Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-04-27
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Washington, Political, Foreign
and Genera Domestic
Happenings Of Note.
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WASHINGTON MENTION.

Joseph Dieterich for postmaster at
Bismarck, n. ID.
Secretary Carlisle has permitted the
fact to become known that he will
shortly remove every chief OF division
in the treasury department who was
appointed because Of the fact that he
was a republican, and III his place
with a democrat.
According TO Clerk Kerr's count
the democrats have so represent
~atives, the republicans 1T, and tie
third party S, giving the democrats
a majority of SO over the republicans,
and of s5 over the combined forces
Of republicans and thirl party men.
Secretary Morton has ordered the
dismissal of forty-one assistant
microscopes, one clerk and book
keeper attached to the bureau Of
animal industry assigned to duty in
Chicago. The reason for the dis
missal was the reduced condition of
work.
Secretary Hoke Smith has granted
permission TO Buffalo Bill for Indians
70 visit Chicago with his Wild West
show. There viii be 100 Indians, and
the directors intend to invite as
guests the principal chiefs of historic
celebrity to visit Chicago and see the
great worlds fair.
The authorization of congress to
make the selection of army officers as
Indian agents whenever he may see
fit TO detail them in place Of civilians.
which Mr.. Harrison carried out to
some extent, will be more fully exer-
cised by Mr.. Cleveland; and judging
from what he has said, it is probable
that he will detail officers OF the army
for duty as agent at every Indian
agency in the country.
While the secretary Of the treasury
and the president are engaged with
the financial question Secretary
Gresham is left to struggle with the
Hawaiian matter single-handed. All
of his cabinet associates refuse o
interfere in any way with the premier
on the ground that it would not be
proper for them TO become involved
in a discussion OF a question that
relates entirely to the department OF
state.
An investigation into the workings
OF the several reciprocal trade
arrangements entered into by the
United States with Central and
South American countries and with
Spain for Cuba and Porto Rico, under
the provisions of the Mckinley act.
which Secretary Gresham instituted
i~mmeditely upon assuming the duties
of his Office, it is reported, has led TO
the determination by President
Cleveland TO terminate the arrange
ments with Brazil and with Spain for
Cuba and Porto Rico.
A Washington correspondent tele-
graphs the Evening Post that as soon
as Eckels, democratic comptroller of
the currency, assumes his duties,
Secretary Carlisle intends to recog-
nize the system OF examining national
banks. He desires 10 prevent such
dishonesty as was shown in the
affairs of the banks which recently
failed in Boston, Philadelphia and
Nashville, and for that purpose
after redistrieting the banks SO as TO
equalize the examiners work, he will
ask congress TO enact a law giving
examiners more power in looking out
for perpetrators OF frauds.
An abstract OF reports made TO the
comptroller of the currency showing
the condition of all the national
banks in the United States at the
time OF the last call, prepared at the
treasury department, shows aggregate
resources Of s3,459, 72l ,223. In this
connection it is interesting to note
that the gold coin held aggregates
500, s57, 235: gold certificates, 500, COS,
80, and gold clearing house ~certif-
Gates 81, $50, 600. Loans and discounts
reached the enormous sum Of s2,l3s,-
10000. Among the liabilities the
capital stock paid in aggregates ssss,-l
0Oo, 600 and individual deposits 81, 15l,-
OO0. 600.
The navy department has been ad-
vised OF the arrival at Fort Monroe OF
the British vessels that are 10 partic-
ipate in the naval rendezvous and re-
view. They are as follows: The
Blake, the Australia, the Magicsenne,
the Tartar and the Partridge. The
Blake is Of 10000 horse power, and
the largest in this respect OF any that
viii take part in the maneuyres, do
nestle or foreign. The next largest
vessel In power will be the Argentine
protected cruiser Nueye dc Julio, li,-l
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