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from his colleagues of the SD Congress- Z. S.
A." Both Mr.. and Mrs. Holman wear their
years lightly, and hundreds of friends wished
them many returns of the day.
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| Anthony Deckel an inmate of the Soldiers
| Home at Washington, shot and killed himself
on Thursday evening, June 16, in the grounds
of the Home The Sergeant was making his
rounds about o'clock, and saw Deckel lying
on the ground in a little clamp of bushes near
the chapel. He went up to hin and found that
| he was dead. The fact was at once reported
| and when Deckel was lifted from the ground
an old fashioned 32-caiber revolver WAS found
under his head, together with an open PEN
| knife. He had placed the weapon behind his
| left ear and fired, the bali coming out through
the left eye. Deckel came to the Home In
1878, and has always been thought to be men,
tally unbalanced. In January he fell some IA
feet alightng on his head, and since that time
has complained of pains in the head. 1t Is be-
lieved that he committed the rash act while
temporarily insane. During the war he was
member of Co. G. 26th Pa, and enlisted in the
Regular army after the war, serving until 1873
He was 81 years of age end born in Germany,
and was pensioner at the rate of $40 per
month. He was buried in the National Come
terry attached to the Home.
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Two young colored men, s. N. Gilchrist and
r. NJ. Dorsey, who have leanings toward the
Democratic party, were told by friends TO inter-
view Sergeant-at-A Arms Yoder, Of the House OF
Representatives, and he would probably fur
nish them the means of attending the Demo-
cratic Convention at Chicago. The men called
on COL Yoder, but instead of giving them
transportation to Chicago he had them arrested
as Migrants They were tried in the Police
Court, acquitted, and turned loose. But this
did not suit Capt. Harlow NJ. Street. Com
mander of the Capitol Police, and he again
had the colored men arrested on the charge of
violating chapter 255 of the Revised Statutes,
which makes it an offense for any person to
solicit aims, subscriptions or contributions IN
the Capitol building. The men were again
locked up and spent Wednesday night in a cell
at the police station. They say they will sue
Sergeant farms Yoder for false arrest and
imprisonment, as they were acquitted the
second time.
The Iowa Republican Association held
meeting last week, at which there was large
attendance and very mad crowd of people.
Representative Dolliver had been invited to
address the Association, but failed to put in an
appearance, and after waiting for an hour
some lesser lights addressed the meeting, after
which they adjourned. Representative Dol
liver was prevented from attending because of
Illness. but he failed to notify the Association
in time of his inability to be present The
Hawkeyes promise to have good speakers at
their next meeting
Andrew D. Wilcox, the Expert Examiner of the
House Pension Bureau Investigating Commit
tee, who has had charge OF the compiling Of the
testimony taken by the Investigating Commit
tee, has about completed his work, which will
consist of two large volumes Of evidence and
exhibits, covering some 1000 pages of printed
matter. The work Of indexing will shortly be
completed, and the work viii then be referred
to Representative Wheeler, of Michigan, the
Chairman of the Investigating Committee, for
approval.
report has been prepared by the House
Committee on Civil Service Reform on the re-
suit of their invest gation, which has been con-
Quoted with view TO ascertaining why certain
Federal officials in Baltimore were not removed
after q recommendation 70 that effect had been
made by Mr.. Theodore Roosevelt, a member of
the Civil Service Commission, and will be
shortly presented to the House of Representa-
tives. 1t is said that the report of the COM
mittee reflects severely on the action Of Post
mas.er-General Wanamaker In not Diminishing
the employees of the Baltimore postoffice
whose removal was recommended by Mr..
Roosevelt. The minority of the committee
will. it is said, file report, which will ex-
onerate Postmaster-General Wanamaker of
blame in the matter.
petition was presented in the Senate last
! week by Senator Paddock, which was signed
! by large number of the citizens of York
County, Neb., requesting that the salaries of all
| Senators and Representatives who favor the
free coinage of silver be paid in silver coin.
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! The ratification appropriation bill passed by
| the House on Wednesday, June To- appropriates
/ S2.412, 1873, and contracts are authorized to be
made BY the Secretary of War to the extent OF
! 81 600, which amount viii be appropriated
] hereafter. The items in the bill are: For repair
preservation, and plans for Notifications, S65,.
600; gun and mortar batteries, 500 coo; sites
for Notifications, $250000; armament of forti.
cations, 100000; gun factory. steel breach.
loading mortars, steel forgings, and carriages
for guns, $3.50, 900; proving ground at Sandy
Hook. S6l.676; WATERFOWL Arsenal Mass,
| Sl5l 600; Board of Ordnance and Fertilization
/ $4,000. An amendment was adopted which
provides for 20 reech-loading riEed mortars to
be made at the gun factory at Watervleit Arse.
nal, West Troy, \. Y.
Secretary OF the Treasury Foster last week
sent letter to the House of Representatives
requesting an appropriation of s250,0O0 to
carry out the act providing for the celebration
Of the 400th anniversary Of the discovery OF
America by Columbus. In his letter Secretary
Foster says that in view Of the necessity oil
adequate precautions at the Worlds Columbian
Exposition at Chicago for the protection Of the
revenue from customs, and for the supervision
! Of importations made under the act of April,
| 1890, he has made careful estimate Of the OK.
penses which will be incurred, aud he recon-
mends that S25o0o0 be applied for the purposes
mentioned. This appropriation is absolutely
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