The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-08-02

EA~SfnttOf NON OF virginia.
cre ri she hsppiest men In the cosnsrv
He has succeeded ~ getting the repub
ran N itionni committee 10 take q han,
in toe pniiiica; middle In his state, m.
tina res,it " that the vii, Malone I
more nrOlv seated A. the republican hos
In that State than ever. This result va
not However obtained without N effort
how great an effort may BE judged from
shs fsct that the sub-committee Of III
Nstiona! committee. composed OF Messr
Quar-, Dudley. Clark son, ressenden ans
Hobart wss Ia continuous session ont
entire dsv and night. aud Afterwards hal
Hong consultation with Mr.. Harrison
The only hing that The anti NJ shoneiie
get. ~ far ~ can ba seen on the surface
IL share In the federal Offices In MI
State. and -ome people here are urchsr
liable enough 10 ssv that's about all the,
wanted. Al any rate the decision Of thu
committee In MShone's favor wss close
" followed by the appointment OF Col
J. ID. Brady 10 be collector Of inierna
evenn for The second district OF tina
aiate. Col. BRADY hss been about ths
biuerest opponent Malone had In thu
stsss. His salary will be $500 q year
which II not 10 be sneezed 1T by Z man
out In the cold. He accepts the sitna,
Siou, anil sAid in an Interview here thai
Mah0ue could have the denomination for
Governor IL he wanted Il.
Mr.. Harrison reached Washington IasI
woek. stayed several days, and turned
cut : surprising number or appoint.
rlcnts. surprising 20 the follows whs
were only expecting disappointments
Ne also took . hand in the deal between
the National republican committee and
the republican factions ~ Virginia. A
proceeding which. while IL enhanced biz
reputation o. politician, cansed him 10
be more or less harshlv criticised by :
large number OF people who think the
President should keep out Of partisan
politics. He HIS now gone hack n Deer
Park. For the present be will divide bic
vacation into periods OF q fortnight each !;
he will remain away two weeks, return
here for two or three days. then 70 10
Mr.. Blsins's cottage NJ Bar Hsrhor.
Maine, for : weeks stay, then back 10
Washington for = few days, after which
he will 60 TO Deer Park to stay until
October.
Mr.. Blaine will not return here before
October, aud IL il announced that the
hsll-a-dozen nnimportant consular ap.
poiatmeDts made Saturday are al that
will be made before his return.
Ex-Laud Commissioner Sparks will
feel good when he lesrus that Secretary
Noble has susfained the decision msde
by him, that eight years must eIapse from
the planting Of trees on the public lsnds
before patent = I've obtained under
the timber culture law.
Tho e~x-fuuny man OF the H0use oil
Representatives. Roswe!l G. Horr. oil
Michigan, has written . letter I the State
department declining { become u. S.
C0nsui q Valparaiso. Chill. nctwith.
standing his recent appointment 10 that
position. He did not zee The joke IN the
appointment TO : $4,000 position. when
be va applicant for one q $4,000.
Ex-Congressman Nichols. or North
Carolina. who made such . strong fight
for Public Printer, has taken quite 81
tumble. and accepted an appointment ell
CHIEF ofthe Mall division 10 the Treas
ury department.
Indiana has captured another nice
posltion. ~. u. Hurley, formerly poet
master q Nav Albany. has been 90.
pointed Third Auditor Of the Treasury.
All the Auditors are now republicans.
Charles O. Austin has been appointed
d. 8. Marshal for the Northern districtl
~ Alsbsma. There were only TWENTY
two apple ants for this position, aud the
man appointed was not one OF them,
either. |
Public Printer Palmer has been wor.
ried 70 such an extent by the Office seek.
ers, that ne has gone to Pennsylvania toI
try and get : few days rect.
Secretary Noble Is reported 10 Be vervl
mnch dissatiaied with the methods thai
have prevailed in the Pension ofice IN
regard 70 the re-rs,ing Of pensioners
lie has ordered al such applications to
BE he'll NJ until be can make : ruling to
BE- followed IN the future. Several die
charges have been made on account OIL
these re.ratings. But II 10 generally con-
coded that the pretended indignation h.
oil froth. and that the re-rating was done
pursuant 70 an understanding arrived q
ata regular Cabinet meeting, 1t which
President Harrison sid be wanted to
SO al who had contributed to the Re.
publicsn campaign fund last year rein.
bursed, and that Il would Be prudent
and polite 10 lawfully decrease the enor.
mous snrplus BY letting these good
fsllOw-soldiers draw ont some thousands.
Of Il for their v private use. A. Hon.
81 Cox says: Great - Humbug!r but
stranger still IL christian tatesmsns hip
. construed BY this prayerful adminis-
t~ration.
The opposition TO the present Civil
Service law Il rapidly becoming formid-
able Not that the people do not believe
reform il necessary in our civil service,
but because they have found out that
mere IL no reform In the present meth
ode, nor do they believe n reform
possible under the law. II weuld not be
surprising II An effort wss made TO re-
peal the law ct the coming session OF
Congress.
The British Minister has q much larger
stock OF politcness than the Persian Min
is'er, Who took French leave the Other
day, and has notified the State depart.
mcnt Or his departure for England and