The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-20
READ THESE SNAPS OVER.
Aud Then Decide Which of Them You
Think You Want

Very few Kansars, especially those
about Wichita who are not politicians,
know anything about the snaps that are
to be handed out to Kansans under the
incoming administration. There Is a
great deal OF timber down in this part of
the state for such plsces. but Topeka and
it's vicinity wants to hog al OF them.
The president of the United States ap-
points for Kansas a United States dis
trict attorney al $500 year; a United
States marshal at $1,000 a year; a United
States pension agent at $4,000; a United
States internal revenue collector at s., 900
and all the postmasters above the fourth
class, the postmaster general appointing
the latter. He also appoints registers of
the land office at Colby, $4,000; at Wa
Keeney, $1,000; at Dodge City, s.. 800, and
at Topeka, $3.50. He appoints receivers
for these offices also: Colby $4,000; Wa
keeney $4,000; Dodge City $500; Topeka
$3.50.
The United States district attorneys
patronage amounts TO one place that of
assistant, s.. 900. The marshal appoints
number OF deputies. who are paid in fees.
The pension agent appoints a chief clerk
at $500. a designated clerk at $1,000,
clerk at s., 600, two ar 81, 400. five at LOO.
six at s1,eo0, eight at $500, five al $40,
three dl si-V, -FOUR at SoOO-
The revenue collectors list consists of
a deputy at 81 500, two al 81, 800, Ave a.
1900, one at SlIo0, and one at $500: a
suageT, who made s60.54 last year in fees,
and two storekeepers and guagers al s.
a day. and they manage 10 put in all
their time. At The Colby land office are
two clerks al 800: at Wakeeney one at
$1,000; 1t Dodge City, two at 5000. The
bureau OF animal industry. department
OF agriculture, has in Kansas two Clerks
at 5000. one al $40: FIVE inspectors at
81 400. two at 81 200; one assistant in
spsctor at $1,000, one al $500. twenty-five
at S720; one microscopic at Sl.i00; forty
five assistant m!roscopists (all womeR)
at $500. and janitor,a at S42O.
The treasury department appoints, up
on the recommendation Of postmasters,
janitors. firenen and laborers for gov
erEment buildings. the salaries running
from $40 10 80. The Indian bureau, de-
par;ment of interior. appoints superin-
terdent OF the Lawrence Indian school
a $4,000, an assistant superintendent at
81. 500, a physician at 1000. clerk at
81. 200 and forty other employees averaging
$500 The same bureau appoints a super
ntendent Of the Pottawstom!e school at
500, snd twenty-five other employees at
from $500 10 s7e0. averaging $780, The
department OF agriculture appoints
state statistical agent at 81. 200. and il is
just Ike finding money 20 hold il. The
incumbent sends out blanks for farmers
10 I'll IN with information which ne puts
together in readable form. and every
quarter he gets draft for $500. He usu-
ally does his work IN about three nights
of month, and if his wife knows how
10 add. subtract and divide, she can do
il for him.
Besides the places named there are
pension examiners scattered about over
the state, but only physicians are given
such places. Kansas gets in addition |
share Of the department positions al
" sshington. of the consulates and other !
good things. The state has, under the |
present ADMINISTERS ton. only one min |
ster abroad, Thomas Moonlight at Boz |
Ivia, whose salary Is $500.