The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-12-10
WASHINGTON NEWS,

James Mcnamara, formerly mayor OF
Freeport, Illinois, who applied for the gov.
ernorship of Dakota, was appointed an In
dian agent in Arizona.
The vacancy In the United States senate
caused by the death OF Austin +. Pike, OF
New Hampshire, has been filled by the APP
pOntment of Ex-Governor Cheney.
The Soldiers home at Washington has
$40 regular inmates. The cottage formerly
occupied by the president us summer
residence has been assigned to the veterans.
In regard to the presidents message, 1t
largement OF the free list and q reduction
OF tariff rates all along the line, besides
the enactment of stringent measures to
protect the cattle interest from loss by con-
tagious diseases.
The International Range association,
representing $780, 600 in cattle, has
urged President Cleveland to SUI Sgest legis.
lation for the determination OF pleuro-
pneumonia, and also In accordance with
the provisions of the Reagan Interstate
commerce bill.
Members arriving from the ives. and
north are nearly unanimous In favor OF
some national legislation to stamp out
bers, who have hitherto opposed 1t on state.
rights. ground, are more inclined 10 be
liberal now than heretofore.
William A. Stone, lately suspended from
Office as district attorney In western Penn
sylvania, failed In his attempt to be re-
instated. In n published letter President
Cleveland reminds him OF his plain duty,
rs Republican retained in office. to re-
frain from abuse of the administration on
the stump.
Third Assistant Postmaster-G General Ia
zen, In his annual report, refers to the Ell.
cOuraging outlook TOR the current year, and
says there Is scarcely z doubt that it will
dt
postal revenue, and that at no distant day
1t may be expected the service will again
become self-Supportlng.
Commissioners sent from this city to
make an allotment of lands in sevcralty to
the Crow Indians Of Montana succeeded in
placing 13l families Oh tracts of the regula-
ton size, but they report that Sitting Bull
and others from Standing Rock sought to
defeat their plans, aud succeeded in lnhu-
encing Il majority OF the tribe.
In his annual report to Congress Con-
troller of the Currency Trenholm discusses
the question as to what changes should be
made In the NatiOnal-bank system i'm order
that 1t shall not suffer deterioration or de-
structi0n upon the withdrawal of the sup.
port upon which it is based by the present
laws, which require every bank before be-
ginning business to deposit certain
amount in United States bonds. lie says
the present financial prosperity of the
funded debt will be paid Off as fast as the
bonds mature.
Commodore Harmony denies the truth
OF the report that several hundred men had
been given employment nc the Norfolk
navy yard just prior to the last elections
for political reasons and had been dis.
missed after the elections were over He
says about scyenty-five men were employed
at that time for work OH the Trenton and
the training ships, and these men are still
at work. Those who were discharged were
employed Oh miscellaneous work for the
new cruisers, and were dismissed because
their work was completed.
In his annual report to the Secretary of
War, Brig. Gen. Duane, Chief of Engineers,
says that during the last year operations at
seacoast and lake-frontier points have been
restricted to those necessary for tile pres
ervation. and repair of exploring work.
The subject of the defensive system of the
country, SO far. as regards the ports at
which fortificatlons or other defenses are
most urgently required, is sufficiently
treated In the elaborate report to Congress
made by the tOrtincation board, showing
the utterly defenseless condition of our
seacoasts and lake frontier.
A constitutional amendment has been
formally proclaimed in Mexico which puts
an end to the system OF taxation whereby
the states collected duties on national and
foreign merchandise i'm transit through
their respective territories. The amend
ment also forbds the states to assign
special routes for the conveyance of goods
OF native origin, or to put higher import
duty on foreign goods than will he fixed by
the federal law, which will probably be 3
per cent ad val0rem. 1t Is regarded with
great favor by the business community as
one Of the chief acts of the present admin
istrati0n, and will undoubtedly lie I'd to a
large expansion of trade.
NOthiuU haS bpau raaaivad nj 4ha Stota
Department from Minister McL1ne IN re-
gard to the address which the municipal
council OF Paris and the general council OF
the Seine asked him to forward TO the
President and Governor of Illinois in behalf
of the condemned Anarchists. Assistant
Secretary of State Porter says: whether
Mr. Mclane, who Is gentleman OF discre-
ton and good Judgment, will accompany
it with any suggestions l. more than can
say, but L should think not" Secretary of
State BayarJ, after reading copy of the
petition in behalf OF the condemned An
ing sent through the wrong channel An
appeal to the United States government
can do no good. These men have COM
mitted no crime against the United States"
PAINTED rIvE-DoLLAI NOTES.
Officers of the secret service recently
seized fac-simile painting OF So United
States note as being violation OF the laws
against counterfeitlng. The painting was
on wooden block and was so we'll done
that 1t looked rs though the note was lying
on the wood and could easily be removed.
The chief OF the secret service division
thought that the painting should be de-
stroyed. The artist, however, protested
against this as unjust He represented
that the painting was u work of art. and
was worth about $500. Some of the treas
liry officials are OF opinion that the artist
Is rlght. The question has been referred
to the solicitor OF the treasury. 1t isunder-
stood that number OK ties, paintings are
In existence.
CoNsULs IN GREAT BRITAIN.
United States Consul General Waller has
reported to the department of state the re-
suits OF his tour of inspccloa OF the Amer
lean consillatcs In Great Britain. The con-
sui general refers 10 thu publication In a
New York paper OF recent date of an arti-
Gle In which IL Is alleged that an American
consul IN Great Britain Is In possession of
trust funds which he Is unable or unwilling
TO account for, that he is In social disre-
pute. and that II Is proposed TO bring his
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