Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-04-25
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VIM. e. McLain, of Terre Haute. Ind
was appointed first deputy commissioner Of
pensions, vice g. B. Walker, resigned, the
appointment to take effect April 10th.
L. G. Dyerinforth, assistant commission
er of patents, has resigned that Office. Elk.
Representative Robt. B. Vouce, of North
Carolina, will be appointed to fill the va
cancy.
The president has appointed as postmas-
ters, Geo. n. Houston, at Harrisonville,
Mo-, vice Wm. Bryson, deceased; Benz. B.
Smith, at Chillicothe, Mo-, vice Ely Ma,sh,
resigned.
medal to present to Vasili BobrOWsky,
alias Vasiii Koolgioort Zone cared Bill, J
when be leaves to distribute rewards to the
natives in the vicinity of the Lena river,
who aided in discovering Belongs party.
The native to be honored with the meual
discovered the party in charge of Melville.
He was given his alias because he had but
one ear. The medal is about the size of q
silver dollar and contains on one side the
words: Presented by the President of the
United tates," and on the other side the
name of the recipient will be inscribed.
The colored people of Washington cele-
brated April 10th. the 23d anniversary of
the emancipation of slaves in the District of
Columbia. The celebration consisted of q
street parade during the day and commem-
orative exercises at the Lincoln Memorial
church in the evening. About 5000 per-
sons, members of the various civil and mil
itary associations of the colered people of
Washington took part in the parade, which
was viewed by President Cleveland from
the portico of the White House. At the
meeting in the Lincoln Memorial church,
Mr.. Bruce, register of the treasury, presided,
and Fred Douglas was the orator of the &C.
casion. Other speakers were Prof. J. M.
Gregory, A. II. A. Smith, Rev. A. 8. Laws,
]. f. johnson, w. G. Chase.
The Commissioner of the General Land
Office has ordered that final action in the
land Office upon all entries of public lands,
except private land entries and such loca-
lions as are not dependent upon acts of set
lement and cultivation, be suspended in
the following localities: All lands west of
the first guide meridian in Kansas; ali
west of range seventeen was in Nebraska;
the whole of Colorado, except the lands in
the Ute reservation; all lands in New Mex
leo, Montana, Wyoming and Nevada, and
that portion of Minnesota north of the Pa
ciflc railrord and east of the indemnity
limits of the Chicago, NJ. & M. railroad. Fl
nal action in the land Office is ordered to
be suspended upon timber culture entries
under the act of June 3, 1887, which law
has not already been examined; also in all
cases of desert land entries.
The President on April 18th, made the
following appointments: To be Consul Gen
erals of the United States-James NJ. Nor
gan, of South Carolina, for the British Col
onies in Australia, at Melbourne; Jacob
Meuller, of Ohio, at Fran kfort-on-the-M Main,
Germany. To be Consuls of the United
W. Wagner, Of Mississippi,
at Toronto; Thos. R. Webb, Of Arkansas, at
Hamilton, Canada; Francis II. Wegbsll; OF
Maryland at Leeds, England; Chas. Jones,
of Wisconsin, at Prague, Austria; Richard
Stockton, of New Jersey, at Rotterdam;
VIM. Slade. of Ohio, at Brussels, Belgium;
G. Harvey Graham, of Louisiana, at Paso
del Norte, Mexico; VIM. ]. Black, of Della
ware, at Brembsrg, Germany; Francis
Wharton, of Pennsy lvania, Examiner of
Claims in the Department of State. w. Il.
Brinker, Warrensburg, No., Associate JUS
tice of the Supreme Court Of the Territory of
New Mexico; Henry w. Hobson, Denver.
Colo, to be United States District Attorney
for the district of Colorado, vice A. W.
Brace, removed.