The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-07-31
washington Neu..

G. A. Lounsberry is appointed postmas-
ter Mt Bismarck, and p. H. Cuthbcrt at
Helena.
Z Herbert Glaisyer hns been appointed
postmaater to succeed George Chant at
Handley, Clay county, Mimi.
Among the appointments OF post
masters by the president was that Of George
j. Love Mt Huron, OAK, vice John Cain,
suspended.
Thcwork kofconstructingt thcgrcat Roman
Catholic university at Washington will not
be started until next spring Plans will be
ietidefi.on at the meeting Of the prclutcs,
dn.Npy. IL.
Sheridan has organized an Indian policc
force composed OF 100 young Cicycnncs.
It IL said the general, in Ills report, will at
tribute the dissatisfaction among the
Indians chiefly to the cattle leases.
Postmaster General Villas says that he
had no intention Of recol,sidcring his dccis-
ion against distributing the SiOO,0O0 np.
propriatetl by congress for the tr,lnsportn-
tion OF nails in American steamships.
After u cabinet consultation, and in nc
cortlance with the advice OF Gen. Sheridan.
the secret;try OF the interior has decided to
turn over to the war department the com.
plcte control Of the CI,eyenneand Arapahoc
I. reservation In the Indian territory.
The president appointed the following:
William H. Moffntt OF New Jersey, consul
Mt Athens; John Dcvlin Of Michigan, consul
Mt Windsor, Ont; John c. Rich, lieutenant
commander, United States navy; o. T..
l4asher and H. 8. Waring, lieutenlnts, and
c. &. Rogers. lieutenant junior grade.
Tho president is daily importuncd to ar-
point from civil life to licutenancies In the
army. Many of oftncseapplications, are most
mcritTious, but the president has deter
mined that mt present lie is not justified in
making such appointments. lie thinks va
cancies should be filled from the West Point
clasxes.
Inventors received patents from Washing
tomas follows James Barry OF Wilmar fora
carcoupling; FrankN. Foster Of Duluth for an
adjustable finger ring; John Lucas OF Hast
ings for " wheat. oats and cookie sealr.t-
{ tor; John J. Parker of Aitkin fora drag
(saw; Charles r. Sincad of st. Paul for {,
h6lder for legal blanks, and William II.
1vankeurcr Of WinOna for mixed paint.
/ The following appointments have been
T. nade: Thomas j. Hickman of Louisiana
4 kid Emmct Scibels OF Alabama, special
h FMts of the land office: Ii. U. Billings oi
ss ton, ILL.,, chief OF the pre-emption division
he land Office to succeed Henry Howcs,
"a Pyetl; John McMurray of BrOckville, Pa,
ScM pf the lhntls and railroad division oi
y the nIetary's office to succeed Zcublon B.
y StN Indiana, removed.
q. 5loyes in the office of the first as-
spEiXt ystmnstcr general have petitionetl
1$ha Ger to have the hours of their labor
reduced 30 us to allow them to leave the
office at 4 p. M, instead of $40, during the
c6ntinuance OF the heated term. The cclcrks
knt seen working extra hours in addition
4 to regular work ever since February
; last. petition was sent up to the post.
x1aat( hernl, who made the order re-
MGrH force I'M that Office to work until
The idcnt appointed the following
preaid pOstmastcrstl the incunl,cnts all
Z being ended:-.Josepl N. Bogcrt at Will
+ kest,al Pa, vicc A. S. Orr; :AIilesI. Fin.
lin at gator, ILL.,, vice +. M.Ryan; Char.
les b. k.gi,er at Salamanca. N. ", vice
BID. er; John l.. Hartllcy ut Fairfield,
M.,x w. Scott; s. Barclay ll.lebangl,,
z Mt ma, H., vice F. NJ. Wright; Clinton
LTD 70 at flckilb, ILL.,, vice A. $. jackson;
.@Gl e +. Sanford at Lansing, Mich, vice
Bingham.
II president has appointed the followin.
b dentinl postmasters:- Cllnrles ii. Kav.
gh, Mt Waterford, N. T., vice Joseph
/ rriman, commission expired; Charles J.
ldcn, at Faycttc, Mo-, vice M. S. Lake,
gned; William 3. Gillespie. at Tracr,
q, vice John w. Hart resigned; s. N.
loud, Mt Maysyille, Ohio, vice ID. Webb,
gned; Albert N. Finn. at Nashua, N. H.,
e n. 8. Buxton, suspended; s. N. Hor.
eke, ut Detroit City, Mimi, vice G. W.
:, suspended; David W. Gwynn, ut, Tai.
yOossa, Ala, vice William G. Stewart,
lspentletl; John r. Newell, ut Danville, ILL.,,
Vice. William r. Jewell. suspended; jaime.
w. Tancr, Mt Evansville, Ind, vice II. s.
Bennett, suspended; Samuel Berry, ut
Winchester, III. vice n. Brennan, suspend.
ed; John T. Smith, ut Freeport, ILL.,, vice
g. D. Atkins, suspended; William NJ. Van
Antwerp, at Jackson, Mich. vice w. l..
Seat on, suspended; Homer Luce, at Hig.
insyiile, Mo-, vice J. W, Endley, suspended;
Henry +. Fellcrs, at Bloomington, Ind,
Vice j. q. McPheeters, suspended.