New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-04-10
NEWS NU'NCIATURE.
4 General Review of the News Of the
Day Condensed from Associated
Press Dispatches.
Doings at Washington.

Northwestern postmasters were appointed
as follows: Minnesota: L. v. Kyle, Waiver
y Mills, Wright county; Alder Wesypke.
Westerly, Rice county. Iowa: W. L. Curtis,
Fredonia, Louisa county
Congressman Conger called upon Presi-
dent Harrison and asked that Democratic
postmaster who had been appointed by
Cleveland before the term of his Repub bic an
predecessor had expired be removed and the
old postmaster be reiDstated. The president
set his foot firmly and said: Gentlemen, I
am determined on that. Ii you have any
charges to make against this man send them
IN and we will consider them. =
1t is asserted that President Harrison has
plainly given colored Office seekers from the
South who are here to understand that they
have little to expect from him. He proposes
to recognize the protectionists of the South.
and to try in this way to make the dividing
line OF the parties, not upon color, but upon
the economic policy. The South is full OF
protectlonists who have been always work
ing with the Dem ocrats because of the race
situation in that section i.
The very brilliant meteor which shot across
the heavens and was plainly visible in Port
land, Ore, was seen all over the country.
The celestial fugitive was seen by hundreds
over Puget sound. A resident of Yelm
Prairie. Washington, claims that the meteor
fell near his farm on the bank ofthe Deschutes
river He is searching for fragments with
every hope of success. He says that the
meteor in it's fear:ully rapid passage though
the air made rushing noise like prolong-
ed peal OF thunder that was appalling, and
when 1T struck the earth it sounded like the
discharge from several heavy batteries and
the report was heard for miles around.
The department. of state has beeninformed
by the United States secretary obligation at
st. Petersburg that he has requested the
Russian government to investigate the case
OF kempinski, said to be a naturalized Amer
lean citizens, who was exled to Siberia by
the Russian authorities upon his return to
Russia 1t has been reported to the depart
ment that Krmpinski was eighteen or nine
teen years Of age when he LETT Russia for the
United States. While the department will
investigate the case thoroughly there is said
to be need for caution, for with this state
ment of the caseit may appear that KEN
plnskl was eligible for military service, and
that his emigration to the United States
was nothing less than a military desertjon.
The president sent the following nomina-
tons to the senate: Robert J. Fisher of
Chicago, assistant commissioner of patents,
vice Robert II. Vance resigned Commander
Bartlett j. Cromwell, captain; Lieut.. Com
mander George R. Durand, commander;
Lieut.. Uriel Sebree, lieutenant commander;
Lieut.. Moses L. Wood. junior grade lieu
tenant; Ensign James Fl. Glennon. lieuten-
ant, Junior grade; Commander John w
Phillips, captain; Lieut.. Commander Francis
M. Barber, commander; Lieut. Albert r.
Conden, lieutenant commander Lieut. David
Daniels, junior grade, lieutenant; Ensign
Harry 5. Knapp, lieutenant, junior grade;
Passed Assistant Paymaster Joseph r.
Stanton, paymaster; Assistant Paymaster
THOMAS ). Cowie, passed assistant paymas-
ter Second Lieut.. Harry K White marine
corps, first lieutenant. The Senate then adj
iourned.