Little Falls transcript., 1886-07-02


and Minneapolis. The postmaster general
says the discharged men threatened to
STRIKE or the combined resignation of
many clerks was threatened, SO as to NEIL
ace the department with embarrassment.
Count Casa Miranda, who is to marry
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-
ton in Chicago. .-s..'-.sss.,-.4a, T.. x
The total popular majority in Nova SEQ.
tia for secession from Canada is 12, 900 in
a vote Of 10000. - ~
George a. Anderson OF Quincy, Ill.,, was
nominated Tor congress by the Twelfth dis
trict Democratic convention ON the two
hundred and nineteenth ballot, defeating,
among Others, Riggs, the present member.
There are 2l4 people who were poisoned
at q picnic near bennington, n j. Six of
them will lprobably die and twenty are in Il
precarious condition. One OF the physi-
clans in charge says the symptoms are
clearly those OF arsenic poisoning. lie
thinks that arsenic was put in the ice
cream after the picnic was under way.
1t will cost President Cleveland $780, 900
to make his country residence habitable
J. Williams was appointed postmaster
at Oak Park, Mimi, vice Long, resigned.
The following fourth-class Off res, among
Others, will be raised to the presidential
(third CLASSY on July l: Ashton and Park
River, Oak; ElIensbury and North Yakima
WASH; Colfax, Iowa. The salaries will
range from 1000 to $l,7o0.
Commodore Truxton, of the navy, is
here with e. 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 nomina tion until his retire
mentunder the law took effect. The sena te
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 Owatonua, B.
Maxwell of Lansing, George H. Smith OF
Hamilton, and Gustav Sandberg of
Wabasha. Representative White has re-
turned from Winona, He is confident
that he will be renominated. A new post
Office has been ordered established at St.
/ Michael's station, Hennepin county, on tile
St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba. Sam
uel L. Gibson OF Pennsylvania has been
nominated agent for the Indians at Fort
Peck, Mont, and S. Curtin Simmons post
master at Hudson, Wis, and Frederick
Edwards postmaster at Webster City. :
A@tband OF Yaqui Indians has been en-
listed into service for three months in the
United States army, and will be sent to
fight Apaches. Capt. Lawton has stated
that he will take DO prisoners when he
overtakes the Indians, neither men, won,-
en- nor children. .~.s.,.,s..
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The recent discoveries of iron ore on the
Gogebic range in Wisconsin and Michigan
are said to be the m ost valuable ever made
III this country. 5s.:. 81
Galusha A. Grow will make another at
tempt to secure the United States senator
ship in Pennsylvania to succeed Mitchell
Indian Commissioner Atkins submitted
to the senate a report in reply to senate
resolution inquiring reasons for refusal
Of licenses to certain Indian traders. Ths
commissioner quotes the law which places
ships ia Ills hands as the reason for the re-
fusal Of licenses. and then gives q Jist of
the traders to whom, as the best interests
Of the Indian service seems to require, he
has refused licenses during his administra-
ton, together with the TACT as to whether
charges have or have not been filed against
them. Following is a portion Of the list:
Dakota-C Cheyenne reservation, a. T.ssCa-
ton, charges; Crow Creek, H. "A. Cloueh q
Co., charges; "a. !. Carrier. charges; Pine
Ridge, Fry & Robinson, no charges G. q.
Blanchard. no charges; White q esilling.
ham. no charges; Spar charges; Rosebud,
charges. Montanar F1athead. n. A. Lam
bert, noscharges; r. G. Den,ars; no charges;
Fort Peck, G. H. Fairchild, no charges.
'Washington Terri itory--N Nonh Bev agency,