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St. Paul daily globe., 1885-05-27
Produce Exchange.


The following quotations represent prices
obtained by receivers for lots from store un-
less otherwise specified:
Apples-Car lots, 25@5Oc below the follow
ing: Ben Davis, $3.50; Baldwin, S3.7
@4.25; willow twig, $4@4.50; russet, $500
3.75; geniton, fine, $3.50; geniton, far,
$2.25@2.T5; poor lots, $1.75@2.
Butter Creamery fancy, 20@22c; creamery
fair, 10000; print, choice, 10@121ac; print, me-
dunn, S@10c; packing stock. sore; dairy,
fancy, 16@1Sc; dairy, fair, 12@14c; roll choice
1O0121ac: roll medium, S@010c.
Beans-Fine navy, per bu, $1.50; medium,
75c@S1.25; common, 25050c.
BeeSwax-40c.
Cheese-Full cream, 11@12c; brick, full
cream, 13@14c; part skins, rose; full skins.
4@6c.
Cider-Michigan, per Dbl, $5.5O@6; New
York, 15 Dbl, ,$3@3.75: champ. trade bbl, $3.50;
sparkling bottled-Crab. case, IL qt, S2.25;
case, "a pit, S2.75; Dbl, doz qt, per doz. 10;
bbl, doz pit, per doz, $1.30. Gold Russet-
case, IL qt, s2.75; case "a pit, $325; bbl doz
OF, $3.50; bbl. doz pit, perdoZ, S1.55.
Cranberries-$4 per bbl. for choice.
Poultry-Live turkeys, 14@15c; live chick
ems, 10@12c.
Dressed Meats-Beef, hind quarters, city
T@91@c; country dressed, 6@Sc; sides, city
dressed, s@71ac; country dressed, 5@51Sc; fore
quarters, 4@51ac; veal, choice, 9@10c; veal
fair 5000; mutton, 71a@Sc; hams. city, 100
lie; hams country, S@10c; breakfast bacon,
9@11c; shoulders, 6@Sc; sides, 1850; dry
salted, 70Sc.
Eggs-Strictly fresh. 1O01074c.
Columbia salmon, 12@13c; white,
fresh. 6@9c; common. fresh. 2@21ac; bass,
bass, 5@6c: pickerel, Sc; perch, 2@3c.
Frllit-Bananas, $2@2.50; cocoanuts, per
100, So; dates, Caliphat, 1884, 735@8c; figs,
double crown layers, 12c; lemons, Messina,
per box, S4@4. SO oranges, California, clouded,
$2.25@2. so: Riverside, S3@3.25; oranges, I'm
perial, So; oranges, Messina, per case of
200, S3.25@3.75; pineapples, per doz, 500
3.T5.
Hoops-Shaved selling at Ss@s.5O per 1000.
Maple Sugar-11@13c.
1Oc; filberts, -13@14c; pecans. 14@16c; pea
nuts, green, 6@Sc: peanuts, baked, 7@9c:
walnptS, 1501Tc.
Pork-Mess, S11@13 per bbl
Potatoes-45050c; sweet held at 81 per bbl
Sauer Kraut-S304.5O per bbl.
Vegetables-Onions, per bu, S1@1.25;
kiln dried, So; Bermuda onions, $3.50
onions, bunch, zoe; lettuce, 40@45e; as
paragus, per doz, 65@75c; parsley. 35@40c;
horse radish, per ID, 4@16c; spinach, per bu,
81; radishes, per doz, 40c; cucumbers, S0c@
81 pie plant, per b, 1@2c; tomato, per ID,
10c: green peas, per bu, $1.50@2; String
beans, per bu, $1@1.50: water cress, per bu,
$3.50.
Vinegar-Triple white wine, Ice; white
wine, 12c; pure cider, per gal, Ice.
Lard-Sinclair, S1a@91ac: Fairbanks, S@9c
Hides-Green, per Id, 61a@Tc; green salted,
per 10, T1a@8c: green kips, per ID, S@Sc:
green salted calf, per Id, 11@12c; dry salted,
per lb, 9t010c: sheep pelts, estimated weight .:
per Id, Csc
Standardization S2.25@3 per case.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-05-27

Common iron, $2.15; horseshoe iron, l5c;
Swedish iron, &c; best tool steel, &c, cast
pillow steel, &c; German plow steel, sc; spring
STEEL &c; mach. Steel 8c; nails, 10 to 60c, $40;
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-05-27
New York Mining Shares.

