The Dickinson press., 1890-04-19

val parade in Hampton roads and New York har.
Dor just prior to the opening of the fair, in May,
1893. The bill was amended also by the inser-
ttn of Mr.. Daniels proposition for the unwilling
Of a statue Of Columbus at the capital, prior to
the exposition opening in 1893.
President Harrison Friday accompanied by the
memb ers of his cabinet and the delegates to the
Pan American conference, reviewed the regular
troops and the district National guard on the
monument grounds. About 800 soldiers passed.
before the president and the listing uished party
accompanying him. AT the conclusion of the re-
view the Fan-American delegates drove to the
Arlington hotel, where til. Ladies Of the Silk Cul.
ture asso. iation of Philadelphia present ed to each
country reprrscntated in the conference a beau
,iful flag made of silk grown in the United
States.
The president has approved the act making an
appropriation to supply the DIFF iency accustomed
by the defalcat.on in the office of tue late ser.
gcant alarms
Hon. j. u. Jones, of Redwood county, Mimi,
was Friday appointed special agent of the de-
partment Of the interior to investigate timber
dep.eda,ions. RE is detailed for the present to
No, thern Minnesota.
Gen. Lewis 4. Grant Saturday took the oath of
Office as assistant secretary of war. and at once
entered upon the duties of his Off &c, in fact upon
the duties of the office as secretary of war, for
Secretary Proctor Immediately left for Vermont
and Gen. Grant became, by virtue of his office.
acting secretary Of war. Secretary Proctor will
be absent about q week.
The Nasle habeas corpus case was Monday de-
cided by the United States supreme cour, the
judgment of the United States circuit court for
the Northern district of California being affirmed.
This puts an ems TO al! proceedings ugains. Ma,
shall Nagle for shooting Judge Terry at Lathrop
last August.
Orders were issued Monday by Secretary
Tracy to have the Alert, now at the Mare Island
navy yard put in repair with a view of sending
her to sea ut once. The destination Of the Alert
is the Behring sea, where she will cruise all sum-
mer and fall in protecting the seal fisheries of the
United States.
Monday tn. house committee on printing au.
thorized q favorable report on the house joint
resolution authorizing the printing of 10000
copies of the inaugural addresses in chronology
ical order from George Washington to and in
Guiding Benjamin Harrison.
Speaker Reed Monday announced his intention
to bring the business of the house to a close June
10. Leaders of the majority express themselves
satisfied, but the new men claim it is q scheme to
whip stragglers into line and prevent debate on
important measures.
A general courtmartial to try Commander Nc
Gala las been ordered to convene in New York
on Tuesday, April %. Rear.Admiral Harmony
will be president of the court, with Lieut.. Perry
Garst Us judge advocate.
Wednesday the president sent to the senate
the following among other nominations
Stephen A. Marine, Of Iowa, to be pension agent
ut Des Moines, Iowa; E. A. Williams, of North
Dakota, to be surveyor general of North Dakota;
j. II. Waugh, of North Dakota, to be agent for
the Indians of the Devils Lake agency, in North
Dakota.
In a letter to Senator Plumb Wednesday, Secre-
tlry Window outlines the governments financial
policy in the purchase of bonds. The operations
of the department have not been conducted with
a view to controlling the finances of the country,
but in pursuance of a fixed policy to produce the
least possible disturbance in the natural current
of events. The purchase of bonds has been car
Iied on to such an extent that the surplus now is
but about sec, OJO,O 900.