Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-12-04
LATEST NEWS SUMMARY,
Washington Gossip,

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John Eaton, commissioner 81 eaucat ion
has resigned to accept the presidency 81 8
college. ig hi ~ ssE q !s.5s 56 .Sssf
In his annual report, Attorney General
Garland viii strongly recommend the. reor-s
gauization OF the federal judiciary M
John II. Walsh OF Albany. N, ~. willanc.
coed Mr.. Van Rensselaer, al. s,ssistaIt suner
intendent OF the treasury Oh the LIST prox.
D. J. Murphy OF Pennsylvania has been
appointed chief clerk Of the pension bureau
His promotion il from chief OF the board o.
review. 3 EyHg biz 2&.ft,E} III B
The United States supreme court declares
that policemen cannot arrest deserters
without a warrant or an order from mill
tary authority. g, ssits.' q
1t is urged in behelf of new building for
the congressional library that the annual
increase OF books is from &c, 900 to &c. 900
volumes. The annual entries OF copy
rights OF books, musical mpositions, ETC..
now exceed 26, 600 annually. ~ aa-'. >
Charles Woodbury., or Hole -in.the. Day..
the tall and handsome young Chippewa
chief who desired President Cleveland to
appoint him IL cadet at West Point, Is a
candidate for a place on the geological
survey andis likely to get it. 49,,
regular meeting OF the cabinet was held
ident's message. SO far al completed. was
read and unanimously approved. It 10
said to be an unusually strong paper. con.
tanning many new and valu,sh3e sugses-
tions. = ssaftsg.St.
J. A. Walker OF New York has been ap-
pointed nsivase secretary. to assistant
Secretary >of thes Treasury Smith. Mr..
Walker has been for some time past =
clerk III the navy department, on duty in.
the chief clerks room as stenographer and
typewriter. ~ - ~ - =. -
Tic Anslomania for house servants and
coachmen is progressing with the rage for
other things, saySthe indianapolis News
Washington, correspon dent. A liverymarf
tells ~ that there is more nrs8ey spent
thers4or carriages, coachmen, foQtmen and
hverles IN proportion to population twice
over than in any other city in the Union
Gov Moody .of Oregon, through Capt.
John Mullen, Oregon's state agent, filed a
formal complaint with Secretary Lamar
against the commissioner Of the general
iapdo1iess4Sr failure to issue patentxsto
Oregon Tor lands heretofore approved to
the said state by Secretary Lamar's pred
eeessorA anf for permitting a contest to
be initiated 4or the said lands after such
approval.
Remarked Senator Edmunds in his dry
Aoo, 1HAAh JOu CLI assume CNaL
the senate will antagonize the nominations
OF the prcsident-that is, SO far as they
are shown to be unfit to be confirmed
otherwise think weshall be unit in sus-
tanning them" What do you think OF the
president anyway" II think he is doing
fairly well-ior a Democrat"
In the supreme court OF the district, in
general term, WAS heard the motion OF Luz
Their Harrison for writ OF mandamus to
COMPEL the secretary OF the interior to rec
osnize him as an attorney in certain cases
In the department.. Mr.. Harrison had
been assistant commissioner OF the land of.
lice and under the recent order OF Secretary
Lamar was declared to be incompetent to
practice as an attorneyfn cases before tho
department when he servered his connec-
ton with it. The motion was denied on
The ground that the secretary had the power
to regulate the practice OF his depart ment
without legal interference.
The postmaster general has appointed the
following fourth-class postmasters: Da-
kota-Edgerton, Charles w. Pratt; Ga
lena, John b. Sheahan. Iowa-Alta, C.
4. Cameron; Cleves, George Blocker; Cones
vile, Richard R. Woiford: Delaware. Clara
Aeiner; Dexter, j. L. Meeks ;Gurnsey, Miss
Maggie McBurney; Guss, Miss Margaret
Bush; Hudson, Samuel l.. Wilson;
Maple River. john Geiss; Swan Creek, Ned
Muirohey; lempieton, Peter New; Ute, f..
&. Dorothy. Washington Territory u-
talip, James NJ. Quilter Fishers, Alma D.
Buchanan; Oakville, Patrick J. Fitzgerald;
Fort Angeles David W. Morse.
Assistant Secretary jerks drew up and
Mr.. Lamar signed a proclamation undoing
the order made by, the commissioner in re-
gard to timber cutting from government
lands in Montana. The secretary Of the in
terror authorizes the publication OF the fol-
lowing statement: Thesystem OF rules pur-
porting to be used by the commissioners OF
the general land office with reference to the
cutting OF timber for agricultural, mining
and either domestic purposes: under the
provisions Of the act OF June 8, 1878, up
plying TO the Territories OF montana, Idaho
and other territories, were issued mad
vertently and without authority. The
subject is under consideration by the de-
partment. When any change is made in
the present regulations it will be properly
announced.