The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-10-16
Washington Gossip.

NEaN|H
It is quite certain now that Senator
Edmunds will not be opposed by any Re-
publican candidate for the s%enatorship.
Mrs. Villas and family arrived in Washing
ton,t to remain during the winter, and are
now occupying the house in which Senator
Sabin has lived for two years.
The United States marine band gave the
last public concert OF season in the White
House grounds recently, tt n very linn
tied attendance. The president was too
busy to listen to the music.
Commissioncr OF Pensions Black returned
from Elmira, N, Y. where one OF his chill
dren, aged six years, died recently of diph-
liberia. Two other children OF Gen. Black
were dangerously i'll with the disease, but
are o conyalescent
Elaborate and extensive charges have
been made to the secretary OF the treasury
against the signal office Tor wastefui expen.
diture of money. 1t is charged that this
wastefIl expenditure has been in direct
violation of law from the very beginning OF
the service.
Lieut.. Gen. Sheridan has made an arsi,-
ment before Secretary Endicott, in favorof
the retention OF his aides. The points
made were that. as he had the right to
choose them, there ia no good reason why
they should not be permitted to remain for
the four years.
benjamin IA. Green was appointed sur
yeyor general OF Montana. Mr.. Green is n
native of Georgia, and for many years past
has been living in Louisiana. He was the
engineer OF the New Orleans Pacific railway,
now part OF the Gould system. For n year
or two he was railroad building in Texas,
and he is o a resident OF Mississippi.
From all the Indications it seems pretty
certain TINT the president will stick to his
original intention not to appoint any
civilian to the army this year. but will ali
low the existing vacancies in the grade OF
second lieutenant to remain until next year
to afford accommodations for the unusually
large graduating class.
Es-Minister kassnnf who was in Wash
ington the.other day, is engaged in writing
a diplomatic history of the war of the Re-
bellion, which will establish the exact re-
lations which the European powers &C.
cupied toward the Confederacy. Mr.. knssea
has had q work of this sort in contem-
plation for many years,
III. g.. Armstrong Of West Virginia, who
was recently appointed post trader at the
Grow Indian agency in Montana, has de.
clined the appointment. He writes to II
friend TINT he passed twenty-four hours on
the reservation found thatthe Indians had
nothing to trade, and that there was no
money in the business and started Tor
home.
Secretary Manning and Supervising Ar.
chitect Bell ave consented to let the con.
tract for the new Minneapolis government
building to the Minnesota stone company.
ut $2l 400 for stone work; to NJ. G. Gowan.
Washington. D. g., at Sl1,UG0 for brick
work. Sank Rapids, MINI, granite will be
used, and tits pronounced by the treasury
officials as most beautiful stone.
The Turkish legation in Washington
attributes the report cstbled from Con-
stantinople that the sultan was believed to
be becoming deraented ito the malice OF the
enemies OF Turkey aud %emphaticaily de-.
MES that there is any truth init. The le-
cation says. .'Ths health of his majesty the
sultan is Of the very best. He occt,l}ies
himself actively with the affairs OF The
empire, and seeks TO assure the happiness
of his people,
The president recently Notwithstanding
appointments: John Cardweli, Texas.
agent and consul general OF the United
States at Cairo; Owen McGarr, Colorado,
consul general in Ecuador: to be United
States c%onsuls, Thomas Il. Joina:an.
North Carolina, Mt Monterideo; Madison
Allen Sybrook, Indiana, at Alsicrs; Lewis
Gebfiardt Read, New York, Mt Barbados;
Henry L. Merritt, Illinois, at AK La Chap.
pelle;; Otto .. Reimar, New Yorf, at San
tiago de Cuba; George II. Goodwin, Massa.
chnsstts4 at Annaberg, Kingdom of.Saxony.