The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-11-28
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Washington News.

Two star route indictments are still penang
in the criminal court of the district; one aSaIRs.
Thomas j. Brady and the other against ,. b.
Price. Both indictments relate to the ~transac-
ton concerning certain postal drafts when
were used by Price, and eventually, 1t Is al
legged, fell into the hands of Brady.
The Democrats Of Washington have begun
preparations for the inauguration OF president
Elect Cleveland. A committee has been APP
pointed to consult Gov. Cleveland and the
national Democratic committee to asc ertaln
their desires in regard to the matter, and
other committees are to be formed soon TO
make the necessary arrangements Tor the
inaugural procession and bail.
The postofioe department at Washington,
through II. B. 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 the pension
laws. superintendent Perkins says that Tons
ley is an excellent clerk, and this is the only
charge that ever has been brought against him.
Great pressure is being exerted for the the
appoSYtment of an 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 administration.
They are especially opposed to the choice OF a
ran from west of the mountains. Delegate
Gaginnls is without serious opposition on this
score, having the genera! confidence OF ali
GLASSES.
The workmen engaged in the Washington
monument have succeeded in setting the key
stone that binds the interior ribs of stone which
support the marble facings of the pyramldal
cap. This keystone weighs nearly five tons,
and is set 534 feet above the base Of the monu-
ment. The plan of the engineer officers and
the preparations made were 50 perfect that
everything worked smoothly and without the
slightest accident. 1t was laid with masonic
ceremony.
Brig. Gen. SSckett, 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 Capt f.
B. Russell, department of Missouri, the follow
ing is taken: cat frontier points where re5er-
vations are large, men will go until they Hud q
place from which to obtain liquor. They gel
intoxicated upon the vIleSt compounds, and the
result Is often utter incapacity to return, alb
sence without leave or 'desertion.' In my
opinion the sale of liquors of such quality an6
quantity as post commanders may dictate
would be better than prohibition
The annual report of the fourth auditor Of
the treasury says a growing evil in the money
expenditure by the navy department has beer
the increasing disregard by some bureaus re
quiring 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
inally wake all purchases himself, while i
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
bought supplies to the amount of S4,229,3S2, o.
which only $685. $50 were bought on advertise
ment and contracts. Three bureaus who'll,
neglected the law of adv ertising. The othe
one, making the largest purchases, only ad
vertised and contracted for a small per cent o
goods and materials bought. About 81 ,00Q,0O
open aud exempt purchases We're made OF sf
individuals or firms, the amount bought of on
dealer going over the act retaining $50, 900 70.
boilers. Hundreds of thousands of dellar
were bought practically with no competition
at all