St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-13
Northwestern Affairs.
Special to the Globe.

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WASHINGTON, July 11.-MesSrs. Kelly.
Doran and Meagher leave tomorrow for
home. Their brief visit here has been very
satisfactory. They find entire readiness on
the part of the appointing power. both ut
the White house and in the departments. to
favorably consider their suggestions.
Their visit was not with the ex-
pectation of asking any immediate
action with reference 10 Minnesota
appointments, but they have found their
relations with department officials and the
president entirely satisfactory, and leave
with assurances that the wishes of the DEM
Ocratic party of the state. as expressed
through them, will be regarded when APP
pOinhnents are made. Indications are that
the president will make comparatively few
appointments during the next two or three
months. The extremely hot weather is
putting thoughts OF the sea and mountains
into his head. 4 more patent reason, how
ever, is the general fact that the program of
the summer has been pretty well
CARRIED OUT.
The plan was 10 give the first few months
of the administration 10 the appointment of
those officials who had a large number of
subordinateS under them. and give them
opportunity during the summer and au-
llPln
with Democrats. There are few officials
OF this class in Minnesota, hence the delay
in making appointments in that state. lit
is probable that the most important
changes in the next few months will be
in the smaller pOstmasters. First Assistant
Postmaster General Stevenson is getting
the work of his department well in hand,
and the number of changes TO be made in
Minnesota by his department in the next
few months will be large. There are over
LOCO pOstofliceS in the state. OF these
about fifty are presidential, leaving out
over 900 10 be disposed of by Stevenson,
who is taking hold of the work with great
vigor. There are about 100 that pay sala-
ries ranging from $500 to 81, 600. Letters
have been received from a number of post
masters in the state rendering their resigna-
tons, many of them preferring to quietly
step down and out rather than be removed.
WHEAT AND FLOUR.
An interesting statement is Just issued by
the treasury department. showing the expor-
tations of wheat and -four during the past
year. 1t shows an expectation of about
ninety million bushels of wheat during the
past year, against about seventy million
bushels in the preceding year, and over ten
million bushels of flour, against eight and a
half millions in the preceding year. The
value of wheat reported in this fiscal
year of 's5 will fall somewhat below
that of the former year, by reason
of the extremely low prices, while the
value of -four exported in the past year will
run some three million dollars in excess of
the fiscal year 1884. The total amount of
breadstuffs exported the past year will
amount 10 about Sl62, 600, 600, OF which
Minnesota and Dakota wheat and flour
form pretty large percentage.
Inquiries at the internal revenue bureau
show delay in the transfer Of the Office of
collector of internal revenue to
BIERMANN
the result of the great demand for the ser
vice of travelling officers OF the treasury
who superintend these transfers. So MANY
changes are now being made in these Offices
that inspectors are very much in demand.
Some delay is consequently necessary.
Recent reports of prospective changes in
the number OF subordinates in the ONCE of
the comptroller of currency have led to some
gossip as to possible removal of Comptroller
Cannon. Those familiar with the situation.
however, say he will not be disturbed.