The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-05-21
SUMMARY " NEWS Of | Inn WEEK. i
FROM WASHINGTON.

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81 COX stiol. to tho Turkish mi,.iss ID
:; Maj Mclaughlin has withdz.1n his applios-
top for N Y Indian inspectorship! :, ;, 49,
g. Anton Klaus of jamestown is in Washiueton.
and called on the president and his old friend
Col. Villas, recently.
Ex-senator Tepton Of Nebraska is an appli-
can't for the reoeivership Of the Bloomington
(Neh } landofaoe
The president has appointed = board Of OH
cora to report on the Notifications and defense
Of the United States
= A Mormon delegation laid their grievances
before the president and were assured that
the Edmunds law should be impartially admin
Many senate employees will be dismissed in
July, by the sergeant-at-arms. acting under
the direction of Mr. Allison, chairman of the
senate committee on retrenchment
The little church in Washington, whore
President Garfield worehiped, was sold ID /
lumber dealer the other day, to be broken up.
The dealer paid $3.50 for the edi6ce.
The president has intim.ted that he intends
70 remove all the territorial officials who are
Objectionable to the people whom they govern.
b. Plat Carpenter Of Montana is said to stand
on slippery ground
j., 1t is stated that, az favor to his father
Walker Blaine is to be allowed to retain his
place as assistant counsel for tho government
before the court Of Alabama claims until, the ex-
piration Of the courts life in December next
Democratic members Of the Iowa congress
sional delegation assert that the president has
AnOS lnI % >V.> H. .
Christopher L. Williams, making him marshall
Of tlle Southern district Of Iowa; and appoint
Campbell in his stead
In the Smith court of inquiry recently c. N.
Young, of w. J. Young 4 Co. of New York, who
furnished butter for the Greedy relief expedi-
ton, testified that the firm had paid George B.
Golf Of Washington eight cents per pound for
securing the contract for them.
Richard Nevins, Jr., returned to Pittsburg,
with his commission as superintendent of con-
struction on the Pittsburg postoffice. The ap.
pointment was made on the recommendation
OF Mr.. Randall and Gov. Curtin. The removal
of Malone, his predecessor, is on tho broad
ground that he was an offensive partisan.
Col. Richard Root, United States marshal for
the Southern district of Iowa, has resigned his
position because he @believes the Democrats
should nave the spolls;" and that Cleveland
s'may rule over this great nation successfully
for four years, and that at the end Of your
term good sound Republican may be elected
to taks your place.
Carey T. Pope was appointed by the presi-
dent postmaster of Hillsboro, Ohio, vice J.
Patterson, suspended. The change was made
upon the inspectors reports showing shortages
in Patterson's accounts on two or three differ
ent occasions which, although Immediately
made good, were violation of duty; and pur-
suance of the policy of the administration de-
manded his removal, which was also recon-
mended by the inspector:
Secretary Lamar appointed the following
special agents of the bureau oflabor: Charles
B. Judd, Colorado; Jonas Libby, New York;R L
Gould, Maryland; Henry c. Wilson, New Jersey;
William H. Henson, New Hampshire; James
Reed, Massachusetts,; Arthur B. Woodford,
Connecticut; J. H. Groves, Delaware; H. l.
johnson and Gregor Fox, Pennsylvania;
Charles F. Gillian and William s. Maui dby,
Ohio; Ringgold W. Browning, Maryland;
William e. Trenholm, South Carolina; Henry
Newman, Missouri; Henry Jones, Georgia,
and Siienus O. Ward, New York. These were
selected without regard to their political faith
or views on economic questions.