Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-03-30
Washington NJ sslh lssa

NAs&AN aAA AAau~
Ia made to food the country with circu.
~ lars inviting ex-soldier, including
those who have been refused ,aen-
%isions, 20 make new applicants tor
them.
Within an hour alter Tanners morn
q nation was scut TO Senate, one agent
here ordered 100000 circulars print
cd and bought fifty baskets Of cham
!, payne TO celebrate his brilliant vic,ory.
Conservative people arc somewhat
alarmed al the appointment OF Mir.
y Tanner who has loug been known TO
favor the giving Of indiscriminate
pensions TO every soldier who served
three months IN the Union Army.-
Z Our pension list is nearly 500, 100000
! 3 year, and ii will be in MIR. Tanners
=. power to largely increase that amount
|, by decisions under the present lave.
There is some talk Of trying to defeat
THIS confirmation BY the Senate, hat ii
would hardly be possible, as every
Republican will vote for hini-thcr
dare not do otherwise.
a gentleman who is thoroughly fs-
maliar with Pension office practice
and who also knows Mr.. Tanner well,
said to-day: "The financial wear be-
ginning the first Of next july will
show q deficiency in tho Pension an.
preparation offrom S10,000,000 to.$5O.
100000 owing 10 the construction
Tanner viii put upon existing laws. :
and it's dollars to pennies that when !
the estimates are made Tor the fiscal :
yea. 1921 that pensions will be put I
down for al least s200,0 10000 :
Great Scott Andtho war was oy- q
or twenty-five years ago All the /
poor newspaper men viii have 10 be- d
como pension agents aAd get rich. y
mars the best thing ] can think Of. n
The Irish element ia Hae Republican II
party, although small has inst shown p
It's power b, preventing Vhiteiaw
Reds being appointed Munster TO
England Reid had set his hear Oh
gong to London. bur he got lett, A. n
though he was nominated Minister 10 II
Frame rs a compensation for his ruf. Of
fed feelings. J..
IA
President Harrison has issued a V
proclamation onenjng M q norton "
Of Oklaboma Territory to settlement. tn
There IS no gond reason whv il should as
have been issucd two weeks aye. RI
Justice Stanley Matthew 3f the sp. is,
DAY last reported to be corvsl- W.
ssceni On Friday, be died. And pr
then the truIh rarnc ont. Hi. family 70
knew o. his dangerous condition ana uc
'ad no hope Of his rctovory. but de-. ~
''ded 10 fccp it from Inc public long M
is possible. II is almost impossible to
get the truth about a prominent man na
VINO happens to get sick iu Washing. ~
dnsl WHY the hubble has bern as,
ooied - 2 question tina, has meyer I'm
'eeH satisfactorily answered. ana ~
would seem 70 be about time Ia ston "a.
'lng III regard to such thing. The acr
'ln'raI Of the great Justice took piace M
ms afternoon from the family resi-. "a
onca il was attended by the presj- ""o'
a'd Cabinet, the Sunreme Court dies
ecnnte After the services the bri
emaIns were placed on a gnccial train :
started for Glendale. ONO. me-. Nv,
'mpar'ed bv The supreme Courr. ifp
2 IiveiF heht j. going on among ina.
ne Republicans over the position Of pea
uo!la Printer IN order TO narrow
.e lines somcwAa. Mr. Harrison has in /
ihouneea that the position shall 20 uta-
the West II is dificuIf 10 gav con
no VIII win in the final rounds which sa..
e now on bnt the impression is that :.
u Aerriditn of Chicago or Osburuc son.
California, is the coming MAJ. sor
lAc negro callers al the White ga
''ae have been cutie numerous OF ,u,
g but SO tar tho President has Wv. 81
Tho coiored brother nothing al all toto
q he Is getting somewhat discopr. nv
Bill
zen b"deau rs irving 70 prevent nsse
confirmation of Fred Gran. VIM not
5 been appointed Minister 10 Aus. c&ce
e. ,.t ,...- ~ the
""t'I prospects OF vain
iceedlng Fred Grant ia not a bril-. one
maa bg any means. but he has Ii
Openly oteH guilty OF anvtbiur ui y
graceful, while Badcau, by hi, ne. All,
D ln SUING the wife of the man who aual
'ca Tim from abiect poverty 10 scss
lenc' and kept him up Tor years, OF Il
ie''e1 the respect Of honorable y
" acre,
nc SENATORS are growing restless aud
'ul adjournment, and il is not like acre
fhal they will remain longer than M
~" o'"" as tlIhi Is about the wiiol
g set for several of the junketiur The
nniii'ees to yet started on their OK. sor I
sions. marx
~ the clerks in the First Assistant Ic h,
lmaster-General Office are work and
Three hours Il dav extra finn ou defin
Wv ,,sen~
10 the immense number of applica. nlsor
Is for the forth class p~os,-ofices or an
ich are pouring in. SCI
Ohm {. New, the man who helped scsso
steal Indiana, has gotten tho best ule {
ing berth under this Government ~, ~
mas been appointed Consul Geper. ##
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Whom Shall We Choose, tion.
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