The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-08-12
RIVER AND HAIR Dor BILL,
Tho Great ON nib us Improvements Bill
Was Approved After Careful Scrutiny
Of Its Merits.

Tho Great Om nib us Improvement Bill
Was Approved After p Careful Scrutiny
of Its Merits.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-To an associated
press reporter the president said this morn
ing that an examination OF the river and bar
Dor bill, in the light of facts presented to htM
by Gen Newton, chief of engineers OF the
army, and Gen. Burke, of the engineer corps,
with whom he conferred on the subject,
has convinced him that on the whole the In
terests of the government demanded its APP
prevail Gen. Newton, whose knowledge or
the condition Of the present Wapts and the
necessities of the future was based on re-
ports made to HIM by the engineer corps OF
the army assured the president that OF the
items in the bill all but eighteen in number,
comprising less than per cent OF the amount
appropriated. were meritOfiOus beyond ques-
ton, and while he in no manner condemned
those, he was unable to give positive Opip-
ion because Of lack Of complete information
concerning them. The president made aS
thorough an examination OF these Items az
possible, and although with such reports
as were at hand he had been unable to
absolutely satisfy himself as to their charac
er, he found that all appeared to be for the
continuation OF work already begun and now
n course Of construction The president
said he had gone over the bill as fully as the
that purpose allowed. and while some Of is
provisions not included in items above
mentioned, were probably objection able, he
was tetislse1 Tat most of improvements
provided for:wsFe of great simportance, and
sue to the government frOA the deteriora-
ton of existing works in case ST further
stoppage would be very serious. and that
the amount of money, estimated by the
war department at not less than 5000, GOO,
which would e Seenp an6 IN nrog
r rs upon which many faiiliegs have already
near, expended, would, In c1se OF = failure
!. to contipns 1t now. exceed by about 1900
600 the amount appropriated In the bill for
items which, In the Judgment OF tne govern
ment engineers, migRt pc unnecessary
Hon. C. X. Davis will deliver the GRAFTON
at the opening Of the Minneapolis exposi
ton. skKt III 49,
Mrs. Jane s. Rittenhouse OF st. Paul
died suddenly at Bayfield, Wis, where she
vent a week ago to visit friends. Mrs.
Rittcub0use was well known in st. Paul.
where she has resided for the past twenty.
six years. =
George Perry, formerly station agent at
sFrainerd. aged about fortys who went TO
Omaha from Denver u few days ago iH
search Of a. position as cook, was ionnd
dead in his room with bullet hole through
his head, having committed suicide. He
was out OF money and desp1ndent. 1t is
believed that his son lives in st. FS NJ. 4
Lani Commissioner Sparks reports the
following patents issued from Minnesota
land offices froM April 3, 1885, to June
FL, 1856 Benson, $50; Crooketon, IL ~;
Duluth, 633; Fergus Fa4 ., 7aS; Redwood
Falls, 463; st. Cloud, GIG; Taylors Falls,
1853; Tracy, 426; Worthing ton, BIB.
Sullivan P. GrseHmap, an old res ident,
| dies at Ut. Paul.
Postmasters appointed IN Minnesota:
Boyd, A. II. Larson, vice Larson, resigned;
| Olivia D. HARE, vice White, resigned.
Vermont elects state officers, legislature
and congressman Sept. z.