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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-29
Observation Stands.


a new clause governing the erection of
observation stands provides for their ap-
proval by the inspector of buildings and
prohibits the erection of stands on the
roofs of houses.
The new regulations governing the con-
struction of wooden buildings are material
ly different from any yet in force in the
District. They are as follows:
Section 10. Wooden buildings may be
erected outside of the fire limits. provides:
that on lands laid out in town lots nc
wooden buildings shall be erected or places
within twenty-four feet of any house built
of brick or other incombustible material
unless the written assent thereto of any
owner of such brick house be first obtained
and filed in the office Of the inspector OF
buildings n
Section 100. The owner or any party in
terested after having obtained a permit
from the inspector ofibuildings, may make
necessary repatrs,I consistent with these
regulations upon al wooden or frame build
ing. A fiat roofo covered with metal or
other non-combustible material may be
substituted for R gable or pitch roof.
Wooden buildings ~ ieh are dilapidated be-
yond one-haif Of thein original value shall
rot be repaired. hut shall be condemned as
provided by section fourteen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-29
As to Wo6de1 Structures.


Section 1S1. Noewooden building shall be
erected, constructed. enlarged nor removed
within the fire limits except in case Of re-
moval Of houses which have not deprecated
more than one-third their original value
and where the written consent Of the own
ers of all property within fifty feet of the
proposed location Of such building is given
Frame buildings outside of the fire limits
may be novel II not located in violation of
any section Of these regulations; and in
every case Of removal Of a wooden building
deposi. shall be made. not to exceed 500
the amount to be determined by the in
spector of buildings-to indemnify public
ana private property for damage arising
from such removal. The amount so de-
posted shall be returned to the depositor
as soon as the inspector Of buildings ascer-
tains that no damage has been sustained:
but II. In the opinion Of the Inspector OF
buildings, any damage has been sustained,
II shall be made good out OF the deposit to
the extent determined by the inspector OF
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-07-07
BIDS FOR SUPPLIES.
Opened by the Asylum Board oil
Trustees.

Opened by the Asylum Board o
Trustees.
The follows bids were opened yester
day afternoon, and awards VIII no
be made for several days:
Flour-Johnson 81 Phillips, Scio
-four per barrel, 1924; graham, 81 W
Benton County FIGURING Mills Co.
Corvallis, flour, 1855; graham, $500
Salem FIGURING Mills Co., flour, S3673
graham, $3.50. Otto Schultz, Jeffer
son, -four, $40; graham, $3.50
Soap-Weller Bros, $2l7.46. Gil
bert g. Patterson, s2l5.14. Portland
Soap & Chemical Co., (Savon only S75'
Boots and shoes Yoran 81 Son
mems at S2.45; women's at Sl.45
total S259.9O. Krausse Bros, mems at
$3.50; women's at $l.95; total 1884 q
A. Clein, men $3.50; women's Sl.7O
total, 1884,
Plumbing supplies-Bernardi x
Dunsford, $6S.3O; Knox & Murphy
$685. 81; Barr & Petzel, S7099.
Tobacco, 1000 pounds-Gilbert &
Patterson (only bid)-Even Change
249 cents, O, X. Durham 81 cents,
Dice 20 cents, Battle AK 22t cents,
Spices Weller Bros, $7l.S3; Gill
bert & Patterson, $S7.46.
Drugs-D. ]. Fry, S756.25; 1922
less for Oregon made goods); Foshay
& Mason, Albany, SS53.O7; Burkhart
& Lee, $769.
Weller Bros, $923.0l;
Gilbert g. Patterson, S9O1.1S.
Miscellaneous--W Weller Bros, $5l.59;
r. NJ. Wade & Co., $6071.
Oils and turpentine-D j. Fry,
$lOO.35; Gilbert g. Patterson, 800.
Meats--S. Phillip, $4.95; McCrow
& Steusloff, $3.50; E. G. Cross, $4.99.
Beans-Weller Bros, S7905; Gilbert
s. Patterson, $77 80.
Coffee Weller Bros, $1,016.99; Gill
bert & Patterson, 1,l20.13.
fish,. L. DOUy, I 5-4cenJS; SGeln-
ers's Market, 6-10 cents.
Weller Bros. $1,94l.S7; Gil
bert & Patterson, 81 ,SS3.75,
Hardware-R. NJ. Wade & Co., $50.
21.
Tinware-R. NJ. Wade & Co., S7j.70
Dry goods-Stock & Co.. $2,247.GO
Rolled oats-Gllbert & Patterson,
B553.SS.
Crockery-E. NJ. ROwley, $l27.78.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-07-07
OREGON PERSONALS.