NEW YORK, May 26.-Mining shares closed
to-day as follows:
Homestake 49,. 1SkIQuicksilver. -. AZ
Ontario. ... "a do preferred. %
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New York Money.

NEW YORK, May 26.-Money on call was
easy at 1per cent. Prime mercantile paper,
4@5 per cent. Foreign exchange quiet at
S4S6A for 80 days and $4.s8A for demand.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-05-27

Fire at Memphis, Tenn. destroyed
Sessil, Armistead & Cos meat and pork
packing establishment. Loss about $25, 900;
fully insured
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-05-27
Boston Mining Stocks.
BOSTON, May 25.-Following are the closing
Foreign.
Nav 26.-The bank lof England

Bar silver, 40 3-16d per ounce; turpentine,
quiet, spot 24s Sd per cwt., June to Aug. 24s
Cd. Sept to Dec. 25s Cd.
PARIS May 26.-Three per cent. rentes SOf
4216c for the account.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-05-27
Drugs. Paints, oils, Glass.

Drugs-Acid, citric, per pound 60c; acid
tart, 54c: alcohol, market price; alOeS cap,
zoe; ammonia aqua Sc; ammonia carb, 16c;
balsam cOpaiba, soc; balsam tolu, SOC; barks
Peru red and yellow, 25@40c; bicarb, soda, 5
@Sc; borax, 10ac birthstone roll, 4c; calomel
am, 75c; cayenne, pure, 25c; camphor, zoe;
chlCroform soc; cOchineal, 40c; epson salts,
4c; ex. lOgwOOd, 12c; gum arabic, 10000;
powdered, 55c; gum opium, "a. Is; hemp seed,
SC; iodide potash, So; ipecac powder, 81 rs;
jalap powdered, 35c: licOrice extract, Csc;
morphine by the o., 1925: oil anise, 81; oil
cloves, S1.25; oil lemon, $1.50; oil olive, pure,
$1.50; oil peppermint, 81. 75@5.50; oil sassa-
fras 60c; potash chlorate, zoe; Prus. potash
Csc; quicksilver, .53c; quinine, 85c; red pre-
cipitate, SSc;. sal. nitre, pure, SC; canary
seeds, 4ac, flax, ground, BIC; SIENNA, zoe;
sulphur, sc; sugar lead, 18c; sp. turpentine,
42c: spirits nitre, 34c; vitriol blue, SC.
Oil-Lnseed, raw, SIC, boiled, 55c; bleached
sperm, $1.30; lard oil, ex., 60@62c; lard oil
No. 1, 50@52c; whale extra, 75@S0c; whale
No. 1, 70075c; carbon inspected, 12@16c; ben
nine, IA deg, 13c; benzine 81 deg, 12c.
Window Glass--T0 and 5per cent. discount.
In 25 box lots, 70 and 10 per cent
White sLead-Strictly pure lots of 500
pound s, S5.75 less per cent. In smallerlots,
1918.
Paints-In cans or pals, quarts, half gal
Ions, one gallon and two gallons, packed six
gallons in case: Outside and inside white,
$1.O5 per gallon; jet-biack, $105 per gallon;
drabs and common house cOlors, $1.05; floor
colors, $1.05; iron paints, soc; No. (green)
and No. 3S (blue), S1.55; No. vermilion,
50 2.25; half gal. cans, &c gallon extra: quarts,
10c gal. extra.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-05-27
Dry Goods.

