Omaha daily bee., 1889-11-01


ent rate, is regarded as d forward step In
favor of general cheap telegraph toll.
The government has the right to practic-
ally dictate its terms 10 Interstate tele-
graphic companies, and tho heavy reduction
which Postmaster General Wanamaker
makes is an announcement thut the govern
ment believes the present rates are too nigh
not only to the government but to private
individuals. 1t is no secret that the postof-
flee department Is IN favor OF some step
which will give cheaper telegraphic rates TO
every person.
THE OCTOBER srATEMENr.
The monthly debt statement for October
TO be issued by the treasury department to-
morrow, will show net decrease of the
public dept of about $7,500,0O0. OF the
$50, 600, 900 appropriated by the last congress-
for the expenditures of the pension bureau
during the current fiscal year over one-half
has already been expended. A treasury
official said to-day that the annual appropri-
alton for the pension deficiency would this
year PROBABLY amount to S25,0OO,OOO.
CORPORAL TANNER.
Corporal Tanner has ceased talking pol
itics and about his recent administration of
the pension office, but he has not quit talking
altogether He was at a campfire of Lincoln
Post No. 3, G. A. r., last night and related
several army anecdotes, most of them being
about his own career as n soldier. lie said
that he had seen a newspaper statement to
the effect that he had recei ed his wounds
sponse to which ho has only TO say that 1t had
been refuted by the men with whom he
fought
~ simply claim for myself" he said, "that
/ kept up with the procession, with the line
that was led by General Philip Kearney."
The ex-commissioner vas frequently aud
vigorously appauded.
PAwNsHoP TRANSFORMATION.
After 10 o'clock tonight there will be
scarcely a pawnshop in Washington.
This afternoon 'your uncles' were en-
gagged taking down their three gold balls,
and putting up instead signs announcing
that they were secondhand dealers. This
is due to new law (which takes effect
November l, requiring pawnbrokers to pay
$40 license and forbdding their receiving
interest in excess of "A per cent per annum
upon any loan not exceeding S25, or more
than 10 per cent upon any loan exceeding
S25, under penalty of 800 for every otfense,
Second-h hand dealers have greater latitude
and are not required to take out a license.
ARMY NEWS.
BY direction of the secretary of war Cap
tain John NJ. Il. Hyde, recently appointed
assistant quartermaster, will proceed from
Fort Nlobrara to David's Island, n. ", and
report to the commanding officer OF the post
for assignment to the duties heretofore per-
formed by the late Captain George III. Cook,
assistant quartermaster (deceased), report
ing by letter to the adjutant general and the
quartermaster general ofitbe army.
Major Marcus Il. Miller, Fifth artillery,
Captain Samuel Mills, Fifth artillery, and
First Lieutenant Medore M. Crawford, Sec
ond artillery have been detailed a court
martial to meet at Fortress Monroe, Vlr-
ginia, November 20, and Sergeant Frederick
S. Wild, Company B, Seventeenth infantry;
Sergeant Simon II. Dunn, Company II,
Seventh infantry; Corporal Albert Wide
meyer, Company H, Second infantry, are
designated on another court-martial board
to meet at the same time and place.
NEBRASKA AND IOWA PosTMAsTERs.
Nebraska--Julan, Nenaha county, Benia-
min n. Burrss; Kennard, Washington
county, William F. Gaines.
Iowa-Bernard, Dubuque county, Samuel
FL. Bauman.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Drs. A, s. Warner, w III. Martin and j.
A. Kinastou were to-day appointed members
Of the pension board asy.SnTTingtield, Neb.
These appointments wese made upoa the
recommendation of Con 2reSsman Dorsey.
The comptroller of the currency has au-
thorized the German National bank of Beat
rice. Neb., to begin business with capital
of 100000
William U. Watson, Of Iowa, was to-day
appointed u clerk at the war department at
salary of 81, 900 year
PERRY S. HEATH.