The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-11-15

son's friends indignantly denv ~ mum
meut charging him With having s.'s aH
in collecting campaigu eontributIo.. !.
she democratbc National commits. |!
1883 from The clcrks In the Tressrs" !
partment while he Wa Asslstant s,9
Iisry Of that Department. M. YnsvY
Who was chief clerk Of tho Tressr.a
the time. makes the following stsss1.
' hich IL corroborate6 by . num-
other OH eisls, some Of them republic.
"During the incumbemey ~ \
Thompson - Assistant Secretary a. ,
Treasury, was the CHIEF ClerrL \
Superintendent Of the Treasury h,J
ing, and charged with tho enforcs~j
OF I'll orders. remember dis,;sJ
during the campaign of 1883 one !, J
subordinases. without my knowl.a]
had collected or received from ~ \
ployes some seventy I've dollava s,aI
formed me OF II, and wished 10 tar
money Ove TO me 10 DO forwards
the democratic committee dss,.|
10 receive II. and at once venor,ed }
fact 10 Assistant Secretary Thom..j
who d~istinctly and emphsticslly ,oIdl
that such act was illegal and mus, ro,|
Permitted IN the department, and AL
ed me 10 send for this subordina,s \
order him to return the money = !
persons from whom he had rece;vsa
upon pain OF dismissal (Which I an !.
the money Was so returned and tu,1
to stop al that kind Of work in M }
pertinent"
This silly charge was bvouRh. 40,
Mr.. Thompson BY republicans bss.1
be hss taken steps TO prosecute mend
Of . Virginis republican club al M !
for collecting money from Governnl
esnployes for The Malone camp
fund.
Ex-Secretsvy Bayard was marrifa
this city to-day 10 Mics Clymer. n
marriage has been reported a. abouI
take place ~ least . half dozen ,inesa n
in z the last year.
A committee Of negro preacher. y
led on Mr.. Harrison las. week and B
deavored 10 get him 10 commit him.si
the absurd scheme. proposed by M
cent convention OF negro Bap;i-s NJ
az Indianapolis, OF asking Congrt.
appropriate e5O,O0U.OUO 10 aid n, !
Rroes Of the South 10 emIgrstinp Il !
west. The same committee afterx.l
called en- tie Attorney General and ,
sented a long string Of alleged polI'l
outrages South. From ali that e.,
learned they did not receive much y
ISOLATION from either OF the p~ep,ls.I
visited. They only got some yer,
dsfiniie and diplomatic promises.
The GOvernsnent directors I The III
Pacific railroad, IN their animal ,en
say that the Interests ofthe United n,
demand early action by Congress n
cure the payment by this company N
Indebtedness 10 the Government. n
indorse the (Outhwsite) bill. which
pending when the last Congress
Ijourned. il remains to BE- seen. why
the millionaire lobby will be sucsI
in again defeating this much
Legislation during the coming Coz
Mt. Harrison 10 understood a.
down somewhat hes11y a.
Noble Ia REGARD n thu VI
employees Of the Pensio eekN~ IN
pensions were Se-rs,ed M. ~ !
missioner Tanner. The Secrtnr,
ed 10 dismiss them all. but the Pre-
has gwen him orders that none are
dismissed unless IL can BE- Iully sno'
that they are guilty. Of having viola
the law. The Only one OF them \
missed 30 far 10 . democrat. and il h. "
fair TO Mr.. Harrison 10 Say that he Y
removed before the matter was brouI
to the Presidents attention.
The Postmaster General has hsci
down from the d~ictatorial position
assured towards the telegraph con{
nies some months ago. aud has al
rates TO be paid by the Government
official telegraph messages much hid
than the price be then named. The
are about the same as those char
everyone By the Ii. & q. telegraph
pany when il was swallow "a by
Western Union monopoly. Jay id
10 a bigger III than Wsnamaks1.
The effect OF the elections on Tnes
vas very depressing at the Whiie Hc}
The usual Cabinet meeting to-day !
very short, the President was mod
and the members of the Cabinet v
none OF them in . bumor 10 discn.
ficia! matters. Corporal Tanner y
cast down. hut goes around with %
told you so cir, and now thinks be i
not be in the soup alone long.
40 add 10 The Presidents diacomfj
ex-P President Cleyeland, Who was
attending the Baysrd-C lymer nupt
called at the White House feeling il .
best OF spirits, and OF course Hara
could but receive him with genilemr
courtesy, though, il IL said, he remst
TO Blaine az Cleveland's carriage 3ol
away, that no didn't think II VS. n
gracious Of Cleveland to call on hin
mediateIy after such election news
Il inclined 70 lay . large share OF ihe
verees at the door Of the old soldiers
swear BY Tanner.
The greatest disgust is caused here
Vice President Morton's denial, ibnd
his -ecretary, that he has . bar 10
hotel. His landlord, Herman. b.
license, but Morton's name was The
signed TO the application. OF cou1
millionaire Morton wouldn't put q
white apron and wait on customers
ara willing 10 pay 20 cents Tor . drie'
whisky or beer himself, hut HE
keeper does II Ia M0rton's house.
his attempt to lie out OF Il, by hsd
the license In another person's nan,
looked upon - . d~isgraceful and