The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-08-21
THE NEWS SUMMARIZED.
From Washington.

Secretary Whitney denies that he is run
ming his department in Il partisan manner.
Th~cdepartment oiagriculture reports ade-
crease OF 5000, 600 bushels in spring wheat.
Mai. WilliamP. Gould, of the pay depart
ment of the army, has been placed on the
retired list.
Adolph Erdman of Missouri and James
Dugan OF Mississippi were appointed special
examiners OF the pension Office.
Supervising Architect Bell has proved 8.
most efficient official, and Secretary Man
ming would like to keep him, but the pres
sure is so great thatn change is probable,
Minister Kelley will return to the United
States. 1t is understood that he viii s.,0i,
resign his present office and that he wilnot
be appointed to another foreign mission.
The president has been greatly bothered
by numerous letters from people telling
him that they nave named their new born
b~oyhabics Grover Cleveland" There are
now several thousand Grover lcvelands in
the country.
The president does not expect to return
to Washington before Sept. 10, and viii at
tend to only such BUSINESS during his alb.
sence as may be brought to his attention
by the member Of his cabinet, one or more
ofwhomw will remain NJ the capital.
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commissioned w. T.. Lewis, Charlton,
Iowa; s. r. Davis, Creston, Iowa; j. Dave,
t.dgertrn, Wis, l.. I. Stuart, Blanksburs,
Iowa; Elizabeth G.. Payne, De Soto, Iowa;
L. Han, Footc, Iowa; 7. lIoulihan, New
Hartford Iowa.
The president NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ments; Collectors of Internal! Revenue
John nowlan, Twentv-second district
OF Pennsylvania; Frank Standardization,
Eleventh district OF Pennsylvania. Survey
ors OF Customs-Jol c. Gathrjght, port
OF Louisville, Ky, Leon Truesdalc, port OF
Nashville, Tenn.
The president has made the followingnp-
pointments: Secretary OF Territory oENcw
Mexico, George w. Lane OF Buffalo, \. Y.
Indian agents, Joseph Emory of Oregon. at
the Tlmatlt agency, Oregon:C Charles II. Por-
ter, at the Omaha and Winnebago agency
in Nebraskaf a. NJ. II. Spalding, at the San
tee agency, Nebraska; Robert l.. Owen, at
the Uintaii agency in the Indian Territory.
The president has made the following ap-
pointments; BickforG Mackey Of South
Carolina. consul at New Laredo, Mexico;
William c. Jones, marshalfor the district OF
Kansas; Allen Thomas, coiner OF the mint
at New Orleans; Wallace McLaurin, receiver
ofpublic moneys atJackson, Miss; registers
OF and office, James d.. Stewart, at Jack
son, Miss, and William Raytic!d at Pueblo,
Colo.
John Callihan, who was rcmovedfrom the
position OF master OF iron plate at the Nor
to!k navy yard, under the previous admin
lstration at the request OF Gen.. Malone,
and was r~eappointed to that office Il few
days ago, has written n letter to Secretary
Whitney, declining the place and giving as
his reason that he is II Republican, anddoes
not wish to hold Office under Il Democratic
administration.
The president issued the following exc
cutive order: tits hereby ordered that the
several executive departments, the depart
ment OF agriculture and the government
printing office be closed Aug. { at 3 O'Clock
p. m, to enable such employees rs may de-
sire to attend the funeral OF Jour lntcrX-pres-
ident, Gen. Grant, in New York. The sec
retary OF the navy has ordered the chiefs OF
the various bureaus and Commander Nc
Gala to attend the o~hseqaies.'
Among the presidential postmasters APP
pointed We're j. L. Jones, Portage, Wis,
vice Brewer declined; and \. White, Maple
Island, Mimi, vice Markell, who has left
the place. r. Hitchcock, Tomah, Wis.,.
vice H.. S. Bcardsley, resigned. Post
masters Commissioned-Iowa: Capron
G. Wickersham; Dublin, Sophie D.
Singmaster; Prairicburg, +. NJ. MeLaueh-
in. Wisconsin,: Gratiot NJ. Doblc; John
son Creek, II. c. Christians; Marksau, C..
Il. Lambert, Minnesota: Cologne, j.
Menwissen; Rochester, S. De Wolf. Dako-
la: Huron, c. j. Love.