Brown Sheeting and Shirting-Hyde Park
AAA, Sc; Indian Head, T14c; w achusett csc :.
Dominion, 7Lc; Endurance, &c; Grown Stets,
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-05-27

hay at $14.5O; 2 cars hay at $14; car No.
white oats 335ac; 3 cars white oats 81; y cars
hay $l3; 5 cars oats Q. p; 1 car oats 331ac;
cars hay $14.50; car hay $3.50; 1 car pota-
toes 47c
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-05-27
Lumber.
The following prices Of lumber are to deal

Inc IOllOWluS PRICES VI luHUcr are W utstl-
ers only:
Common Lumber-C Common boards, S13;
second common, $10.50; Gull do, So; common
stock board, 8, 10 and 12 inches, $13; second,
do, S11.5O: No ship laps, $14; No. 2 ship
laps, s12; first fencing, selected, so; second,
do, $1O.5O; cull do, $S; scantling, 2x4, AKA,
10x12 and 1S feet, $11.50 do, 2x4, Aka, 10x12
and 16 feet, $1O;, do 2x4, 4x4, 20 feet, $12.
Tmbers, 4x6 to Sx10, inclusive same as scant-
ling; joists, 2x6 to 2x12 inclusive IL, IA and
16 feet $1O.5O; do, Is feet, $11. so; do 20 feet,
$12.
Clear and Finished-First and second clear,
l inch, II, IL and 2 inch, rough, $45; third
clear, L inch, II, ~ inch rough, S4S; Sc
lect, l inch, III, ~ inch, rough, $40; B, 1
incn, $50; B, select, IL, ~ and inch. S25;
B stock boards $50; c, do, $50; d, do, $50.
Flooring and Siding-A flooring, $3s; B
flooring, $5s; G, do, $35; fencing, flooring, Sc
lected, SIT; drop siding, same as flooring;
first and second clear siding, $3.50; A siding,
$21; B, do, $40; c, do. s14.05; d, do, from
selected fencing, $0.52.
Lath and Shingles-Lath, per NJ, 81; clear
shingles, So; Xxx shingles, 1885; K, do, 81; 5
inch clear, do, SLIGO; No. shingles, 9Oc.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-05-27

Cider-Choice Michigan, legal. kegs, So per
keg; choice refined, legal. keg So per keg;
choice refined, 32-gal. barrel, $3.50 per Dbl.
Pineapples- Strawberry, $3.50 to $2.25 per
doz.
strawberries-Cho to fancy, per case, "a
boxes, $3@3.25.
Maple sugar-No. 1, in 1-pound bricks, 12c
per h.; strictly pure, 3-pound bricks, 15c
per ID.
Butter-Extras, 1sc bid. zoe asked; extra
f1rsts, 15c bid, 1Sc asked; firsts, 10c bid, 12c
asked; packing stock, sore asked.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-05-27
MINNEAPOLIS.
Chamber of Commerce.

The selling Of wheat was rather more liberal
than on the day before, but to do this holders
were compelled to accept lower prices. The
prices on call were as follows: No. hard,
cash, 9114c; May, 91Ac; July, 91Ac; No. 2
hard, cash, ST1ac. Flour was unchanged at
$5.20@5.5O; bakers, $3.75@4.30. Two more
mills were closed yesterday. { Some 5000 bbls
per day is all that is manufactured at pres
ent. Bran was firm at $S09. Corn was held
at 4714@4Sc. Oats were steady at 51@32c for
fair to good. Hay was not in much demand
and it took good quality to bring $13.25.
Cornmeal was in fair demand at $3.50 for
coarse, $21 for bolted. Mixed feed was in
request at $50. Country ground was in some
demand at $1S.50@19
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-05-27
San Francisco Mining Stocks.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 26.- Mining stocks
closed here to-day as follows:
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Produce Exchange.

This board showed considerable activity,
and in some instances prices were firmer.
Wheat, corn and oats were lower, while bar
ley, ground feed and corn meal were higher.
Hay was weaker. Eggs were in rather better
supply and holders were willing to take nc
less than they were the day before. Butter
is without change. The call:
Cheese-Fancy, lie asked; fine, SC asked;
fine, partly SKINNED, C. and f., SC.
Eggs-Extras, 10c bid, lie asked.
Potatoes-Choice, 40c bid; common. 40c bid;
rejected, Csc. Sweet Illinois, $3.50.
Annles-EancX 81 asked: standard. S2 20
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| Fri. Sat. Mon. n.ITue.
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Young LADIES' Club.

