The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-17
WASHINGTON NOTES
Doings at the Capital of Interest to
the Northwest.
From The Journal Bureau, Colorado Building

Doings at the Capital of Interest to
the Northwest.
From The Journal Bareau, Colorado Building
Washington.
Washington, Dec. 17.-Professor H.
L. Boiley Of the North Dakota expert
ment station has returned from Rus
STA where he was sent by the depart
ment of agriculture to investigate flax
cultivation. He will present his re-
United States Marshal GrimshaW
and Chief Deputy Picha :. reached
Washington last night with Steve
Joskoa,. the insane prisoner who as
saulted a rural mail carrier, near Nor
ris, Mimi. IJoskoa was placed in ST..
Elizabeth's asylum for the insane to-
day.
New POstmasters.
: The following changes were made
in fourth-class postmasters to-day:
Iowa-Amber,. Jones county, John
G. Bayley,< vice J. A. Weiss, resigned;
CarrOlltOn, Carroll county, John Grow,
vice Benjamin Edwards, resigned;
Climbing Hill, Woodbury. county,, D.
A. Gooduich vice, George. .Homrig-
house, resigned; Hastings, Mills coun-
ty, Frank A: Cary, vice J. B. McOWen,
resigned. e.. ~ t
Postmasters: Wisconsin-Ralph E.
Arnold, Fairchild; George w. Dodge,
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,.~-.,2.- Hearing s. Oh: sTaMneys.. Bill, ssys -
Hearing on the Tawney bill to pro-
hibit the placing Of gift, coupons in
packages of tobacco and manufa ctures
thereof. began before the ways and
means committee to-day. The OppO-
sition voiced at the meeting Of the
independent manufacturers the other
day were reflected before the COM
mittee, a number of independent deal
ers having begun the distribution of
coupons afteh the failure to pass the
bill in the last congress. Notwith-
standing this detection, it is said that
80 per cent of the independents want
the legislation enacted.
Wahpeton College Bill.
J. Senator McCumber's bill appropri-
ating 100000 for the ablishment
of the Indian agricultural college at
Wahpeton, N. d., was favorably re-
ported to the senate to-day.
George b Reynolds and wife of st.
Cloud are here for a short visit.
General Wilson Visits President.
General George p, Wilson of Min
neapolis. who. has been here several
days looking OH while the government
argued its n Northern Securities case be-
fore. the supreme court paid his re-
spects to the president to-day accom-
panied by Senator Nelson. He will not
return to Minneapolis until after the
state merger case is argued before the
supreme court on Jan. 4. He purposes
spending part of the holidays with
his brothers in Pennsylvania.
Pilots to Be Licensed.
The house committee on merchant
marine and fisheries has decided to
consider a bill to require all launches
to have licensed pilots and otherwise
observe the navigation laws. There
is a good chance for the passage of
this bill at-this-sessien,~a it has
been urged because of many acct
dents on that class of vessels. Many
launches are. owned in the twin
cities whose owners will be affected
by the enactment Of such a law
r. New Rural. Carriers
Appointments were made to-day in
the rural carrier service to commence
Jan. Is, as follows: Minnesota
HardwiCk, Gustave A. Larson, Ole o.
Larson, substitute: Reading, Frank E.
EgglestOn, John M. Eggleston, substi-
tute. = The. following were appointed
to fill vacancies: Minnesota-Jackson
Lyell r. Brown, David Brown, substi-
tute:- Lafayette, Augett N. Sjogen
Charley Sjogen, substitute Lewiston
(route. No. 81, Frank Roland, Tom
Daley, substitute. " II
L.s-.-cr. 49, w. w: Jermane.