The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-07-01
Postal Clerks Bounced for Conspiracy.

clerks named below have been reno we'd from
the service for insubordination in conspir-
ing to obstruct the regulation OF the serv-
ice by the department and to injure it's eff
cheney. They have secretly attempted to
form an association with a view to dicta-
tion to the department, and many Of them
have also been guilty OF deception toward
their fellow clerks by representing the pur-
poses OF such association to be
merely benevolent and thus entan-
Cling them. At the same time the
postmaster general directs me to express
his qualification that SO few, compare
lively, could be found to engage in such a
scheme, and his Acknowledgements to those
who have kept the department informed.
Here follows the names-none being in the
Northwest save c. b. Kirkland, Chicago
and Minneapolis. The postmaster general
says the discharged men threatened to
strike, or the combined resignation Of
many clerks was threatened, so as to men,
ace the department with embarrassment.
Christine Nilsson, is a high grandee Of
Spain and a political associate OF Canovas
Castillo.
Mr.. Parnell says that an important del
egation will attend the Irish league conven-
tion in Chicago.
The total popular majority in Nova Sco-
tia for secession from Canada is IL, 900 in
a vote OF 10000.
George A. Anderson of Quincy, Ill.,, was
nominated for congress by the Twelfth dis
trict Democratic convention on the two
hundred and nineteenth BALLOT, defeating,
| among Others, Riggs, the present member.
There are 214 people who were poisoned
at picnic near bennington, N. j.. Six of
them will probably die and twenty are i'm a
precarious condition. One OF the physi-
clans in charge says the symptoms are
clearly those of arsenic poisoning. He
thinks that arsenic was put in the ice
cream after the picnic was under way.
1t will cost President Cleveland $4,000
to make his country residence habitable.
J. Williams was appointed postmaster
at Oak Park, Minn., vice Long, resigned.
The following fourth-class off es, among
others, will be raised to the presidential
(third class) on July /: Ashton and Park
River, Oak; Ellensbury and North Yakima,
Wash; Colfax, Iowa. The salaries will
range from 81, 600 to $1,7OO.
Commodore Truxton, of the navy, is
here with a lawyer named Walker from
Norfolk to make an attempt to secure the
promotion to admiral, OF which he was
debarred by the refusal OF the senate to
act upon his nnmina tion until his retire
refused to act upon his promotion for po-
litical reasons.
Pensions have been allowed by the pen
sion Office to Irwin Smith of Winona.
George j. Harrington of Owatonna, b.
Maxwell of Lansing, George II. Smith of
Hamilton, and Gustav Sandberg of
Wabasha. Representative White has re-
turned from Winona. He is confident
that he will be renominated. new post
Office has been ordered established at St.
Michael's station, Hcnnepin county, on the
st. Paul, Minneapolis d Manitoba. Sam
uel L. Gibson OF Pennsylvania has been
Peck, Mont, and s. Curtin Simmons post
master at Hudson, Wis, and Frederick
Edwards postmaster at Webster City.
A band Of Yaqui Indians has been en-
listed into service for three months in the
United States army, and will be sent ia
fight Apaches. Capt. Lawton has stated
that he will take no prisoners when he
0vertakes the Indians neither men, wonl-
en- nor children; ''''
The recent discoveries of iron ore on the
Gogebic range in Wisconsin and Michigan
are said to be the most valuable ever made
in this country.
Galusha A. Grow will make anothsr T.
tempt to secure the Unitesl states senator.
ship in Pennsylvania to succeed Mitchell.
Indian Commissioner Atkins submitted
to the senate q report in reply to a senate
resolution inquiring reasons for refusal
OF licenses to certain Indian tradeys. The
commissioner quotes the law which places
the entire control Of Indian post trader
ships in his hands as the reason for the re-
fusal Of licenses, and then gives q list as
the traders to whom, as the. best interests
OF the Indian service seems 20 require, he
has refused licenses during his administra-
tion. together with the fact as to whether
charges have or have pot been fled against
them. Following Is p portion ot the list:
pakotA-Cheyenne reservation, A. T. Ca
ton, charges; Grow Creek, II. A. Clough &
Co., charges; A. j. Carrier charges; Pine
Ridge, Fry 4 Robinson, no charges; G. +,
Blanchard, no charges; White & GillinE
ham, no charges; Sparks, charges; Rosebud,
Fell II Gordon, no charges; l., Richard, no
charges, Montana-F Flathead, N. "A. Lam
bert, no charges: +. q. Demars, no charges;
Fort Psck, G. III. Fairchild, no charges.
Washington Territory-Noah Bey agency,
8. Baxter charges. Wisconsin, Green Bay
agency, w. Westcott, charges; La Poinfe
agency, ]. Allen, no Ghasges; Z. q. Holmes,
no charges.
At banquet at Charleston, w. Va, Civ
en- to Ohio editors, Congressman Grosven-
or OF Ohio said. s'In Ohio there is more
intense feeling against the New England
States than there was against the south,
because New England don't want the south
and weat to imnrove but to hold Hhen1