Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-07-11
WASHINGTON LETTER
From our regular correspona.
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froI. Mark w. Harrington fro,
head of the weather bureau aa - as
causes which led to it, and ~, M ~
be convinced-that Mr.. Clavs, sl
claim to be civil service rota.
j. q fraudulent one. When cons.
made 1t a civil bureau under =
agricultural department proo,a
Harrison selected Prof. Harris
as its head, regardless Of nol;s
solely because Of his reputatin.
an expert in meteorological ma,,.
he having been Tor many years y
itor Of a Journal devoted u d
science. in addition to being . me.
Der of the faculty of the Micb;.-
University. Prof. Harrington n,
trouble with Secretary Morton IVY
soon after the present Administered
came IN, because of his refusal - /,
low the officials under him WI
duties require scientific knowled.s
to be dismissed TO make room :
democratic politicians, and AZ.
trouble has continued right alon~
An investigation into the busino''
affairs of the weather bureau a..
started with the hope that somethin.
would be found to justify Prof Ha,
rington's removal. but it failed Of 4,
object. Mr.. Cleveland then asia
Prof. Harrington to resign, but In.
gentleman refused. He was then
peremtorily removed, the order cam
ing from Buzzard's Bay. Prof Har.
rington declines to say much abom
his removal, but what he does ssy
tells the story: Among the pUblir
interests when | have had steadilv
in view were the preservation Of IN
scientific corps and the protection d
the bureau from the spokesman
When scientific bureau descend,
to the four-year office-holding plane
it at once loses prestige, and ceases
to be desirable post for competent
men,
A little speculative transaction has
become public that has not increased
the good standing of the individual
official directly concerned, nor Of
the administration of which he is
member. Mr.. w. A. Milliken, who i
assistant attorney general for the
post office department--the man who
furnishes the legal advice for that
branch of the government, has been
sued by local stock broker for the
payment of a check for 500 that he
gave the broker and then stopped
the payment of. The particulars Of
the transaction, which follow, are
not creditable to Mr.. Milliken: He
ordered the broker to purchase 100
shares of Chicago gas stock for him
when specified price was reached.
The broker did so, and sent copy
of the contract to Mr.. Milliken, who
accepted it and gave his check for
500. Mr.. Milliken expected Of course,
that the stock would go up after his
purchase and enable him to sell at a
profit; but instead of it went down
until his 800 was lost-the maagin
it covered being wiped out. Then
Mr.. Milliken went to the bank on
which the check was drawn and or
dered its payment stopped, and
when paymentwas demanded of him
personally he refused, and said that
the transaction being gambling, and
therefore Illegal, he could not be
compelled to pay the money, Nice
sort of law officer isn't he. Like
other skim gamblers he squeals when
he loses. The lesson Of the sugar
specializing senators seemingly had
no effect, Notwithstanding the publle
indignation it aroused.
BY Withholding large sums o.
money which are due and should
have been paid, and by a Juggling
system Of bookkeeping which woulu
not be tolerated by any private pu''
mess establishment, the admins
tration succeeded in holding the az
felt for the fiscal year just closeu
to S42,S25,049. But the stranges'
thing about The whole disgracel'
business is that some of the deiil'-
Gratis actually pretend to be proud =,
the showing made. Ye gods! prouu
Of so running the government I'D q
year Of profound peace that ~ eA
penditures exceed its receipts "
nearly forty three million dollars
The people feel about this thing ~
as the stock holders of business
corporation would feel if a slilllial
showing were made at the emo o :
years business-that change -
management is absolutely necessais
True, an immediate change calhV'
be had, but it has been ordered "A'
when the republican congress iilees
| tho administration's power Tor eNA