Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-04-07
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Washington. Political, Foreign
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Happenings of Note.
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WASHINGTON MENTION.

\ "A. Nj. MCCafCy mas Oeen appointed
postmaster at Oelrichs, s. D., vice
c. Wilson. removed.
j. +. Lafabre, of Rapid City, will
be appointed register of the land
Office at that place.
Secretary Herbert has decided to
name torpedo boat No. >, being bullt
by the Dubuque Iron Works, the
Ericsson
Lewis Baker, of the st. Paul Globe,
has been appointed minister to the
Central American states at a salary
of $40, 600 per annum.
Secretary Carlisle has appointed
DIR. Joseph A. Senner commissioner
of immigration at the port of New
York, vice Weber, resigned.
The republican senators have
formally notified their democratic
colleagues that they will resist the
proposed reorganization of the Sc tie
force. -f'
Secretary Smith, having discovered
that Col. Lounsberry of North
Dakota, special agent of the general
land office. had served four years and
two days, has notified him that his
services are dispensed with.
Senator Pettigrcw has gone on a
trip to Atlanta, Chattanooga. Men,
phis and other southern points,
expecting to reach Hot Springs, Ark /.
in two weeks. He will remain there
about month and then go to Sioux
Falls.
Senator IIoar presented rcso-
luton in the senate, charging Scna-
tor Roach, of North Dakota, with
criminal embeZzlement and demand
ing investigation of his connection
with the Citizens Bank of WASH
ington.
The bureau of American republics
has information that there has been
an increase of expectation of Ameri-
can agricultural implements to South
and Central American republics DUR
ing the past year from S336,OOO to
Sl.3sl 1000.
The President has appointed
George G. billiard, of Mississippi, to
be consul general of the United
States at Guayaquil: Ezra w. Miller,
of South Dakota, to he attorney OF
the United States for the district of
South Dakota.
One result of effect to increase
trade with the countries of South
and Central America seems to he the
increase in the expectation of Ameri-
can agricultural implements. Figures
at hand as to the Argentine Republic
show an increase from 1927 600 to
,3Sl 900 during the year.
Gen. Bragg, of Wisconsin. has been
offered the Portuguese mission
through the intercession of Senators
Villas and Mitchell. The 400 clerks
in the postotlicc department have
been ordered to extra work between
four and five o'clock each day
brieiiing and filling applications for
Otlicc.
Senator Kyle received a set back
from President Cleveland when L. w.
Miller's name was sent to the senate
fordistrictattorncy for South Dakota.
Kyle was amazed. He had backed
another man and supposed his "pull''
would land his candidate. 1t is said
that Senator Pettigrew put in good
word for Miller, but lottigrew would
not say this was true. Miller was
register at the Huron land Office
under Cleveland's first admins
tration. Vice-Prcsident Stevenson
was also ''turned down. in this case,
for he recommended w. Duff Haynie
for this place.
The President made the following
appointments last week: Thomas
Il. bayard, of Delaware. to be am
bassador extraordinary and pleni-
potentiary to Great Britain. To be
ENJOYS extraordinary and ministers
plenipotcntiary of the United States.
James u. Porter, of Tennessee. to
Chilli: James A. Mckenzie. of Ken
lucky, to Peru: Lewis Baker. of
Minnesota, to Nicaragua, Costa Rica
and Salvador: Pierce NJ. Young. of
Georgia, to Guatemala and Hon
duras: Edwin Dun. of Ohio NOW
secretary of legation at Japan to
Japan.
Senator Hansbrough says that he
! has received hundreds of letters from
republican fourth-class postmastcrs
in North Dakota asking him to use
. his influence to have them retained
during this administration. He had
replied to these invariably that.
when he came to Washington four
years ago as member of congress he
had insisted that all democratic
fourth-class postmasters in North
Dakota be put out of office SO that he