Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-07-26

allowing its pen 10 sip again Oh 'iie
tariff question-the same old slip.
Strikes us we wouldn't use that pen
mt all if we couldn't use it properly.
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THE Democrats are going to try to
gather at least couple of the new
States into the fold, and there is a
good show of success. Well assure
'em if they come they'll never regret
il.
Mrs. HARRISON complains that the
White House is too small for her fam
ily's use When the White House
was built it was never thought that
so many relatives would have to be
taken care of by the government.
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The Wheeling InteiigeRcer is max
ing a large howl over the expense of
the gubernatorial contest and straight
way all the little county papers of
the same party chime in with one ac-
cord It's worth more than $40, 900 to
get at the truth of the late election.
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THE lawyers are very earnestly
discussing the electrical process OF
execution, which is to take the
place of hanging in New York, and
the opponents of the new law are
fighting it in the courts. a couple
of condemned murderers are waiting
until the question is settled, but they
do not seem to be impatient.
Mr.. HoRR, of Michigan, asked for
pudding and got pie-that is he asked
for a good fat office i'll Mexico and re-
ceived the offer of a small consulship
in South America -whereupon he got
mad and refused to take anything.
Then the President got mad, and re-
called the appointment of Mr.. Horrs
brother as collector at Key West,
Florida. Now they are all mad.
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IT is the business of the Postmaster
General to annually fix the rates for
government telegraph messages.
That rate has heretofore been cent
word, but POstmaster-General Wan
amaker has fixed the price at mill n
word. He makes reductions in gov.
eminent charges with the same grace
and dexterity that he would make
sacrifice cut on IL job lot of bonnets
in his Philadelphia shop.
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THE Republican newspapers are
trying to make it appear that there
is a Democratic conspiracy on foot to
remove Tanner from the Pension
Bureau. Why, it is TO the interest of
the Democratic party to have Tan
ner where he is, for no one Is Gre
ating more dissatisfaction with the
administration than this same Tan
ner. No, no; give Tanner plenty of
rope, say the Democrats.
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THE manufacturers of Philadelphia,
who contributed 100000 to the
Republican campaign fund last year
so that their industries might still be
protected, = are getting their money
back very soon. Toe new Appraiser
at that city has decided to admit
English wool waste at ten cents a
pound, instead of charging from 30 to
60 cents pound. This is fat thing
for the manufacturers, but for the
wool growers it is clear knock
down. But it is generally safe to bet
that the farmer will get the worst of
the bargain when he dickers with
the high tariff people.
CORPORAL TANNER has gotten to
the end of his rope. The scandals of
the pension bureau over which he
presides have become so great that
Secretary Noble has appointed com
mittee to make a thorough investiga-
ton OF Tanner and his Office. 1t may
be that he will be whitewashed, but
if he gets his dues he will have to go
and go soon. The extravaganza
and recklessness of Tanner have been
bad enough, but that is not all. 1t is
openly charged that the Commission
er has been pushing forward and hav-
ing passed pension claims presented by
Attorney Lemon, of Washington, and
that the two divided the swag; it is a
known fact that he has appointed his
own daughters to fat offices that de-
serving old soldiers applied for; and
now it leaks out that his Office has
just been helping itself right and LETT
to the public money. Tanners pri-
vate secretary granted himself $4,000
back pay and increased his pension
tenfold; deputy commissioner took
$4,000; five medical examiners ex-
amined themselves and were so sur
prised at their war injuries that they
immediately rerated themselves for
larger pensions, of course paying
themselves we'll for lost time the chief
of the medical division allowed him
self seven times more pension than
he formerly got, and four other high
officials multiplied their allowances
by six 1t will be seen that Tanner
is well calculated to get away with
the surplus, and it seems almost cruel
to check him just as he was enjoying
such boom. Since this investiga-
ton has been ordered the fellows who
have been so liberal to themselves
wish they had not been SO previous.