Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-07-10
Domestic News.
A Quarrel Breaks out Among
the Washington School
Trustees.
The First Auditor Alone Re-
spOnsible for the Kellar
Case.
Settlement of an Important
Contract Case.
Appointments and Other Inter.
esting Matters.
Wa ShipotOp.

Washington
QUARREL BETWEEN SCHOOL TRUSTEES.
| WASHINGTON, July An acrimi-
nous quarrel between members of the
board of school trustees of this city
has been under investigation by
District Commissioner West for sew.
eral days Charges no less serious
than ''falatication" of teachers pay
rolls and diversion of public moneys
into unauthorized channels were
among the items in the indictment
brought by one trustee against an
other, though there appears to have
been no lntimation in any quarter
that personal gain of the trustee was
among the motives for any of the al
legged irregularities.
General West, who was not author
lied to sit in judgment upon matters
involved, but merely to take testi-
mony in the case, brought the inquiry
to an end to>day. The last develop
ment was one which seems to touch
the record of the district commission
ers themselves. Capt. Burton Ross
of one of the local militia companies,
an employe of the war department,
was called as a witness and testified
that he had received pay at the rate
of $25 per month rs tactical instructor
of the high school boys, having re-
caived the money from the hands of
one of the higk school pupils, who
held the rank of major in the pupils
battalion.
Capt. Ross understood that his naroe
went upon the pay rolls of tie first
month as that of an instructor. But
upon inquiry this was found to be OBJ,
noxious to the law, which forbid the
payment of two governmental salaries
to the same employe. 1t was there,
after so arranged that he received the
money from the major of the school
battalion. Gen. West entered upon
record statement to the effect that a
high school major" was borne upon
the rolls as an assistant instructor.
The commissioners had decided that
when person was employed TO do a
certain work and the work was done,
the employe had the right to make
such use as he might Goose of hi:
money.
THE KELLAR CASE.
WASHINGTON, July First Audi
tor Chenowith said to-day in speaking
of the Kellar case that newspapers
were wrong in blaming the appoint
ment of Clerk Rigging for the origin
al rejection of Kellar after he had
been regularly ratified for the APP
poiDtment by the civil service com
missioner. All that Higgins had to
do with the case was to introduce
Kellar to him. Frst Auditor Cheno-
with said he wanted it understood
that he alone was responsible for what
had been done in the case.
A CONTRACT CASE SETTLED.
| WASHINGTON, July THE secre-
tary of the treasury to day decided q
contract case involving an important
labor question. Bids were recently
opened for the stone work on the post
Office at Peoria, Ills. Messrs. Brain
eld & Co., of Joliet, Ills, were the
lowest bidders. A protest against
their being awarded the contract was
however, filed by Messrs. Straub &
Co., of Buffalo, the next lowest bid
ders, on the ground that Brainerd &
Co. are the contractors for the labor
of the Illinois state prison, and would
employ convict labor on the post
office. The matter was referred tc
Solicitor McCue, who gave the opin
ion that the department should not bt
expected to dictate the means BY
which the contractors should perform
their work, and that he did not be
lieve the protest valid one.
Secretary Manning has sustained
that the solicitor and contract bt
awarded 10 Brainerd & Co.
APPOINTMENTS.
WASHINGTON, July 7.-The presi
dent to-day appointed Frederick Ger
der to be collector of internal revenu,
for the first district of Pennsylvania
vice VIM, J. Pollock, suspended.
NEW PosTMAsTERs.
WASHINGTON, July Z. The presi
dent to-day appointed the following
presidential postmasters:
Robert W. speer, Denver, Col, vice Rober
Thos n. Goodnight, Franklin KY, vice Josepl
Michael W. Ryan, Medford, Wis, vice S. Fl
A. b. Waller, Tucsora, New, vice S. F. Parsons
resigned.
Edwin S. Smith, South Haven, Mich, vice {
| Delamore, commission expired.
Jno. O'Donnell, Mitchell, Dakr vice Georg
Seewood, commission expired
John. Pepper, Boscobel, Wis, vice VIM. Z
Delap, resigned.
COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS.
WASHINGTON, July THE presi
dent to-day appointed Willis p. Clarl
to De collector cf customs for the por
Of Mobile, Ala.
AN OLD NOTE TURNS Up.
WASHINGTON, July IA fifty dolla
, compound interest bearing note witt
, the date of the authorizing act printe'
on its face, July 2, 1864, was presente'
at the treasury department to-day TO
, redemption. The first auditor refuses
to pay 1t on the ground that there wa
/ no such act as represented. Som
! little excitement arose in consequence
especially when it was reported tha
about $15, coo, 600 In similar notes hai
besn issued subsequent. An inqHir.
developed the fact that the issue il
question was regularly authorized b,
the 4ct of June 80, 1864. which wa
Hl3a6 COAtLAUOuS du0 pIOUdUll az
counted for the typographical erro
: in the date of the note IN question
The note was redeemed, the price pai
being $50.
ALASKA AFFAIRS.
WAsHINGToN, July Lieut.. Com
mander Nichols, commanding tn
. Pinta, reported to the navy depart
ment the arrival of that vessel at Sit
|, ka, June LIST. He says the Indial
; KEY, wife murderer, has been tire,
by the district court and sentenced +
ten years imprisonment for man
slaughter. His being the first tria
of an Indian, it created much intsr
est The Chilleots expressed dissatis
faction at the result of the trial an,
l threatened to take the life D. a woman
z There Is no thought, h1Eever, tha
the threat viii be executed
FREDERICK GERKER.
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