The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-06-24
FROM WASHINGTON CITY.

Secretary Carlisle has appointed
WOrthInglon Ford of Brooklyn, y. ~
chief Ol the bureau Of statistics in the
Treasury Department. During the last
Cleveland administration Ford served ~
chief Of the bureau Of statlHtlCs Of the
Department OF State. Mr.. Ford is worth
nearly $1,000 600.
The Star says that President CIcyc-
land has told members Of Congress that
under no circumstances would there be-
an issue OF bonds unless especially au-
thorizcd by Congress. The admlnistra.
ton, he said, was not responsible for the
present financial situation, and it lays
with Congress and not the adminlstra-
ton 10 find remedy for il.
The experts employed under the di-
rccton Of the Congressional Committee
authorized 10 investigate the methods OF
conducting business in the executive de
partmcnt- began work last week. They
will first take up the business methods
Of the Treasury. 1t will take perhaps
two years to finish the work.
The officials Of the War Department
protest that the recent increase Of the
military force at Chicago has nothing to
do with the closing Of the Worlds Fair,
but Notwithstanding this denial there is
reason 10 believe trouble il anticipated
II an attempt IL made to carry out the
construction Of the law given by the
United States Courts.
Plans are being made by Secretary
llokc Smith for an extensive summer
tour through the West. These plans
are not fully developed, aud the time Of
his departure il therefore unknown.
lie will, however, visit points in Indian
Territory and then proceed 10 California,
returning by the route OF the Northern
Pacific railroad. Mrs. Smith has
decided to accompany him on his
travels.
Every once in awhile the rumor il
started that Justice Field contcmplatrs
rcsignlng from the Supreme Bench. As
often ~ this story Is started 1t IL denied
by the Justice himself Field was not a
Cleveland man, because Cleveland re-
fused 10 appoint him Chief Justice. lie
was 20 angry at that time that he might
have resigned to spite Cleveland, but he
is over ht4 mad and now thinks that
some other Democrat may appoint his
succcssOr. At any rate he is going to
try it. II Harrison had been reelected,
ne might have retired, because it would
have meant the selection OF u Republican
~ his successor, unless he waited for an
other election.
Secretary Gresham has received infor-
nation from Minister Blount that war
rants the conclusion that he is prepared
TO indorsc all that has been done in lla-
waii, and that he is now strongly in
cllncd 10 recommend at least the estab-
Iishmcnt Of United States protcCtoratc
over the Hawaiian Islands. The Secrc-
tarv is also in official ignorance OF the
reported interference OF Claus SprcckcIs
/ in behalf Of the restoration OF monarchy
aud OF his insistcncc upon the repayment
/ by the provisional government OF money
advanced by him to the late monarchy
| The Secretary is, OF course, in receipt OF
( information from Blount that he does
not feel Justified in publishing, but he
feels no hesitation in denying the accu-
racy OF the above report.
buIlDp lllc lIHl llllC' lllpHt'l7 W Wv
present administration ended June the
total number OF fourth-class postmasters
appointed was 6,537, OF which 4,672 were
to I'LL vacancies caused by designations
and death and ,S65 by removals. Dur
ing the corresponding period oi the pre-,
vious administration the total number
appointed was S,226, or 1855 more thar
were appointed during the last three
months. OF these 2,650 were to fill va
canccs caused byrcsignations and deatl
and 5 ,5G7 by removals. The number o
anpointmcnts made on designations wa
2,0l5 greater during the first quarter o
the administration than during the last
and the number made on removals wa
3. SOP less during Cleveland's first quartz
than during Harrison's.