Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-09
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| The Fort Pitt tanneries and the offices
| and warehouse OF the Consolidated Wire
| company at Rankin Station, Pa, burned,
| causing loss Of Sl25, 900.
Fred \ Hoffman jumped from the roof
l of his uncle's house. No. SGranville street,
| Pittsburg. and died almost instantly. He
| had just left an insane asylum supposed
| ~ cured.
| In order to meet the demand for bank
notes the burea of engraving at Wash
| iugton will work overtime
John A. Scott, an American who man.
ages sugar plantation in Hawaii, says
that annexation is the final destiny of the
Islands, but that popular vote now would
be largely against that policy.
Col, A. II. Tyson. OF Gov Pattison's
staff and appointed engineer OF the Penn
sylvInia forestry commission recently on
Secretary Harrity's recommendation, is
| now under arrest at Harrity's instance
charged with obtaining money under false
! pretenses.
A report from New York says that Presi-
dent Cleveland has practically decided to
nominate William B. Hornblower, of that
city. TO fill the vacancy in the United su-
preme court caused by the death of Judge
Samuel Blatchford
that he has Sophocles' skull. 1t was dug
up near Dekelsia, Greece, by the doctors
brother, who is general director of the
royal possessions Of Greece.
a reward Of 500 has been offered for the
| arrest Of the persons who nearly killed E.
3. Chaplin at Champaign, Ill, Aug. . The
reward is offered by the Champaign Print
ing company and by the city of Cham
paign.
The probable average yield of wheat in
Illinois this year is estimated az thirteen
bushels An acre, and OF corn thirty bushels
to the acre.
4 monster golden eagle attempted to
carry off Joseph Maynes, near Toledo
The bird had lifted Maynes. who weighs
Isl pounds, from his feet three times,
when a companion came to his assistance
and the eagle was captured.
c. NJ. Wright s Co, bankers at Alta
mont, Ills, have suspended and the cash
Ter, Levi Butler, has disappeared, leaving
letter saying that he has taken Sil 200 of
the firms cash
Case block at Three Rivers, Mich, was
partially destroyed By fire. Losses aggre-
gate $4,000.
delegation representing eight western
counties OF Kansas met with the execu-
tive council at Topeka for con ference in
regard to procuring seed wheat TO be used
this fall
To Improve Our Consular Service.
The consular service should be made
more homogeneous. As at present consti-
tuted there is no general supervision over
the different consulates in the several
countries. They should all be made sub
servient to the consul general, or, even bet
ter, as in the English service, to the minis
ter accredited to the country in which they
are located. As it is, some consuls report
to the legation, some to the consul general
and others direct to the department of
state. 1t is recognized that this custom
arose partly TO procure quicker mail facili-
ties, but in many instances postal service
has been improved lately, and the cable
and telegraph can be used for emergencies.
The consuls general could be dispensed
with, or if retained should pay annual
visits to the different posts in their districts.
duty at present only permitted in some
countries once year and by special permits
sion on application to the department a
novel feature might be substituted to in
crease the efficiency of the consular service
in the institution of several superintend-
ents, whose duty it would be to visit the
various consulates and inform the depart
ment in relation to their true state, such as
the proper location of the Office, the state
of the records, the correctness of accounts,
as well as to ferret out abuses and INQUIRE
into any charge of misconduct, all of which
can only be done by personal inspection.
Owing to their remoteness consuls are less
under the eye of the appointing power and
the espionage of the public press than any
class of public oficials.-North American
Review.