Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-10-01
washington coa.lp.

Senator Sabin sayshe has written no LETT
ter ofadyiec TO the president.
There Is II rumor in Washington that
the president will revoke Hayes Executive
Order No. i.
4 Ateam gum to discharge glass grenadcs
and extingnish fires, was successfully tested
IN Washington,
The president appointed James y, Griffin
10 bs assistant appraiser Of merchandise
for the district oi New Orleans.
The report IL renewed thnt A. NJ Kelley,
the rejected diplomat, will be appointed
third assistant secretary OF state, In the
place of Mr.. Adee.
Commissioner Eaton says Prof. Gregory
and judge Thoman have also rendered
their designations. All three rendered them
last March 10 be accepted whenever the
president saw III,
Tia postoiiice Department. has been in.
formed thsf Inspector Murphy has started
with iiihbs, the deiaultlng postmaster OF
Lewiston, Idaho, and the Stolen papers and
money recovered, for the United states
The trcasury department. received Sl0o,,
900 ia groeniaeks which had been buried
by a fnrmer la Ohio who would not trust
thu banks or Investments. They are mol
dy and hall rotten, but can be redeemed.
Secretary Lamar, who BIAS been confined
90 bis house for the lsst lew days with a
severe attack 81 influenza, IL reported as
being somewiat better. His physicians,
while entertaining no apprehension Of seri-
Gus results, have urged the secretary pot
TO lcayc the house TOR several days,
Vice President Hendricks being unable
TO secure the appointment oil his candidate
for the position 81 surgeon OF the marine
hospital service, has given up the fight aud,
III order 10 prcvelit ex-senator Mcdonald
from securing the PLACE Tor his man, IL ar
ranging that DR.. Hamilton % retained.
The SECRETARY Of the treasury hag Called
for the gesiznaii0n N Martin H. Noerr as
chief 81 the division "a captured and aian-
doned property and lands, NJ, No0rF Vas
appointed from the District VI Columbia,
and II one 81 the oldest employees IN the
service There are no charges against him.
The ss1getary Of the treasury has direct
"a the suspeppilsn OF George III. STERLING,
recently appointed wr,shfT a. the New YORK
custom house In place u GapI Heofge p.
Bnean, pending an Investigation % be made
lev the coIlsctor OF suatoms Of all the en-
cnmstanees attending the change in the ois
flee. The action Of the sccret9Ty u based
on the iniormatlng that the app ointment
il an improper one.
An application has been made 20 ths act
ing second controller for the references Va
the court OF claims 81 herlaim 81 james H.
Sanford, which has been before the treasury
accounting officers in one shape or another
for about t@enty years. The claim IL for
additional compensation for the use oil
thrae az Sandford's vessels, the Boston,
Sosmepabtan and Delaware, by the gay-
ernInctt dnpigg the civil war.
The president has appointed Assistant
Inspector General Absai0i., l,Rfrd 70 he IN
apector general, To succeed den, Aeisap ~
Davis, retired ON the goth mat, and Capt,
Henry j. Farnsworth, Eighth cavalry 10 DO
ussistant Inspector general with the rank
III mnior.to dill the vacancy in the inspector
generals department, caused by tho retire
lnent 81 Gen, Davis, Tls promotion oioen.
Baird gives general Satisfaction
Congress has teciticti that Deputy 1mara,
who shot the American, Hardio, cannot
plead immunity from the ordinary judicial
proceedings on account oi his being u mem
her OF congress- He will therefore be tried
for murder before the Judge OF the sectional
court. United states Minister Jackson has
been active in procuring the establishment
Of legal proceedings. The American resi-
dents arD deAfrous OF the reappoint-
ment OF Consul General Strothers.
II il said that Mr.. Cleveland proposes to
remove soon Il. J. Downe Of Oregon, who
was appointed United States district judge
Tor Alaska. Downe il one 81 the federal
Judges appointed by this administration.
and II was his appointment that led TO the
publication Of the Cincinnati letters,
which Indignantly resented the endorse.
ments made fnE nGwne by leading Demo
Gratis, who Knowing she mans unhtness
, never supposed he could got tbs place,