Omaha daily bee., 1889-07-24
TANNER WELCOMES SCRUTINY
He Asked For the Investigation Of
the Pension Bureau.
THE INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS.
Omaha One OF the Cities to Be vis-
ited-Nebraska's Corn Prospects
Furniture Contracts Awarded
Army News.
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The secretary of the interior has finally
announced definitely that he proposes TO
comply with Commissioner Tanners re.
quest, and to have thorough investigation
Of the manner in which pensions have been
re-rated ana cases made special in that
Office. II is possible that the investigation
will be in the nature of n comparative anal
ysis of the methods in vogue for year past,
and 1t Is moro than likely that 1t will show
that while the present commissioner has
adopted q liberal policy, he has not in any
instance gone outside the strict letter Of the
law. nor has he been more reckless in the
matter of making cases special and of re-
rating old pensions than was his predecessor.
In spite Of the daily howls which
have been kept up in the mug
wump papers against Mr.. Tanner there
is not the faintest ground for the statement
printed broadcast that the president is dis
satisfied with his management Of the office.
1t is probable that there would have been no
commission and no investigation but for the
persistence of Mr.. Tanner himself, who,
while bearing up without a murmur against
the abuse which has been fired in upon him,
has considered it due to his superior officers
that the public should have chance to
know just what has been done since the be-
ginning Of his administration about four
months ago. Mr. Tanner has not the slight
est fear as to the result of such investigation.
In fact he courts it, and is convinced, as are
others who have knowledge of
the methods now prevailing there,
vast Improvement over the management
Of the same Office during Mr.. Clevelands
administration. MIR. Tanner, instead of
treating an applicant for q pension as fraud
and imposition at the outset, has started in
with the idea that every man who fought for
his country has right to ask for pen SION,
under the law. Each, from the humblest to
the most powerful, has been given an oppor-
tunity to present his case, and even in those
instances where special facilities were
received just as much consideration as the
member of congress when he succeeded in
reaching the commissioners ear.
THE INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS-.
The appointment of Mr.. w. e. Curtis, the
well known author and correspondent, to a
position as an agent of the state department
in connection with the Forthcoming interra-
tional American congress, was made by Mr..
Blaine because of the familiarity of Mr. Cur
tbs with South American affairs. His duties
will occupy three or four months, and the
first work done will be to prepare the
way for the trip which Is to be given to the
delegates to the principal cities Of the coun-
try. AS soon as the congress organizes the
try at the expense OF the government
of the United States. The trip will extend
from Boston to Omaha and the programme
contemplates visit to all the commercial
points. 1t is expected that the cities visited
will cooperate with the department in enter
tanning the visitors, and that all possible
help will be afforded III giving. them a proper
idea of American methods. Mr.. Curtis loft
for New York tonight, where his headquar-
ters will be at the Fifth Avenue hotel. He
will consult the board of trade and other
commercial bodies IN the cities to be visited,
and will prepare brief for the American
delegates, giving an outline of the topics
which will be discussed at the meetings.
NEBRASKA CORN PROSPECTS.
From the current report on the condition
of crops issued by the department of agrioul-
ture, the following report of the corn crop in
Nebraska is taken. johnson county looks
splendidly; Nemaha has seldom been better;
Webster has an unusually good stand, but it
is small because of the cold; the prospect is
first class in York, and the stand may be put
at 100, cultivation the same, but owing to
the cool dry weather late in May and early
Paha, good stand and most off color;
Wheeler will be very late; Hamilton prom
lses well; Loups prospecI Is good, it is gen
orally clean and is doing well; Madison has
by the cool weather, but is growing
fast now, and has an excellent stand and
is clear of weeds; Sioux looks well; Wayne's
cultivation was prevented by excess of rain,
but the prospect was never better; Furnas,
with favorable rains from now ON will be
immense; Lincoln's crop advanced consider
ably by the favorable weather since June %,
and in ten days more will be equal to last
ward from cold, that planted with the lister
is the latest; Blaine late spring, damaged by
cut worms. some fields entirely destroyed by
them, but has advanced In the past ten days:
from the cold spring; Douglas, about four
feet high.
CONTRACTS AWARDED.
The superintendent Of the treasury to-day
awarded the contract for supplying standard
Office furniture for the government building
at Des Moines, Ia, to the Minneapolis Office
company, of Minneapolis, whose bid was
81 ,164 and for supplying standardsfurniture
for the building at Keokuk to the Akron G.
& G. company, of Akron, O., whose bid was
1906.
IOWA PosTMAsTERs APPOINTED.
Abbott, Harden county, John H. Grothaus:
Barnes, Mahaska county, John w. Harper;
Dunkertol Black Hawk county, A. S. Cum
ings; Fairbank, Buchanan county S, p. Lee;
Gilmore City, Pocahontas county, II. G..
Kerdun; Homer, Hamilton county, William
A. Shafer; Leighton, Mahaska county, r.
e. Whiteacre; Ramsey, Kossuth county, Au-
gust Workman, West Bend, Palo Alto
county, Seymour Bookman; Winthrop, Blu.
chapan county, Stephen Knowles; Ze-
norsville, Boone county, Bruch Hutchinson.
ARMY NEWS.
Major Theodore 5. Chevan, assistant adju-
tant general, has been detailed as one of the
officers to assist In examining and reporting
upon the Indian depreciation claims in Nc
braska and other western and southwestern
states. He relieves Major Edward Hunter.
Captain Allen III. jackson, Seventh infan-
try, will proceed TO New York city upon the
completion of the summer field exercises In
the department of North Platte, 70 conduct
The first detachment of recrnits that may hn