Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-02-18
Washington News Summary.

A. bill was introduced in the house for the
payment OF interest on the Myriek claims.
The senate confirmed the nomination oil
Peter Gallagher, agent for the Indians in
Idaho.
The committee ON Indian affairs makes
4 long report ia support OF the Red Lake
reservation.
The president nominated w. w. Sutton
Of Ohio assistant treasurer OF the United
states at Cincinnati.
The president has issued a proclamation
ordering the anti-Chinese mob OF Washing.
ton Territory TO disperse.
Congressman Pulitzer is likely to be in
yestigated by the house for attacks on
Garland through the New York World
The pension agent at indianapolis paid
Ferdinand Black of kosciusko county
Ind sic, 7G3 for total disability contract
ed in 1863.
II is reported that Fort shaw win be
abandoned during the coming summer,
and that a new post win DO built north OF
Choteau, in the vicinity OF the Blackfout
agency.
A day or two since President Cleveland
WAS invited to attend the New Orleans ex-
position, but was Obliged to decline the
invitation on account of the pressure of
public business.
Spreekels, the san Francisco and Homo
lulu millionaire, and president VI the
oceeuic Steamship company isin Washing
ton working Tor u mail contract over his
liHe at fifty cents a mile.
Secretary Manning has surrendered the
point which has been at issue between the
senate e nd the treasury department aud
has recognized that under section 24S of
the revi ed statutes he is required to re-
port 10 the senate at any time that body
desires information from him..
While the expenditures of the pSstofice
department iorthe quarter ended Sept. 80,
1880 have not increased, the ordinary
revenues have fallen off over $500, 00e, the
ounce rate for letters and the reduction in
seeond-elass postage having gone into effect
July /, 1885. Tn expenditures were Sl2,-
l2l 100, the revenues $l0,027, 800, and
deficiency 81, 800, 40.
The operate and theatrical people who
lave been in Washington for the past fort
night have been quite an attraction as the
afternoon reception by their friends in off,
cial life. Msry Anderson received with Mrs.
Senator Vance, Mile Rhea with Mrs. Eads,
Mile. Nordica with ldrs. Senator Logan
and Mrs. Sesuin with Mrs. jeremiah VIII
son. They are all ladies OF great personal
attractions and social accomplishments
aud appear quite TO advantage in social
life as on the stage.
Postmasters commissioned Dakota
Henry, q. w. Crater; Morrill,, ID. A. Nor
rill. The postmaster general appointed
the following fourth-class postmasters: In
Dakota-George Z. MeQhinn, Drpyton; II
A. Brown, Elkton; Spencer X. Stanton,
Worthwhile. In Minnesota-Alner Reming
toa. kasson Sofiee ceased to be presiden
tiaD; NJ. y. shovel. Kimberly; John f.
Miller, Lakedeld; Henry Dols, Merriam;
Charles Bird, Morrison; Miss Matte j..
vanminegcp, ortonville; Henry Rice, Rich
mond: Barney Tietsam, Royaiton; Han
nah III. Gracelon, Shell City; Morgan NJ.
Jenkins, Shefburne; b j. Sawyer, Willard;
Frank Barrett, wheatiand.
The secretary OF state received n telegram
from Minister McLain at Paris, dated the
9th, as follows: There was a debate in the
chamber with reference TO the depreciation
OF the commercial value OF silver. The