Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-12-15
WASHINGTON MENTION.

WASHINGTON MENTION.
Congressman i'ickler found an
immense and handsome floral offer
I inc upon his desk when the house was
called TO order Monday.
The senate in executive session rat
lied the convention between Chilli
and the United States for settle
uent of the long existing claims of
The United States against Chill.
The first act of Congressman ,loln-
son. Of North Dakota, after his return
to Washington was getting large
body of land in the Minot district
opened To settlement The opening
Of this land viii add largely 10 the
income Of the NIinol land Office. and
an effort will I e made to have Col.
4 PiMmmer withdraw his resignation.
Northwestern senators were hand
>omely remembered at the opening OF
congress. Large bpQuetS We're placed
on the desks III NcSsrs Davis. Wash
burn, pettigrew Kyle. lIansbrough
and Casey. as we'll a. on those of the
Wisconsin and Iowa senators. Hans
< brougll received magnificent basket
+ Of roses. While rcntigrcw, collection
i ot roses was sufficient to fill bushel
basket.
IN important change is unollicially
announced. Commodore Folger.
4 Chief OF ordnance. il is stated. has
resigned to take place about the first
utthe year. Capt. w 7. Sampson.
Inspector Of ordnance at the Wash
ington navy yard. ii is said. has been
selected to relieve Commodore Folger
and Capt j. A. Howell OF the state
board Will probably get the billet
vacated by Capt. sampson.
4 The only woman who carried the
'nitcd states flag in battle during
the late war died Wednesday at the
1 Garfield Hospital in Washington.
She was Mrs. Eliza T. Cutler. and ut
4 Fort Donaldson, when her husbands
regiment was fighting desperately
against terrible odds. She appeared in
/ the Held, sword in hand. bearing the
regimental coors aloft. and remained
on the field until ordered aboard the
steamboat by the colonel
Tho annual report Of w. ID. owen.
superintendent olimmigration. shows
that s7ac5$ Immigrants arrived in
I this country during the fiscal year
iendcd June 20. lSa2 There were
returned sol who came in violation
oflaw. OF this number LOB were
contract lahorers The law adopted
March ), 1871. The report says. has
4 exercised a wholesome and deterrent
eject upon immigration. especially
upon the undesirable classes. The
4 character OF the Immigrants arriving
4 during the past year was greatly
superior 10 that of many previous
years.
y meeting was held at Mrs. John
~ logan > iSSlbtll,S IlSl -nDIltiuN
night at which the first steps were
taken toward securing the 81 100000
which the women propose to raise fer
tn Methodist university. a perma-
ncnt organization was effected. which
will be known rs the "University
league" and under its auspices the
work Of raising the money will be
carried on. The women will enter
heartily into the work in hand. par
ticularly as it is the understanding
that they will be entitled to the priv
ilcges and benefits Of the university.
The treasury departments monthly
Ecirculation statement shows a net
increase in the circulation during the
| last month of SS6. ;J3I There was
during November a decrease in circu-
lation of $500. 900 in currency certiii-
Gates. 81 ,0SI 500 in silver certificates
and SSH 34 in gold coin. On the
other hand silver treasury notes in
circulation increased A,3l0.l26. gold
certificates S2.562.224I, United States
notes 81 .G92.643, standard silver dol
lars s9l4,34l and subsidiary silver $500
12I. The total circulation of the
country on December ] is placed at
81. 4,790,2G6. for a per capita of