint
Campbell in his stead
In the Smith court Of inquiry recently G., M,
Voting, of W. ]. Young 4 Go. of New York, who
furnished butter for the Greedy relief expedi.
ton, testified that the firm had paid George B..
6of Of Washington eight cents per pound for
securing the contract for them.
Richard Nevins, Jr., returned to Pittsburg,
with his commission as superintendent of con-
structon on the Pittsburg postofHce. The ap-
pointment was made On the recommendation
Of MI. Randall and Gov. Curtin. This removal
of Malone, his predecessor, is on the broad
ground that he was an offensive partisan. -.
Col, Richard Root, United States marshal for
the Southern district of Iowa. has resigned his
pOSAtAoA UCCduco no, WILLOWS LILO DOiAAOOA oo'
should nave the spoils," and that Cleveland
"may rule over this great nation successfully
for four years, and that at the end of your
term good sound Republican may be elected
to take your place
Carey T. Pope was appointed by the presi-
dent postmaster of Hillsboro, Ohio, vice j.
Patterson, suspended. The change was made
upon the inspectors reports showing shortages
in Patterson's accounts on two or three differ
ent occasions which, although Immediately
made good, were violation of duty; and pur-
suance of the policy of the administration de-
manded his removal, which WAS also recon-
mended by the inspector.
Secretary Lamar appointed the following
special agents of the bureau oflabor: Charles
B. Judd, Colorado; Jonas Libby, New York;R l.
Gould, Maryland; Henry c. Wilson, New Jersey;
William H. Henson, New Hampshire; James
Reed, Massachusetts,; Arthur B. Woodford,
Connecticut; j. H. Groves Delaware; H. L
Johnson and Gregor Fox, Pennsylvania;
Charles F. Gillian and William S. Mau dby,
Ohio; Ringgold W. Browning, Maryland;
William q. Trenholm, South Carolina; Henry
Newman, Missouri; Henry Jones, Georgia,
and SiIenus O. Ward, New York. These were
selected without regard to their political faith
or views on economic questions.