Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-09-26
WASHING TOW LETTER
from cur regular correspondent.
WAaHENGrnx. septeu Der y. d


ex Representative and commander
in-chief Of the g. A. r. having
declined the appointment Of Com
missioner, not feeling able to sacri-
Gee bis present lucrative legal prac-
tice, the President has rendered
the appointment to General George
:. Merrill, Of Massachusetts,, and
while his acceptance has not been
officially promulgated, it is regarded
here as a certainty. Gen. Merrill i :
also an ex-commanderin-chief of the
q. A. r. He is also chairman of
the pension committee of that or
gauization and is therefore consid-
cred to be particularly well equipped
to assume the duties of Commission
er Of Pensions, and MS appointment
cannot be other chan pleasing to his
comrades Of the Grand Army.
The indications point to a change
in the methods Of the Pension office,
but how radical the change is to be
is impossible 10 say. Deputy Com
missioner Smith, who is acting Com
missioner, has reversed two of Com
missioner Tanners most important
rulings, and as he Is only tempo
rarily in charge of the Office it Is
inferred that he would scarcely have
done so without orders from his
superior officers, thus Secretary
Noble is credited with being respon-
sible for the two reyersals. The
orders revoked are, the one directing
that all pensioners receiving less
thar s. per month can upon appli.
cation be examined for re-rating,
and the order making the evidence
of one private sufficient to establish
original disability. Mr.. Tanner IL
still IN the city and is likely to be
a. h. has leased a residence here for
three years and has bis boys entered
at Georgetown College. 1t is gem
orally believed that he viii be ap-
pointed Recorder of Deeds for this
district, position which pays more
money than amy other here, with the
exception Of the Presidency.
Senator Sawyer arrived here this
week. lie says he came on early SO
as to superintend the completion &c
his new residence here. Incidental
~ his early arrival viii probably
cause few nice ripe official p,uns
To- fall into the laps Of citizens of
Wisconsin. The Senator has a TAX
ing way Of looking out for the in
tere7ts Of his friends.
Senator Sherman, who arrived
from Europe last week, is busy fixing
up his private business here prepare
tory 10 taking the stump in Ohio tor
GOV. Foraker
Ex-Represcuutive Gotf, OF West
Virginia, who has been euchred ont
Of the goyeruor,hip Of the state, is
here, and rumor J., connecting his
name with a cabinet position. Who
he ia 10 succeed Is not mentioned
particularly, though some say he
will be Attorney General and that
Mr.. Miller will take the vacancy in
the Supreme Court bench, while
others think that Secretary Noble
will retire and MI Golf become
Secretary of the Interior give
YOU the rumors for what they are
vortb, and from al that | can learn
officially they are not worth much.
Congressman are beginning 10
arrive pretty freely. Many OF them
come TO cutter their children IN our
excelleu, public schools which open
Monday, but the majority are prob
aoiy hunting places for their CON
sutueuts.
Naval officers are jubiIant over
the fact that Uncle Sam owns, IN
the new cruiser Baltimore" the
fastest war vessel Ia die world And
come To think Of it, its something
;hata!l Of us should be juOilautoyer.
/, begins 10 look as though lie
Fight before Congress fog the loea-
tlou Of the mammoth Worlds Expo
.iliou OF 1892, would oe between