Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-05-21
FROM WASHINGTON.

...... fkOM NAbhANuiONs
Lieut. Darlington is in Washington for the
summer vacation
Minister LAthrop will leave for St Peters
burg about June u.
Henry II. James, chief Of the most important
treasury bureau, makes way for Democrat
Inspector Of Steam Vessels Dumont are
thought to be in imminent danger Of decapita
ion. -a# ...
Messrs. Jelly and Doran made q call upon
the president, but the conversation is, unfor-
tunftoly, not made public. r.s. w.. .a .-...
Bayliss W. Hanna, the new minister to Per
STA, il in Washington with his wife and daugh-
ter, preparatory to leaving for his post
The secretary Of the navy, in his notice con-
corning the construction Of pew steel steam
cruising vessels; extends an Invitation 10 all
engineers, mechanics, manufacturers etc, %
submit models and designs TO the secretary
Henry r. James, who has been chief Of the
division Of cassons OF the treasury department
Tor many years, resigned at the request o.
Secretary Manning. There is no intimatior at
the treasury as 10 who will succeed Mr James.
.ss...:.. e ose-ls, the Illinois boss, who has
been given the tst place Of superintendent Of
Indian schools, viii hold 1t temporarily, and
after while expects TO be made regular i,l In
dian inspector. Either place is worth s3,OOOa
year. ......... O.. ....... ...-
ttpcn openings pastebosrd box, forwarded
from Springfield, Ill, to the dead letter Office
At Washington, an explosion occurred aud Q
bullet was discharged into the wall of the
room A revolver was found in the box, ar
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opened II was addressed to young lady in
Springfield
The jewels recently found in the treasury
faults we're not sent from Japan 10 President
Monroe, but from Musest The gift vas, or
iginally, sword With gold and jeweied hilt,
which was stolen and melted up and after
wards recovered The residuum Is the ma
tons property, not that Of the Monroe heirs,
as reported
The secretary Of the interior has directed a
letter 10 the board of pension appeals
stating that he understands that the board is
tehf1d With the work 10 The extent Of many
thousands cases, and ordering en examination
OF this remarkable amount Of delayed BUSINESS
and that measures be adopted to bring il up TO
within reasonable limits IT is said thai may
deserving cases have been shelyed in this
board of appeals, and the applicants are pow
srless 10 get an answer whether they can get a
pension or not
1t appears thaI Red Cloud came 10 Washing.
Ton not onls to wage war ON Agent McGilly
eudds, but also TO prosecute his ancient claim
for the ponies taken from him by Gen. Mack
enzie IN 1875 He vaults s2s,o0o for between
40 aud 800 horses, the average price as feed
by HIM being $40 Mackenzie took these from
him because Red Cloud was away from his
agency and refused 10 obey orders to return
United States Consul James W. Taylor, at
Winnipeg, has telegrsphed the secretary Of
state relative to the fght recently between Riel
and Middleton. Hs says; Gen Middleton
reconnOitered the position OF Riel's force at
Batoche with loss of one killed and seven
wounded The guns Of the two batteries
wauld have been Captured hy 4 separate rally
OF the insurgents except for the execution Of a
Gathling gun served by the agent of Connect
cut manufacturers. The enemy was strongly
entrenched against surprise. The batae began
by sharp firing on the steamer Northcote,
which passed down stream three miles quite
disabled
The following post Office appointments have
been made: Hammond, st Croix county,
Wis. Dennis Deenan, vice " s Munroe, re-
signed; Cabot, Wis, John p. Wall; Walworth.
Beebe, postmaster at Brodhead, Wis, was re-
moved recently, and Henry G. Moore appointed
Beebe's case Was similar to that Of Corcoran,
of the Rome, "a. w. Office. He neglected al
most every part Of his Office. Accounts re-
quired by law to be separate were mixed, and
after notice 10 repair the neglect he failed TO do
so. He also failed TO make his reports. Five
times in one year his Office was inspected and
In each case the inspector recommended his
removal
Commissioner Atkins, who is in New York,
beef to the Pine Ridge Rosebud, YaDkton and
Grow Greek reservations, because they were so
high. he has advertised for new proposals
The prices were an average Of $3,75 hun
"a cd, where last year they we're about s325
A difference OF 80 cents per 100 on 100000
pounds Of beef makes s200, 600 increase OF cost
For supplies, when there are no larger appro-
priaiions than last year The bidders believe
that there Il 10 be war in Europe, which will
raise the prices The bids for -four will be
higher, il is said, IN proportion, than the beef
bIda
Langston, the murderer Of Police Officer
Fowler, WHO'S 10 be hanged, made desperate
attempt 10 escape. He was taking exercise in
the inclosure set apart for tho purpose, which
is separated from the central court of the jail
by an iron lattice work fence, and when the
officer in charge for the day opened gate IN
the fence TO pass through to the court, he sud
denly attacked and overpowered tho guard en-
the inside and then struck Woodward, the
officer who was passing through the gate, and
made his way into the central court He was
quickly secured, however, and removed TO his
cell Several parties who were trying to
secure a reprieve for Langston suspended
their efforts on learning that the president
was satisfied, from an experts report, OF the
prisoners sanity.