The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-05-30
FROM THE CAPITAL.
A Budget of News From
Washington.
THE NUMBERING APAcHEs.
One of Little Faith-Texas Cattle
Conspiracy to Wreck
Other Notes.
Capital Chips.

Capital Chips.
WASHINGTON, May 29.-According to
the records of the photographic office,
the amount of ice and number of bergs
which have appeared in the direct path
of European steamers within the month
is unprecedented The forthcoming
monthly map will contain statement
of the number of vessels injured by
collision with lcebergs during the
month, so far as heard from. The list
now numbers twenty-seven. The ice
has not appeared south of parallel Al or
east of degree 40. The region infested
by ice was very closely predicted in the
publication of the photographic office
a month ago, and the route marked
Just south and east of the points
mentioned.
All the government and District offices
and banks Will be closed Tomorrow.
There will be memorial services at the
cemeteries.
Col. Charles DENLY, who goes as
minister to China, to succeed Mr.. John
Russell Young, is 81 years of age. He
was born in Battourt County, Virginia.
He was educated at Georgetown College,
where he took three medals, more than
had ever before been received by any
one boy. His education was completed
at the Virginia Military Institute. In
1853, Col. DENLY removed to Evansville,
Ind. where, with the exception of three
years during the war, he has since re-
sided and practiced law. During the re-
bellien he was Lieut-COlonel of the
Forty-second Indiana regiment He was
twice wounded. He has been mem
lNfar .ff ln
Col. DENLY was requested to accept the
nomination to Congress of the First
Indiana Congressional district. but
declined, and has devoted his time
almost exclusively to the legal profess
sion. He was endorsed ly the entire
Indiana delegation, and by prominent
men outside of that State.
Mr.. CrowelI, of Ohio, appointed Uni
ted States Consul at Annoy, China, to-
day, is at present a member of the Ohio
State Senate. He is about As years of
age and lawyer by profession He is
a personal and political friend of Mr..
Oliver Payne, of Cleveland, and was
endorsed for the appointment by SEN
ator Payne.
Mr.. Anderson, of Wisconsin, APP
pointed United Consul-General to Mon
treal, was strongly endorsed by promi.
nent Democrats OF the Northwest.
Secretary Manning, to-day, dismissed
four chiefs of divisions in the Third
Auditors Office. ]. B. Fowler, of Mary
land, j. NJ. Vale, of Pennsylvania, T. &.
q. Pettingill, of New York, and John r.
Thompson, of New Hampshire. This
action was based on the recommends
ton of Third Auditor Williams. 1t is
said there are no charges against the
persons removed The vacancies will
be filed in a few days.
Mr.. Pringle, of South Carolina, who
goes to the Honduras, is a rice planter.
Mr.. Warner, also of South Carolina,
has been in the consular service for
some years. His appointment to Col
ogne is promotion.
General r. G. Drum sent the following
telegram to General Schofield, today
Replying to your telegram of this date.
reporting the arrest, on American ter
ritory, of Gabriel Dumont and Michael
DUMAS. Canada insurgents, who be-
longed to Riel's insurrectionary force,
the Secretary of War instructs me to
say that the military forces have no
authority to arrest or detaln them.
They must, therefore, be released from
military arrest. 80
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ment for May, to be issued on Monday,
will show reduction of about S., 0O0,-
600.
The President, to-day, appointed
James w. Whelpley, of New York, to
be Assistant Treasurer of the United
States. Whelpley, at present, holds the
Office of Cashier His promotion will
cause other promotions as follows: H.
A. Whitney, Assistant Cashier, to be
cashier; Edward r. True, teller, to be
assistant cashier, and j. f. Meline.
chief clerk, to be teller Valentine P.
Snyder, of New York, who is at present
acting as private secretary to Secretary
Manning, will disappointed chief clerk
of the Treasurer's office The above
changes will all take effect on the LIST
proximo.
Since Secretary Manning assumed
charge of the Treasury Department,
sixty clerkships, ranging in salary from
5000 to $500, have become vacant
With one exception, the officers are all
within the civil service classification
The Secretary has decided not to fill any
of the vacancies in question on the
ground that the interests of the service
do not require it. This will result in an
annual saving of about $4,000 H.
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