Young Ladies, Club.
The Young Ladies' club, which has re.
Gently been organized in the Presbyterian
church, has for president Miss Lucy Brown;
vice president, Miss Ava NIillett; Miss
Edith Lowell, secretary, and Miss Eva Eos.
ter, treasurer. In connection with this
club is flower mission, under the direction
Of Miss Agnes Greene, Miss Lou Reed and
Miss Eliza May. The first entertainment
under the auspices of this club took place
last evening in the parlors of the chapel,
which were beautifully draped and orna-
mented by the deft hands of the members
of the club. The floral table, the well of
refreshment, the Dorcas department, were
features that justly challenged the eye, illus
trating the taste and handiwork, the orna-
mental and useful. The evening was re-
ception social of the club and proved to be a
very suspicious Inauguration. The straw
berries and cream, with cakes of endless
variety, refreshed the many guests, while
music beguiled the ear. The second meet
ing of the club will complete the program
projected for last evening, but which was nee
essarily postponed as the reception absorbed
the whole evening. 1t is understood a rich
and varied program had been prepared, in
cluding historical tableauX and Shake
spearean renditions. Quite number of the
club have a local and even wider reputation
in the line of historical recitation. This
spontaneous movement of the young people
appears to have proved contagious and ex-
cited the old folks to activity in arranging
to pay off floating debt and to build a
parsonage for their pastor, the Rev. Dr.,
Carroll.
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and 7s@Nc lower. Oats &c lower. Pork SC
lower. Lard 21ac lower.

M. DOran,s Report.
ST. PAUL. May 26.-The following quota
tfons, giving the range of the markets during
the day, were received by NJ. Doran, Commits
sion Merchant:
WHEAT, CORN AND PoRK-CHICAGo.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-05-27

District Court.
The district court for this county opened
yesterday morning at the court house at 10
o'clock, Judge William NJ McCluer presid-
ing, and having as court officers Ira Nv.
Castle, county attorney; G. P. Holcombe.
sheriff; Adam Marty and E. w. Holcombe.
deputies. and G. A. Bennett, clerk. The
following is the
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Eek. Div.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-09-29

NEW YoRE, September 2S.-u am
Stocks generally Is to u lower, but
Union Pacific was down q and Jersey
Central "a, while St. Paul was up Il
New York Central Il and Lake Shore
"a. Market somewhat feVerish.
New YeRK. September 28.-After the
opening stocks advanced 4 to q but
this was soon checked, and with con-
siderable activity prices declined Il to
Is, although Union Pacific declined l
and Jersey Central 11s. The decline was
checked about 1I.30, when the market
became extremely dull and slight re-
coveries followed.
New York, September 2S.-3 pm
Stocks strong during the afternoon and
advanced a fraction, but later in the day
becamefeverish and irregular, especially
Lake Shore. The market finally closed
firm at fraction to 1 Il above Satur-
days closing.
New YoRK, September 2S.-Goyern-
ments dull and strong. Stocks fairly
active and decidedly stronger, the re-
ports faForing the probabilities of an
early settlement of the fight between the
leading railroads. Figures at the close
were the highest of the day, showing an
advance fer Lake Shore of 20, New
York Central. Iackawanna and Omaha
Common each "; Union Pacific, St.
Paul and Louisville and Nashville each
IL, Erie IL. Western Union, Pacific
Mail, Northwestern and Northern
Pacific preferred each 1 per cent
Nothing is lover except Jersey Central,
which is down
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-09-29
British Grain Trade.

LIVERPOOL, September 3d.
Wheat-Steady, fair demand, holders
offer moderately.
Corn-Steady, fair demand.
CLOSE.
Wheat-Steady; new No. winter Is,
I'd: new Nc . spring IS. lid.
Flour Firm; IS. 4d.
Receipts of wheat for the past week:
From Atlantic ports, 1,500 quarters;
Pacific ports, $4,000 quarters; other
snurces $4,000 quarters. American corn,
20. eco quarters.
LONDON, September 2S.-The Mark
Lane Express. in its review of the grain
trade, says: The weather has been
characterized by electric j rain storms
and in some localities by snow. Tie
work of gathering the harvest is
virtually finished in England and Ire
land. In Scotland, a large proportion
of the crop is still uncut. The season
favors autumn sowing. Sales of Eng
lisa wheat during the week were 65, 58S
quarters at 30s1Od ,against77, 639 quarters
at 33s during the corresponding week
last year. Sellers of foreign wheat are
! firm in their views. The demand has
not improved in the off-coast market,
sellers are firm, while BUYERS are shy.
Seventeen cargoes arrived, nine cargoes
were sold, four were Withdrawn and
eight remained. including two of Cali
fornia. To-day's market was slow, to
the disappointment of sellers.
Flour quiet. Corn firm.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-09-29
Bullion.
New York Stock Market.

