The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-09-04
washington News.

The last gold shipment OF the government
by mail from San Francisco, was $500, 900
coin packed in 400 sacks, placed in three
rawhide trunks.
Acting Secretary Fairchild orders Brooks,
the new assistant treasurer at San Fan
cisco, to take immediate possession OF the
treasury at that place.
During Appointment Clerk Higgins alb
sence IRONY Washington, his desk is occupied
was appointed as Il skilled laborer'' at
$1,000 Il year.
Acting Commissioner Upshaw, OF the In
dia bureau, has awarded the contract for
furnishing 225, 900 pounds OF beef and no.
DOC pounds OF flour to the Northern Chey-
enne Indians to Thomas c.. Powell OF Chica-
60, the former at $3.47 and the latter at
$2.70per 100 pounds.
Postmasters commissioned: Dakota
Cattalia. CIV. Johnston. Montana-Three
Forks, A. NJ. McElwee. Wisconsin-Mus-
coda; !: Brsmmer; Weyeauwega, William
Il. Weed. New offices established: Fonda,
Ford county, Kans., Lindon Hubbard; Col
lis, Traverse county, Mimi, Dennis Oliver.
A Washington dispatch says that the
counsel for the Northern Pacific Railroad
company have applied to the interior de-
partment for a rehearing in the case re-
Gently affirmed by Secretary Lamar reia-
tive to the limits of the terminals OF the
road in Washington Territory. Assistant
Secretary jerks will grant the hearing upon
his returnrto the capital.
The scarcity OF 81 and SO notes is due to
the fact thattthe treasury has suspended
the printing Of those denominations, and
since Aug. ~ no small notes nave been
paid out by the treasury. In lieu OF these
small notes the treasurer is paying out sill
yer dollars and fractional coins, and since
Aug. 1 the stock of fractional silver coins
has been reduced about $500, 600.
A distinguished member OF congress from
the Northwest has written to the secretary.
OF the interior that he is informed that the
settlers (OElahoma boomers) have in good
faith dispersed, and will no longer remain
in camp. This action on their part is the
result OF h eAaction OF the administration
concerning the issue OF leases and occupan.
,cy oil the cattle syndicates in the Indian
TERRITORY.
Commissions Black has appointed James
Dowant OF West Virginia and Huvey Hoey
OF Michigan TO be special pension examin-
ers, ut $1,A00 per annum; John w. Law
renee Of Illinois to be confidential clerk to
the commissioned OF pensions, Mt an annu-
al salary DISH 500; DR.. William Goodloyc
OF Ohio to'be qualified surgeon, $4,000, to
succeed DIR. Baxter. reduced to ], 800 clerk
ship; A. Coleman OF New York is promoted
to be chief Gfthe specialexomination divis-
lion, vice E.tG. Rathbone, resigned. 1t is
understood that COMMISSIONS Black has
asked for the resignation OF Examing Sur
geons johnson, Bollack, Bondie, Caldwell,
|'Clemen and Potter, and they will be trans
|ferred to fonrth-class clerkships as soon as
their successors are appointed.
Tne elevator in the building occupied by
|the geographical survey, will hereafter be a
Dlane for disnrderly conduct
Jack Collins, thesiugger, also knowna as .the
cast iron man" WAS appointed to run it at
asalary OF $500 n year. He has taught
Washington youths for several years the
fine art OF managing their dukes, and has
included q number OF prominent enators
and cabinet ministers among his pupils.
Collins was a fasorfte OF Roscoe Gssnkiing,
and has brought claaet from that valiant
1erois nose many. q time. Secretary Lamar
HAS always shown a great fondness for the
gloves, and has taken this way to testify
TO "a worthy apostle of the manly art. 1t
adds romance to the incident, THAI Collins
has sued for a divorce from his wife on the
ground that she sluss Kim.