The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-08
ONE OF MORrON's TRICKS.

Important Service Temporarily Abolished in
Order TO Get Robert Blaine Out of Offloo
Special to the Indianapolis ournal
WASHINGTON. April 7.-Secretsry Of Az
riculture Morton has determined TO remove
from Office Mr. Robert Blaine. the brother
of the late James Gillespie Blaine. For
that reason Mr.. Morton to-day issued an
order abolishing tho quarantine division of
the Bureau of Animal Industry, of which
division Mr.. Blaine is the chief. The abo-
course. the dismissal of its chief. The
work of this division has been of great i'm
portance. 1t has had to deal with the
controversies between Great Britain and
the United States as to the pres
ence of pleuro- pneumonia and other
diseases In cattle shipped across the AT.
lantIc. Under Mr.. Harrison's admlnistra-
tion the rules adopted by Secretary Rusk
and carried out by this division were most
British market for American beef. Only
few days ago DE-. Salmon. the chief of the
Bureau of Animal Industry, stated that the
quarantine of cattle imported from abroad
for exhibition at the worlds fair would
form one of the most important duties of
the Department of Agriculture. The aboli
tiOn of the division of which Mr.. Blaine
was the chief. under these circumstances,
shows that 1T 10 the purpose to retire from
Office the brother Of the late Secretary Of
State. The duties of the division are so
important that it's sre-estnblishment with
Democratic chief may be speedily expected.
AIorton's Weather Bureau Investigation.
WASHINGTON, April THE investi CATION
into the alleged Irregularities in the Wealth
or Bureau was continued to-day. John
Sullivan, q laborer. testified that he saw
five boxes OF old type and rubbishsina q wa
gOn which was removed from the sheds ad-
Joining the bureau to be condemned and
sold by public auction. Other witnesses
gave similar testimony.
General Notes.
Special 20 the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, April 7.-United States
Treasurer Nebeker returned from New
York. whittier he went some days ago to
take charge of the subtreasury. Mr..
Nebeker expects his assistant to enter
upon his duties to-morrow or first of next
week, when the Treasurer will 60 to his
future home, at Marion, to remain some
weeks.
The Cabinet meeting to-day lasted for
nearly three hours. Most of the time was
spent in discussion of tho forthcoming
visit of the President and the members Of
the Cabinet to New York to witness the
naval review and to Chicago to open tho
fair. 1t is understood that the details of
the trips have been about arranged.
The Treasury Department. is in an easier
condition than 1t has been for several
months past, due largely to the increased
receipts from customs. With this condi-
tion the tightness in gold has some What
disappeared. The net gold to-day In the
Treasury Department is Sc. 292. .0l2. and it is
being received daily IN exchange for small
notes. for which the demand still continues
good.
M. Patenotre, French minister to the
United States, has received the credentials
promoting him TO the grade of ambassador
and raising the legation to the rank OF an
embassy. A copy of these credentials
have been furnished to Secretary Gresham
by NJ. PatenOtre.
Secretary Carlisle left the Treasury De-
partment this afternoon earlier than usual.
He Is suffering from stubborn cold.