Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-04-18
GENERAL NEWS.
WASHINGTON MoTEs.

A dsIegation Os citizens of Dakota
/ called upOa President Cleveland in refer
/ encs to the Wennebago reservation. They
maintained the perfect legality Of President
Arthur's order opening the reservation to
! settlement It is also stated that several
| thousand settlers, many Of them from the
/ Z lstern States, had gone into the reserve
/ ton in absolutely good faith and begun
/ improvements upon their selections. Their
] eisctmept would enVOlVe great hardships
/ and distress TO many worthy persons The
/ President informed the delegates that the
! settlers interest would be cared for, and no
/ further proceedings taken by the Govern
ment until most thorough investigation
/ the whole subject had been made.
/ In an answer to an inquiry Of an Assoc
! ciated Press reporter Commissioner Eaton
said: The civil service law and rules are
/ being faithfully enforced and all vacancies
/ to which examinations extend are filed by
! persons certified by the Commission. 1
have no evidence of a purpose to make pat
| ronage by eVading the spirit Of the civil ser
/ vice law. Several charges have been made
before the Commission and various rumOrs
have been found af oat to the effect that a
vacancy here and another there had been
/ filed in violation of the rules, but in every
/ instance an inquiry has shown that there
was no foundation for the charge.
To reduce the expenses of the Inspection
Bureau of the POstOfice Department within
the limits of the appropriation the Post
master General requested the resignation OF
fourteen inspectors, including Chas. Adams,
or Colorado; Fred DeLOYernier, OF Tennes-
see; J. J. Hanna, of Ohio; George w. p D.
ter, of Illinois; W. W. Patterson, of Ken
lucky; z. R.-R. Mcpherson, Of Indiana; f..
s. Bedell, Indiana; andJ. J. Murphy, Of Or
egOn.
On April 10th, Secretary Whitney re-
ceived the following telegram. from Com
at
arenow guarding both ends of the transit.
Relief trains are running, but much IN
easiness still exists. News from Cartegena
tO-Cay reports no change in the situation.
The arrival of the SWatOra at Aspinwall is
reported.
Capt. Martin, commanding the Shenan-
doah, informs the Navy department he has
landed $50 men in Panama for protection
of American rights and interests. Secre-
tary Whitney replied: Your duty is con-
fined to protecting railway and steamship
companies property and property of Amer
lean citizens and so far as your force per
mits to keep transit open. 10 conflicts be-
tween local forces you must not participate
nor show favor or distaVor to either.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue
has requested the Attorney General to suS-
pend action on the resignation of Judge
Chesley as Solicitor Of Internal Revenue
until the Solicitor shall nave completed
certain important work, on which he was
engaged when the request for his resigna
ton was made.
A cammittee representing the Grand
Army of the Republic called on the presi-
dent and presented an appeal for the reten-
ton IN the government service of old
soldiers. President Cleveland expressed
himself very strongly in favor of the OBJ
iect of their visit.
Paymaster Bellows, of the navy, tried by
court martial at the Pacific Station for ne
elect of duty, has been sentenced to one
years suspension and public regrimand
by the Secretary of the Navy.
While storm was passing over the city,
April 9Th, the Washington monument was
struck three times by lightning without
causing the least damage.
@. D. Walker, First Deputy Commission
er of Pensions, has rerigned.