The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-12-02
MINOR MATTERS.

MINOR MATTERS.
Large Increase in the Number of Presidential
Pcstoffices and in Business Done.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.-The annual report
of First Assistant Postmaster general
Smith A. Whitfield ON the subject of
salaries and allowances. will show that the
adjustment OF presidential postmasters'
salaries in effect July ]. 1891. resulted in 12S
Offices being assigned to the first class, COZ
to the second class and 2.245 to the third
class, making q total OF 1884 presidential
offices July /, 1891. This was a net in
crease of 12 first-class, 52 second-class and
1SS third-class offices, the aggregate amount
of presidential salaries being S5,04T,700,
or an increase of s434. 200. or '9.4 per cent. as
compared with the same item for 1890. The
total gross recelpts which accrued at
presidential offices for the four quarters
ended March 81, 1891. amounted to $685.
O57, being an increase Of S4,o75,696. or 1917
per cent. as compared with the same item
Tor the previous year. 1he aggregate ex-
pendItures for compensation to postmasters
for the fiscal year ended June 60 1891,
amounted to sl4.526,99s.
Secretary Foster Suffers q Relapse.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-Secretary Foster
cards. He was convalescing yesterday,
after his struggle with the grip and felt
we'll enough to play a game of whist with
his physician, DR.. Hamilton. President
Harrison happened to be out walking. and
dropped in while the game was in progress
and took q hand. Foster remarked '.Dr.
Hamilton plays q worse game of whist than
you do. so / want you to come in in order
to make the game exciting" 1t turned out
that the game was too exciting, for Mr..
Foster suffered relapse. due TO the exer-
tion he had made. 1t was decided to-day
to take him to South Carolina for two
weeks.
Winter Cruise of the Atlantic Squadron.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-Acting Rear Ad-
miral John s. Walker. commanding the
United States squadron of evolution, was
at the Navy Department to-day making
preparations for beginning the winters
cruise. He says the flagship Chicago. hav-
ing finished her repairs. will be turned
over to him tomorrow. She is now at the
New York navy-yard. He further said
that he would sail almost Immediately for
Hampton roads making that his first OBJ
jective point with the Chicago, Newark,
Atlanta and Bennington. After that the
movements OF the squadron are indefinite.
Patents Granted Hoosier Inventors.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-Patents were to-
day granted Indiana inventors as follows:
Alice Armstrong. Noblesville. sash-fastener;
Jacob r. Cox, Clayton, corn-planter; Au-
gustin Ellis. Bedford. plow; Asa NJ. Fitch.
Seymour. plow: Bergman S. Kennett, New
Albany. hub: Benjamin III. Lawter. Ladoga,
saw-mlll skid; Clark B. Nelson. Crawfords-
vile. roof crestng; Harvey w. Ragsdale,
Trafalgar. signal for railway crossings:
Elmer +. Stephenson, Wabash, anti-rattler
for thill couplings.
Senatorial Election Cannot He Postponed.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.-Senator Sherman
said to-day that the proposition made In
Ohio to postpone the senetorIal contest un-
til the State convention passed on the mer-
it's of candidates could not be carried out.
He says the law is imperative that the Leg
islature must at once proceed to elect
Senator, and the duty cannot be postponed
to take the sense of convention or for any
other reason.
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