Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-09-05
Washington Letter.
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Washington, ID. G. Aug. 26, 1889.
Postmaster General Wanamaker re-
turned TO Washington to-day. lie is
at present the only cabinet officer in the
city and it is not likely that any of his
colleagues will be here before next
week.
There is likely to be some delay in
The building of the five war vessels pro-
vided for at the last session of Congress
owing 10 the fact that the bids received
were largely in excess OF the amount
appropriated to pay for them. The
Navy department has issued new pro-
posals in which some notifications are
made which is hoped win enable the
ship builders 10 get inside of the appro-
priations with their bids. Boat naval
o Ulcers say that the appropriations are
too small 10 obtain vessels of the class
wanted.
Similarly of names brings about some
queer things. For instance, a short
time ago Andrew D. Whitaker, of Hi
nois, who was formerly clerk in the
Fourth auditors office, was appointed
deputy Fourth auditor. Saturday the
Fourth Auditor received q letter from
Andrew J. Whitaker, of Carpentersville,
illinois, Stating that he had seen no.
tice in Chicago paper of his appoint
ment as Deputy Fourth Auditor, and
that he accepted the appointment. As
possession is nine points of the law the
first named gentleman will probably re-
tain the office while his Illinois name
sake will be allowed to keep the disap-
pointment.
Civil Service Commissioner Lyman
now says that the members of the COM
mission have never mentioned to the
President anything about the proposed
extension of the Civil Service rules to
the Chiefs of divisions in the depart
ments, but that the commission is unan-
imously in favor of it. Nobody doubts
that at ALL The Commission is in ia
vor of anything that will increase its
power, but great many other people
think it should be curtailed instead of
increased.
Washington is not worrying much
about the efforts now being made by
several cities to secure the great inter-
national Exposition which is to be held
in 1892 to celebrate the four hundredth
anniversary of the discovery of Amer
lea. Unless the Exposition is held un-
der the authority of the United States
it will not be a success. That makes
ii certain that it will be held in this city,
the only proper place for it, To hold
1t anywhere else would make it simply
local affair.
Acting Secretary Of the State Whar.
ton says the Behring Sea seizures are
matters concerning only the Treasury
department. the seizures being made
by vessels of the revenue marine SER
vice. The State department will have
nothing to do with it unless the British
should send ii some communication on
the subject, which it has not yet done.
Acting Commissioner of the Land
Office Stone. is now investigating the
alleged payment by the last admins
tration of $4,000 on fraudulent survey
ors vouchers. The matter will be laid
before Secretary Noble as soon as he
returns to Washington.
The nomination of General Malone
by the Virginia republicans has created
much interest here. 1t ensures Virginia
red hot aggressive campaign and it is
generally believed by republi cans that
the brainy little man will win, and the
most sanguine democrats admit that
the result is doubtful. When the fact is
remembered that these same democrats
are in the habit of claiming everything
this admission is not without meaning
Judge Crowell. of Minnesota, who
was Sixth Auditor of the Treasury when
the Cleveland administration came in,
has been appointed Chief OF division
in the same office.
The administration is determined
that the foreign delegates TO the Three
Americas Congress which meets here
on the 2nd of October next, shall see
what country the United States is. An
excursion has beeu arranged for the
delegates, which will leave here on
October 3, and return November IA.
Among the places to be visited are, all
the commercial and manufacturing
cities of New England and Northern
New York; West Point; Niagara Falls;
Harvard University: Yale College;
Michigan University, Chicago, Buffalo,
Detroit, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Sioux
City, Omaha, Fort Levenworth, St.
Louis, Kansas City, Mammoth Cave,
the Natural Gas Region, Pittsburgh,
Altoona, Philadelphia, Wilmington, the
Ship Yards at Chester, Pa, and Edi-
sons Laboratory at Menlo Park. This
trip will certainly make great impress
sion on our visitors.
New York Fashions.