Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-05-16
CAPITAL GOSSIP.
A Daily Record of Events Trans
piring in Washington.
Frank W. Palmer, of Illinois. Made Public
Printer-Other OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
dams Monument Other NOf4s
of Interest.
NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD.


WASHINGTON May h-The President has
appointed Frank w Palmer, of Illinois, to
be Public Printer, and Theodore Roosevelt,
OF New York, and Hugh = Thompson, OF
South Carolina, To be members OF the Civil
Service Commission.
WASHINGTON, May S-United States Con-
sui Crowell, at Annoy, China, reports that
the tea crop there has shrunk % 1000 half
chests He says IL is an inferior article and
Is being largely adulterated for the Amer
lean market, and adds that honest inspec-
top at New York would prevent Its impOr-
tation into the United States
WASHINGTON. May Sit is announced
upon authority of Cabinet officer that
John A. Enander, of Chicago, who was ap-
pointed Minister to Denmark, will not take
his office.
WASHINGTON, May S--General Sheridan's
monument at Arlington Cemetery is near
ing completion and will be ready for un-
vailipg ON Decoration Day. II will consist OF
a simple monolith of granite with three
sides plain while upon the side toward
Washington will be q medallion containing
the bust OF Sheridan with headquarters
flag draped in behind The only inscrip-
ton will be the word sheridan"
WASHINGTON, May D-Assistant Secretary
Bussey has overruled a Pension Office de-
cision and allowed pension TO Catherine
Chenowith Her claim was rejected by the
Pension Office on the ground that her hus-
band was living and that she was not there
fore dependent upon her son for support as
she had claimed. Mr. Bussey says it was
shown to his satisfaction that her husband
was an invalid and that the son supported
the family.
WASHINGTON, May "a delegation from
the National Eight-Hour League saw the
President yesterday and asked that the
rank and file of the party workers be rec
ognized They wanted the various heads
of departments to be notified that they
were entitled to hearing. The President
said he would give the league fair show.
WASHINGTON, May IL. -President Harrison
on Thursday appointed Asa Matthews
Speaker of the Illinois House of Repre-
sentatives, to be the First Comptroller of
the Treasury, and Frank e. Loveland to be
pension agent at New York City, vice Franz
Sigel, resigned
WARRINGTON, May l0.-The War Depart
ment has Just published the allotments of
the s400, 900 appropriated by Congress for
the equipment of the militia Illinois gets
$50, SS3; Indiana sl42S9; Iowa, Sl2.3i0;
Kansas, ss543; Michigan, 1880; Mime
sofa, s6,644 Missouri, Sl5,lSS; Nebraska,
81, 746; Ohio, SCI ,S33; Wisconsin, sl0,44l.
WASHINGTON, May 10 President Harrison
was visited yesterday by the Association of
Veterans of 1910, composed of members of
the Tippecanoe Club. Ex-Public Printer
Clapp acted AS chairman, and made an adj
dress to the President, who responded in a
few well-chosen words
WASHINGTON, May 10 William ID. OCon-
nor, assistant general superintendent of the
life saving service, died in this city Thurs
day morning after long illness from par
alysls.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE President Fri
day afternoon appointed the following Col
lectors OF Internal Revenue: Levi 5. VII
cox, for the Eighth district of Illinois;
Samuel d. Warncastle, for the Twenty
third district OF Pennsylvania