Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-05-14
FROM WASHINGTON.

The president commissioned l. II. Edwards
az postmaster OF Waterloo, Iowa.
Department employees win hereafter receive
but ~ per cent Of their salaries In silver.
Nelson r. Aeers was appointed collector OF
internal revenue for Kansas, vice John q Car
penter suspended,
uoA Harrison Adreon, whose commission as
postmaster AZ Baltimore expires soon, win
probably be roappointed
A largo number of Miohiganders have pc
titioned the legislature to appropriate $1,000
for statue OF Gen. Lewis Cass, TO be placed
N the capitol atWashington
The New York World reiterates the story
that the president was shot at whiio returning
30 Washington. Ii says there Is an effort 20
suppress the facts In the case.
Mr. Nimro was removed from the bureau Of
statistics Among number OF postoffice re-
moyals, the name Of Frank W. Palmer ap-
pears; $ Corning Judd 10 appointed 10 succeed
him,
The commissioner of pensions says that the
clerks in his department didmore work during
the month OF April than during any other month
since the pension office has been In existcnce
This showing II made by the reports Of the
various divisions.
Mr. Nesbitt chief clerk Of The agricultural
department. thinks that thesilk industry is des-
tsned 10 spring up among farm women all over
the country and give them that profitable en-
ployment which they lost years ago by the intro
duction OF labor-saying machinery
George Vest, Jr, son OF tho Missouri senator
has been selected by Secretary Bayard TO visit
the consnlsfes OF the United states in Europe to
ascertain their condition az to efficiency and
requirements, and TO make 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 ssThe Necessity for Close Relations
Between the Army and the People, and the
Best Method OF Accomplishing the Result has
been awarded to Capt q. H. Price, Fifth
United States cavalry. The essay of Lieut. ID.
q Dudley Second United States artillery, was
deemed next in order OF merit
Washington specirl; Postmaster General
villas has notified the membersof congress- that
they must determine The postmasters of the
fourthclass for their several districts. He fines
many applications endorsed by members for
the same Offices He insists that some one
man must be designated by the member, as he
does not desire 10 decide between the rival as
~
ment for some months to come.
A decision involving the legality Of criminal
proceedings by information instead of indict-
ment was rendered by tho federal supreme
court at Washington in the case OF Janaes s.
Williams petition for a writ of habeas corpus
Tho opinion holds that person sentenced TO
imprisonment for an infamous crime without
having been indicted by grand jury, a. re-
quired by the fifth amendment OF the consti-
tuition, 10 entitled TO be discharged ON habeas
corpus.
A heavy square box, wrapped in red tape and
securely bound, was found in xn out OF the way
nook OF the treasury vault Ii contained bot
ties OF diamonds, pearls, ottar Of roses and o
lump OF gold The articles were identified as
presents 10 President Monroe about Ses3 from
the Japanese government, and stored in the
treasury pending the passage OF an act OF con-
gress authorizing their acceptance Congress
took no action and the articles have remained
mthe treasury ever since
The examining board for the promotion OF
engineers and the admission OF candidates TO
the engineers corps Of the revenue marine, has
completed It's labors The following named
engineers passed for promotion in the order
named: For chief engineer First Assistant En-
gineers Charles A. Laws and James Ogden; for
HFot ASststaHt Shkiueut CocOtu As,istait J4lt-
gineers Charles r. Coffin, ID. McFrench, Charles
W. Beckwith, Oliver Bremiek, James Fitzpat-
rick and Charles w. Munroe
Commissioner Coleman, recognizing the inn
portanoe Of tho closer and more intimate asso-
citation Of different agricultural colleges and
other industrial and educational institutions
with the department of agriculture, has called
convention OF representatives Of different
agricultural colleges aud allied state institu-
tons. One OF the topics to be discussed viii
probably be thefeasibiiity OF making the farms
attached 10 the colleges the experiment farms
OF the department
The subcommittee OF the senate Indian com
mittee will, in ashort time start on their pleas
are jaunt for the summer The members pro-
pose 10 meet al 81 Louis on the 18th inst
Senator Harrison, with the members attached
70 his party, viii so from st Louis 10 Montana
and Colorado, taking in the Yellowstone and
other points OF interest senator Dawes and
his party will nominally look into affairs in tho
Indian Territory Last year Senator Dawes
had the Yellowstone and Senator Harrison she
Indian Territory