G. Stoltz, was in Portland today.
Francis Feller, OF Butteville, is at
tending court.
Rev. J. S. White, is in Albany for
short visit.
Senator A. j. Johnson and wife re-
turned TO Scio today.
Mrs. r. II. Leabo has returned from
Portland and Hood river.
Architect G. II. Burggraf was in
WoOdburn this afternoon.
State Superintendent G. NJ. Irwin,
has returned from Portland
Representative j. M. Somers, Of
Albany, went to Portland today.
A. Wheeler, of Fairmount, Or, was
in Salem today guest at Hotel Salem.
Rev. L. g. Sanderson, dean of the
Divinity school at Eugene, went to
Portland today.
Miss Minnie Anderson has returned
home having spent the Fourth with
Portland friends.
The new Presdent-elect Catch, of
the State Agricultural college went
TO CORVALLIS Tuesday.
Mrs. Walter Eakin, of Eugene, is
visiting Salem friends and was today
the guest of Mrs. Carey Martin.
Mrs. j. NJ. Lawrence, and Mrs. A.
@. Lawrence have returned from Port
land where they spent the Fourth.
Lewis GriIlith, of Macleay, was in
the city today. lie reports crops fine,
and that there will be big turnout
for Bryan.
Mrs. Patterson, of Scio, was in the
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-07-07
Measles at Chemawa.

The Indian school has until the
present time been fortunate in escap.
ing this juvenile epidemic, but today
eighty cases of genuine measels.
This is most unfortunate, as the
commencement exercises of the school
take place tomorrow. Supt. Potter,
announces that none of the cases are
serious and that they are all Qualan-
tined in different buildings, so Wis,
ltors need not be uneasy about COM
ing to Jhe exercises, yet he prefers
that all should know the fact. This
state of affairs will TO some extent in
terfere with the excellent program
prepared, but it will be carried out as
we'll as possible under the circum.
stances, and all visitors will be made
welcome.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-07-07
The Society Notebook.

An anagram party was given Tues
day afternoon at the home of G. ID.
Gabrielson on Liberty sfeet by Miss
Ruth and some of her girl friends in
honor of Miss Greta Rosenberg of Sc
attic, who is guest at the home OF
her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John G. Wright, of this city. The
curious collection of anagrams were
well mastered by the young people,
Cora Talkington taking the first prize
and Eula McCully second, Mrs Dr..
Paine, Mrs. L. F. Grifith, Mrs. DR..
Williamson, Mrs. Leveque and Miss
Amelia Metschan, assisted Mrs. Ga
brielson in most charmingly chaper-
oning the Misses, who were exceed
ingly happy over games, refreshments
and music. Those present were:
Greta Rosenberg, Eula McCully,
Ruth Church, Genevieve Church,
Lillian Metschan, Agnes Gilbert, Leda
Buren, Cora Talkington, Jennie Col
lins, Kate Perrine, Ethel Knight,
Annie Biesen, Ottie McAllster, Alice
Meyer, Veda Cross, Lelah Belle,
Maud Miller, Pansy Sweetzer, Lila
Swafford, Helen Sutherland, Ryth
Catch, Maud Mckay, Ella Rineman,
Cecilia Haines, Emma Wagner.
AS there have not been many 5Oth
anniversaries of Oregon marriages
and as the 50th year of the married
life of John Minto and Martha Ann
Morrison, occurs Thursday July 8,
1897. They will be pleased so see all
of their friends who choose to call
between the hour of and 5p. IN.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-07-07
RIVER NEWS.

