The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1892-12-17
WASHINGTON MENTION.

Congressman Pickler found an
immense and handsome floral offer
ing upon'his desk when the house was
called to order Monday.
The senatein executive session rat
itied the convention between Chilli
and the United States for settle
ment of the long existing claims of
the United States against Chilli.
The first act of Congressman John
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 will add largely to the
income Of the Minot land office, and
an effort will lie made to have Col.
Plummer withdraw his resignation.
Northwestern senators were hand
somely remembered at the opening of
congress. Large boquets were placed
on the desks of Messrs. Davis, Wash
burn, Pettigrew, Kyle, Hansbrough
and Casey, as well as on those of the
| Wisconsin and Iowa senators. Hans
brough received magnificent basket
of roses, while Pentigrews collection
Of roses was sufficient to fill a bushel
basket.
An important change is unof1icially
announced. Commodore Folger,
chief of ordnance, it is stated, has
resigned to take place about the first
Of the year. Capt. W. T. Sampson,
inspector of ordnance at the Wash
ington navy yard, it 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.
The only woman who carried the
United States flag in battle during
the late war died Wednesday at the
Garfield Hospital in Washington
She was Mrs. Eliza E. Cutler, and at
Fort Donaldson, when her husbands
regiment was fighting desperately
against terrible odds, she appeared in
the field, sword in hand, bearing the
regimental cOlors aloft, and remained
on the field until ordered aboard the
steamboat by the colonel
The annual report of w. d. Owen,
uperintendent of OfimmigratiOn, shows
that SIS, 1858 immigrants arrived in
this country during the fiscal year
ended June 30, 1892. There were
returned 2,SOl who came in violation
Of law. OF this number 1,763 were
contract labOrers. The law adopted
March 3, 1891, the report says, has
exercised wholesome and deterrent
effect upon immigration, especially
upon the undesirable classes. The
character Of the immigrants arriving
during the past year was greatly
superior to that Of many previous
years.
A meeting was held at Mrs. John
A. Logan's residence last Monday
night at which the first steps were
taken toward securing the 81 100000
which the women propose to raise for
tn Methodist university. A perma-
nent organization was effected, which
will be known as the "University
league" and under it's 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
ileges and benefits of the university |
The treasury departments monthly
circulation, statement shows a net |
increase in the circulation during the
last month of $86,650,5 ,53l. There was
during November a decrease in circu-
lation of. s., 100000 in currency certifi-
Gates. 81 ,0S7, 500 in silver certificates
and $751; in gold coin. On the
other hand silver treasury notes in |
circulation increased $4,3l0, 1876 gold |
certificates So, 562, ,247, United States
notes 81 ,692, 2,d43, standard silver dol
lars 1914, 341 and subsidiary silver S529,-
727. The total circulation Of the
country on December / is placed at |
81, ,6l4, 100, ,266, for per capita Of