The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-09-11
THE NEWS SUMMARIZED.


A number Of Washington corresnondan+
propose to start q new on an
original plan.
n. c. Thwing of Wisconsin was amopgt be
candidates for naval cadetships who were
successful in the examination.
Adjutant General Drum is authority %,
the statement that there is no f~oundafioo
whatever for the published renorts that
a~ntagonism exists between Secretary Endi.
cott and Lieutenant General Sheridan Ho
says their relations are Of the p~leasantest
character.
The acting postmaster general has an.
pointed the following ~fourthelass most.
masters in Iowa; Gilbert station. b j
Grinnell; Charlotte, William f. Houlahan.
Preston, \. Codes; Calamus, A. II. Crusan.
Dixon, Henry j.. Wulifzee; Italis, James NJ,
Pendergast; Cascade. 5559faes II. HAYNES.
Durent. Joseph Weaver; Macksbmrg. j. ID
Love; Raymond, w. $. Deitriek; Iron Hills,
]. j. Tracy.
Two treasury notes bearing date Feb.
%, 1912, were sent to Treasurer Jordan
with the following request: IF worth any.
thing send check, il worthless return them
The notes were ragged. They nre made
payable to the order OF j Smith. bear 6
per cent. interest md have one o run.
III they are worth anything they are worth
$53 each. 1t is the opinion OF Treasurer
Jordan that they are genuine.
1t is understood that Gen. Sheridan is
about to address a letter to Secretary
Endicott III response to the recent publica-
ton of correspondence in reference TO the
command OF the army. Gen. Sheridan will
reply that, while holding his present opinion
and in the absence OF n decision by nm
unpItinnah la nnfhnpitv ha ,y,n 49, A.
continue to exercise his functions as com.
manding general rs he understands them.
A prominent officer OF the government
expresses the belief that the suit brought
in New York against the civil service com
mission is in reality a friendly salt insti-
gated by the civil service advocates. with o
view to securing judicial affirmation OF the
legality OF the civil service act. He added:
Prominent eivil-seryice advocates con.
templated the institution ofsuch Il suit last
spring. He had been invited, before his
appointment To office, to assist in its pros
e%cution, 1t was the purpose then to car.
ry the case to the supreme court of the
United States, to secure a final Judgment
by the highest judicial authority.
The Washington Star says: A Star re-
porter was informed that the next %re1uisi-
ton for salaries for the officials OF the Ala
bama claims court viii be presented on the
Goth inst, and that Controller Durham
has determined to stop the payment OF the
salary of Mr.. Cresswell, counsel for the
commission. The ground upon which the
controller takes this action, it is stated, is
that, as none OF the officers OF the court
are bonded, She government can only pro-
tect itself for any improper disbursements
by holding their salaries; that improper
expenditures have been authorized by
Counsel Cresswell, and that the govern
ment has the right to reimburse itself for
any money unlawfully paid out by with
words, the salary of the counsel is TO be
held up until il can be determined whether
or not Mr.. Cresswell is responsible for any
OF the disbursements which the first con-
troller held were not authorized.