Steamers Albany and Hoag have
tied up at Salem for the summer sea-
son on account Of the low water
They will resume operations as soon
as the stage of the river will permit.
Steamer Ruth passed down the
river about noon today and the FL
mere will be up from Portland, this
evening. 1t will only be short time
until these boats will discontinue
making trips between Salem and Cor
Wallis, owing to the low stage of the
water. At Corvallis the river regis
tered only two feet above low water
mark. When such change in the o {.
Il. & n. schedule becomes necessary
the Gypsy, which now runs between
Corvallis and Harrisburg, will be
operated between Salem and Corval-
lis
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-07-07
cHEMAwA MEETS DEFEAT.
Went Down Before Vancouver-Seore
70 4

Went Down Before Vancouver-Score
10 y.
The Chemawa Indian Training
school baseball team met its Waterloo
Tuesday afternoon when 1t played a
match game with the Orions OF van
couver, the score being 10 to Z In IA
vor of the Vancouver team. The
Chemawa team accepts its defeat
very gracefully and feel pleased with
the result of the game for the VAN
couver team is supposed to be the
champion team of the northwest.
Owing to the sickness of Graham,
pitcher for the Chemawa team, Ross
of Salem occupied the box for the
Chemawa team and in the course OF
the game struck out men while Fix,
of Vancouver struck out but I. At
the close of the seventh inning the
score stood to but some costly er-
rors on the part Of the Chemawa
team, allowed the Orions to score
runs in that inning.
Speaking of the game a Portland
paper says:
"Up to the eighth inning, prettier
ball was never played. The soldiers
would frequently find the difficult
drops and upward waves sent by Ross,
but, through the skillful field work Of
the Indians, the runner rarely got be-
hind second base before he fell vic
tim to some dusky son of the forest.
But the Chemawas met their Water
loo in the eighth. Ross arm grew
weary and lie became the prey Of the
soldiers, and the latter scored seven
runs before they were put out. The
dusky Chemawas fought hard and
well, and when their turn at the bat
came they scored two runs in the
eighth and shut out the Orions in the
ninth, and added two more to their
score in the last of the ninth"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-07-07
STATE HOUSE NEWS.

Mr.. B. f. Giltner, who was once
chief clerk in the office of secretary
of state under Geo. Mcbride, but who
under the present administration is
satisfied with the simple station of a
copying clerk, is taking his summer
vacation at Portland and Columbia
river points.
The heads Of departments are all
at their desks at the state house to-
day and routine business is again
grinding
The new notaries today were L..
Harlocker, Coquille City, G. w. Cole,
of st. Helens and j. III. Walker of
Oregon City.
Messrs S. E Maxon, l.. w. Wynkoop,
Marion Nickum, j. w. Kelly ,and g.
w. Miller all of Portland, have in
corporated the Maxon Marine Velo-
cipede Co., for the purpose of manu-.
featuring a patent marine velocipede
and have put in capital stock of
$4,000.
S. A. Landes, S. w. Mitchell, w. s.
Potter and II. S. Trask filed papers in
the secretary of states Office, incor-
the Oregon School Supply
House; capital, $1,000, divided into
shares of s25; place Of business,
Albany.
Approved list, No. "a, embracing
$50 "a acres of indemnity school land
in the Roseburg district, |
was received at the executive office |
Today from the general land Office.
Joseph Morris, of Florence, was COM
nissioned notary public.
Attorney General Idleman has re-
,urned from the east and will appear
morning in the state board |
# equalization suit il behalf of a
'eneral demurrer. This suit effects
he whole state and will be tried in
his county.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-07-07
THE MARKETS.
PROVISION.

