The Mineral argus. [volume] (Maiden, Mont.) 1883-1886, 1885-05-21

without the payment Of charter and ritual fees
or the fees Of the institutng oficer. BY this
action il is thought that large percentage OF
those who left the state lodge organization will
probably disband
FROM WASHINGTON.
Capt James Blackburn was appointed COL,
lector Of inland revenue for tho Lexington, Ky.
district
AP Swineford OF Marquette 10 to be governor
Of Alaska, and Dr. Hcenan Of Minnesota 10 left
out in the cold.
The president appointed j. Parker Weary.
postmaster at Baltimore, vice Harrison An
drcau, commission expired
Ex-senator b. X Bruce, register of the treas
ury, has rendered his resignation. II is re-
ported that the resignation was requested
John Blackburn, brother Of Senator Black
burn, was recently appointed collector Of rev.
enuc for the Ashland district OF Kentucky.
The attorney general has appointed N. T. N
Robinson Of Louisiaaa law clerk Of the de-
psrtment Of justice vice A. r. Dutton, resigned
A new treaty between the Colombian and
United States governments respecting transit
across the isthmus 10 said 10 have been conclu-
ded
Appointments OF surveyors general for Min
neSota and Dakota are expected soon, and DON
nelly 10 thought to bs the coming man for the
latter.
Treasurer Jordan says the treasury count
10 practically over and everything found most
satisfactory, only atwo-cent discrepancy having
been found.
Judge lowering, formerly connected with the
law Office of the interior department, and ct
present assistant commissioner Of pensions,
has resigned, to take effect on tho 18th inst
The president appointed Stuart Taylor to be
naval officer Of customs at San Francisco, and
William D. H. H. Hunter to b, collector of in
ternal revenue for the Sixth district Of Indi-
ana.
Dr. W. H. D. Hunter was appointed revenue
through the efforts Of Judge Holman Of In
diana. The district pays two-thirds Of the
federal tax collected in the state.
Secretary Whitney and John Roach have
agreed that the Dolphin shall have another
trial before her final acceptance by the govern
ment The trial will take place on the sound
and will be six-hour run
Secretary lamar sent 10 tho president tho
to the Santee Sioux in Kansas and Nebraska.
II appears that there are Al 900 acres left after
giving each man, woman and child ltD acres.
This excess will be thrown open to settlement
on the l5eh inst
Secretary Manning requested the resignation
Of Joseph Nimmo, Jr., chief of the department.
The resignation was promptly rendered Mr..
Switzler will succeed Mr.. Nimmo as chief of
the bureau and Mr. Whitney will continue
to be chief clerk. Mr. Nimmo has been at the
head Of this bureau for the past eight years.
Postmaster Palmer of Chicago has been re-
moved, and s. Corning Judd reigns In his
stead. Mr.. Judd is about ffty-five years Of
age, and lawyer by profession. He has al
ways been identified with the Democratic par
~ and is the present member OF the Demo-
cratic national committee from Illinois He
has been member of the legislature.
Postmasters Commissioned: l. II. Edwards,
Waterloo, Iowa. J. II. Dorner, Clemens, Iowa;
J. +. Russell, Warren. Iowa; r. 7. Dorflinger,
st. Lawrence, Oak; H. West, Verona, Wis;
Emma f. Reeve, Sandusky, Wis ). W. Hobbs
was appointed at Storm Lake, Iowa, vice W. y
vestal, suspended. J. Il Ratekin of Shenan-
doah, Iowa, was also appointed, vice Duiield,
resigned.
The gold medal of the Military Service insti-
tuition of the United States for the prize essay
Of 1854, ON ''The Necessity for Close Relations
Between the Army and the People. and the
Best Method Of Accomplishing the Result, has
been awarded to Capt O. L. Price, Fifth
United States cavalry. The essay Of Lieut.. ID.
4 Dudley, Second United States artillery, was
deemed next in order OF merit
Commissioner Coleman, recognizing the i'm
portance of the closer and more intimate asso-
citation of different agricultural colleges and
other industrial and educational institutions
with the department Of agriculture, has called
a convention of representatives Of different |
agricultural colleges and allied state institu- |
tions One of the topics to be discussed will |
probably be the feasibility of making the farms |
attached to the colleges the experiment farms
of tho department
The president has appointed tho following |
named postmasters: Charles II. Chapman, at
Hartford, Conn, vice L. A. Dickinson, COM
mission expired; Charles A. Foster, at Bellevue,
Idaho, vico E. W. johnson, resigned; Willard
r Carr, at Sioux Falls, OAK, vice Z. W. Cald- |
well, resigned; Charles J. Kress, at Lewiston, |
Idaho, vice J. n. Hobbs, resigned; BENJAMIN |
f. Huger, at Charleston, =. C., vice w. n. loft
expired; Jacob l. Bake, at Red |
Oak, Iowa, vice +. l. Rogers, commission ex- |
PRED; Patrick Cain, At Fort Dodge, Iowa, vice |
n. n. Page, suspended