Bismarck weekly tribune., 1886-12-17
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NOTES.
Mrs. Cleveland's bust is offered for sale
! III Washington.
strength is growing
The republicans are agreed that the tax
on tobacco should be abolished.
Strong intimations are given that both
Manning and Garland will soon resign.
1t is considered improbable that any river
| and harbOr bill will be passed this session
| land is liable to an attack of apOpleXy or
paralysis.
The secretary. of war has recommended
| gross appropriation of $l0,OOO,OOO for river
and harbOr improvements.
| The bill giving the Manitoba right of way
through the Indian reservation in Montana
| has been favorably reported.
Secretary Manning said last night that
| he had no thoughts Of resigning, and chat
his health is improving daily.
| The president was so much improved in
| health that he was able to resume his pub
| lie receptions in the East room.
Congressman Cox. of North Carolina,
| was defeated because he supported the
presidents civil service policy.
Rear Admiral Jouett has just inspected
L.
| lie found the former satisfactory!
! The secretary of the interior recommends
the forfeiture of the Atlantic Il Pacific rail-
| road lands which lie in New Mexico.
The following Minnesota fourth class
| pOstoffices were raised to the presidential
class: Faribault, Wells and Zumbrata.
| Col. Clough, counsel for the Northern Pa
| cific, and Hon. NJ II. Dunnell are confer
| ring with congressman about the forfeiture
bill.
Mayor Charles Scott, of Fargo, Dak. ar
| rived to-day to attempt to secure the pay
ment for surveying contract which he
has performed.
Fifty thousand dollars has been SUBJ
scribed in Washington to ensure payment
OF prizes and expenditures for national en-
campment and drill, to be held May 24-3O
1887.
Senator COnger, from the committee on
p0stOffices, reported favorably the bill re-
Gently passed by the house to extend the
free delivery system to towns having a
population of 10000 or gross annual
! postal revenue of $40 ,OOO
Commissioner Atkins, of the Indian Of
flee, heard an argument to-day in favor of
removing the Indian supply warehouse
from New York city to St. Joseph, Mo-
Arguments were also heard in behalf of
Leavenworth, Kansas City and Rock Is
land, Ill.
In recent dispatch to the state depart
ment, Mr.. Tree, the American minister at
Brussels, reports that the government of the
! independent state of the Congo has con-
tracted for the establishment OF a regular
line OF Belgian steamers between Antwerp
and the Congo.
The following Dakota pOstmasterS were
appointed to-day: Carrie NJ Greenland,
jewell, Mcintosh county, vice Jacob Myer,
resigned: Bessie Green, Michigan, Nelson
county. vice W. S. Fowler: F. w. HiIe,
Nashville, Burdick county, vice George w.
Nash, resigned.
Day and w. GODDARD, of Dakota who have
been here in the interest of the territory,
left for home this morning They are sat
isfied that there are no hopes for the admis-
sion OF the territory while democratic
house controls legislation.
Mr.. Thomas Canary, formerly inanag-
ing editor Of the New York Herald, is being
strongly urged by his friends, as can
didate for the vacant Turkish mission.
Mr.. Canary, who is now in Washington.
had pleasant interview to-day with the
secretary Of state, and is to call tomorrow
by appointment on President Cleveland.
This government has received through
the British legation at Washington an in
vitation to participate in an International
CAiilOlGiOu, WHICH, iS ~ Dc llclu LII MdllCucS-
ter, England, to celebrate the jubilee of her
Brittanic majesty's reign. The object of
the exhibition will be to illustrate as fully
as possible the progress made in the devel.
Opment OF arts and manufactures during
VictOria's era.
The eXtradition case Of the United States
against William Rauscher was decided last
Monday. Justice Waite. in dissenting from
the opinion Of the court, said II am I'M
able to concur in the decision of this case.
A fugitive from justice has no absolute
right of asylum in a country to which he
fees, and, if he can be brought back within
the jurisdiction of the country whose laws
he has violated, he may be prosecuted pre-
cisely the same as il he had not fled, unless
there is something in the laws of the coun-
try where he is to be tried or in the way in
which he got back to prevent it,"