Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-09-18
Washington Gossip.

/ Commissioners Sparks, OF the land Office,
has returned to Washington from Illinois.
The estate OF the late Richard e. Merrick
appears by papers filed in Washington to
amount to $685. 900.
Alexander II. Gambrill OF Illinois has
been appointed chief OF a division in the
second auditors Office.
The treasury departmentsays that silver
certificates OF large denominations are
worthless as circulating medium.
It appears that the order closing the in
terror department at 2 p. IN. each day orig
mated with Secretary Kirkwood in 1881.
Coal for the use OF the national house of
representatives has been contracted for at
$4.27 ton. About 500 tons are needed.
wait for an official report OF the Rock
Springs massacre before demanding repara-
ton.
1t is understood at the state department
that the successor OF John w. Foster, min
lister to Spain, will be appointed within he
next few days.
The issue OF standard silver dollars from
the mints during the week ended Sept. S was
$457, 291; during the corresponding period
last year, S34S,497.
Postmaster General Villas has ordered a
close examination OF the working of the
New York postoftice, and every detail is
now under scrutiny.
Representative Sloan of Missouri was
the first congressman to appear at the
White House after the presidents return.
He has many constituents to supply in the
places.
The postoffice department is now sending
to special delivery postoffices the messenger
books, record books and the forms requir-
ed for the employees, so that the system
may 50 into operation on October 1.
Land Commissioner Sparks issues an
order modifying the former circular pre-
scribing the right of railroad companies in
cutting timber from public land. The Or
der is made with special reference to the
Northern Pacific.
The acting postmaster general has ap-
pointed the following named fourth-class
postmasters: Oregon-Dayton, T. NJ.
Perry. Iowa-Le Grande, w. j. Flint; Ok
ford, Henry Vanderlip; Springville Byron
H. Hopper; Adela, Samuel E. Carroll.
The Peruvian minister has an ADVERTISE
ment in the paper for tin case containing
valuable papers from his government. 1t
wassent to this country by Lieut. Dye, who
died on the way, and the case was intrusted
to the mails, and reached Washington to be
lost from mail wagon while on the way to
the postoffice.
Indian Commissioner Atkins has received
q telegram from Capt. Lee, agent at the
Cheyenne and Ara pahoe Indian reservation,
in which he states that 60, 600 cattle have
been driven off the reservation. About
$4,000 yet remain, but they are all m owing
out with a single exception, where the own
er has not yet been able to secure another
ranch.
John Hoey, president OF the Adams Ex-'
press company, had a conference with Sec
rotary Manning and Treasurer Jordan, in
regard to the transportation OF gold and
silver coin, which suited in an agreement
that hereafter all such shipments shall be
made by the express company in accord
ance with the contract entered into by Sec.
rotary Sherman.
department, having notified Admiral ouett
that $500 was deducted from his pay for
the dinner he gave to distinguished people
at the New Orleans exposition, are some
what surprised at'receiving anote from the
admiral that under the law his pay can be
stopped only by the sentence Of a court
martial. This is a point which the fresh
controller overlooked.
The acting postmaster general appointed
the following fourth class postmasters:
Observation-Disclosures, William NJ. Ulm; Big
Elk, Mrs. Mary L. Hatch Oregon-Com-
stock, J. Griggs; Hubbard, H. G. Caldwell.
Iowa-Wesley, J. NJ. Butts; Augusta, P.
McAggey Scion, G. H. Spinckleff; Ponora,
j. f. Wagner; Nausau, j. C. McSpadden;
Ruthven, Edwin Anderson.
United States Consul General Williams,
at Havana, was directed go see that Circilo
Pouble OF New York, who is at present in
Havana, has fair andspeedy trial. Pouble
is O. Cuban, but some years since became a
naturalized American. He recently return
ed to Cuba as he says, on priya to business.
Immediately on his arrival he was seized
and imprisoned, on the charge OF melting a
rebellion against Spain.
First Controller Durham stopped
requisition to pay the salary for August OF
J. A. j. Creswell, government counsel be-
fore the court of commissioners OF Ala
bama claims, until it is settled that there
is balance due him. The first controller
takes the ground that Mr.. Creswell is not
entitled to fixed salary OF s., 900 per an
mum, but that sum is named as the limit
OF fees to be allowed him for the trial of
cases. He says: The law organizing the
court says that the government counsel
would receive q reasonable compensation
for each case tried, and subsequent laws
limited such compensation to $4,000 per
annum. The court, however, neglected to
fix the amount of d reasonable compen-
sation," and has illegally treated that item
as a fixed salary.
Personal Gossip.