Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-14
SMALLS is SATISFIED.
The Southern COlored Republican
Given an Office at Last.
PITTSBURG'S PUBLIC BUILDING,
A Letter of instructions Has Been Sent to
Supervisor Malone.
OUAT'S CANDIDATE GETS ONE PLACE
ITTSBURG'S PUBLIC BUILDING,
oUAYS CANDIDATE GETS ONE PLACE
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rspxrYA1 TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATCH.l
WASHINGTON, June 13-The colored
Republicans Of the South were recognized
today by the appointment of ex-Congresss-
man Robert Smalls, of Beaufort, S. c., to
the Office of Collector of Customs at Beau
fort This is supposed to offset in way
the injury done to Smalls in depriving him Of
his seat in the Fifty-frst Congress, which was
accomplished by the apathy of many Repub-
lican Congressmen, who secretly preferred a
white mans Congress, and by the filibustering
of the Democrats whenever an attempt was
made to call up the case.
There was absolutely no doubt of Mr.. Smalls
honest election. His campaign and subsequent
contest were exceedingly expensive to him,
and really took almost the last penny of his
resources. The Collectorship will therefore
come to him as timely relief II pays SVO0 - oo6
year and fees are allowed to the limit of 81 OOO.
Captain Smalls was indorsed by every business
man except two in Beaufort and surrounding
towns.
A LETTER TO MALONE.
Superintendent Malone, of the Pittsburg
Postofhee building, has by this time received
letter from the Supervising Architect OF tine
Treasury informing him that Foreman John
son is to have entire charge of the setting and
rigging, without interference from Mr.. Malone
1t is Mr.. Windrim's impression in regard 70 tne
duties of the Superintendent of CONSTRUCTION
that he should merely supervise and inform
the department of errors or bad work, ana NOT
that he should assume charge OF the WORK sDo
draw plummet and level on every stone and
brick.
This also disposes of Mr.. Malone's assumed
prerogative OF dismissing workmen at pleasure
and the appointment OF Others OF MS own
choice, as in the case of the foreman OF rigging:
The discharged foreman is now insth1s city ana
may possibly be reinstated, Ii is beEeYea at
the department that things are now taking
such shape that the work on the building Will
90 on as well as under the late Superintendent,
Ar. Patterson
QUAY'S HAND VISIBLE.
The first tangible evidence of Senator Quays
presence in the city came to-day in the ap-
pointment Of Thomas T. Penman, of Wilkes
barre, Internal Revenue Collector for the
Twelfth PENNSYLVANIA district Mr.. Penman is
an energetic young Republican who has been
Chairman for some time past of the Luzerne
County Committee EKCongresSman Scranton
and Congressman Elret Wright wanted Lancer,
of Mr.. Scranton's paper, the Scranton
and ex-Congressman Osborne
of Wilkesbarre, Scranton and Wright sue
ceeded in getting Senator Quay to indorSe
Lancer, but the fight became so bitter that Sec
retary Window advised taking q new man.
and telegraphed request that nothing be done
until he could confer with the Secretary, but
Quay, Scranton and Wright combined this
morning on Penman and pressed the case so
hard that the appointment was made while
Osborne was still en- route.
While Mr.. Osborne may not be wholly |
pleased with his treatment. it is thought the /
appointment will be quite popular with all fac /
tions. Senator Quay remained most of the |
time to-day quietly in his rooms going out /
only to accompany his son, the Lieutenant, to /
the railway station, and start him for his post /
at Fort Hill