The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-28
THAT MINNEAPOLIS KICK.
Inside History of the Rumorei Diff
6cutty as to Stamps.

fculty as to Stamps.
Collector OF Internal Revenue Won Baum
oach was not in town yesterday. He ordi-
narily goes out to Alexandria Friday nights
In order that he may give the comfort of
his presence to his esteemed and no: unap-
Preeiatiye friend, Senator Ne,son. whose
neighbor he is. He went out Friday night
Gct to give comfort to the senator, but to
ind out who b2s been trying TO make a
row for him at the depar ment. His serenity
which is ordinarily OF a character that only
is disturbed by the periodical occurrence
Of meal time and the occasional necessity
for fresh PIPE, had been cruelty Jared oy
a published statement in an afternoon paper
OF this town Of what purported to be a dis
patch from Washington. The dispatch was
TO the effect that there much friction
between the LEGAL collector and the commits
sloner Of revenue. 1t did not Intimate that
Mr.. Won Baumbach might be fired. but i,
did say tfat the reports of protests from
Minneapolis getting to the secretary and
that there was something very like incom-
potency in the way the Minneapolis anu
office being administered. The Mime
apolis office is a part Of the stamp shop of
Mr.. Won Baumbach. When he reed the arH-
cle he was much depressed and took to the
woods at once, the concluding Pc -agranhN
evidently written in jest-to TIE effec- that
the collector was working night and day
blow he had received.
Chief Deputy Vars, in the absence of his
chief was asked what the dispatch mean,
down by the department. He explained:
Why, no; of course not Mr. Vars is the
mildest hammered of men, but he was fairy
energetic in his defense of his chief. "Mr
Won Baumbach saw that last night and he
was dreadfully put out He wen: home feel
ing very badly"
But is there nothing in the rerort of dis
satisfaction in Minncapolis?" he was asked.
why, yes, there was. but the collector
was in no sense to blame. When the stamp
act went into effect there Yves not a large
office in this country that able to meet
the demands that were made upon it. Mime
apohs was very badly of. for the man we
had there could not do the work He ar
preciated this himself for he sent over his
resign atom and the collector appointed R. F.
Dams in his place. The new appointee has
caught up with the buNness practically.
There was room for complaint everywhere
and in Minneapolis as well here. There
is no longer any trouble and there Is no spe-
cial agent here investigating. There is an
agent of the treasury here on routine duty
here be IS now-. ~, Mccoy"
his periodical 1.ss, that he was not a spe-
cial agent but <, regular agent, and that his
work had to DC Nth the outside people, the
parties Of the ss: md part to the stamp bust
ness He foung :. great deal of unavoidable
business was done, but no more In st. Paul
than was to be expected. He added that 1t
the policy of the department to permit
some little inconvenience rather than have
nothing to do - - -
Mr.. Vars added that he suspected that the
kick in Washington tori ginated with some
tor to make an appointment or two. He added
that there would be 20 appointment made and
that the present force in Minneapolis would
be able to handle the business in the future.