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mue Item called SewaruS account"
which on that occSsion flowed % quite "fHs,Iy frssy
include a, stipulstlnn that the government
shall pay for the successful trial. The oontrac-
or ON SS Of qs ss
unless the Secretary agreed to pay fOr that
trial, Thoy urged that they were entitled to
to approve The % iirst BIDS. they utilized. a' It is
said every possible cont in the line OF lmprov-
about 400 men on board-stokers. oilers, and
helpers OF all Kinds. There We're twelve oilers
stewards bill was was much smaller % and that the the
trial, as far as the officers went. was compara-
lively a very dry one. The result Of spending
money In the engine room instead OF the ward
room becomes apparent In the increase of the
ship's horee power.
Although the contractors claim that the vessel
made 2 horse power. officials at the depart
ment think that the figure will not exceed 1900.
nn az f sns pM ns SoS ne
other leaving the eontractors profit dependent
upon their contract margin. It will 6s some
and the actual figures known.
Some important changes in tho clerical force
Of the Pension once were decided upon to-day
by Commissioner Rnum. Richard A. Durnan
This place was held by DIR. Warman. n warm
personal friend Of the Rev. DR.. Scott. the
was years and The sIp Iii of March fGo. Ss
ssrfS II ths eensiqn oGs and II WAS
safinE the Of Mr. Gi who WIZ WS %as removed
ths %s
to be President; Gen. Raum also gave his en-
posns Bis q H
anew 2 new diyision n, @ at . salary Of $4,000 The new
in vogue for some time OF two Sisters i from tie
Little Sisters of the Poor. q charitable Catholic
pay days near tho pay otfce, where all the
S,srks nId &c, go tGr Their semi monthly psy & They
buttons Of those Who desire ',V to give i've Some seme-
GENE to zee hin today that he vas much in.
sonally contribute each month, az he had done
in the past He could not however. allow tbem
He told them that one Institution had as much
right TO have their representatives In the de-
partment for such purpose as another and.
department would be Objectionable In itself.
The Sisters did not seemIto consider the Com
his contribution OF money and went away.
The United States Express Company has ao,-
the bound by It's to
company has contended that money shipped
by the United States Treasurer to the various
uhLlOnal DaUkB inc use OF LDO DunkH WIS
not Government money and not entitled to
shipment at Government rates.
Tho appointment of Gus Shaw of Indianapo-
lis to be deputy third auditor of the Treasury.
which was announced in these dispatches last
week. was officially promulgated from tho
White House this afternoon. The appointment
OF Mr.; shaw win certainly cause at least one
poor Hoosier heart to burn. When Gen. Harri-
sons dollar-a-day speech WAS sprung during
the Presidential campaign the Republican
reputable workingman who had heard the
speech to mako affidavit contradictory OF the
and at last m found loco@otfve ] ii 9 engineer % VINO
was regarded as a reputable citizen. and who
alleged that he hGd beard the speech and was
willing to swear that he heard nothing OF the
sort charged. Before agreeing to do this. how
ever Shaw promised the engineer d that t. he
a good place would be given him in the event
of Harrison's election. The engineer made the
ana after Fin shs
He has been waiting ever since for his appoint |
mont. but 1t has not yet come. He Is said to be
shoeinG horses, whfto Shaw. who is also rail- |
roader. is taken cars or
Tho candidacy Of tho widow Of Col Goodloe |
to succeed her husband as collector of internal |
revenue at Lexington. Ky. has stirred up con-
siderable opposition on h the part Of Repnblicans
that the late ooeetor r. was not At all magnan a ga
tths ofhco IN the State, "a, and, besides has re;
friends Of Col; ,G0OdI9e. It is alleged
do9dloe first came from Demeeratic Sources.
ePd End. vas made post to Col 0IsrAsol the
of his recent visit to Kentucky " to at at
has been pushing Mrs, ,Goodloe's Interests be-
her appointment without considera-
lion being given to any other applicant. The
resident had made up his mind to appoint
hrs Goodloe allied those who are opposed to
md Il ooFs toneht as tRoueh tS Rey lad broE
IN the Clarkson- Harrison slate. When e1-Con-
Thomas a.1 one 81 the %b1p bap1pliGants and
md suGRestod, to The President that he give
ngton. The compensation attached to this
,lace Is $4,000 per year. They told the Presi-
ent that the S appointment nj 81 Mrs f. G9Sdoe as
life position as Senator Beck, on account OF
is family connections and Senator Black
ths sP Pemoya ane Of S Su doodoe
hGRd 9Re next ee seeoa fes
ent. however, intimated quite plainly that he
I'd made bis P1d sG sRont M6srsSSSn M SNSa
he Kentuckian retired, and later in the
venipg Mr.: Th9mas wrote the letter S Pub:
he sympathy bestowed on doodloe and the
eglect on the part OF the Administration to
ecoSnize the worth and memory of Col.
wope Is a little, one-sided. They say that
the two Col Swope WAS the most mag
animous,, swope, was candidate for the
nd was backed BY Senator Sherman and other
Republicans, It is claimed that
osition OF Col. Goodloe. who. as member of I
le National Committee, protested against his ,
ppointment to anything, and succeeded in In;
uclng others OF the National Committee to aid
| his defeat On the other hand, the Ken ,
icRians XII s say that Col swope. in an Interview
ith the President soon after the inaugura-
on, told him thu. he hnd ~ no .. obIecHtioIp HoI
oodioe to any oiice he might, aspire, TO.
he Kentucky gentleman reminded President
arrison of this fact yesterday. and he did not
eny it. They claimsd that the appointment int S
,oDoweil, which would practically be the samo
ling. would thoroughly disorgTHbnIze& Tbnz tn the Es,
'rs. Goodloe had not. been left In destitute
rcumsfances; that she is now worth every
mt OF 100000.
Civil Service Commissioner Roosevelt left
'ashington to investigate an alleged violation
the Owl Service law in the Custom House
PHILADELPHIA, and also 10 confer with =
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