New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-09-16
THE NEWS SUMMARIZED.
Washington Gossip.

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The estate Of the late Richard IL. ,Merrick
ppears by papers filed in Washington to
amount to $l68, 900.
Alexander II. Gambrill of Illinois has
been appointed chief Of a division in the
second auditors Office.
Itappears that the order closing the in
terror department. at 2 p. m. each day orig
matted with Secretary Kirkwood in 1881.
Coal for the use OF the national house OF
representatives has been contracted for at
81. 81 a ton. About 500 tons are needed.
The Chinese minister in Washington will
wait Tor an official report of the Rock
Springs massacre before demanding repara-
ton.
1t is understood at the state department
chat the successor Of J ohm w. Foster, min
lister to Spain, will be appointed within the
next few days.
The issue OF standard silver dollars from
the mints during the week ended Sept was
s457, 291; during the corresponding period
last year, $348, 497.
Postmaster General Villas has ordered a
close examination of the working OF the
New York postoffice, 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
:tospecial delivery postoffices the messenger
books, record books and the forms requir-
ed for the employees SO that; the system
may go 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: eOregon-Dayton, T. NJ.
Perry: Iowa-Le Grande, W. ]. Flint; Ok
lord, Henry IVanderlip; Springville, Byron
H. Hopper; Adela, Samuel E. Carroll.
The Peruvian minister has an advertise
ment in the paper for a tin case containing
valuable papers from his government. It
was sent to this country by Lieut.. Dye, who
died on the way, and the case was intrusted
to the mails, antreached Washington to be
lostifrom: a mail.wagon while on the way to
the ;postoffice.
Indian Commissioner Atkins has received
q telegram from Capt. Lee, agent at the
Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indian reservation,
IN which he states that 10000 cattle have
been driven off the reservation. About
50;o0o.,yet remain, but they are allmoving
out with {, single exception, where the own
or 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
sllvercoin, which resulted 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
Notary Sherman
The accounting officers of the treasury
department, having no titled Admiral j ouett
that $4oOwas deducted from his pay for
the dinner he gave to distinguished people
at the New Orleans exposition, are some
What surprised at receiving {. note from the
admiral that under the law his pay can be
stopped only by the sentence OF a court
martial This is point which the fresh
controller overlooked.
United States Consul General Williams,
at Havana, was directed so see that Circilo
Pouble of New York, who is at present in
Havana, hasa fair and speedy trial. Pouble
is a Cuban but some years since became a
naturalized American. He recently return
ed to Cuba, as he says, ON private business.
Immediately on his arrival he was seized
and imprisoned, ON the charge OF melting a
rebellion against Spain.
First Controller Durham STONED a
requisition to pay the salary for August OF
D. A. j. Creswell, government counsel be-
lore 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. Creswep is not
entitled to fixed salary OF IS, 900 per an
mum, but that sum is named as the limit
OF ices to be allowed him for the trial OF
cases. He says: The law organizing the
court says that the government counsel
would receive a reasonable compensation
Tor each case tried, and subsequent laws
limited such compensation to $4,000 per
annum. The court, however, neglected to
fix the amount OF q reasonable compen-
sation," and has illegally treated that item
as a fixed salary.