Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-03-07
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WASHINGTON CORRES s.
PONDENTS ON THE
WAR PATH.
GILFILLAN, THE UNITED
STATES TREASURER,
RESIGNS.
SOLDIERS PENSIONS IN
CREASED.
THE FLOODS STILL RAGING
f.TUS
THE FLOODS STILL RAGING
IN THE EAST.


| The 4. -. Treasurer Resigns
| WASHINGTON, March flames Gill
fillan, Treasurer of the United States.
sent in his resignation late this after
noon. The Treasurer salary is Sc, 600,
and he has to give an immense bond and
carry very heavy responsibility, e, d
| the position requires a capacity that
banking and railroad companies would
| pay two or three times as much for
! For some time past Gil!illan has felt
that his compensation was inadequate.
and has been negotiating for business
! outside. Last Winter he visited Flori-
da. in the interest o; land company
that he is stockholder in, and it
is understood that he resigns to de-
vote himself to the stlnrs of that
company. Mr.. Giltilan first entered
the Treasury as L clerk twenty
two years ago, his being one of the first
appointments made by Secretary Chase.
He was Tor several years clerk, and at
terward became assistant Treasurer.
Mr.. Wyman then peing Treasurer. The
latter health is not good and the re-
spopsihiilty OF the place proved too
heavy for him. and at his request he
and G,ltillan were transposed. That
was six years ago. Mr.. G,ifilian is one
of the abless men in the public service.
There Is more plain common sense
and sagacity aud less red tape
about him than about almost any other
person in the Treasury. There are
plenty of men who Will he willing to
succeed him, but the President will be
extremely fortunate il be is able to FIJI
the place wItii i, MAJ as good as Mr..
Gillian. The danger is that the place
Will 60 to a man at a great distance
from the present Incumbent in p int Of
ability. There is reason to believe that
Gillian Informed the Pre- ,ident OF his
intentions some time ago, but was pre-.
vailed on to withhold bis resignation
till Congress adjourned. The President
did not care to have place worth So.
900 d wear vacated where all the SEN
ators and Representatives We're Ju'ius
ca sarS. Burrows Of Michigan. a mem
Der of the late Congress. hut Tot a
member o. next one, las been making
mysterious illusions as to tbs reason
why he shoald not 60 back TO Mlchi,
gan at present, hicii to.uignt are
the coupling process of Burrows al.
ways p'ogokes smile.
EnrreaSin. Pensions.
WA>HINGToN, March The Com
missioner OF Pensions has issued clcu-
lar to oae.arme3, one-legged, one hand
Ell and one-'ooted soldiers, in regard to
the new pension law. Increasing the
compensation OF the former iram So TO
$50 per month. and of tn, latter from
SIS to sd. The circular says, inasmuch
as the said Act has immediate effect on
such admitted cases as have been ad iu-
Dictated upon at the rates of sd and SIS
per month, respectively. no formal APP
plication by the beneficiary is nece ssary
other than to forward to the Commits.
sioner OF Pensions the pension certiti
cate, accompanied bv a letter, tating,
IL the hand writing Of the pensioner, his
present Pos.otfi:e address. as soon as
possible after the receipt Of the pension
certificate aforesaid. the Commissioner
Will reissue to him new certificate for
The new rate, and will forward the same
TO the proper Pensioa Agent, to insciibr
the name of such pensioner on the roll
at the increased rate, and make the pen
sioner the proper payment. In case OF
ampatation the certificate will be reis-
sued without any further medical exam
nation. Tae intervention Of an agent
or attorney in such admitted cases as
affected by this Act, being unnecessary,
VIII not be recognized.
Diaz.
New ORLEANS, March G.-Geperal
Diaz and party left here last evening
by special train over the Southern
Pacific for Monterey, to tt.pd the
christening Of recentIy-born baby of
General Trevlno, commander of Mexi- |
can troops On the Rio Grande frontier.
From Monterey the party will 90 TO
s.. Louis and Chicago, stopping at
Doth places, whence they will proceed |
TO Niagara and New York. At the |
latter place Dirz will meet Gene raj |
Grant and Jay Gould and discuss ques-
ti"ns concerning their investmenls in
Mexico. From New York he goes TO |
Washington TO call upon the Presi. |
dem. While the prime reason for his |
visit TO this country has been the chris
tenlng OF General Treviuo's baby. Diaz
does not deny that he has greater
Objects IN view. He is DESTROYS Of |
establishing closer relations between |
the republics. In all his speeches here
he has pronounced strongly in favor Of |
the reciprocity treaty between the two |
He also promised Captai, |
E.ds his earnest support for his ship |
railway over the Isthrnus.
New YORK, March 6.-The Trustees
of Columbia College declare it inexped-
ent TO educate the sexes together. While
.hey are not prepared for women's edu
cation in the College, they deem it ex-
ped:ent to raise the standard of female
eluca ion by proposing courses of
study to be pursued outside Of the Col
iege, bu: under IT'S authority and with
su able academy honors.