Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1885-07-17
WASHINGTON.
The State of Minnesota Comes In for Her
s%& Share of Attention.

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WASHINGTON, July 14.-William 81.
Stidman, who has been chief of the
navy pay division of the fourth au-
ditor's Office for tWenGy one years, resigned
today, and James NJ. Wright, of Alabama,
was appointed in his place. .s
Morris F. Hoolihan, of Tennessee, has
been appointed chief of division in the
Office of the commissioner of customs to fill
a vacancy. sys ss @%
The president this afternoon appointed
Adelard Guernon as collector of customs
for Minnesota. Mr.. Guernon is promi-
hent attorney in Anoka, who did good cam
paign work in the late gubernatorial CON
test. a. 4s ..f ss. ..a Ia i ..,&tt
First Assistant Postmaster General Stew
enson has appointed the following post
masters in Minnesota: Miss Mary Muir
ply, at Pine City, vice Miss Wierck, re-
moved; Garrett Murphy, at Garden City,
vice Evans, removed; John McNeily, at
at Wateryille, vice Campbell, removed; W.
S. Croz, at New Prague, vice Mertins, re-
moved; Alphonso Beck, at st. James, vice
Herrick, removed; E. N. Barrett, at Aitken,
vice Potter, removed; John Sheely, at
Montgomery, vice Becker, removed; VIM.
Johnson, at Cleveland. vice Lampan, re-
Champman, removed; Peter Campbell,
Watertown, vice Holgren, resigned; E.
| Darwal, Caledonia, vice Pope, resigned: ].
| n. Hooper, at Maple, vice Bacon, removed.
OF the above two at least are newspaper
men. Mr.. Z. E. Barrett of the Aitken Age,
received the appointment in his town,
while w. H: Campbell, of Waterville, re-
moved, is editor of the Waterville Journal.
Mr.. Campbell was formerly publisher of a
newspaper at Anoka, and for several years
was route agent running out from Mime
apolis.
The president has appointed Lamar B.
Harrison, of Cincinnati, to be government
director of the Union Pacific railroad. Mr..
Harrison is president of the First national
bank, Of Cincinnati. -.
| A NEW RULE.
| The postmaster general has issued rule
regarding leaves Of absence. 1t changes
the existing practice in the matter of de-
ducting from thirty days annual leave of
absence all time lost from illness or other
reasons. 1t is understood that the rule will
be adopted in all the executive depart
ments.
WILL GO ABROAD:
Leave of absence for four months on sur
geon's certificate of disability, with permis-
sion to leave the United States. has been
granted First Lieutenant A. w. Greely, of
the fifth cavalry, acting signal officer.
BAD NEWS FOR OFFENSIVE PARTIsANs.
There is high authority for the statement
that the president has not issued an order
to the heads of the departments to the
effect that dismissals and appointments to
| till places not vacant must stop, .- x
MRS. BAYARD IMPROVING.
Secretary Bayard returned to Washing
ton this morning, and was at the state de-
partment today, Mrs. Bayard's condition
having improved.
| THE POsTOFFICE DEFICIT.
The estimated deficit in the postoffice de-
partment will aggregate $6,0O0OO0.
Political Influence Not So Important as
Fitness for Office.
WASHINGTON, July 15.-The presidents
habit of seeking information with regard
to men and public affairs from other than
customary official sources has already be-
| come matter of considerable comment.
Recently prominent business man in one
of the middle states, whose name is en-
tirely unknown in politics, became per-
sonally interested in the proposed transfer
OF an Official from one part to another, and
wrote to the president, giving his reasons,
in business mans way, for opposing the
change, which reasons were chiefly per-
sonal to the official the order for whose
transfer had already been issued. The
/ nresident wrote in re,,y +ba+ be onnroo;l
p.est,en. VIZ ~ ,opiy 'ii"' iie appiecl.
ated the Valldity OF the reason Which had
been given him, and would countermand
the order for the transfer. He also
expressed wish tomeet this correspondent
whenever the latter should find himself in
| Washington. A brief, friendly correspond
ence grew out af the epistle, and the gentle
man, who had business at the capital one
recent Saturday, called at the white house.
Although new custom excludes visitors
On On anat Gay, tne caiier was cordlally greeted.
with him and snnke I t freaiv al % nnnn pvs manS sap
erai matters Of public policy. He expressed