The Worthington advance., 1888-02-23
PITn OF THE NEWS.
News from Washlngton.

NeN0 from washington.
The president nominated Edward 6.
Spilman to be register OF tho land Office at
Devils Lake, Oak.
Senator Beck has introduced a bill to
reimburse states for interest paid on
moneys expended in raising troops for the
war of the rebellion.
The house committee on public buildings
and grounds will report favorably the
house bill for a public building at Duluth,
$15O.OOO, and the senate bill for public
building at Helena. Mont. 100000.
The secretary OF etate has directed the
establishment OF q United States consular
agency at Nanaimo, Vancouvers island.
for the benefit OF American commerce,
which is said to be growing in that vicini.
ty.
The secretary OF state has been officially
advised OF the appointment OF Count Arco
Valley as German minister to the United
States to succeed Mr.. Van Alvensleben.
Count Valley was formerly consul general
in Egypt.
Postnasters commissioned: Dakota:
Rockham, +. K. Abbott Minnesota:
Rockville. C. L. Ahles. Fourth class post.
masters appointed-Dakota: Gale. J. B.
Varnum. Iowa: Carlo, J. L. Murray:
Reno, J. Archer.
PostofIices established: Minnesota:
Hartshorn, Cass county; Pait Prairie,
Morrison county. Postmasters commits.
stoned d-Minnesota: Isanti. L. F. Rice.
Iowa: Columbia, Il. Debortle; Gilbert, F.
Zomer; New Providence. j. NJ. Hartley.
Minnesota: Georgeville. s. Gunderson.
A subcommittee OF tho committee on
banking and currency will report to the
full committee, with favorable recommen.
dation, g. bill authorizing the issue of not
more than $50. OOO,OOO nor less than
$2O.O0O,"OO Of fractional currency in de.
nominations OF 5. 10, 25 and so cents.
During a debate on the Pacific railroad
telegraph bill in tho house Mr.. Guenther
said that. while he had voted for the pend.
ing bill in committee, he would greatly
have preferred voting for a bill placing the
whole telegraph business under govern.
ment control. Mr.. Lind supported the
measure incidentally declaring that as teleg-
raphy was a natural monopoly. it should
be controlled by the government.
A Washington special to the New York
Times says: "William Walter Phelps is
quoted as saying to Southern man who
asked his opinion about the meaning OF
Blaine's letter and its probable effect in the
Advancement OF other candidates, that it
was altogether probable that Senator
flscOck Oi New 1Ofk would become the
lcgatee OF Blaine and that he would 60
into the national convention with New
York, New Jersey and all the other East
ern and Middle states, except Connecticut
behind him.
Washington Special: Apropos OF low
corsages, good story was told me con.
tidentially by the wife OF a justice of the
supreme court. who was deprecating tho
present fashion. At Mr.. Fairchjld's re-
cepti"n recently the Corean minister was
present with his interpreter, and was
presently seen to make a remark which
evidently very much annoyed him. Being
pressed to repeat the joke he said that the
minister had said that the women present
''seemet; to be very much above their
clothes" This. ofcourse convulsed tho lis
teners.
The secretary OF the interior has sent to
congress a recommendation for an urgent
deficiency appropriation for the payment
OF deputy surveyors OF public lands. Fol-
lowing are some OF the claims of deputy
surveyo still outstanding: Oak ota-W.
L. Smith, 1850; H. j. Austin, So. $50:
B. Thompson, $4,000: Herman Henze,
$4,000; Paul Heinze, 81, 800; Charles II.
Bates, $4,000; J: and W. Alley, $1,000;
II. D. Brown, $500; Paul Heinze, 81, $50;
II. G. Austin. $3.50. Minnesota-J. B.
Salisbury, $50; G. A. Ralph, $24O; Will.
lam w. Ward, 50, 436. Montana-Gcorgc
T: Lamport, 50, 500; E. P. II. Harrison,
50, 100.