Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-10-13
WASHINGTON NEWS.
the Special Timber Agent-Death of
an Opera Siager-A POstofice without
an Applicant-The District Offices
The Steamboat Mail Service.
WASHINGTON. Oct. u

lhefe mas oeen "hltch in I've arrange
ment which it was supposed had been made
between the attorneys practiclpg before the
Alabama court and the officers of that court
relative to the payment of their salaries. The
agreement has thus far been only In part
kept, and under officials of the court, who
by the decision OF the first comptroller cannot
legally be paid by the government, have
given notice to the attorneys that unless ar
rangement shall be Immediately made for the
payment of their arrears of salary, they will
be obliged to abandon the work. If the work
should now be abandoned it would not be
possible for the court to complete its labors,
and the result under the constitution of the
law generally approved would be that all the
work already done would be lost.
The following letter has just been received
by Commissioner Sparks:
RArHpRAM, Idaho, Oct. 3, 1885.
Sir-I have completed the reports in the
N0rther Pacific Railroad Co., and the Mon
tana improvement Co., timber trespass
cases, and herewith transmit eight reports,
making with what have already submitted
81 separate indictments in all, showing that
these corporations have caused TO be cut
from the public domain As, 100000 feet of
lumber and bridge timber, S4.754 railroad
ties, Is, 400, 900 shingles, 80 ,035 cords of
wood and 20, 900 cedar posts. To value the
lumber at $40 per 1000 feet, which would be
a low figure, the railroad ties at 40 cents per
tie, the wood at So per cord, the posts at 80
cents per thousand and the shingles at 81 per
thousand, would amount to S6l3, ,402 This
does not represent all the ties and wood cut
for the Northern Pacific X. r. Co., by Eddy,
Hammond Co, which changed its firm
name into the "Montana Improvement Co."
I,,l,
tigation by the officers of the Montana I'm
provement Co., who appeared to expect an
investigation and were fortifying their posi-
ton. The company is an uuscrupulous cor
poration that will leave nothing undone to
gain their point. found that no reliance,
whatever, could be placed upon the state
ments made by the officers of the Montana
Improvement Co. | have mailed YOU copy
in duplicate of the contract between the
Northern Pacific Il. r. CO., and the Montana
Improvement Co.
(Signed) NJ. J. HALY,
Special Timber Agent.
The contract referred to in the above binds
the railroad company to withdraw all its tim
Der lands from sale or disposal and gives the
Improvement company exclusive right to cut
timber from the lands. In return for the
privilege the improvement company trans
fers to the railroad company l00l full paid
shares of its capital stock of the value of
81 900, 100, reserving to itself shares valued
at 1899 900. The improvement company also
agrees to erect at its own expense all the
mills and furnish all the plant necessary for
Its business of timber cutting.
Mrs. Josephine c. Logan died at her home
here today Mrs. Logan was born in Con-
necticut and after singing in an opera in
Europe for several years returned to this
country where she at once took high rank
as contralto, singing in the leading Italian
opera troops throughout the United States
and South America.
On January first the fourth class postofiice
at Halredge, Neb. was placed in the list of
presidential offices. Although nine months
have elapsed, not single application for the
position of postmaster at that place has yet
been received at the postotfice department.
nor has any recommendation been made look
ing to an appointment; consequently the
postmaster, although holding fourth class
is receiving the compensation of
a presidential postmaster. This state of
affairs is said to be without a precedent in
the history of the department
The soreness exhibited by the democrats of
the District of Columbia in their refusal to
money for the Virginia campaign,
because the President keeps republicans in
district offices, is likely to be removed this
month. The appointment of a marshal, re-
corder of deeds and register of wills are re-
ported to be made, with the probabilities of
their announcement before long The great
trouble the President experiences in this
matter arises from the fact that there are halt
a dozen local factions fighting each other for
preferment, each claiming to be the only
democratic organization that should be recog-
nized. Mr.. Cleveland has been willing for
some time to give the offices to district men,
but he says he hears much said against the
home candidates by their rivals that he fears
that he will be compelled to go outside to
the States for good men.
Surgeon General Hamilton said the danger
of cholera invasion of this country has passed
for the present.
Within the last so DAYS, or since the Amer
lean steamship companies refused to trans
port mails at the rate fixed by the postmas-
ter general, four complaints from individuals
and petition has been received by the de-
partment, protesting against the methods
employed to secure the carriage of foreign
mails. Altogether" said Superintendent
Bell, today, "the complaints are fewer in
number than when | came into office. In all
but one instance the complaints are without
foundation, and in that particular case the
mail steamer was disabled through an acci-
dent The postmaster general is about to
make an effort to transfer the Havana service
from the foreign mail service to the office Of
the second assistant postmaster general, and
class it with the domestic steamboat service
The post Office appropriation bill of last wear
included provision, authorizing the depart
ment to contract for an extension of the do
mestic steamboat service from ports in the
United States to foreign ports, does not ex-
coed 200 miles. Acting under the terms of
this clause, the department has prepared an
advertisement that will be issued within a
day or two. calling for proposals for render
ing steamboat mail service between Tampa.
Florida, via Key West, to Havana. The en-
tire route is 365 miles in length, 80 miles of
il lying between Key West and Havana, and
the actual sailing time allowed is 241 hours,
the service to be semi-weekly. If the bids
are found reasonable the service will 20 into
operation January lst, next.
MaTv Anderson in New York.
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