The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-05-08
FROM WASHINGTON.

William b. Robb, special Indian agent, ha.
resigned.
James Edwin speer, an old newspaper man,
y dead at Washington.
Ex-Gov. W. D. Blo1ham Of Florida has con.
cluded to decline the Bolivisn mission, and has
20 notified Secretary Bsyard.
Hon. Boyd Winchester Of Kentucky has de.
clined the vice-consulship after . calculation
OF the purchasing power of the 1850 salary.
The controller of the currency authorized
the First National Bank OF Emmettsburg,
Iowa, to begin business, with q capital Of $50,
The president has appointed James G. Chen
owith OF Texas to be the first auditor of the
treasury, Vice Il NJ. Reynolds, of Alabama,
resigned by request
The first controller Of the treasury has rec
commended to tho secretary that the divisions
IN his Office be reduced from nine to five and
the force be reduced correspondingly.
The secretary of the treasury has appointed
George 8. Parker of Iowa and Legare
PheniIs of South Carolina, special agents. with
compensation at the rate Of So per day and ex-
penses.
Judge Andrew Wylie, associate Justice of the
Ia WILL vi luC OlStTlCb OI columbia mas
rendered his resignation to the president, to
take eject on appointment and qualiti cation of
bis successor.
b president appointed Henry 2. Kerno-
chan of Louisiana to be naval officer Ut the Por,
Of New Orleans, and Cornelius Sshenck of Or
egon to be appraiser of merchandise in the dis
trict Of Willamette, Or.
1t is rumored at Washington that the presi-
dent will soon appoint x~-Congreasman Rogers
OF Buffalo public printer In place Of Sterling
/. Hounds, this present official. Rogers is d
practical printer, and was q baigadier general
during the war.
lAfter many appeals, the president has re.
fused to mitigate the sentence Of Second Lieut.
CA. Churchill, of the Fifth infantry, who was
tried at Fort Leavenworth for neglect of duty
IN failing to report for drill, and for neglect
ing to prepare for examination for promotion.
President Cleveland has refused to exercise
the power Of executive clemency in regard to
the sentence OF G.. D. Swain, judge advocate
general of the army After the sentence OF
the court martial which recently tried him was
approved by Arthur, after the new chief exc.
cutlye had assumed tho duties of his Office,
Swain appealed to the latter for q pardon on
tho ground that he had not been allowed q
fair trial.
Secretary. Whitney sent the following tele-
gram Saturday to Admiral Jouett, at Aspin-
wall: While deprecating an unnecessary in
reference you will exercise your best judg-
g from time to time, after consultation with
American consuls and others. The general
scope of your duty has been heretofore stuff
GENTLY defined, and to what extent military in
terierenoe is necessary, from time to time, to
carry out former instructions You must neces-
sarily be tho judge, always keeping in mind
that the necessity 10 regretted here.
Late Saturday afternoon the following tele-
gram from Admiral Jouett was received at the
navy department: 1t was absolutely necessary
TO occupy Panama to protect transit and Amer
lean property. The safety of Panama and
American interests is secured by this move.
Your instructions were published in the Pana-
ma papers. No misunderstanding will result
Government officials will arrive aoon, when
everything will BIO turned over to them and we
will Withdraw.