PROVISION.
Portland, July 7. Wheat valley, 6e
Walla Walla, 81
Flour-Portland, 3.6oa3 1908. 90; graham
40 super6ne, 400 per bbl.
Oats-White, 3S(94oc; grey, 5000.
Potatoes. New GOAL 10 per cwt,
Hay Good, Io(9I3.5o per ton.
Wool. Valley, lo@lac; Eastern Oregon
6@Sc.
Mohair. Io(92oc.
Millstufis. Bran, 1850; shorts 1850.
Poultry Chickens mixed 2.oot@2. SOC,
broilers, I,oo@2.25j turkeys, live Ioc
| Eggs. Oregon, I2aI3c per doz.
| Hides. green, salted 90 lbs 6%c; under
90 lbs SC; sheep pelts, Io(@7oc
Tallow-2Hc@3c.
Onions-Soc per sack.
Wheat Bags-CalcuttaS .2s per 100
Beans-small white, Il@IAc,lima 3a3Z
Hogs HEAVY, 400
Butter. Best aairy, 2o(925; fancy creamery
3oa35c per roll.
Ch eese .II%c.
Dried Fruit-Apples, evaPorated, bleached
6H@7c; unbleached 3Ic(@4c; sundried
@5Hc.
Plums-pitless, ,3c(@4c.
Prunes-41sc96c.
Veal--small 41aa5; large 31s(94c per 10.
Mutton Weathers 2a2H; dressed NUT
ton,4Ha5cy spring lambs 6(@7c per ID.
Beet-oteers $50; cows 2.5o@3;
dressed 5@6H.
Cured Meats->Hams IoHcIoZc bacon IN
Lard-in pals, ne.
SALEM MARKET.
Wheat-57.
Oats 35c.-
Hay .Baled, cheat, 500.
Flour. In wholesale lots, $50; retail
q 20; bran, bulk I2(@I35 shorts, IS .so@I7.7s;
chop feed,p IS.oc(@I6.oo.
Poultry. Chicken,5I spring SOTO.
Veal--Dressed, 81.
Hogs. Dressed, 400.
Live Cattle. .2(92H
Sheep. Live, I.5o.
Spring lambs, $I.oo
Wool, Best. I2c.
Hops. Best, Q a Ioc.
Eggs. IL in trade.
Farm Smoked Meats Bacon, 7c; hams
Ioc; shoulders, SIC.
Potatoes soc trade.
Dried Frui.-Apples, evaporated hleached,
7c-Sc: unbleached 4c(@5c.
Plums-4c.
Bntter7 Dairy IoaI2Hc; creamery IaH@
I5c.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-07-07

RUNNING AGAIN.-After a yaca-
tion of several months, the plant of
the Capital LAUNDERING Company be-
gan again this morning, preparatory
to several weeks run, with full
force of men. The mill will probably
resume work in all its departments
with full force early next week.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-07-07
Cot in Two, -,
From 25c Up, ,tis

Our entire line of shirt waists
Everything goes, Nothing
reserved, Waist sets at any
price. 10. IS. 19. IS, 35, SOC.
Metal belt pins. belts and hooks
any style, any price. from 1oc
up. to match belt And don't
forget our splendid drives in
dress goods>>anything in pat
tern suits and novelties cut to
sell.
New valenciennes laces to-
day.
T. HOLVERSON,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-07-07

BASEBALL TOURNAMENT. The
prospects are good for a number of
interesting games of baseball during
the state fair. Secretary Chas. d.
Gabrielson reports entries from seven
Willamette valley teams in the base
ball tournament that has been ar
ranged by the executive board of the
state fair They are from the follow
ing towns: Salem, Chemawa, Port
land, st Paul, Scio, McMinville and
jefferson.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-07-07
MARRIED.

- -HOLLINGSWORTH. -
At the residence of the officiating
clergyman, Rev. G. w. GrannIs, on
Church street, 1880 p. M, Tuesday,
July 6, 1897, Miss Myrtle Knight,
of Argent, to j. M. Hollingsworth,
OF Detriot.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-07-07

BOUNTY WARRANTS. County CLERK
L. V. Ehlen this morning issued
bounty warrants, aggregating $26. 80
At the rate scalps are being brought
to the city and turned over to the
county clerk, it would appear that
all gophers and squirrels would soou
be eXterminated from'Marion county.
j. Morley today presented 175 gopher
scalps and 10 squirrel scalps for which
he received warrant for $15.75. The
money thus taken from the county
treasury is Immediately placed in
circulation and with a few more such
mediums for the circulation thereof,
"better times" would be more realis-
tic than they are now. Warrants
were issued this morning as follows:
Livi Shanks, 1915; B. j. Tucker, $500;
G. W. Vedder, ,$2.4O; j. Morley Sl5.75.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-07-07

