Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-08-30
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Written and Compiled for the HERALD
WASHINGTON, Aug. 70.

here before next week.
There is likely to be some delay
IN the building of the FIVE war YES
sells provided for at the last ses
zion of Congress owing to the fac
that the bids received were large
" in excess of the amount appro
priated to pay tor them. The Nav!
department has ISSUED new propo
sails in which some modification
are made which 1t is hoped will Ell
able the ship builders to get IN
side of the appropriations will
their bids. Boat naval officers say
that the appropriations are too
small to obtain vessels of the class
wanted.
Similarity of names brings abou
some queer things. For instance
a short time ago Andrew j. Whit
aker, of Illinois, who was formerly
a clerk IN the Fourth Auditors
Office, was appointed Deputy
Fourth Auditor. Saturday, the
Fourth Auditor received a letter
from Andrew J. Whteker, of Car
pentersville, ILL.,, stating that be
had seen a notice in Chicago pa
per of bis appointment as Deputy
Fourth Auditor, and that he &C
cepted the appointment. AS pos
session is nine points Of the law
the first named gentleman will
probably retain the office while bis
Illinois namesake will be allowed
to keep tue disappointment
Civil Service Commissioner Ly'
man now says that the members OF
the Commission have never men
toned 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
unanimously in favor of 1t. NO
body doubts that at all. The Com
mission is IN favor of anything that
will increase It's power, but a great
many other people think it should
he curtailed instead of increased.
Washington is not worrying
much about the efforts now being
made by several cities to secure the
great International Exhibition
which Is to be held in 1892 to cele'
brate the four hundred:h annlver'
sary of the discovery OF America
-
Unless the Exposition is held un'
der the authority of the United
States it will not be a success
That makes it certain that
1t will be hell in this city, the on
IL place proper for il. To hold II
anywhere else would make it sim
ply a local affair.
Acting Secretary of State Whar
ton says the Behriug Sea seizures
are matters concerning only the
Treasury department. the seizures
being made by vessels of the rev
enue marine service. The State
department will have nothing to dc
with it unless the British should
send it some communication on the
subject, which it has not yet done
Acting Commissioner of thu
Land Office, Stone, is nov investl
eating the alleged payment by th'
last administration of S4S,OOO oil
fraudulent Surveyors vouchers
The matter will be laid before Sec
retarv Noble as soon as be RETURN
to Washington.
Washington's delegation to thu
e. A. r. encampment at Milwaukee
left here Saturday night. The!
carried a cordial invitation from TIN
business men of Washington to thu
G.. A. r. to hold their next annua
encampment In this city. A meet
ing was held last week and a mum
Der of our most prominent AM
wealthy citizens pledged them
selves to raise all the money need
ed to entertain the veterans shoulc
they accept the invitation. was n
ington will give them a rouslnj
time Nf they will come, beside
showing them the prettiest city L
, the world.
Judge Crowell, OF Minnesota
who was Sixth Auditor OF tn
Treasury when the Cleveland &C
ministration came in, has been al
pointed Chief of division in tn
same office.
r The administration Is determine
that the foreign delegates to tn
, Three Americas Congress whic
r meets here on the 2nd of OctOOe
next, shall see what a country th
United States ia. An excurslo
. has been arranged for the dele
} gates, which will leave here o
2 October 3, and return Novem0e
IA. Among the places to be vii
ted are all the commercial an
manufacturing cities Of New Emf
land and Northern New York
West Point; Niagara Falls; Hs
ward University; Yale College
Michigan University; Chicago
F.. Buffalo; Detroit; Minneapolis
st. Paul; Sioux City; Omaha
Fort Leavenworth; st. Louis
= Kansas City; Monmouth Cave
, the Natural Gas region: Pitt
, burg; Altoona Philadelphia
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