Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-12-18
Washington Gossip.

oenntor Palmer, OF Michigan, has built an
$50, 900 house in Washington.
Secretary Lamar asks an appropria ion
OF Sl2,o 800 for relief Of the Northern Chey.
enncs in Montana.
Senator Hoar introduced a bill to ma Ike
the salary OF the United States district at
torneys $4,000.
Senator Vest has reintroduced his old
5 n,l tafen dn the boundaries on the yell
The printing OF bills for congress costs
about 100000, and a majority OF them
are worthless and are killed.
Henry II. Carpenter, OF Illinois, has been
oppointed confidential clerk and private
Secretary OF the general land Office.
The president asks for another clerk at
gent expenses, which include newspapers.
There is an attempt being made to secure
the removal OF Gen. James Il. White su.
perintendent OF the railroad mail service in
the northwest
The senatorial party, which attended the
Hendricks funeral, was charged. $3.50 for
one hours use OF u parlor in the Dennison
house in Indianapolis.
The Dakota people arc very much disap.
pointed that there is no reference in the
presidents message to the division and ad.
mission OF that territory
The statue Of Gen. John 4. Rawins is to
be placed in front OF the war department
ut Washington. IT now stands at the
western terminus OF New York avenue
Henry Beiderbeck, one OF the survivors
OF the Greedy expedition, has received an
appointment as messenger in the agricult-
ural department at q salary Of 5000 O.
year.
A number OF Wisconsin postmasters will
be appointed in day Or two. There are
vacancies this month at Racine, Columbus,
Waupun and several other more or less
important places. n
ragged newsboy was noticed following
closely after Senator Beck occasionally
picking up something from the pavement.
then discovered that he had q q hole in his
trousers pockets, and the dimes and nick
els were getting out OF the hole.
The postmaster general has made AL or
der fixing the lees on International money
orders ON and after Jan. /, 1885, a. fol-
lows: For sums not exceeding $40, 10
cents; over $40 and not exceeding $40, 20
cents; over $50 and not exceeding $50, 80
cents; over 80 and not exceeding $40, 40
cents; over $40 and not exceeding $50, SO
cents. This is a. reduction OF one third Of
The president ntimated to q delegation
OF DakOtians last week that he would not
make q change in the sovernorship OF their
territory until the commission of Pierce
expired. Nebach, who has been here for
some time seeking the appointment, and
NJ. H. Day, OF the democratic national
committee, lett for home, satisfied that
there will be no change in the office OF the
CHIEF executive OF Dakota until Gov. Pierce's
commission expires. ~ u -
A solemn requiem mass for the repose OF
the soul nf the late King Alfonso OF Spain
was celebrated at St. Mathews Catholic
church in Washington. Six hundred in.
vitations, heavily bordered with black,
were issued to the president and cabinet,
the diplomatic corps and others. The nu-
ditoriurn OF the church was draped. Pres
ident Cleveland and Secretarys Bayard and
Endicott entered the church, and were as.
signed seats in the front row OH tho right
side OF the center aisle. The Spanish Legal
ton occupied seats on the opposite side of
the aisle.
The Washington Evening Star says: The
ruling OF Commissioner Sparks, OF the gem
eral land office, suspending the issue OF
land patents in certain sections OF the
west, which embraces Dakota has created
no little excitement ia that region. Com
planning letters from settlers affected by
the ruling are coming to senator's The
complaint is that the commissioner &C
ton makes the innocent Suffer with the
guilty, and that it imposes the same hard
ships and inconvenenoes upon those who
purchased their hornesteasls honestly sas
those who resorted 'to dishonest methods.
A strong effort will probably be made to
have the ruling changed SO ,.s to apply only
to persons known to have entered their
ands in an irregular manner, f..