The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-04-24
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II u reported that ex-Gov. blackburn OF
Kentucky il an aspirant for the position Of
superintendent OF the Hot Springs reservation.
Capt g. ". Davis, Fourteenth infantry, al
present assistant engineer Of the Washington
monument 10 to be appointed lieutenant col
onel and aide-de- camp on the sta1 Of Lieut.
Gen. Sheridan, Woo Maj. volkmar.
Vics President Hendricks ~contaplatos spend
ing the coming summer and fall in Europe.
He will be accompanied by his wife. He will
be the first official Of his standing to make An
European tour during his term of Office.
Admiral Jouett telegraphs. Secretary Whit
ney from Colon Is follows: ''Ths Tennessee has
arrived. Ali are well. I shall open the tran
sit and keep II open. Everything is quiet
here, but trouble is feared at Panama. I shall
send 100 men to Panama immediately"
Gen. George D. Ruggles, Of the adjutant
generals Office, on duty in Washington, has
been ordered TO duty at San Antonio, Tex, and
Gen. Thomas M. Vincent has been ordered
from San Antonio 70 Omaha, Mob. The orders
go into effect June l.
It IL stated on the authority Of a naval officer
that the Russian minister to the United States
has endeavored to secure the services of = nA-
val officer here in purchasing q number OF
small vessels used between San Francisco and
the Sandwich Islands in transporting sugar.
The vessels are to be used, the officer says, in
proving upon English commerce in Japanese
and in Indian waters should war be declared
between Russia and England.
Hon Norman ]. Coleman, commissioner OF
agriculture, has not returned from his home
In Missouri, where he went Immediately after
qualifying, for the purpose of arranging his
anairs there prior to removing permanently to
Washington. When the commissioner returns
he viii make many changes in the bureau over
which he presides: The first will be the ap-
pointment Of Col. Frank Nesbit OF Missouri to
succeed Gen. Carman as chief clerk. Col.
Nesblt has been for many years clerk Of the
senate IN his own state, and the publisher of q
newspaper.
The civil service commission furnished the
following for publication: ave have intor-
nation that in many OF the states the number.
applying to be examined are greatly in exces.
OF what 10 needed to secure competent person.
Tor ell vacancies likely to occur for at Least
Six months, while there will probably be 1
considerable number of removals. The vague
expectation OF sweeping changes for the mere
purpose Of partisan patronage does not seem
Likely to be realized The requests for exam
nation are most excessive in Maryland, Vir-
g1nia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana,
Iowa, Kansas, Colorado and California
It is generally understood that there viii
soon be q change in tho Office Of superintend.
emit Of the soldiers home. There is an un.
written military law that an officers term o.
service is four years, and Gen. Sturgis will
have completed that term as superintendent O.
the soldiers homo on the 25th inst. As tht
law now requires that hereafter that ofict
shall be filed by . retired officer, officers OF
the retired list who are DESTROYS OF the dutie.
are marshalding their forces to secure the ap
pointment from The president About q doze1
applications have already been received at thu
war department. Among the prominent ap.
plicants are Gen. Angur, Gen. Hunt
Col. Il B. Alexander, Col. McKibbin
and Col N. B.. Sweitzer. Ex- Quartermastol
Gen; Rufus Ingalls, is also said to be DESTROYS
OF the place.