St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-29

some time, as he has been busy ABOUT other
things, but 1 know he is pleased with the way
the office is being run. The statement that
my decisions have been overruled as
rapidly as 1 made them is man
ufactured out of whole cloth. The
secretary of the interior has never overruled
l decision made by me, although he has some
tunes suggested changes. Complaints against
me on the management Of the land ot1ce
come from people who are interested in land
frauds and jobs. The complaints in the West
emanate from editors who are interested and
from lawyers who have to get along somehow
We have great many from there. The
stories are, l believe, the work of people
whose interests have been affected by my
methods in running the land Office, and L
know that one of the articles printed in a
Western journal was written on the Office
paper of q big firm here.
The Washington Christmas Club.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S.-Fourteen hun
dren poor children to-day enjoyed the hos
pitality of that charming organization
known as the Children's Christmas club, of
which Miss MoIlie Villas, daughter of the
postmaster general, is president and Miss
Nellie Arthur, daughter of the ex-presi-
dent, one of the vice presidents, and which
every year furnishes Christmas dinner and
gifts to the children of the poor Of the city.
Each of the 1,400 children was given an ex-
cellent dinner, a box of candies and
Christmas card The tables were waited
upon by the daughters of the most proml-
nent citizens, and Miss Mollie Villas and
Miss Nellie Arthur personally superin-
tended the giving out of the presents. Tha
president and Miss Cleveland and many
other people well known in society at
tended the entertainment.
Washington Waits.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S.-The second assist
ant postmaster general is receiving bids for
carrying the mails on the steamboat and star
routes in the Western states and territories.
The time for receiving bids expires on the I'd
of January. At the same time bids for all the
miscellaneous routes in all the states and ter
ritories, with the exception of Delaware,
PENNSYLVANIA and the New England states, are
being received The territory covered IN the
first mentioned class Of bids comprises Arkan-
sas and Louisiana, Indian Territory, Texas,
Kansas Nebraska, Dakota, Wyoming, Mon
tana, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona. Utah,
Idaho, Washington Territory, Oregon, Nevada,
California and Alaska.
On account of alleged irregularities in the
conduct of his office, the postmaster at Las
Lunas, N. NJ, has been recommended for re
moyal. Basing the compensation upon the
number of stamps sold instead of the number
Cancelled, he has received S4,02e in excess OF
what he was legitimately entitled to receive.
This amount he has refunded to the govern
ment.
The postmaster general to-day appointed
fourth-class postmaster in Arkansas. IN Ill
inois, l in Indian Territory, in Iowa, 8 in
Kansas, in Michigan, in Missouri, in
Oregon, in Tennessee, in Texas and 6 in
Wisconsin.
At a meeting of the Robert Emmett branch
of the Irish National league last night resolu-
tions expressing regret for the death OF Vice
President Hendricks were adopted. Mr..
George Killen and Capt James Plant were
elected delegates to the Chicago convention.
1t is probable that United States Treasurer
Jordan will be designated by Secretary Man.
ming to act as sub-treasurer at New York city
until congress reassembles, when a new ap-
pointment will be made.
No decision has yet been reached in the
New York sub-treasury matter. Treasurer
Jordan may fill the Office until an appointment
is made.
There will be a competitive examination
before the civil service commissioners in
Washington of applicants for positions as
pension examiners.