The Columbus journal., 1889-08-28

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Acting Postmaster General ClarksoI
has awarded the contract for furnishing
postal cards for tho next four years Il
Albert Daggett Of New York. The new
contract calls for better quality Of pa
per than 10 now used for cards OF thre>
sizes, one 2 1916 by 4 SO inches, one
by s. Is inches (the size Of those nov
used) and one 3ai by s 1-8 inches. Not
withstanding the improved qualities and
the different size the now contract vii
save the government about $4,000 q
compared With the last one. Tho con
tract begins October LIST, next.
Quite large delegation from the va
rious posts in this city will attend tn
twenty-third national eicampment oi
the g. A. r. at Milwaukee. They viii
so on a special train and viii carry q
their guests Pension Commissions
Tanner, Col W. w. Dudley and othel
prominent ex- soldiers.
Gen. Fairchild, chairman OF tho coM
mission appointed to negotiate for thG
purchase Of the Cherokee strip, reported
to the interior department that the com
mission has done all that can be done
until after the Cherokee Indians hold
their council in November. The council
will consider the governments offer t.
buy their land ut $l.25 per acre, and ii
action is final as far a. the Indians are
concerned.
Secretary Noble has issued q circular
to pension agents reducing their appor'
tionment for clerk hire to figure that
will not exceed the apportionment made
by congress for that purpose. The ap.
portionment is insufficient, but the eco.
retary does not think it legal to increase
the number of clerks, thus deliberately
making q deficiency. This may result
in some delay at some OF the agencies in
paying the pensions for the quarter end
ing September 80.
Commissioner OF Pensions Tanner
wants it distinctly understood that there
is no quarrel between Secretary Noble
and himself, nor has there been at any
time the slightest break in the pleasant
personal relations between them. He
says, "Mr. Noble is one OF the most Low.
able men, q man Of broad views, and
while there may be some official differ.
ences between us, these differences are
not of a personal character. Any state
ment tending to create any other i'm
preston is untrue"
Marshal Ransdell has made himself
solid with the working republicans here
abouts by asking for the resignation Of
three of his democratic deputies and by
announcing that it was his purpose to
displace the rest of the democrats en-
ployed under him and replace them with
good republicans as soon as possible.
Senator SpoOner dropped into Wash
ington last week from q Massachusetts,
summer resort. He came to fix up some
Wisconsin post Offices and things, and
from the broad smile he carried away
he must have succeeded. A reckless
newspaper man caught him and attempt
cd to interview him on the republican
tariff bill. "Great Scott, my friend" !"
the senator replied, II am going away in
an hour. Wait till come back for the
winter and we'll have time to talk it
over"
Virginia republicans here say that the
democratic state nominations made last
week are about the strongest that party
could possibly have made, and that the
republicans will have to work hard and
pull together to defeat them.
And now there is talk of another con-
gressional investigation Of the govern
ment printing Office this winter. 1t will
cost a good deal Of money, therefore I
should oppose it had I vote in Con-
gress.
It is now thought that the extra ses-
sion will be called to meet on the 21st
Of October.