Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-01-15
WASHINGTON TOPICS.

The debt of the United States increased
$64l, 1897 during the month of December.
1t is proposed that the next inaue ural ball
shall eclipse anything of the kind ever at
tempted in the country. Fifteen thousand
guests will be accommodated.
The following nominations of Postmas-
tiers have been made: Robert F. Kloke,
West Point, Neb.; John NJ. Fitzpatrick,
Neb.; G. T. White, Scandal; Kan; Mrs.
Nancy A. Wiley, Galena, Kan.
Gen. Hazen, Chief Signal Officer, has re-
duced Sergeant Otto Holtnorth of the Signal
Service, to the ranks, and formally recon-
mended his dismissal from the service, for
rifing Lieutenant Greeley's private papers.
The recommendation will be approved.
With the beginning of the new year the
time for taking observations by the Signal
Service was made eight minutes and welve
seconds earlier so as to conform to the
sta adard, or seventy fifth meridian time, in
stead of Washington local time, as hereto
fore.
Representative Laird, of Nebraska, met
with severe accident while out riding.
His horse slipped on the pavement and fell
throwing him to the ground and falling
upon him, breaking his leg above the ankle.
The physicians say that he has sustained q
compound fracture of the limb.
The Washington Star says the feeling of
antagonism between the Senate and the
House has greatly increased. Representa-
tives think the Senators are disposed to
usurp all the powers belonging to the
House. The Senators think the House,
though, arbitrary and dictatOrial.
A prominent Government official says
that when in New York a few days ago he
learned that five physicians had been called
in consultation to examine into the state of
General Grants health, and arrived at the
conclusion that the General was completely
broken down physically, and required abso-
lutte rest.
The subcommittee of the House Com
mittee on Appropriations having in charge
the Forti6cations Appropriation Bill in
tends to report to the full committee the
same measure reported to the House by a
majority of the Appropriation Committee
at the last session, which appropriated
about 81 0OO, 600.
In response to the inquiry by the Utah
Commission as to whether the Commission
had any jurisdiction in regard to school
meetings of Utah, Attorney General Brews-
ter has rendered an opinion TO the effect
that these meetings afford no room for the
exercise of the power conferred upon the
Commission by the act of March %, 1882.
The Star says that the Governors of TWEEN.
ty States have written to express their de-
sire to cooperate in making the American
Exhibition, to be held in London in 1886, a
fitting and thorough exposition of the arts.
manufactures and products of the United
States. 1t is proposed to take the Govern
ment exhibits now at New Orleans to Lon
don in public vessel.
The Secretary of the Interior sent to the
Senate information concerning the lease
of the Crow Indian lands in Dakota, from
which it appears that J. G.. Wilson, of Kan
sas, and John T. Blake. Colorado, depos-
tied with the Interior Department a lease
of portion of the Crow Reservation, con-
tanning 500, GOO acres of grazing lands and
some mountain lands in addition thereto,
for s., 600 per annum, the lease to run ten !
years. The Secretary did not approve the
lease, but sent an inspector to look into the
matter.
Paymaster General Smythe, who disap-
peared from Savannah with S., SOC of Gov
eminent funds, appeared at the War De-
partment few days ago, and voluntarily
surrendered himself to the Paymaster Gen.
eral. He turned over IS, $50 of the money |
carried off by him, and his pay for Deem
ber-$250, and 500 was paid for him by a |
friend, making the full amount. Major |
Smythe says he went off Christmas, and |
knew nothing of his ACTORS until he found
himself in New York. He then telege-
graphed his clerk that he would rsturn i'm |
mediatey. He afterwards, however, con-
cluded to come to Washington and report
to the Paymaster General.