The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-03-16
A WEEKS NEWS.
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WARRINGTON NOTES.

1nc EfesiuenI mas decided not 10 appoint y
Chief Examiner of the Civil Service Commits
sion, but to let the Commission appoint one
ut its convenience
Secretary Folger has given instructions that
the word scents" be placed on the new five
cent pieces in order to meet the requirements
OF the law.
James Gilfllaa, Treasurer of the United
States, has rendered his resignation to the
President to take effect April l. GILLIAN has
accepted the position of Treasurer and Man
ager of the Mutual Trust company Of New
York.
The Comptroller of the Currency has re-
ceived many letters in reference to the re-
demption of two-cent check stamps not re-
quired by law to be used after July next.
The Law provides for the redemption of stamps
not used, provided they are presented for pay
ment within three years from time of pur-
chase from the Government.
In the Star Route trials on the 9TH, Con-
gresham Bedford, of Colorado, was called to
the witness stand by the defense and after
wards asked permission to make a statement
In regard to Testimony given BY Rerdell that
he (Bel ord) had received a check for &, 900
from Dorsey. The Court declined to permit
The statement to be made because ''the case
was being tried judicially, not in a public
meeting" Belford persisted and cried out al
state before the living God that never saw
such a check" For persisting in his state
ment Judge Wylie fined Belford $780,
Secretary Folger denies the published state
ment that he had said it would be a long
while before any bonds would be called as he
has expressly refrained from talking on the
subject OF bonds, and has certainly not said
that no call would be made for some time.
Chas. Reed does not get 5000 for defend
ing Guiteau. The Senate inserted the provis-
ion in the Sundry Civil Service bill, but it was
stricken out in Conference Committee. eHJ
A statement containing the receipts and ex-
penditures of the Postofice Department for
the third quarter of the calendar year ended
September 80, 1852, shows the receipts to have
been SIC, 545,932; expenditures, SO, 1SS, 769;
surplus, $956, 1853. During the same quarter
Of 1881 the receipts were So, 49O, 706; expen-
ditures, $9,6S6, $40; excess of expenditures
over receipts, s1s6, lO4 e.
It is stated that the President has not
ordered Court Martial to investigate the
conduct of General Hazen, Chief Signal Or
Iect had been made to the President by the
War Department.
1t is estimated by the Sixth Auditor of the
Treasury Department that the increased work
imposed upon his office by the recent postal
legislation is sufficient in amount to give con-
slant employment to about forty additional
clerks. twenty-five more clerks will be
needed to do the work arising from the new
money order system alone.
A statement of the United States Treasurer
shows gold, silver and United States notes in
the Treasury to be $S5S, 5l7, 92o.
The First Comptroller of the Treasury has
ordered the Treasurer to make no payments
on account OF salary to Theodore F. Sing
User. newly elected Delegate from Idaho,
until his accounts as Secretary of the
Territory, which Office he has Just
vacated, have been adjusted. There is nothing
wrong in the accounts, which are now being
settled. Treasurer Gillian says he cannot
refuse to advance his salary when it becomes
due, as he does not believe he has authority
to hold the salary Of any public officer, unless
Il can be shown he is indebted to the Govern
ment rE 7. 49, 3
ham and s. E. Chamberlain, special agents of
the Treasury Department, to proceed to San
Francisco and Portland, Ore, for the purpose
of making a thorough investigation of the
whole subject of importation at those points
of sugar free of duty under the Hawaiian
treaty 1t will be remembered that Represent
ativs Perry Belmont made a minority report
to Congress on this subject, in which he re-
ferred to the extensive frauds alleged to have
been perpetrated on the revenue at the posts
In question under the treaty with Hawaii.
The Treasury Department is in receipt of all
sorts of inquiries IN regard to the proper con-
struction of certain provisions of the new
Tariff bill 1t is stated on good authority
that none of these tariff questions will be
passed upon by the Department until the new
law goes into effect.
1t is stated that when Treasurer Gillian
leaves his office Secretary Folger will appoint
commission of experts to verify the balance
on hand at the close of business March 81.
The commission will be repaired to count
about S75, 0Oo, 600 in cash and about 1915, 900,
900 in bonds. 1t will probably take month
to make the count. No count was made of
the amount on hand when Gillian assumed
charge of the office.
The new law opening up the retired list of
four hundred army officers retired has created
complications which it is anticipated will
necessitate reference of the matter to the
Attorney General for an opinion. 1t is not
clear, it appears, whether the compulsory re-
tirement law repeats the old statute by which
an officer, upon his own application, might be
retired after thirty years consecutive service.
Indian Inspector Pollock has rendered his
resignation, to take effect the 31st instant.
Secretary Teller has already selected his sue
cessor.
1t is stated that ex-Congressman Burrows,
of Michigan, is to be appointed Second Comp
troller of the Treasury in place of Mr.. Upton.
Whatever may be done, it seems certain that
Mr.. Upton viii not resign unless requested to
do so.
It is stated that the iron and steel manufac-
turers will ask the Secretary of the Treasury
to appoint some special agent to watch the
importation of crop ends of steel blooms, In
gots and billets, to prevent importations
under the new law at an under
valuation. The Conference Committee struck
them out of the list of enumerated arti
cles, SO they will be entered under the basket
clause at As per cent ad valorem. There is no
means of telling fine piece Of cast-steel iron
from common Bessemer BY any means applied
at the Custom House, and the manufacturers
fear the importation of the highest grade OF
cast-steel at low-grade valuation. s..
THE EAST.
Evans artificial leather mandatory, at
Salem, n. h, was partially burned recently.
Loss, $500, 900; partial insurance.
recent fire at East Sixth street, New York,
lo.t.ovad .,roDorfy valpod az 9Q0 Ql0 Mrs