The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-27
THOSE "DEESTRICKS." "
President Arthur Concludes His
Labor Of Reduction,
And Forty-four Official Heads are
Under the Axe.
synopsis Of Changes West---The Hill
Anqaify---Other Washing
ton News.

NASAINGToN, June 26-The correspondent
OF the Chicago News wires the following to
his paper:
The president has issued an order cutting
down the number of collection districts from
10 to eighty-two This pruning process has
been in contemplation for some time, and
political bosses, place-holders, and govern
ment employees in expectancy have been be-
sleging the president crying to him, and
threatening him But he was obdurate
Then he was reminded of the great influence
OF collectors at election time, and hints were
slyly put forward about the utility of these
offices in working up an Arthur boom, -
THIS little artifice was as useless as tears and
threats had been. The president had decided
upon forty four decapitations, and upon the
annihiiation of forty four useless offices He
thought the public good demanded this, and
was determined that neither partisan advan-
tage nor personal considerations should pre-
vent the consummation of his economical de-
signs, He has several times heretofore sur
prised the spoil hunters This last move is
veritable bombshell in their camp. The new
order of things begins July 4, or as soon
thereafter as practicable.
Illinois loses two districts. The Second
and Third viii be consolidated and will be
known as the Second. Lucien Crooker will be
collector, with headquarters at Aurora.
The Seventh and Eighth districts will be
merged under the name of the Eighth, with
John w. Hill as collector The following
are the changes in neighboring states:
Wisconsin-All east of the dividing line is
to be known as the First district with Irwin
NJ Bean collector. His headquarters will
probably be at Milwaukee All west of the
dividing line will be known as the Second
district, with Leonard Lottridge collector.
Indiana-The Tenth and Eleventh districts
are consolidated to be known as the Eleventh,
with Thomas NJ. Kirkpatrick collector. The
First and Seventh are consolidated to be
known as the Seventh, with William W. Car
ter as collector. He win probably continue
his headquarters at Terre Haute The Fourth
and Sixth are consolidated under the name of
the Fourth, with Horace Mckay as collector.
He will probably have his office at Indiana
polls.
Iowa--Cedar Clinton, jackson Jones. Linn.
Muscatine, Scott, Louisa, Washington. John
son, Keokuk, Iowa, Benton, Mahaska. Powes.
helk, Talna, Marion, Jasper, Warren, Polk,
Madison, Dallas, Adair, Guthrie, Cass, Audu-
bon, Pottawattamie, Shelby, and Harrison
counties are consolidated into one district to
be known as the Second, with John W. Green
collector. All that portion of the state south
of the counties named is consolidated into
one district, known as the Fourth, with J W
Burdette collector-a new appointment. All
that portion of the state north of the counties
named is constituted one district, known as
the Third, with James E. Simpson collector.
Michigan-The state is to be divided by a
line running north and south which now
marks the boundaries of the United States
judicial districts All east of the line is to be
known as the First district James H. Stone
is collector. He will probably have his head
quarters in Detroit. All west of the line will
be known as the Fourth district, with Chas
w Watkins as collector. He will probably
be located at Grand Rapids
Missouri-The First and Second districts
are consolidated, with Isaac h Sturgeon col
lector He will probably make St Louis his
headquarters. The Fifth and Sixth are con-
solidated, with Philip Doppler collector
Minnesota-The First and Second are con-
solidated, with William Bickel collector He
viii probably be located at St Paul
Ohio-The Third and Sixth districts are
consolidated, with George P. Dunham as col.
lector His headquarters will probably be
Dayton. The Seventh and Eleventh are con
solidated, with Marcus Boggs collector His
Office will probably be at Chillicothe. The
Fourth and Tenth are consolidated, with
John P Kumler collector The Fifteenth
and Eighteenth are consolidated, with
Worthy 8. Streator collector, His Office will
probably be in Cleveland
HILLS TROUBLES.
Upon the opening of the Hill Investigation
this morning, Mr.. Hill asked to correct his
testimony of yesterday. The chief clerk had
told him last night that the accounting
officers of the treasury do not require arti-
cles of association Of corporation to be filed
with their bond; consequently his testimony
of yesterday that the articles of association
If the United Company had been filed was
incorrect. They were never filed
Secretary Folger was then sworn. He
Hatly contradieted that part of Hills testi
mony where he swore he had shown paper
to the secretary containing the story of tht
offer of "a 500 TO the Manley Cooper com
pany to withdraw its bid He did not SHOW
the witness such paper but stated verbally
that one of the bidders had made a propo
sition for the Manley Cooper company t
withdraw its bid. As it was reasonable tt
suppose the lowest bidder would have ths
contract, no investigation of the alleget
bribery was ordered The amount of 81, ,5Ot
was not mentioned by Hill, nor was th,
name of the party making the offer Of bribery
given There was at that time no question
of rejecting the bid certainly understand
that if the shutters of the Manly Cooper
company stood the test, they were to have tbt
contract
In reply to further questions, Mr. Folge
| said: Il knew before the contract was finally
awarded that their tthe Manley Cooper Com
pany's) shutters did not meet the requirement
of the specifications ia thickness. Mr.. Hill
made no written report on the subject.
would not undertake to say that he said the]
pledged themselves to furnish the shutters a
required within twenty-four hours, and tina
it should not interfere with the execution o
the contract; nor do remember that he tolt
me the shutters of the next lowest bidder wer
also thicker than called for by the specifica
tions'
THE TREASURY RESERVE.
The treasury reserve, which has been stead
lily increasing for several days, amounts t.
s142, ,4s1, $50 1t is stated that the payment
to be made the present month on account o
pensions win not exceed 81 125 900 Tn
quarterly interest Oh the per cent, loan, du,
July next, amounts to 81, $50, 900
EXPELLED.
Major Eickerson has been expelled from
the Metropolitan club, of this city.
Burial OF Archbishop Wood.
PHILADELPHIA, June 26.-This morning
in the presence Of many dignitaTies of tn
American Catholic church and grand audi
epce, and with all the sacred ceremonies be
fitting his high rand, the final rites were paiC
to the sortal remains of Archbishop Wood
and they were sealed In the cathedral crypt.
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