TRAVEL SUsPENDED.-Tr over
the big bridge has necessarily been
suspended while the same is under
going repairs but nothing interferes
with the travel on all roads leading
TO Branson & Co.'S grocery where
groceries of a superior grade are to be
found.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-07-07

TRIAL TOMORROW. -" Niger ~
Smith, who was arrested in Portland
Friday and returned to Salem charged
with larceny by hailee, was arraigned
before City Recorder Ed N Edes
this morning. Smith will be given
an examination at ga. IN. Thursday
on the charge pettit larceny.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-07-07
Cheap for Cash.

We desire to inform the public that
we have reduced all blacksmith work
TO the lowest terms, for cash we will
shoe horses with new shoes for 81 and
resetting Is cents all repair work re-
duced to suit the times.
SMITH & KING,
S. w. Cor. State and Front Streets
DSalem 6-l4-d&wtf
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-07-07
STATE OF OHIO, CRY OF TOLEDO, !


LUCAS COUNTY. o.
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he is the
senior partner of the firm of F. J. Cheney &
Co., doing business in the City of Toledo.
county and State aforesaid, and that said
hrm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED
DOLLARS for each and every case of Cat
aTh that cannot be cured by rhe use of Hall S
Catanh Cure.
FRANK 7. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 9th day of December, A. d.
1886.
SEAL A w. GLEASON,
'-0~' Notary Public
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces Of the system. Send for testimonials,
free.
f. !. CHENEY & Co.,
Toledo o.
~ Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-07-07
T. HOLVERSON.

city today to visit her husband, whit
was committed to the penltentiary
recently for rape.
Misses Hilty arrived in the city
this morning from Pandora, o., and
are guests at the home of their uncle
A. BlosseT, on East State street.
Fred Ross, Salem's successful
pitcher, returned today from Van
couver where he pitched for the In
dians in game with the Orions.
Miss Maggie Anderson, returned
to Albany, having assisted IN the
Sacred and Patriotic concert at the
First Christian church Sunday eve
ming.
Rev. f, J. Strayer, of Newport, a
strong bimetalist, is in the city. He
had not heard of the postohice re-
moval and went into the old stand by
mistake-a joke on the elder.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. n. Gilbert, of the
banking firm of Gilbert Bros. of Mos
COW, Idaho, are expected in Salem
this evening for visit at their old
home.
Rev. BowersOx, of La Fayette is in
town today. He is Republican but
don't like the gold corner system of
finance little bit. He says the min
isters' salaries are not booming yet as
they ought.
Attorney Weatherford, and Luther
Elkins, Flem Smith, Jas. A. Smith,
e. S. Smith, Mel Shedd, Frank Porter
Y. T. Truelove, John .Cornett, and
others are down from Linn county on
the damage suit of A. Blaker, VS. Flem |
Smith, ct al, before Judge Hewitt.
Rev. w. E. Copeland, pastor of the
Unitarian church, left today for Ia.
coma, and Victoria. Thence he goes
to San Diego, Cal, where he will
spend the summer returning to Sa-
lem in September.
w. g. Powell, and G. e. Miller, of
,he Oregon Fruit and Farm Homes
Colony, Of Mccoy; S. P. Munkers and
wife of SciO; J.'H. Steavens, E. A.
Thompson, S. Robinson and d. NJ.
)ooper, of Albany; T. j. Munkers, of
'cio; Thos. A. Kistler of Detroit;
frank Asalsan, of Gates; r. D. Gala
AN and A. M. Shelton, of Scio; D. S.
<ain, of Rosedale; John Davis and
lrs. Lund, of Woodburn; Sheriff G.
". Grace, of Oregon City, and Miss
Bertha Stephens, of this city, regis
cred at Hotel Salem, Tuesday after
IOOn.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-07-07

