The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-02-09
PITa OF the NEWS.
News from washington.


Senior Souza Rosa, Portuguese minister
to china. has been appointed minister at
Washington. to succeed Senior Nogueiras,
who recently died.
Senator Edmunds was given the degree
OF IL. d. by Trinity college. Hartford,
Co:n.. recently. Mr.. Edmun1s at once
sent the college treasurer = check for 500.
The following pensions have been grant
ed: Dakota: j. H. Berry, Manchester; w.
L. Haskins, Bismarck; s. L. d. Peck Burk.
mer. Minnesota: D. A. Noble Odell; T.
{. Nickel. Minneapolis; L. F. Sampson,
Excelsior.
The bill authorizing the reconsideration
OF the claims OF all soldiers and their heirs
who may have been denied the bounty OF
500 granted by the act Of April 20, 1872.
has since been modified or rescinded, was
reported favorably by Senator Cockrell
from the co mmittee on military affairs.
Tho senate committee on foreign rela.
tions in reporting the proposal extradition
treaty with England the senate recon-.
mended some important amendments.
The amendments are that persons shall he
extradiatable first, for larceny and embez-
element Of amounts more than $50 or ten
pounds sterling: and, second. for assaults
upon life with explosives.
Mr.. Rice has made an effort to intro
duce a bill for the relief OF certain friendly
Indians among the Sisseton and Wahpe-
ton Sioux, but failed, and will put it in
next week. 1t provides that all OF those
Indians who took the part OF the whites
and fought against the Indians in the out.
break in 1862 shall be excluded from the
operations OF the net by which these Sioux
were deprived OF their annuities after that
outbreak. The law heretofore has act
Unfortunately upon both the friendly
and unfriendly Indians. and the former
have suffered as If they. too, had joined
tho outbreak. Gabriel Renville, chief Of
Brown. OF the same tribe. are here looking
alrer the interests OF their tribe in this
respect.
The United States treasurer has issued
the following notice in regard to the issue
al 81 and 81 silver certificates: The trca.
surer oil the United States will issue silver
certificates OF the den omina tions OF 81 and
So in return io- national bank notes, or
Tor United States notes or silver certifi.
Gates mutilated or unfit for circulation
only receiv we'd for redemption under tho
regulations now in force. As heretoiore.
the charges for transportation to Wash.
inston on national notes in sums or multi.
plies OF 81 900 will he paid by the govern.
ment. The charges on United States
notes and silver certificates forwarded for
redemption will he deducted from the pro.
cecds Of the remittnnces at contract rates
unless prepaid. and charges for returns in
new silver certifica tes to he paid by con.
signee at government contract rates.
Senators day." as Thursday is always
called i" Washington. was a very success
ful one. rs far as receptions went. The day
was perfect. and as warm 40 spring. time,
md the ladies' were out in squads, pla-
toons and regiments, all wearing their
prettiest gowns and bonnets attending the
parlor receptions. Mrs. Senator Davis re-
ceived her throngs in gas-lit parlors per-
fu,ned by roses that were set in vases on
mantel and piano. Mrs. Davis unaffect.
ed and cordial manners. together with her
ability to greet her callers by name "a
really wonderful thing in Washington soci-
ety., won for her many expressions of ad.
miration. Mrs. Sabin also had crowded
reception. She wore becoming toilet OF
cream ialle franchise, with gilt trimming,
the tulle that formed in the neck being
caught together by double bow.knot OF
diamond sapphires. Mrs. Davis and Mrs.
Sabin were both out making cabinet calls.