The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-12-01

POSTMASTER Generai Nanamaker IS credited
by Washington business people with desire to
conduct here, at the National Capital, after
retiring from President Harrson's Cabinet q
mammoth retail establishment on the plan of
his celebrated Philadelphia store. An unau-
thenticated report was in circulation last week
that Mr. Wanamaker is arranging for the pur-
chase of the entire block bounded by Tenth aud
Eleventh, F and G Streets and on which are two
extensive business houses, Catholic school,
and other buildings This entire square, the
report says, will be utilized for Mr.. Wanama-
kers new business venture.
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Mr.. George Miller, of Pittsburg, Pa, who was
recently appointed by President Harrison Col
leetor of Internal Revenue at that place, is
causing the officials of the Treasury Depart
ment some uneasness. as he had not, at the
latest adviees signifed his willingness to ac-
cept the position. He was telegraphed by the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue to state
whether he would become an official of the
Government but nothing had been heard from
him at latest accounts. As the Office carries
large salary, together with considerable patron
age it is altogether likely that Mr.. Miller will
accept when notified 1t is thought he is away
from home on cunning expedition.
So
The Treasury Department is flooded by cor
respondence from all over the country asking
that souvenir Worlds Fair coins be secured for
them. Secretary Foster said in an interview
last week that he had nothing to do with the
coins, except to have them struck of at the
Philadelphia Mint and to turn them over to
the Worlds Fair Commission when the Com
mission certified to him that they had properly
expended so much money. For instance if the
certificate was for $3.50. he would pay out $3.50
in souvenir coin to them, and so ON up to the
s., 100000 appropriated by Congress for the
Worlds Fair expenses. The matter of dspos-
ing of the coins was under the sole control of
the Commission, and he had nothing to do
with it.
John f. Mollere, an employee of the Bureau
of Engraving and Printing, Treasury Depart
ment, fell from the top of 20-foot step-ladder
one day last week and was severely injured.
Mollere is very large man. and when it is re.
| membered that he is drawing pension for SER
vice in the Mexican war, it will be wondered
at that he lives and is able to walk about
Mollere also saw service in rebel Louisiana
regiment. He had quite an experience while
serving the Lost Cause. He was sailor dur
ing the Mexican war, and, regardless of the
fact that he fought against the Government in
the war of the rebellion, he draws So per
month pension.
| Rev. Dr. Scott. the venerable father in-law
of President Harrison, was thought to be in
| dying condition at one time last week, but
rallied on Sunday. and was SO much better
that the Presidential family entertained hopes
Of his ultimate recovery. In speaking of DR..
Scott's case, the Presidents physician, DIR.
Gardner, who attended Mrs. Harrison during
her last Illness said that his venerable patient,
who is SO years of age, is man of the most
remarkable vitality he ever met, and that the
chances were excellent for him to get on his
| feet again. The fatigue of the journey to
Indianapolis, where the Doctor went at the
time HRS. Harrison was buried. proved little
too much for him. and, brought on low fever.
The danger is past and be is likely to be about
| again within few days.
as.
In his annual report Secretary Chas Foster,
of the Treasury Department, will devote much
space to the subject of immigration and the
! quarantine system. and will say, among other
things, that he has given the subject great
deal of attention during the past Summer. and
and is convinced that the country needs Ma
tional quarantine system, and he proposes to
make q recommendation TO that effect to Con-
gress- He said recently that there has been a
continual conflict between the Marine Hospi-
tai service and the old National Board OF
Health, which exists only in name. He will
recon mend that a National system be estab.
lished and administered under the direction OF
the Surgeon General of the Marine Hospital
service. He has no sympathy with the effort
made to revive the National Board of Health
So
The life of DR.. Hammett, Health Officer Of
the District still appears to be troubled al.
though cold weather has come. Complaints
are coming in to the Office every day in in.
creased numbers notwithstanding the fact
that ice forms and frost covers everything in
the early morning hours The Health Officer
says that he has adopted a new system as K
garbage complaints, and he says that to this h.
! attributes the increased complaints coming in
Not having any inspectors to watch the con
tractor, be is compelled to rely on the citizen
and when a complaint is received at tn.
Health Office the contractor is notified A
: the same time the party complaining is mailed
card with instructions that il the garbage il
; not removed within a certain number of days
the party is to complain again. DR.. Hammet
says that this system doubles up the com
plants, but is the best he can do.
An echo of the National Encamp ment wa
heard in the Police Court last week, when Viii
liam Stone. Frank Riley, and York Mslley. tn
first q citizen of Chicago the second ons o
Philadephias choice crooks and the last youn
man Washlngtonisn, were placed on tria
Detective Horne Dabbed them at the Baltimor
& Ohio Depot. finding four watches. TIL
: principal charge was stealing gold watch from
Il Joseph Allen, one-armed veteran, who az
c peared in court. Assistant District Attorne
: Armes prosecuted, and Messrs. Taylor an
e Drain appeared for the defendants. The OH
: GERS testified that when the trio were taken int
: the police station Stone said: Were pinche
d aud there's use squealing." Mslley declares
9 that he met the other two just before they wer
arrested, and had not known them before
The jury acquitted Maiey and Stone, bu
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