Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-04-28
NEWS SUMMARY.
The Latest kilograms From all Parts
of the World Condensed
Into Paragraphs.
Washington Chit-Chat..-Foreign Cos
sip.-.Personal and P0litical..-
Criminal Record.
Miscellaneous News Notes. Accidental
Happenings.-.Al Condensed from
Latest Dispatches.
From Washington,

Ii was reported from the White House
on the 23d that Mrs. President Harrison
was much improved. 1t is now believed
that she will soon be able to get up.
Congressman Jolley has recommended
the appointment OF Thomas NJ. Hardwcl
to he postmaster at Choteau Creek Bon
homnie county. S D., and Peter Nieveer
has been appointed postmaster at Nievcen
Charles Mix county, S. ID.
The president has sent to the senate tho
following nominations: United States con
suls: D. Moore {now vice consuD atAden
Arabia; George T. Lincoln, OF Connecticut
at Antwerp; Joseph A. Jones, OF Mass
achlsetts (now consul at Alden, Arabia ]
Mexico, Indian agent ut the Mcscalro agen
cy, New Mexico.
A special telegram sayR President Har
rison has rendered the secretaryshp OF
the interior 70 M. NJ. Estce, OF Cali
fornia. Early in May Attorney General
Miller will be nominated to succeed the
late Justice Bradley, OF the supreme court
Secretary Noble will be nominated nttroney
general and Estee secretary Of the int erior
This information comes from n Cali
fornian, who says that he saw the mott
hcation sent to Estec.
The bill to appropriate 100000 to be
gin the construction of the canal (Which is
ultimately to cost 50, 5OO,Ooo) TO connect
the water OF Lakes Union and Washington
with Puget sound, will probably be report
ed by the senate committee on commerce ns
Az amendment to the river and hnrbor bin
when that measure reaches the senate
This water will, it il stated, afford to naval
vessels II magnificent fresh water renGcx
vous basin, and open up markets to Il large
section OF valuable agricultural country.
The treasury partmcnt is informed that
$40 Cinnamon we're landed at Victoria B.
G., a few days ago. the majority OF whom
are presunnbly bound for the United States
Orders were accordingly issued to immi.
grant inspectors and customs officers along
the Canadian border to look out for these
people and to prevent their entering this
country in violation of the law. These
officers were also instructed that the ma.
turalizatiOn OF Cinnamon in Canada and
other British territory does not exempt
them for the operation OF the exclusion
laws This is said to be the largest SINGLE
shipment of Chinese immigrants to this
continent.
Gen. Dyrenfurth, the alleged rainmaker
has been brought to grief. He prepared al
elaborate report to transmit to congress
and has been holding it back for two
months in order to illustrate the scenes Of
his achievements with photographs show
ire the localities before and after taking
his bombardments. The engravings have
Just been completed and in each scene o.
before taking" there are cloudsin the sky
engraver, with instructions to take the
clouds out OF the picture, SO as to cxhibi,
cloudless skies "bcfore taking and oceans
OF water after taking" his abused bomb
ardments OF the innocent atmosphere. De
partment officials arc having no end o! .nr
with Dyrenfurth and his pictures.