The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-03-21
WASHINGTON NEWS.

Several important changes in the Treas
ury department seem 10 have been de-
cided upon by the President and Secretary
Foster. The most important one il that
OF Gen. Rosecrans the present register OF
the Treasury, who Is relic OF the Cleve-
lant administration. Gen. Rosecrans has
always been an intense partisan. He went
out OF Congress ON the advent OF the
Cleveland Administration ana was at once
appointed 10 his pres mt position which
nets him $4,000 n year salary He held
this place all through that administration,
aud when November. 1888, decrced tho
success OF Gen. Harrison the friends OF
Gen Rosecrans at once started movement
To put him ON the retired list OF the army.
The I'LL was tina ~ passed and he went on
the retired list at the pay OF about 81, 800
year Among those mentioned TO sue
coed him ARE Capt. Rowell OF Illinois, Gen.
Il. y. Osborne of Pennsylvania, Gen.
Grosvenor OF Ohio, and Gen. Vandever OF
Calfor MIA, all members OF the last House.
All OF these gentlemen have excellent rec
ords and world III this position except
ably. The other change that is 10 be
made is that Of Chief Clerk Bracket. a
personal appointment OF the late secre-
tary Col. Swords of Iowa IL regarded "a
the probable successor To tho chief clerk.
ship
Senator Palmer Is getting plenty II
advertising. For the time be has
completely snuffed out the Presidential
fight OF Col w. X. Morrison. The local
papers are filled with the poor boyii sto.
ries, "reminiscences OF his career aud out
spoken hints OF his Presidential chances.
Springer Is responsible for most OF the
"reminiscences, but the Presidential talk Is
spontaneous. Col Morrison unbends
enough TO shy that his rival Is Demo
crat, and therefore Palmer 4 all right -
The Star summarizes the situation as fol.
lows:
The Adjutant-General of the army has
issued the following decision made by
Secretary Pro tor:
lin connection with an act OF Congress
60 authorize n retired list for privates and
non-commissioned officers OF the United
States army who have served for period
OF thirty years or upward. approved Feb.
Ia, 1883. aud under an act OF Congress 10
amend tho foregoing, approved Sept. 80,
1890, il Is held
II. That the war Of the rebellion began
April Is. 1861.
-. That war service includes serv-
ices rendered as "A commissioned officer.
-. That the war ended August 20.
1885, but entitled the applicant TO double
time for service after April = 1868; IL
must appear afilrmatively that sucn
service was rendered i'm the Stat, OF
Texas
= Jerry Rusk doesn't pretend 20 70
be dplomatist, but he is urging on the
state department that certain rep
rescntations be made TO the foreign
governments discriminating against
the American hog. He wants IL
done with all the vigor that can be
injected into diplomatic correspondence.
Uncle Jerry says in effect 10 Secretary
Blaine BE polite about H. but let them
understand that we are tired OF their
nonsence aud mean business This re.
lates 90 some instructions said 20 be on
their way 20 Minister Phelps at Berlin
Secretary Rusk was asked what he
thought OF the alleged statement made by
DIR Won Boettchcr in the Reiehstag on
behalf of the German government TO the
effect that the new sanitary measures
adopted in the United States were made.
quate, and therefore that the government
did not intend 10 rcscind the prohibition
placed upon the importation OF American
hog products. He said: III can hard "
believe that such statement has been
made for IL imports wiIful or pretended
ignorance OF the legislation now in force
in this country providing for meat inspec.
ton. The last meat inspection law passed
10y Congress provides for the most thor
ough and complete system OF inspection
possible and IL vii be more thorough than
that now In force In any other country N
the world. Not only will caet'e aud hogs be
examined hume lately prior TO slaughter,
but have the power to cause post norton
examinations 70 be wade, and in the case
OF swine micro copic examination OF all
export hog products, and every precaution
that science can avail itself Of 20 detect
disease will be adopted. Tho certificate
issued by this Government after such ex-
animation will guarantee that the animal
from which the product came was free OF
disease
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