The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-08-23
Ivron our regular cerssspes1sals
OUR WARRINGTON LETTER.
WAsuIxoToN. ID. e., Aug. 18th, 1889.


Hon. samuel Sullivau Cox. more vide.
~ known perhaps, - Sunset Cox. the
popular Representative from New York.
y IN Washington. He has just returned ;
from IN extended tour Of The four new
States which he Wa % influential In
making, by passing the omnibus enabling
Get through the last Congress. lie l.
enthusiastic In lie praise OF the people
and prospects, OF the new States. lie
says no talked no politics while out
there. but having On old time habit OF
keeping his eyes aud ears wide open HE
observations lead him 10 believe that
Washington will certainly 90 democrat
ic, and IL the opinions OF well informed
people count for anything 90 will Mon
tans.
I The telegraph companies % fsr have
the best Of the very interesting dght
which Il progressing between them and
the Government, represented by the
Postmaster General, who IL BY Law ~.
ihorised TO set the price 10 Be paid for OF.
iicisl messages. The old contract being
suspended the telegraph companies arc
compelling the Government officials to
pay cash for al their messages, and q
transient rates. too. The Postmaster
General wants them 10 accept . rate OF
one mill per word, but the telegraph
companies say II IL not enough.
4 The administration 10. 90 90 speak. ON
the wing just now. and little u being
done in any OF the departments outside
!; OF rouiine business. The seversl eecre-
.itaries fit in and out Of town In sort Of
Jack O'Lansern style, that is come
!. whst bewiIdering TO the fellow who tries
TO keep track OF them.
\ A. result OF ~ investigation. the
town IL talking about what . veritabIe
: l.death trap the building occupied BY
. the Government printing ONCE 10; Il 10
badly ventilated, it, sewerage is some
thing awful 10 think about, and II has
not one fourth Of the fire escapes need
! Ided for the large number Of employees.
: n Of withdrawing I'll these draw backs
1.-The Public Pri' ter says that more than
4 half OF his time is taken up in hearing
D Implications from men and women Who
! lare willing to take the chances Of work.
cling in this dangerous building.
Secretary Noble hes surprised good
!, many people here. notably the officials
\ liz the Pension Office, BY ordering the
= commission engaged 10 the investigs-
ton Of the re-rsting Of pensions 10 con-
: tinue that investigation. lie WAS nos
4 satisfied with the preliminary report
! made covering Two months, December
: 1885 and May 1889. and wants . thorough
i investigation for . period OF twelve
= months. The Secretary refused TO give
out the preliminary report, but promises
: that the entire report shall be given 10
1.-THE press ~ soon % IL IL completed.
II is stated here that Ex-Attorney
General Garland has been engaged by
the Northern Pacific Railroad TO look A.
tier their legal inerestst In this city Ct .
salary Of o25, 600 year
Frank Hatton 10 going in tooth and
mail in his fight on the civil service law.
His largest and most startling charge y
that copies Of the questions 70 b asked
lat examinations In this city have been
furnished before hand to such applicsnts
las were willing to pay the price a.ked
lfor them. This 10 the most serIous
!chargs vet made against this humbug.
and II Hatton can prove II. viii 60 far
towards getting the absurd law repealed.
The Navy department he appointed
court Of inquiry TO investigate me re-
cent accident to he cruiser "Boston." It
seems about time that something was
done 10 make the officers OF the Navy sx-
, lercise . little more care III handling the
Ifew war vessels We have. Hardly q
week passes that the newspapers are not
called upon TO chronicle some accident,
that. from the stand point Of "land lub-
ber,n might have been avoided.
There 10 no truth In the report sent
out from Washington that the French
cook recently discharged from the White
House wss 10 bring suit against Presi-
dent Harrison for wages during The
GUNNER.
The people OF the country are jnst BE-
ginning 10 realize TIE scope Of the alien
lcontract labor law, consequently the
= Treasury department. Il being Hooded
with complaints from oil sections Of the
country asking Investigations Of alleged
Is. violations Of this law.
Indian Commissioner Morgan has -
sued circular to inspectors 10 the 10.
= dian service, insiructing them 70 sec tns'
Indian traders are men Of good cnsrsc-
tier. n these traders ere 81 present men
OF good character many Of them nsve
r. been sadly maligned.
The President - On bis way nsck y
Washington City, AFTER . visit Of iew
,c days 10 Bar Hsrbor. to sample the gen
~, nine article OF New England rum, 8
noted for its fighting inspiration 10 oIo
en- times. and prizsd highly % Govern
ment ratIona to the tsFs 10 the Y. =: nav,
YER vet. He also wanted to see bis "bose,
~ Secretary Blaine, and get permission Y
. make number Of appointments 10 10
- diplomatic service, which were promls
: ed & the Chicago convention IN ex
lchange for vOtee. Blaine gracious''
l gave bic consent, and . : result quite
Humber Of announcements Of soft place
lvere made from Bar Hsrbor, for part
Ibeelers who were not competent enoue
|to pass 3 civil service examination
lGrest & this bargaining Administration
Speaking OF appointments. since y ne
came known that President Hsrriso
Ipersopslly approves Of oil the appoint
ments made from Indiana before the
r are permitted to BE- announced, goo