The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-09-18
Washington Gossip.

Commissioner Sparks, OF the land Office,
has returned to Washington from Illinois.
The estate Of the late Richard Il. Merrick
appears by papers filed in Wnshingten to
amount to $16s, 900.
Alexander H. Gambrill Of Illinois has
been appointed chief Of a division in the
second auditors office. .,s,a.
The treasury department says that silver
certificates Of large denominations arc
worthless as circulating medium.
1t appears that the order closing the in.
terror department at 2 p. M. each day orig
mated with Secretary kirkwood in 1881.
Coal for the use Of the national house OF
representatives has been contracted for at
$4.27 u ton. About 800 tons are needed.
The Chinese minister in Washington will
wait for an official report oi the Rock
Springs massacre before demanding repara-
K. 1t is understood ut the state department
that the successor Of John w. Foster, min.
lister to Spain, will be appointed within the
next few days.
The issue Of standard silver dollars from
the nints during the week ended Sept. was
$457 POI; during the corresponding period
last year, $34S ,497.
Postmaster General Villas has ordered a.
close examination of the working OF the
New York postofce, and every detail is
now under scrutiny.
Representative Sloan OF Missouri was
the first congressman to appear ut the
White House after the presidents return.
He has many constituents to supply in the
places.
The postoffice department is now sending
to special delivery postofiices the messenger
hnf ,G, rF1 be e.
ed for the employees, so that the system
may go into operation on October 1.
Land Commissioner Sparks issues an
order modifying the former circular pre-
scribing the right Of railroad companies in
cutting timber from public land. The or
der is made with special reference to tho
Northern Pacific.
The acting postmaster general has ap-
pointed the following named fourth class
postmasters: Oregon-Dayton, r. NJ.
Perry. Iowa-Lc Grantle, w. j. Flint; OK
ford, Henry Vanderlip; Springville, Byron
H..Hopper; Adela, Samuel +. Carroll.
The Peruvian minister has an advertise.
ment in the paper for IL tin case containing
valuable papers from his government. 1t
wassent to this counsry by Lieut.. Dye, who
died on the way, and the case was intrustetl
to the mails and reached Washington to be
lost from u mail wagon while on the way to
the postofiicc.
Indian Commissioner Atkins has received
telegram from Capt. Lee, agent at the
Cheyenne and Arapalloe Indian reservation,
in which he states that 10000 cattle have
been driven off the reservation. About
80, 900 yet remain, but they Are all moving
out with u single exception, where the own
er has not yet been able to secure another
ranch.
John Hoey, president OF the Adams FIX.
press company, had u conference with Sec
retary Manning and Treasurer Jordan, in
regard to the transportation OF gold and
silver coin, which resulted in an agreement
that hereafter all such shipments shall be
made by the express company in accord.
ancs with the contract entered into by Sec.
| retary Sherman.
The accounting officers Of the treasury
department, having notified Admiral ouctt
that $4OO was deducted from his pay for
the dinner he gave to distinguished people
ut the New Orleans exposition, are some.
what surprised at receiving IL note from the
admiral that under the law his pay can be
stopped only by the sentence Of a court
martial. This is a point which the fresh
controller overlooked.
The acting postmaster general appointed
the following fourth class postmastcrs:
OnotlIHLNELihHoTn, NlHum NJ. Clin; I,lH
Elk, Mrs. Mary l.. Hatch. Oregon-tom.
stock, J. Griggs; Hubbard, H. c. Caldwell.
Iowa-Wcsley, j. NJ. Butts; Augusta, p.
McAggey; Solon, c. H. Spinckleif; Ponora,
j. E. Wagner; Nausau, J. c. McSpadden
Ruthven, Edwin Anderson.
United States Consul General Williams,
ut Havana, was directed SO see that Circilo
Pouble Of New York, who is ut present in
Havana, has a fair and speedy trial. Pouble
is a Cuban, but some years since became q
naturalized American. He recently return
ed to Cuba, as he says, on private business
Immediately on his arrival he was seized
and imprisoned, on the charge OF inciting u
rebellion against Spain.
| First Controller Durham stopped a
requisition to pay the salary for August oi
j. A. J. Creswell, government counsel be-
fore the court Of commissioners OF Ala.
bama claims, until it IL settled that there
is a balance due him. The first controller
takes the ground that Mr.. Creswell is not
entitled to a fixed salary of So, 900 per an.
mum, but that sum is named as the limit
| OF fees to be allowed him for the trial ol
cases. He says: The law organizing the
court says that the government counsel
would receive a reasonable compensation
for each case tried, and subsequent laws
limited such compensation to $4,000 per
annum. The court, however, neglected t.
fix the amount Ola reasonable compen
sation," and has illegally treated that item
us a fixed salary.