New YORK, September 2s.-Ba- silver,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-09-29
Western Stock Market.
SAN FRANCISCO. September es.
Chicago Grain Trade.

CHICAGO, September %.
Wheat-After declining " from the
closing figures on Saturday rallied to q
and finally closed q under Saturday
S474 cash; 851s a S5H October, S71S
November, 891s December.
CONFIRM; 421E cash, Az October;
39& November.
6ats-FiTm; 26]l cash, 25A October,
2S7S May.
Whisky-No minally 1.10.
AFTERNOON.
Wheat-Active, weak. 1 a Ia lower !:
S45s September; So October. S67s Noyem-
Der.
Corn-Dull, ruled easy, better closed
about unchanged from Saturday; 42A
Az October; 1917 NoYem-
Der.
Steady, better; 265k September,
25H October, 2513 November
Rye-Firm, 5911.
Barley Quiet, 20.
Pork-Active, weak, lower; S.3J Sep
TENDER.
Lard Active, easier; COS September.
Boxed Meats = Quiet, lower: dry
sailed shoulders, 3. 75@3SO; short clear
sides, 5s.0@5.s5; short rib sides, 5.35.
Whisky-Nominal, LILO.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-09-29
COMMERCIAL.
EASTERN MARKETS.
ss1ey, stocks. ora1u and Cattle
Reports.
Petroleum.

New YORK, September %. Petroleum
hrm, United. closed 1915.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-09-29
Chicago Live stock.
CH1cAeo, September 2s.

~ CHICAGO, September %.
Uattle-Receipts, 900; fairly active
generally steady; shipping steers, $50
to 1900 pounds. AS a $50; stockers
and feeders, 2.60@3S0; Texans steady.
900 head averaging GAO to l, 060pounds,
200 q 2.3O for bulls, cows 2.60 a 1926:
steers 300 q 3.75; western rangers
steady; natives and half-breeds, $50 a
$50; cows go q $40; wintered Texans
3.25 q 3.75 Sales: 800 Montana, 1889
pounds, sos; 405 Wyoming, 1,159
pounds, 4.7Oi SSO Nebraska, 1,O95
bounds, 4.65: 247 Nebraska Texans,
i,01s pounds. aeO; 1913 Indians, eS4
pounds. 3.75.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-09-29
New York Mining Market.

Mem YORK, September 2S.-The Nail
and Express SAYS: The mining Gales
included California and Virginia lao,
Alta %, Annie o5, Chrysolite LIS, La
crosse !. 10.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-09-29

Hogs Receipts, 1900; fairly active,
generally weaker. rough and mixed,
3.S5@3.65; packing ana shipping, $50
to 800 pounds, 3.!50@4.O5; light weights,
3.OO@4.2o; skips RS q $50.
Sheep-Receipts 300; fairly brisk,
steady natives as 20 t to 10 Bonnds ea and
Texans, 2O0@3>o0; lambs 1.5O @ 80.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-09-29
London Wool.

LONDON, September 26.-At the wool
sales to-day 1900 bales, chiefly Sydney
and New Zealand, were disposed of.
actions were at unchanged prices.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-05-02
State News.

