The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-10-02
THE NEWS SUMMARIZED,
Washington Gossip.


William A. Roberts OF Wisconsin has
been appointed special agent OF the land
Office.
There are five vacancies OF chiefs of divi.
sions in the registers Office at Washington
to be filed.
Mrs. Mary c. Kali is dismissed from a
treasury clerkship because she wrote an Of
iensivep partisan Republican campaign song.
1T is estimated that out Of the seven or
eight thousand voting clerks in Washington
hardly one hundred will 90 home to vote
this TALL.
The presidents private secretary, Col,
lamont, has been called to Mechanicsville
Ny, by the severe illness OF one of his
children.
The president appointed his brother-in.
aw., NJ. b. Bacon OF Toledo, to be the SUI.
erlntendent of the new public building in
curse OF erection in that city.
EN-Speaker Randall says he will not be a
candidate Tor speaker of thehouse. 'Ihad
a very pleasant time last winter on the
tloor OF the house" he said.
President Cleveland declined to appoint
ms postmaster at Augusta, Ga, the editor
OF a paper who published %scandalous arti.
cles regarding Mr.. Blaine's marriage.
Commanders of military posts in the de.
partment OF the Platte are directed to see
'hht the president . order regarding the re.
moval OF illegal fences is carried out.
The new granite building for the state,
war and navy departments at Washington
VIII be completed in about two years. 1t
has cost thus far $1,000, 900, and it is the
largest structure in Washington.
In addition to undertaking to bring the
factions on the silver question to II ON
promise, Representative Warner, OF Ohio,
proposes to make war on the civil service
commission, and will divide his time be.
tween that duty and the silver question.
Ex.Consressman kasson of Iowa, recent.
~ minister to Germany, is looking very
badly indeed, and his friends seriously fear
THAT his condition is worse than he realizes.
lie hopes to get away from the city and
out upon the prairies in a few days, where
he VIII have new life put into him.
considerable %veNation il felt among Mil.
whukec vinegar manufacturers on account
oil an order received from the commission
ers OF internal revenue at Washington, in.
forming" them that the presence OF a coil in
Their vinegar mash tubs is contrary to
law, and that the coils will have to be re.
moved.
United States Minister Hall %clegraphst to
the state department from Guatemala, am
nouncing II revolution there, and stating
that IL state siege has been declared. Promi
ncnt military officials have been arrested,
and two ex-ministers will be banishcd. 1t
is thought that the insurrectionary move.
ment has been frustrated.
The election leave OF ten DAYS, with
pay, heretofore annually granted t. every
mnle cmploye OF the government will not
hereafter be granted. Anybody who goes
home to vote will have the period ofhis alb.
sence deducted from his annua! vacation
leave or else will have his pay stopped dur
ing his absence from duty.
In order that no precantion shall be neg.
lected to guard against the Introduction oil
smallpox into the United States from Cana
DIAN ports, the treasury department has
issued special instructions to the command,
Ing officers OF revenue cutters to speak all
vessels coming from infected ports and to
prevent the landing in the United States Of
all that do not show clean bills OF health.
Sergeant-at-A Arms of the House Lccdom,
who WAS in charge of the Holman Indian
committee, says he believes Red Cloud to
be a lonfer and constitutional lead beat,
who is the only one of all the chiefs the
committee has visited THAT steadily refuses
to allow his children to attend school and
take on the ways OF civilization. Red
Cloud tells his people that us long as the
'iS'' 'shSl kiipNS tlliii tItN iTe unable
to support themselves they will eprovided
with ratlcns.
Captains Sanford C. Kellogg, j. Scott
Payne, Albert Z. Woodson and Edward
M. Hayes. Fifth cavalry, are among the
mnny applicants for the coming vacancy as
major and inspector general, which will re-
suit in Gen. Davis retirement. Captain
Haysis being pushed by Gen. Fitzhush Lee.
1t is the opinion, however, at the war de.
pnrtmcnt that Col. &. w. Davis, captain
Fourteenth infantry, now iid-de-camp to
Lieut.. Gen. Sheridan, will receive the ap.
p%ointment.
Secretary Lamar has directed the ON.
missioner OF railroads, Gen. Joseph John.
son, to send Il letter to Charles Francis
Adams. president of the Union Pacific, and
to G.. p. Huntington, president of the Cen.
tral Pacific, stating hat the department
had been informed that their companies
had been for years paying a subsidy OF ST..
ooo,ooo per annum to the Pacific Mail
Steamship company, and instructing them
to orward to the commissioners Il copy OF
the contract between their companies. and
the Pacific Mail; also to cease payment oil
my money to the Pacific company until
the matter could be thoroughly investi-
gated by the department.