The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-09-08
WASHINGTON NOTES.
SECRETARY TELLER.


SECRETARY TELLER.
At the interior department il is an open
secret that Secretary Teller expects to be
returned to his old seat in the senate, and
that in consequence q change in the Secre-
taryship may be expected. When Mr.. Tel
Ter left here he expected to return about
Sept. /, but Ii is now announced that he will
not return before the end of the month. The
convention which chooses successor to
the 18th, and he will remain until he sees
the result. His friends here say that the
people of the state are determined to have
him in the senate again, and that he will ac
cede to the popular will.
FRAUDS ON THE INDIAN DEPARTMENT.
Inspector Pollock, of the Indian depart
ment, who has been visiting the Shoshone
and BannOck reservations, sends to the de-
partment as a specimen OF the contractors
work furnished the. agencies an enormous
horseshoe weighing something over three
pounds. The shoe was So inches in length
and 6% inches broad, and would be alto
gether too large for even q Percheron-Nor-
man stallion of the largest breed. In the
contract these shoes are furnished ostensi
bly, for Indian ponies, breed of horses with
not overly large feet. AS the shoes are fur
nished by the pound, it is evident that the
contractor finds it much more profitable tc
furnish these large shoes than the smaller
sizes, which would require the same amount
OF iron to be worked up into two or three
shoes.
DIR. BLISS CLAIM.
DR.. ID. w. Bliss has written letter to the
Board of Audit appointed To settle the eX,
penses of the illness of the late President,
in which he sets forth in detail his claim &c
remuneration; He asserts his receipts from
his practice at the time he was called to at.
tend the late President were about 81, 800
month; that this practice was to a great ex.
tent broken up by the engroSsing nature of
his duties at the Executive Mansion, and
that the direct pecuniary loss resulting
therefrom, and from subsequent ill-health
caused by the long-continued nervous strain
and oyer-eXertiOn, amounted to about S15,.
600. He thinks he should receive as com.
pensation for his losses and his services tC
the late President the sum of $4,000.
PENSION BRANCH OF THE WAR DEPART.
MENT.
The records, documents, and papers
stored in the fourth story and attic of the
state department. are being moved to other
rooms in the building, in accordance with
an act of congress for the purpose of pro.
viding accommodation for the pension.
branch of the war department. The parti.
ton wall separating the corridors of the
first, second, third and fourth stories of the
east and south wings of the state, war; and
navy building is now being removed so as
to afford easy access from one wing to the
other. The Joint select committee of con.
gress to examine the new north wing of the
building and set apart portions thereof fol
the respective use of the state war, and
navy departments will soon convene in this
city for that duty.
THE LETTER-CARRIERS.
A circular was issued from the postofict
department, Saturday, addressed to post
masters at free delivery offices, directing
them to forward to the first assistant post
master-general separate lists OF letter-car.
riers arranged alphabetically, with the date
of beginning service at their present pay il
each class as follows: At firSt-class offices
of all second-cla carriers $500 mem
who have been in service one year; of al.
auxiliary carriers $500 mem who have
been in service one year; of all auxiliary
carriers (S4O0 mem who have not been il
the service one year. AT second-class of.
fices-of all auxiliary carriers $500 mem
who have been in service one year; of al
auxiliary carriers (S4OO mem who have moi
been in service one year. These lists must
master to ''the faithfulness and efficiency OF
the carriers named for the preceding year,
This is necessary to entitle them to promo
ton under the law.
THE SOLDIER TAKES PRECEDENCE.
Secretary Folger has placed himself OF
record as the friend of the soldier. Among
the applications for promotion received
from employees in the department were those
OF two clerks, both of whom were expert
enced and capable men. One had been IL
the department two years longer than the
other, and 1t was therefore decided to lei
the seniority in point of service decide the
question. Hearing of this, the other clerk
sought an interview for the purpose of hav-
Look here" he said, II don't want to say
anything against Mr.. -; he is a good
fellow, and deserves promotions; but If
you're going to decide this matter by SEMI
ority of service, would like to say that the
two years he had the start of me in the de.
partment was when l was down in front of
Richmond fighting for the old flag" and
pointing to one of his legs, the old soldier
showed there rebel bullet that had Grip
pied him for life. The Secretary listened
to the story, and remarked that where the
TWO applicants were both good clerks, and,
as in this case, one had been soldier in the
war for the Union, he was bound TO decide
In favor of the soldier.
THE GARFIELD CLAIMS.
SO far only Drs. Bliss and Reybum have
hled claims before the Garfield Board of
Audit. Comptroller Lawrence refuses to
make known the details of the doctors
terially assist the other doctors in prepar-
Ing their claims, and the Board prefers that
they should prepare them independent of
each other. However, DIR. bliss very kind
ly Volunteered TO give TO the press the de- |
tails of his modest bill, which calls for $685.
600, and his friends are not at all backward |
In saying and doing what they can to help |
the old man along. DIR. Reyburn's bill |
amounts to the snug sum of $40, 800, he |
charging 800 for each day he was In at |
for each night he put In at the White House. |
Drs. Agnew and Hamilton, 1t is said will |
value their services at $4,000. DIR. Boyn- |
ton and Mrs. Edison are not taken into ac- |
count by the friends of DIR. Bliss. They say |
Mrs; Edison is not recognized by the medf- |
cal fraternity of Washington as a member |
of the profession, and DIR. Boynton is a be- |
lever In homeopathy and therefore does |
not come within the definition of physi- |
clan as the friends of DIR. Bliss understand
1t. Besides, Dr.. Boynton,. they. say, has
and they don't think him entitled 10 any re.