Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-12-25

Mime sofa Matters IN w ashlnSton.
WASHINGTON Special, Dec, 17.-The fol-
lowing is statement Of the estimates OF
appropriations, as prepared in the treasury
department, for the next fiscal year, in
which Minnesota Is locally interested:
Expense of collection OF internal
revenue lakes $IS,0UO w
Salaries Office Of the surveyor &c neral
or Minnesota :..:;........... 4ooo w
year vas ...................... 10000 90
Fulfilling treaties with Chtppewas of
the Mississippi, White Earth ::.... 5000 90
Chtppewas, Pillagers and Lake Win
nebagoshi.h bands ..........:.. 22,e6e &C
s:Ssli s + Ct 1883 Ss
Oak ONT and Mile Lac bands Of
reservation :.::::..:...::...:..:. 25 900 oc
OHIO. building. ..:...............: 100000 oc
building ......::.............. so, 900 90
The following are the estimates submitted
by the chief Of engineers for the improve.
nent of rivers and harbors:
Duluth harbor ....................... $125, 900
Grand Marais harbor ......... 10000
Upper mississippi liver, sn.eboat
Reservoir At he.dwater. Of the Mis- '''
sissippi ...::.................:. 10000
Mississippi river, from St. Paul to
Des Noines rapids. ................. 10000
Mississippi river, above Falls OF St.
1mproTias St. Anthony falls. .:.. 1865 1900
Red River Of the North. .............. $4,000
Salaries and commissions OF registers
and receivers of the land Office In
Care and preservation Of public
buildings-St Paul postoffice..... 5000
The bill before the senate judiciary CON-
mittee fixing the salaries Of the United States
court officials makes the following provision
for Minnesota: District attorney, SO 900:
one assistant attorney, 81 ,Oo0 Many claim
ants have already entered an appearance be-
fore congress, among them are some from
Minnesota The first is Basil Noreland, who
wants to be paid $2,212 for his land and i'm
prevements in Blue Earth county, taken by
the United States for the Winnebago Indiana
William Pfaender, late lieutenant colonel of
tho Second Minnesota cavalry, wants 1888
for the loss Of property destroyed by thu
burning Of government buildings ut Fort
Ridgeley in 1865. H. z. Bedding would like
ST., $3.50 for carrying the mails between the
years 1858 and 1862.
The National Bank Of Winona is DESTROYS
Of changing its name to the First National
Bank of Winona, and petitions congress for
the necessary authority. The postmaster
general has certified to congress his action
allowing the claims of the following post
masters of the state for losses sustained by
their offices through no fault or negligence
on their part:
J. A. Foote. Anoka. loss occasioned by fire: W
81 Scofeld, Cannon River Falls. burglary; H p
Hanson. Hayward, burglary; William W. Single.
ton, North Branch Station, fire: F. Kloepping
kosemouns, burglary; Joseph F. Winship, Win
nebaEs City. burglary; n c. Tombler. Wyoming
burglary.
The following have been disallowed:
J. W. Ladd, Bird Island, fire. J. W. Darby,
Paynesville. burglary; evidence Of loss unsatis.
factory. Giles Peake, Wtnona, burglary: propeW
care not exercised. 49, -
The first claim Was barred by limitation.
The corners jury at Saltwater charge
Fritz Bicking with killing young Hosli and
Louis Heffner an accessory.
The California excursion train, with
party OF Minnesotians on board, was de-
rallied in Kansas, but no one was hurt.
Harry A. Halnley>committed suicide at
Minneapolis by taking poison.
Mrs Fishburn of Pipestone county, who
sued the St. Paul road for eiecting her
from train,. was defeated in q suit for
damages, .a.@f. =.
The new building erected by the Sisters
at Wlnona was dedicated by Bishop Ire
land. The building is 227 feet long, IS
seet wide, and four stories high, costing
with the site s65, 900.
Granville Z. Spaulding, convicted of
numbering C. III. Washburn at Monticello,
has been granted q new tsiaI by the supreme
court. sss$y ii -. sfs*t-
Nov postmasters Spring Valley, D. A.
Sullivan ST.. Peter, J. Delany; Crookston,
q NICK ennon;; Mankato,, y. c. Wise; Wi