The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-05-01
General News Summary.
Interesting Home and Foreign News
WASHINGTON.

The Secretary Of State is informed that
Russia win send delegates TO the marine
conference which meets at Washington on
the 10Th Of October next.
The President on the 2ith appointed
Willis Sweet, Of Idaho Territory, to be
United States Attorney for the Territory OF
idaho.
Pension Commissioner Tanner has dis
charged twenty pension examiners in the
field because the appropriation for their pay
Is nearly exhausted.
The chief Of the bureau Of statistics re-
ports that the exports Of merchandise from
the United States during twelve months
ended March 81, 1889, as compared with the
corresponding periods Of the preceding
year were as follows: Twelve months
ended March 81, 1889, S722, 757, 1853, against
t59Ll5S,Sl5 in 1888. The imports were;
Twelve months ended March 81, 1889, $685.
b31, 1856 against s133, ,2aS, IA in 1883.
W, B. Cooley, of Pennsylvania, fora num-
ber Of years chief clerk Of the money order
bureau, Post-ofiice Department, has been
appointed chief blerk Of the post-office de-
partmeut vice Joseph Roy, resigned.
Bond offerings on tho Gath aggregated
1896, 100 as follows; Coupon 4s 800 at l29;
registered Is sll 800 at 129; $3.50 200 at l29esE
registered As si340O0 at 10S, All the bond
offers were accepted except the S250,0OO
per cents registered at l29%.
Secretary Noble has directed an investiga-
tion Of the reports that Government officials
had used their authority as officials 10 secure
entry to land in Oklahoma
The Postmaster General granted the re
quest OF the postmasters at Savannah anc
Atlanta, Ga, for permission TO close theii
Offices ON April &c, Confederate memoria
day.
Ex-Congressmnn John Ellis, of Louisiana
died suddenly at his residence in Washing
ton on the 25th.
The President has appointed Ex-Governor
William n. Stone, Of Iowa, Assistant Com
missioner Of the General Land Office.
w. c. Baird, Of Illinois; j. d. King, Of
Illinois, and L. o. Culver, California, post
office inspectors who were removed by Post
master General Villas, have been reinstatet
by Postmaster General Wannamaker in &C
cordance with civil service rules.
The acting Comptroller OF the Currenc.
has declared a second dividend Of fifty pc
cent In favor Of the creditors OF the Lowell
National Bank, OF Michigan, which failed Il
September, 1885 This makes in all ninet,
per cent paid to the creditors Of the banl
on claims proved amounting TO SSS,S33.
The Secretary OF War has ordered boar,
Of officers 10 consist Of Major Joseph p. San
ger, Inspector General, Captain Chester
Third artillery, Lieutenant Joseph NJ Car
lii, Third artillery, TO meet at Columbus
Barracks, O., June II, to consider the prac
tcability of prescribing uniform system
rules, regulations, and course Of study fo
the guidance Of officers detailed as profes
sors Of military science and tactics at col
leges and universities.
Advices received by the Department o
State from Marseiles place the vintage o
1885 at 3,010, ,75i,152 gallons. Italy led al
countries with 30,2i4OO0 hectoliters an,
France was close second with 30, l02, 900 hec
toliters. California produced 10000 hec
tollters
The Supreme Court Of the United State
adjourned on the 96th until May l3
Superintendent Bell, Of the railway mai
service, has made the following appoint
ments OF superintendents of mails: Thos
Ingalls,, Louisville, KY; N. J. Miller, De
Mones, Ia; II. G. Parlin, Minneapolis
Mimi; &. G. Clark, Columbus, o. All o
these appointees were promoted from tn
railway mail service, in which they hay
served for a period Of ive years or more