Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-04-25


present the editor of that very spright-
~ republican daily, the Few York
Press. He'has an International repn-
tation as writer on industrial topics.
and no man has done more In the last
ten years to popufarize a protection
tariff than he, and few men are better
qualified than he to superintend the
taking of the next census could be
found.
Oklahoma is long way from Wash
ington, but its affairs are just now re-
ceiving great deal of attention from
the officials of the Government. The
Attorney General and the Controller
of the Currency are trying to decide
whether they shall grant charters for
several national banks there for which
have been made. The
law says such applications shall be on
file one year before the charters shall
be granted. But this being the open
ing of new territory. is claimed to be
an exceptional case. A decision is ex-
pected in . few days. The Postoffice
Department is making unusual efforts
to provide mail facilities for the citi-
zens ito beg of the country, Several
inspectors are now there to examine
proposed mail routes, etc. First AS
sistant Postmaster General Clarkson,
who has been over the ground, says
Oklahoma is the garden spot of the
West, and that in less than six months
its population will be 100000, and
that in two years it will be admitted
as State.
Red Clo1d, the Sioux indian Chief.
called on the President this week. He
said that he 'only called to pay his
respects, when an inquisitive news
paper man asked him what Office he
was trying to get.
The number of changes in fourth
class postmasters now runs from 100
to $50 per day. These postinasters
have no stated term but from action
that has been taken by the Depart
ment in q number of cases it is infer
red that the commissions of all those
having served four years or longer are
considered as having expired.
The Railway Mail Service is being
improved as rapidly as possible. Al
ready there have been more than 500
changes therein and the coed work
still goes OH. Speaking of this matter
Mr. Clarkson said: 'It has been the
policy of the Department to displace
incompetent clerks and appoint expe-
rienced and efficient men who left the
service during the last administration,
where such are available and DESTROYS
of reentering the service. The Rail
way Mail Service requires men not on
ly of superior intelligence, but men
whose faculties are in perfect working
order. Men who possess every require
ment of the service are comparatively
few, and are not easily secured, but
when such are found they should be
retained in the service as long as posi-
BILE. Efficiency in the postal service
can be obtained only after a long
struggle, and to remove such men in
order 10 make places fer political ia
vorites, irrespective Of their fitness, is
a public wrong and should not be toll
Grated"
Secretary Blaine says there are more
than 8, 500 applications on file at the
State Department for the 210 United
States consulships.
Postmaster General Wannamaker.
believing that the newspapers of the
country should be given every facility
for obtaining and disseminating the
news of the day, has rescinded an or
der issued during the last admin
istration prohibiting trainmen car
rying newspaper correspondence and
packages of newspapers on trains 9th
er than mail trains. The issuance o.
this order several years ago has beer
the cause of great inconvenience anC
complaint from newspapers published
in every section Of the country.
The State department has issued 1
n pamphlet containing all the law
passed at the last session of Congress
Persons DESTROYS copies may Obtain
them by writing to the Department
enclosing 55 cents.
Owing to the unusually large mum
Der ( letters received at the Pension
office since the new Commissioner, Mr.
Tanner has had charge, there is neces
sarily considerable delay In gettinI
them all answered. and the Commits
sioner requests that his correspondent
bear with him as patiently as possible
Mr.. Tanner, speaking OF the resigna
ton of Gen. Sigel as pension agent a
New York City, said: ut ives pathet
ic. remember how his horse splash
ed mud all-over me as stood in tn
ranks and he galloped along the lin
with bis splendid staff in '61, and her
he was a broken old man offering III
his resignation. want the people t,
understand that Gen. Sigel's persona
record in the New York pension ofiic'