New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-05-20
FROM WASHIN GTON.

FROM wAsHIN GToN.
Minister Lathrop will leave for St Peters
burg about June L.
Henry R. James, chief of the most important
treasury bureau, makes way for Democrat
Inspector of Steam Vessels Dumont are
thought to be in imminent danger Of decapita-
ton. .4E &# ~ ~ ~ f. j #.s5
Mcssrs. Kelly and Dorian made a call upon
B. the president, but the conversation is, unfor-
tunately, not made public. EEE II
The secretary Of the navy, in his notice con-
corning the construction of new steel steam
cruising vessels, extends an invitation to all
engineers, mechanics, manufacturers ETC., to
submit models and designs to the secretary
T Henry R. James, who has been chief of the
division of customs of the treasury department.
for many years, resigned at the request of
Secretary Manning There is no intimation at
the treasury as to who will succeed MI. James,
John H, Oberly, the Illinois boss, who has
been given the fat place of superintendent of
Indian schools, will hold it temporarily, and
alter while expects to be made a regular In
Kan inspector. Either place is worth 81, 900
fJpon opening pastehoard box forwarded
from Springfield, ILL.,, to the dead letter Office
at Washington, an explosion occurred and q
bullet was discharged into the wall of the
room. A revolver was found in the box, ar
ranged to explode when the package was
opened. It was addressed to young. lady in
Springfield
The jewels recently found in the treasury
vaults were not sent from Japan to President
Monroe, but from Muscat The gift was, OF
frri,,, lIx,o ,vif1,t o,,1 1oI
which was stolen and melted up and after
wards recovered. The residuum is the ma
TONS property, not that of the Monroe heirs,
as reported.
The secretary Of the interior has directed a
letter to the board of pension appeals
stating that he understands that the board is
behind with the work to the extent of many
thousands cases, and ordering an examination
Of this remarkable amount Of delayed business,
and that measures be adopted to bring it up to
within reasonable limits. 1t is said that many
deserving cases have been shelved in this
board OF appeals, and the applicants are pow
erless to get an answer whether they can get
pension or not
1t appears that Red Cloud came to Washing
son not only to wage war on Agent McGilly-
vcuddy, but also to prosecute his ancient claim
for the ponies taken from him by Gen. Mack
senzie in 1876. He wants s2o, COO for between
300 aud 500 horses, the average price as fixed
:by HIM being $40 Mackenzie took these from
him because Red Cloud was away from his
agency and refused to obey orders to return.
United States Consul James W. Taylor, at
Winnipeg, has telegraphed the secretary Of
state relative to the fight recently between Rel
and Middleton. He says: Gen. Middleton
\ Batoche with a loss OF one killed and seven
y wounded. The guns of the two batteries
wauld have been captured by separate rally
of the insurgents exception the execution of a
Gathling gun served BY the agent Of Connect
entrenched against surprise The battle began
by sharp firing on the steamer Northcote,
which passed down stream three miles quite
disabled.
The following post office appointments have
been made: Hammond, St Croix county,
Wis; Dennis Deenan, vice v S. Munroe, re-
signed; Cabot, Wis.,. John p. Wall; Walworth
\ Oak, changed to. Bangor, n. H. King B. W.
y Beebe, postmaster at Brodhead, Wis, was re-
N moved recently, and Henry G. Moore appointed
Beebes case was similar to that of Corcoran
! Of the Rome IN. Y.,) office. He neglected al
most every part of his Office. Accounts re
1 quired by law to be separate were mixed, and
after notice to repair the neglect he failed to do
times in one year his Office was inspected, and
in each case the inspector recommended his
removal.
Commissioner Atkins who is in New York,
has rejected the bids offered for furnishing
beef to the Pine Ridge Rosebud, Yankton and
Grow Creek reservations, because they were so
high. He has advertised for new proposals.
The prices were an average of 1915 hun
dred, where last year they were about 1925.
A difference of so cents per LOO on 10000, 600
pounds of beef makes $500, 900 increase of cost
for supplies, when there are no larger appro-
priations than last year. The bidders believe
that there Is to be a war in Europe, which will
raise the prices The bids for flour will be
higher, it is said, in proportion, than the beef
bids. fi
Langston, the murderer of Police Officer
AYFowler, WHO'S to be hanged, made a desperate
attempt to escape. He was taking exercise in
the inclosure set apart for the purpose, which
is separated from the central court of the jail
by an iron lattice work fence, and when the
officer in charge for the day opened gate IN
the fence to pass through to the court, he sud
denly attacked and overpowered the guard on
the inside and then struck Woodward, the
officer who was passing through the gate, and
made his way into the central court He was
quickly secured, however, and removed to his
cell Several parties who were trying to
secure a reprieve for Langston suspended
their efforts on learning that the president
was satisfied, from an experts report, Of the
prisoners sanity. -