The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-12-31
Washington Gossip.


Reuben A. Hill Indian agent at the
Blackfect agency, Montana, has resigned.
Dorman D. Eaton says he will not serve
on the civil service commission longer than
Feb. I.
Delegate Clifford will introduce the bill to
secure N appropriate for the homestead
monument at Mitchell, Oak.
Five justices of the supreme court will
keep open house in Washington this
winter-Messrs Waite, Miller, Field, Brad
ley and Blatchford.
The secretary of the treasury appointed
Edward Marshland inspector OF boilers Of
steam vessels at the Port oi New \ Icrk, vice
j. 4. Matthews, removed.
Adjt. Gen. Drum has received telegram
from Gen. Crook, confirming the associated
press account of the ambuscading of Lieut..
Fountains force by the Indians.
Miss Rose Elizabeth Cleveland wears a
very nobby walking dress of light CLOTH
trimmed with seal-brown plush, the jacket
very short, and bonnet OF dark brown vel
vet.
Senator Miller OF California is still con-
fined to his home. His physicians, who
have been treating him for chronic malaria,
made fearful mistake, as he is suffering
from Brights disease.
Senators Mitchell and Dolph and Repre-
sentative Herman of Oregon visited the
storehouse OF the Washington NJ onument
where the Oregon memorial stone now lies,
and formally presented it to the monu-
ment commission az the gift from Oregon.
Senator Miller of California has reached
Washington. 1t was thought the quiet fol-
lowing the trip would revive his energies
but since he got here he has been sick
man. His strength is impaired by the
severe strain upon his nervous system,
by the effect OF the old wound. His con-
dition is such to excite the fears of his in
innate friends.
DR.. Heenan OF Morris, Mimi. is in Wash
ington preparing for his departure to
Odessa, where he will assume the duties OF
United States consul, succeeding George
Scott OF Nebraska. DR.. Heenan called at
the state department and had an interview
with Assistant Secretary Porter, and later
made a visit at the Russian legation, where
he met Col. Greger, secretary OF the legation
who represent his country in the absence
OF Baron de Struve in Europe.
Mr.. VOORHEES, has presented in the senate
a petition from Theophilus Fisk Mills, a
son Of the late Clark Mills, setting forth
that by order of Gen. Meigs he made a
plaster cast OF the face of the late Gen.
Rawlins after the latter's death, and took
measurements, etc, for n bronze eques-
trian statue OF the general; that he was
never paid for his labor, and he asks for
SIT 800, saying he expected to get $35, 900
for his work. Referred to the library COM
mittee.
A bill is being prepared which Congress-
man Wakefield will introduce after the holi-
days as soon as Minnesota is called, for the
survey OF the proposed water route con-
Meeting the Minnesota and Red Rivers. The
bill will ask for an appropriation to i'm
prove the Minnesota and Boise des Sioux
and the cons ruction OF a canal between
Big Stone and Traverse lakes with such
locks, canals and reservoirs as may be nec-
essary at all points of the course to secure
q navigable course for ordinary steam
boating.
Commissioner Black OF the pension Of
ice has made ruling in the case OF pen
sioner, who, with her husband, decided q
portion OF their small estate to a second
party in consideration OF life mainte-
nance OF tho claimant and her husband.
The commissioner says: The question
arises as to the right to pension during
the period for which maintenance was thus
furnished, the consideration therefor being
held by some to have been insufficient.
The insuf1iciency OF the consideration does
not enter into the question, SO long as the
contract was compiled with by the second
party, it not appearing that he was bound
by duty and affection to assist this
claimant, but that the transaction was
purely business one and the pen
sion, il granted, should be withheld during
the period OF said non-dependence.