Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-09-16
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adopted by the senate, providing
for an investigation of the sink
ing fund of the Union Pacific
Railroad held by the the treasury
department., and of the land
grants of the same road. They
have held several conferences
with the attorney general for the
purpose of trying to prevent the
sale of the road before congress
meets, but they are doubtful of
success.
In talking of his recent trip
through the west, Secretary Will
son said he told the farmers of
the arid section that he was op-
posed to the appropriation Of
money by congress to build stor-
age reservoirs for irrigation pur-
poses, and thought such work
should be done by private capital.
He also said that it was mis-
take to suppose that the wheat
crop Of the United States was un-
usually large this year; that it
would be in reality slightly below
our average, and in consequence
he predicted a further rise in
price. He thinks the cultivation
of the sugar beet is increasing so
rapidly that it is only question
of time when this country will
cease to be market for foreign
sugar.
Senator German had an extend
led conference with Secretary
Gage this week, and it was made
the foundation of a lot OF politi-
cal gossip, but Mr.. German says
he merely called to pay his re-
spects to Secretary Gage. Mr..
German has for years enjoyed
the reputation of being able to
keep more of his constituents in
office under an opposition admin
istration than any other man has
ever done, and it was probably IN
the interests OF some of his con-
stituents now holding Office that
he conferred with Secretary Gage.
Several unsuccessful attempts
were made to get Senator German
to affirm or deny that statement
of his intention to retire at the
close of his present term in the
senate. It is the general belief
in Washington that if Senator
German retires it will be because
his party fails to elect a majority
of the Legislature that will elect
his successor.
L While there is nothing like a
: scare at the Washington head
quarters of the marine hospital
service, over the yellow fever on
the Mississippi coast, the situa-
ton is regarded as serious and
the surgeon general of the ser
vice returned from his vacation
and took personal charge Of the
arrangements made to try to con-
fine the disease to it's present
locality, and he is confident that
they will succeed. The latest re-
ports class the yellow fever at
Ocean Springs, Miss, as very
mild form of the disease.
| The civil service commission,
which has not been making itself
Conspicuous since the new adniu-
]istration came ir1---some are
cynical enough to say that the
commissioners wished to find out
| how secure their own official heads
were before trying to get gay---
is said to be making an investi-
cation of the numerous changes
made in the pension bureau by
Commissioner Evans, with a view
to preferring charges against the
official for violating the civil
service rules, Comnaiss 0 er
Evans is said to haye removed or
reduced eighteen out of the nine
| teen chiefs of divisions he found
in the pension Office. tits rumored
that he may shortly resign, but
he denies it. IT that rumor should
prove true, it would account for
the action of the civil service
i com ~ cciot1 which world raf1ar