Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-05-15
FROM WASHINGTON.

The president commissioned L. FL. Edwards
as postmaster Of Waterloo, Iowa. .. .ss
Nelson F. Acers was appointed collector. Of
internal revenue for Kansas, vice John G. Car
penter suspended .s%.
Col. Harrison Adreon, whose commission as
postmaster at Baltimore expires soon, will
probably be reappointed.
The New York World reitexates the story
that the president was shot at while returning
to Washington. It says there is an effort to
suppress the facts in the case.
Mr.. Ninro was removed from the bureau Of
statistics. Among a number of postof1ice re-
movals, the name of Frank ". Palmer ap-
pears s. Corning Jutdis appointed to succeed
him. - T.
The commissioner of pensions says that the
clerks in his department did more work during
the month Of April than during any other month
since the pension office has been in existence.
This showing is made by the reports of the
various divisions. &---
Mr.. Nesbitt, chief clerk Of the agricultural
department, thinks that the silk industry is des-
tined to spring up among farm women all over
the country and give them that profitable en-
ploynent which they lost years ago by the intro
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George Vest Jr., son of the Missouri senator
has been selected by Secretary Bayard to visit
the consulates of the United States in Europe to
ascertain their condition as to efficiency and
requirements and to make a general inspec-
ton Of the consular service on that continent
The gold medal of the Military Service insti-
tuition of the United States for the prize essay
Of 1884, on s'The Necessity for Close Relations
Between the Army and the People, and the
Best Method of Accomplishing the Result has
been awarded to Capt G. r.. Price, Fifth
United States cavalry. The essay Of Lieut. D.
s Dudley, Second United States artillery, was
deemed next in order of merit. ..$ = Nj T. &
n A decision involving the legality Of criminal
proceedings by information instead Of indict-
ment was rendered by the federal supreme
court at Washington in the case of James s.
Williams petition for q writ Of habeas CORPUS
The opinion holds that q person sentenced to
imprisonment for an infamous crime without
having been indicted by q grand jury, az re-
quired by the fifth amendment of the consti-
tuition, is entitled to be discharged on habeas
corpus. ~ +. &
= heavy square box, wrapped in red tape and
securely bound was found in On out Of the way
nook Of the treasury vault. It contained bot
ties Of diamonds. pearls, ottar of roses and q
lump Of gold The articles were identified as
presents to President Monroe about 1928 from
the Japanese government, and stored in the
treasury pending the p,sssage of an act OF con-
gress authorizing their acceptance. Congress
took no action and the articles have remained
IN the treasury ever since III
The examining board for the promotion Of
engineers and the admission Of candidates to.
thelengi neers cor sof the revenue marine, has
completed ito labors. The following named
engineers passed for promotion in the order
named: For chief engineer, First assistant En-
gineers Charles q. Laws and James Ogden for
frat assistant engineer, Second Assistant En-
glneers Charles 4. Coffin, 81 81 Erench, Charles
w. Reekwith, Oliver Bremick, James Ntzplt-f
rick and Charles VI 1. Munroe.s
Commissioner Coleman, gnisns tie i'm,
portsnce of ne nloser and more Intimate assoc
g dinerent agricultural colleges and
n indusff and edncat ional institu tionss
VIM he depA &C agricul ture, has called
lti6a aents of fesent
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