The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-11-27
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Washinetoia dSu

There il a report that new evening papGr
Washington. It will be democratic In tGiitics.
and is to be sold on the streets fsSc one cent
Avery ;ietermtrss. and organized effort will
be rlade II the approaching session Of congress
t. PASS bill providing for making operative
tho Mexican reciprocity treaty ratification BY
the senate during the last seeei.n.
Two star route attachments are still pending
in the criminal court of the district; ono against
Thomas J. Brady and the other against J. n
Price. Both indictments relate to the TRANSACT
ton concerning certain postal drafts which
were used by Price and eventually, it Is Al
legged, fell into the hands Of BradS
The Democrats Of Washington have begun
preparations ft.' ::fio Inauguration of President
Elect taese Gland. A committee has been ap-
pointed to consult Gov Cleveland and the
national Democratic committee to asc ertain
their desires in regard to the matter, and
other committees are to be formed soon to
make the necessary arrangements for tho
inaugural procession and ball
Tho postofice department 1T Washington,
through H. D. Thomson, general superintendent
of railway service, has issued an order remov-
ing Frank Tousley, the railway postal clerk run
ming from Minneapolis to Angus, iowa, who
was recently convicted Of Violating tho pension
laws. Superintendent Perkins saws that Tous-
ley is A. Excellent clerk, and this is the only
cessfge that ever has been brought against him.
Great pressure is being e-eT.ed for the the
appointment ofen outsider to the governor
ship Of Montana The whole question hinges
on the fears of the people that the capital will
be moved under the next administree.cn.
They are especially opposed to the choice OF a
man from west of the siotsntains Delegate
Magnnls is without serious opposition on this
score, having the general confidence Of all
classes.
The workmen engaged in the Washington
monument have succeeded in setting the key
stone that binds the interior ribs Of stone which
support tho marble facings Of the pyratnida.
cap. This Keystone weighs nearly Ave TONS
and Is set 534 feet above the base Of the nlonll-
ment The plan of the engineer officers and
the preparations made were So perfect that
everything worked smoothly and without the
slightest accldent> 1t was laid with r,aa0nic
ceremony.
Brig. Gen, sacanett, inspector of the army, in
his ANNUAL report quotes largely from the re-
ports of the department of inspectors upon va
rious subjects. From the report Of Can't e.
Is. Russell, department of Missouri, the follow
ing Is taken: eat frontier points Where reser-
vatons are large, men WILL 81 Until they find
place from Which !" obtain liquor: They, get
intoxicated Upon the vllest compounds, and the
result IS often utter incapacity to return, 'ab-
sence without leave OF 'desertion' In my
opinion the sale Of liquors of such quality and
quantity as post commanders may dictate
would be better than prohibition
Under the recent decision Of the United States
supreme COURT by which Ma j. Isunkle and
other officers on the retired list Of the army
were dropped, several officers now on TIE &C
tive list are liable to be dropped also These
officers were restored to the army upon the or
der of the president, after they had been dis
missed Or discharged by competent authority,
and the court held that the act of the president
was illegal The officers now on the active list
who are said to come under this decision, are:
Maj: Potter ], Cleary, surgeon, restored March
:, 1s6oi Capt: Benjamin F. Pope, assistant sur
ordnance corps, April "A, 1866; Capt. Robert H.
Montgomery, Fifth cavalry, Feb. 49, 1865;
Capt Atlne II. ChaHco, Sixth cavalry April s 1867;
E ;S' Charles Gt Parker Ninth caSalry, May IS,
July % 1864, and Capt Louis H. Sanger. Sey,,
enteenth infantry, JAM e. 1913.
The annual report of the fourth auditor of
the treasury says growing evil in the money
expenditure by the navy department has been
The increasing disregard by some bureaus re-
quirins advertisements and contracts for pur-
chases made. Recently discovered fraudulent
practices in the national bureau of medicine
were greatly facilitated by the persistent de-
termination of the late surgeon general to NOM
lnally make all purchases himself, while it
was practically impossible for him to person.
ally supervise transactions taking place scores
Or hundreds Of miles from the seat of govern
ment During the fiscal year of 1883 were
shtsupplies to the amount of 81 22e9 1872, of
which only s6S5, 652 were bought on ADVERTISE
ment and contracts. Three bureaus wholly
neglected the law of advertising. The other
one,. making the largest purchases, only ad-
vertlsed and contracted for small per cent of
goods and materials bought. About 81 900; 900
open and exempt purchases were made of six
individuals or firms, the amount bought of one
dealer going over the act retaining $4,000 for
boilers Hundreds Of thousands of dollars
we're bought practically with no competition
at ALL