Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1889-06-21
WASHINGTON NEWS.


Superintendent Kimball of the life saving
service has under consideration plan to
connect all the life-saving stations on Cape
| Cod with each other by telephone, and it is
very likely that the line will be up and in
working order before the end of the summer
1t is believed that if the stations are con
neced with each other tn ir efficiency will
be greatly increased. If the Cape Cod line
is erected the town of Chatham will be con-
nected with the Chatham station, and the
latter with the Monomoy station.
The treasury department has not yet acted
upon the application of the Canadian Pacific
railroad for bonding privileges over its.new
line across the state of Maine.
The secretary of the treasury has issued
new regulations regarding immigration.
Under the old regulations tue commis sion +
of immigration is authorize to demand that
any person considered by him an improper
| person shall be taken back on the same
steamer and not allowed to land. The new
regulations give the discretionary power to
the coll ctor, who may, if he sees fit, allow
an immigrant to land who has been detained
by the immigrant commissioner. But the
collector is now given power to require from
the steamship company bond that the
! immigrant Will not become a public charge
for five years, and also bond that any such
I, immigrant will be taken home within five
/ years without expense if the proper authori-
ties ask for it.
I Assistant Secretary Bussey has granted
widows pension to Mary Elason, widow Of
James Ellason. The claim was rejected by
the pension Office because it was held that
Ellason was not in the lin, of duty at the
time of his death From the facts it ap-
pears that Ellason was granted permission
to go to Chattanooga, with the understand
ing that he would join his regiment at that
point His regiment di not go to Chatta-
nooga and he was captur, by the enemy
while there, conf1ne in prison at Salisbury
N. e., and while there contracted pneumo-
MIA and died in prison. Mr. Bussey holds
that the departmental ruling that widows
are not entitled to pension when the death of
their husband originated from causes dur
ing furlough is not applicable in this ca e.
as the soldier was in duress and presumably
anxious to rejoin his regiment and estop his
furlough
The civil service commission is underst TODD
| TO have been successful in its efforts to have
the census force of 1900 place under the
civil service rules. The attorney general
for the interior department AMI the secreta-
ry of the interior had decided that the law
required that these clerks who are in a sense
experts, should be appointed by the superin-
tendent of census and the secretary of the
interior without the aid of the civil service
commission; but it is said tonight that the
commission has succeeded in inducing the
president to rule otherwise.
The navy partment has issued advertise
ments inviting proposals for the construction
of two steel cruisers of 5000 tons displace-
ment under the authority conveyed by the
appropriation act of September last The
contractor Is required TO guarantee mini
mum speed of 10 knots for four consecutive
hours, and there is b nus provided of
$4,000 for every additional quarter knot
and q deduction of the same amount for
each quarter knot deficiency. The vessels
are to be completed in two years, and ex-
elusive of their speed bonus their cost is MT
to exceed 81, 800 900 each.
The secretary of the treasury has appointed
John Hughson a skilled laborer in the treas
ury department, at compensation of S720
per annum. Hughson was porter Of one Of
the Pullman cars caught in the flood at
JOhnStown, Pa, and it was mainly through
his efforts that Mrs F. w. Halford and her
daughter were enabled to reach place of
safety In the mountains. His appointment
is due to the recommendation of the presi-
dents private secretary.
Gen. Meigs, the architect of the pension
building has addressed letter to the COM
missioner of pensions, suggesting that the
flags borne in battle by the soldiers of the
United States and those captured by them
in war be hung around the walls of the pen
sion office building. He says also that the
intent of all the acts of Congress regarding
the captured flags is that they shall Be dis.
played in some proper public place. The
commissioner has replied to Gen. Meigs that
he will readily assist him in this project if
the pension building be made waterproof
The roof of the building leaks badly in sew
eral places
The resident has caused to be referred to
the secretary of STATE kilograms expressive
OF deep sympathy with the people of the
nil tod SFnfA e 4
Johnstown disaster from his honor John
H!rris mayor of Sydney Australia; Mr..
Edwin Grove of Newport Monmouth shire
Eng; Hon. H. A. Atkinson, premier, We'll
lington, New Zealand and his honor Mayor
Galloway, of Brisbane Australia To each
of these gentlemen the secretary of state has
made fitting and prompt reply in the name
Of the president and of the United States.
The president has appointed Guilford
Parker Bray collector of customs for the dis
trict of Salem and Beverly, Mass. G. P.
Bray is one-legged soldier who was re-
moved from subordinate position in the
custom house by Collector r. II. Dodge, the
democratic appointee, who is now removed
to make place for him.
The navy department has been advised
that the trial of the pneumatic gun carriage
at Annapolis has been successful and salts
factory in every respect The gun was fired
at an angle of fifteen degrees higher than
guns are ever fired in the navy, and the gen
eral tests are said to have been more severe
than any ever applied to any carriage The
result of the experiment will undoubtedly be
that the navy department will adopt this
new invention on a of the new ships.
Fourth class postmasters have been ap-
pointed as follows: Vermont-M B. Grove
Lincoln; q. w. Gay, Montgomery; F. D.
Richardson, Vershire. Maine-James NJ
Storey Washburn; W. III. Gerrish, Oakfield:
f. I. Trefery, South Lubec; F. r Dutton,
Steuben; w. e. Elwell, Togus. Connecticut
H. S. Wilson, Lakeyills.
Postmaster Corse has been made custodian
of the postoffice building in Boston in place
of Internal Revenue Collector Fitzyeraltl. 1t
is the policy Of the department, according to
Assistant Secretary Batchelor, to make
postmasters the custodians of publ, buill-
ings occupied by them, because they always
occupy much the larger space and have the
greatest interest in keeping the building in
condition.
Capt James Chester of the Third artillery
has been ordered to inspect the Massachu-
setts Agricultural college at Amherst, the
Michigan Military academy at Orchard
LAX, and the Michigan Agricultural college
at Lansing.
The record Of the examination at the mill
tary academy just received at the war de-
partment shows that Cadet Young of Ohio,
the only colored Cadet failed to pass the
final examinations. On the recommendation
cf the academic board he will be given two
months time to make good his deficiency if
he can.
Secretary Blaine declines to approve Of
the Samoan treaty.