The Governor appointed Mr.. John
E. Peck, of Logan county, Superin-
tendent of the Penitentiary at
Moundsville. Mr.. Peck is the head
of large milling, lumber and mer-
cattle business in Logan county, and
is also largely identified with farm
ing and stock raising interests. He
was elected sheriff of the county sew
eral years ago, probably in 1880, and
is very influential in political affairs
in that region. This is the first
State appointment Logan county has
ever received.
Parkersburg and Wheeling are
suffering from the depradations of
burglars. Huntington also has been
pretty thoroughly worked by the
light fingered gentry.
Warner, the Grafton wife murder
er, who was recently taken to the
Penitentiary, is said to be most re-
markable case. An eye witness says
of him: For person who was bid
ding liberty farewell, the conduct of
William Warner, the Taylor county
wife murderer, received at the prison
a short time ago to serve during the
remainder of his life, was certainly
most remarkable and hard to under
stand. He appeared as careless and
unconcerned as if he was merely
taking up his quarters at some pleas
ant resort for brief period. Mike
Burke, received at the same time, to
serve five years, gave evidence of
suffering terrible mental agony. and
fully approaching the punishment
and disgrace that he must undergo.
Theodore Thomas orchestra will
give a concert in Wheeling on the
9th of May.
A TERRIBLE ACCOMMODATES Ida
M. Smith, daughter of Mr.. j. M.
Smith, who lives on the Leonard
farm near Palestine, in Writ county,
w. Va, met a terrible death a few
days ago at the hands of her father;
the killing however being purely ac-
eidental. Mr. Smith was engaged
chopping firewood and rolling it
down steep hillside near his resi-
dence. About dark little Ida, who
was but five years of age, attempted
to reach her father from the direc-
tion Of the house., Unknown to the
parent the little one was ascending
the incline just as he had started a
heavy log from the top. The father
saw his daughters danger, hut. not
in time to save her. The log passed
over the child, crushing its skull.
1t remained in an unconscious state
until 8 r. ~. of the same day, and
died.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-05-02
THE CONTRACT LET


The State Board of Public Works
yesterday examined the bids for trans
porting the State archives and Cap
itol furniture from the State House
in this city to the wharf at Charles
ton. The specifications provide that
the removal may be made by steamer
or steamer and barges, and that the
work shall commence on the second
day of May and be completed as rap
idly as possible.
-Four bids were received for doing
the work. Capt. Billy Ray, of the
Portsmouth d Pomeroy Packet com
pany, bid $4,000; A. j. Sweeney d
Son, 81 600; E. p Chancellor, 81 600
and Prince d Kuglen, Of the Belle
Prince Towboat company, 1890.
The last named gentlemen were
awarded the eontract-at this bid
The steamer Chesapeake will be EN-
ployed in making the removal.
The law requires the Capitol to
remain here until the close of bust
ness on the first day of May. On
and after the second the Capitol will
be at Charleston, and all official bus
mess will be transacted there.
There is a coincidence about the
letting of the contract. Capt. Billy
Prince, of the successful firm, remov
ed the archives from Charleston to
this city ten years ago. On that oe-
casion some objection was made by
Charleston people to the removal.
Capt. Billy told them he would be
happy to bring the property back if
they could show him good reason to
do SO, but he had contracted to take
them to Wheeling, and to Wheeling
they should GO. He now redeems
his promise, "the good reasons" hay
ing been shown yesterday.-Inteh
OeneeT
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-05-02

His Method in Filling the Fed.
era1 offices.
lN. Y. Evening Posl speciaI. :.


One of the most frequent com
plants made by Democrats about
the Administration is the slowness
with which appointments have been
made. 4 member of the Presidents
household gives glimpse of the
Presidents methods, of which the
public is not generally we'll advised.
He says: The President will soon
relieve himself of the charge of slow
ness in making necessary appoint
ments. He is proceeding with the
consideration of public offices in ac-
cordanee with a well defined system,
and he has so planned his work that
you can rely upon it that most of the
accumulated business will be dispos-
ed of by June 1st. Some very re-
markable results of the Presidents
system will be witnessed in the next
ten days, when, ! venture to say,
there will be nearly one hundred
changes in the foreign service. The
Presidents program has been to dis
pose of the opportunities in the fol-
lowing order: First, the diplomatic
service; second, the Territories; third,
the District of Columbia; fourth, the
postoffices; fifth, the marshalships; ;.
and sixth, the collectors of customs
and of internal revenue. This pro-
gram is being rigidly adhered to save
in special cases where, on account of
vacancies or of some public exigency,
an immediate appointment is made
necessary The fact that the Presi-
dent is proceeding in this manner
furnishes key to statements which
he has not as yet considered a par
ticular subject, and does not wish to
give audience to those who wish to
talk about appointments ofthat class.
The system is so arranged that when
the appointments under one head
have been fully considered they will
be disposed Of in lump, and the
President will have accomplished
more within the same time than any
of his predecessors"