The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1885-08-06
LATEST NEWS SUMMARY,
Washington News.

The president has recognized David A.
Mckinley as consul general Of Hawaii for
California, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington
Territory.
President Cleveland sent subscription
OF $3.50 to the fund for rebuilding Music
hall, Buffalo, N. Y, which was destroyed by
fire in March.
Postmasters appointed in Dakota by the
president: c. F. Helgenback, at Canning,
vice Redick, removed; L. NJ. Cane, at Cavour
vice c. NJ. Cane, deceased.
It took 1000 yards of mourning stuff to
drape the White House, 1000 yards for
the treasury building, 5000 yards for the
interior and $4,000 yards for the capitol.
The president appointed Joseph Nichol-
son Harris, son of r. H. Harris OF Balti-
more, a naval cadet at large in place OF
Kislingbury, son Of Lieut.. Kislingbury, who
died in the Arctic region, who failed to pass
in May.
G. A. Bartlett, one of the treasury dis
bursting clerks, has been designated by the
secretary to take charge OF disbursements
on account OF coast and geodetic survey in
place OF Mr.. Morgan, the dismissed disburs-
ing agent.
Minister Kelly fingers in Paris, while the
Vienna legation is in charge OF the secretary
since Minister Francis departure. Secre-
tary Bayard told the unhappy Kelly to
stop in Paris until it was determined what
would be done with him.
The secretary OF state has received from
Lima telegram announcing the death OF
Lieut.. Nye, naval attache OF the American
legation at that place, The lieutenant had
been instructed to accompany the remains
of ex- Minister Phelps to the United States.
Commissioner of Patents Montgomery
!: II +1,o, off
recently, for falsely stating that an efficient
clerk, Miss Elwell, was married woman,
pretending to be single. The woman con-
fessed that she had lied about Miss Elwell.
1t is not likely that the president will re-
turn to Washington Immediately after the
Grant funeral, as it is his purpose to take;I
few weeks OF rest and recreation in the Adj
rondacks as soon as he gets away. Dr.
Wood OF Albany and Col. Lamont will prob
ably be his only companions in the noun
tains.
The new second auditor OF the teasury,
Mr.. Day, has requested the resignation Of
the chiefs OF divisions OF his office-six in
number-on the ground of incompetency.
The names of the victims are Thomas c.
Bailey, Francis H. Goodall, G. Lowell,
Thomas Rathbone, H. A. WALTON and C. c..
White.
The secretary OF state received from the
French government Is, G79 francs, being the
amount awarded by the Franco-American
claims commission to American claimants
against the French government. Nineteen
claims were presented, and all but two were
either disallowed or dismissed for want OF
jurisdiction.
Collectors OF internal revenue-Andrew
WEIGH, Second district OF Illinois; Maurice
Kelly, Fourth district of Illinois; Joseph NJ.
Morrow, Sixth district OF Wisconsin. AL
exander H. Shipley of New York, United
States consul at Auckland; J. L. McCaskill
OF Mississippi, at Dublin; Joseph Falkan-
bach OF Ohio, at Bremen, and James Wheel
an OF New York, at Fort Erie, Canada.
The following appointments have been
made: Horace r. Chase OF Peoria, ILL.,, SUI
perintendent OF the Industrial school for In
dams at Genoa, Neb., at asalary OF 81 600,
vice Sam +. Tappan, removed; John T..
Wilburn of jackson, Tenn, superintendent
OF the Indian warehouse at New York city,
at salary OF $1,S0O, vice NJ. Stevens Of
Ohio removed; Nicholas Carr OF Montezu-
ma, Iowa: as special agent OF the land Of
fee.
The following order has been issued by the
secretary OF the interior: Leave Of absence,
with pay, on account OF sickness will not be
granted fora longer period than thirty days
in a calendar year. The necessity for such
sick leaves must be fully established by
medical evidence, and to the satisfaction OF
the officers OF the department. This order
does not affect the annual leave OF thirty
days. The practice heretofore has been to
allow sixty days sick leave in one year.
Attorney General Garland, in an opinion
given at the request OF the secretary OF the
interior, shows very clearly that neither the
pres;dent nor the secretary OF the interior
has any pGwer to authorize Indians lease
their lands for grazing purposes, Congress
alone has power to act in the premises.
Hence the so-called leases on which the cat
tlemen of the Indian Territory base their
claims are void, and any one entering the
territory with cattle under such lease is an
intruder and violator OF the law, and may
be rem owed forthwith.
The following official dispatch has been
received at the Venezuelan legation in
Washington: The revolution in Venezuela
has been eflectually suppressed, and that
within very short time after the out
break. The whole country has supported
President Crespo. The British authorities
at the Island ofTrinidad lent their support
to the rebci4, but without avail. The
triumph was complete end decisive both on
the main land and on the isaai.:A OF Mague-
rata, that last stronghold OF the rt-olu-
tion. The British steamer Orient, which
was in the service OF the rebels, was cap
tured by Vene2u2la man OF war on the
18th inst. while conveying the defeated
rebels off Trinidad. The prize VAS taken
into Venezuela port, with twenty retel
prisoners on board.