FIVE DOLLARS OFF. - For this
month onlyi S25 suits reducedsto $50,
and $40 suits reduced TO sl5 by G, II.
Lane, the tailor, 7.3t
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-07-07

The BIG BRIDGE.-The work of
planking the big bridge is about one
half completed and is progressing rap
idly. The work of painting the piers
and iron work of the sub.structure
has been completed and the painters
brush has been applied to one-thrd of
the uper-structure. There is no
question but what the bridge can be
opened for travel by the last of the
week, and all repairs will be COM
pleted in a few days afterwards.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-07-07
Salem Lady Injured in a Runaway


The following dispatch from Forest
Grove, dated July 6, pertains to Mrs.
e. M. Sorber, Of this city, whose
many friends will be pleased to learn
her injuries are not of a serious nature:
Yesterday, near Carlton, in Yam
hill county, Mrs. Sorber, of Salem,
who was drying her horse here on a
visit to her mother, Mrs. r. w. Ira
yer, met with an accident while cros-
sing bridge. The horse SHE'D at
some lumber on the bridge, and the
dryer and little child got out, Mrs.
Soroer tried to lead the animal, but he
ran away and went through a barb
wire fence and cut himself so severely
that he was ruined, as was the cart
and harness. The driver was thrown
to the ground, with such force that
she was unconscious for time. She
was taken to Carlton TO the
train, and arrived here yesterday.
With the exception of a few slight
bruises, she is all right now"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-07-07

A Cleveland woman applies for a
divorce on the honest ground that
she wants TO marry somebody else.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-07-07

Toledo, o.
~ Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-05-15
THE TRUE PATRIOT.

The man who lays his life upon the
shrine
OF Liberty, responding to the call
OfFreedom, bidding him surrender all;
Q beys an impulse so subtly fine
1t is less human than Ii ia divine.
But he whose purpose, every wish and
thought,
Is for his country's progress, veal and
power.
Who gives his youth, his manhood's
perfect flower;
T he good Of throbbing multitudes has
sought;
A grander, higher destiny, has wrought.
The victor's death is easier than to know
You live martyrs life for some grand
cause,
Building the temple of just, righteous
laws,
For ingrates to revile and overthrow.
The laurels of patriots best renown
Are plucked by Freedom from martyrs
crown.
Emma P. Seabury, in Home Magazine.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-05-15

sions in the form of reports on meas
ures pending before Congress. and
which are usually first submitted to
the heads OF departments, and by
them to the heads Of bureaus. who in
turn submit them to hechiefs ofdivi-
sions. These are common-sense ar
guments.
Another batch of evidence showing
the unblushing partisanship practiced
by the Cleveland administration under
the cloak Of civil-service reform was
submitted to the committee at its
regular weekly meeting.
Speaker Reed was one of the coun-
sci in the case in which the u. S. SUI
preine Court decided that pension ex-
aiming surgeons were not govern
ment officials. This decision was
made in 1873, but was either over
looked or ignored by the Cleveland
administration, which placed the
boards of examining surgeons under
the civil service rules. The closing
words of Mr.. Reeds argument in the
case were as follows If a party should
contract with the Commissioner OF
Pensions to furnish wood for the PEN
sion Office at Sc per cord, he would as
justly be entitled to be considered an
officer of the United States as a civil
surgeon who contracts with the Com
missioner to make examinations of
applicants for pensions at 81 per head.
Speaking Of this matter an old official
said: "There are many decisions on
record in the Interior Department that
pension examining surgeons are not
considered federal officers. One Of
these decisions is interesting, as it
applies to the recently appointed ref
cree at the Pension Office, DR.. Raub.
He was at one time pension examin-
ing surgeon, and received an appoint
ment as postmaster. He appealed to
the Secretary OF the Interior for infor-
nation and was informed that there
was no violation Of law in his becom-
ing a postmaster. as an examining
surgeon was not federal officer, =
In referring to the Senate the other
day as mo Mans Land Represen-
tative Cannon, of Illinois, gave it a
name that is likely to stick until the
Republicans. or some other party get
control of that body.