The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-06-26
Washington News,

1t is rumored that w. H. Condor OF Chi.
ago has been decided on as minister to
Italy.
The president attended the "Children's
day" services at DR.. Sutherland's g church
Sunday morning.
w. W. Corcoran, the Washington philan-
thropist, will go to White Sulphur Spring,
Va, this summer. It will be his fifty-third
season at the famous watering place.
George W. Paysley OF Illinois has been
appointed inspector ofsurveyor general and
local land Offices and John K. Speer of In
diana timber agent ofthe general land Office.
II. c. De Alma, who some weeks ago
caused the arrest OF the commissioner OF the
land office for assault, was recently dismiss
ed from his position as special timber agent
OF the land Office.
Secretary Manning has reminded the
Philadelphia custom house appraiser that
it is his duty to see that goods are not un-
deryalued by importers, no matter what
the practice may be at other ports.
The reduction in the pay rolls OF the
agricultural department for May were a
little over $4,000, as compared with the
previous monthly averages. Additional
reductions for June, amounting to about
$500 have been made.
Gen. S. B. Buckner, who was married at
Richmond, Va, Wednesday, is in Washing
ton with his bride He surrendered to
Grant at Fort Donaldson. He is well strick-
Ell in years, and his hair is white. His wife
is a descendant of the George Washington
family.
Postmasters commissioned: E. G. Hum
phrey, Ashton, Iowa; E. A. Woodwa
Hartley, Iowa; E. A.eLutter, Wiota, Wis;
b. w. Morgan, Plain, Wis. The president
| appointed c. G.. Coldo postmaster at Car
roll, vice E. n Hastings, suspended forill-
ness at his own request
Secretary Whitney has telegraphed Capt.
GeorgeE. Belknap, in New York, engaged in
testing the Dolphin, that the trial on the
1th was entirely valueless as the test de-
sired was for the purpose OF proving the
boats ability to stand heavy sea. The
secretary has called another trial to settle
this point.
The charges made against B. W. Hanna
! to prevent his being sent as minister to the
Argentine Republic have fallcn to the ground
| The president declines to be influenced by
| them, and they have been proven to be the
result of malice and classification. Mr. Ham
ma will qualify, receive his commission and
depart for his position in the next few
! weeks.
| The charges filed against Mart Chandler
emanated from A. T. c. Pierson. an empoye
| OF the surveyor generals office in st. Paul.
They were filed by Mr.. Campbell Of Litch-
| fold p-1,, vet, =
| tident that Col. Crooks would be appointed
is the charges We're sustained and another
| appointment made. What charges are
brought by Pierson cannot be ascertained.
| The question having arisen whether an
alien coming into this country and paying
| his ''head money" tax shall in the future be
/ exempt from all further tax Of the kind,
/ Secretary Manning referred the matter to
| Attorney General Garland. The attorney
general holds that the capitulltion tax
levied by the emigrant act must becollected
every time that an alien passenger comes
into the United States, under the act oi
/ Aug. 3, 1882. The tax has heretofore been
/ levied on the first coming in OF alien passen-
gers.
Land Commissioner Sparks has address.
4 ed letter letter to Secretary Lamar
recommending that a suit be brought
against the Maxwell Land Grant company
in New Mexico to revoke the patents issued
for the grant Gen. Spark letter goes tc
the bottom of the whole matter, and de
clares that the grant was obtained by the
grossest fraud. Col. Hans Mattsen o
Minneapolis is agent for the Maxwell Grant
company ut salary OF $4,000 a year
The stockholders are nearly, ii not all, rich
Holianders.