The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-05-11

A man who IS trying to persuade the ad-
mintstration to give him a job puts the finish
ing touch on a hard luck story. He says ne
has been treated SO badly that his own case
reminds him Of the dog who never saw can
that he did not back up to it, presuming that
it belonged on his tail and that somebody had
overlooked II.
Philander Knox is thinking of putting up a
new home for the department Of justice.
There is 81 600, 600 in the treasury set apart
for this purpose; but the attorney general
doubts II it IS enough, and does not want 70
begin unless he can see 1t through.
1t has been decided to tear down the White
House stables and use the site for the new
$25O,000 Grant memorial. So Mr. Mckinley
will have to look around for a new place to
put his horses and traps.
The Chinese or@nge trees which hourished
under the windows of Secretary Wilson )
Office have been cut down to make room for
his new evergreen garden. The head farmer
says this new botanical exhibit will contain
samples of every perennial on earth.
President Mckinley is having a new coat
Of white paint put on his front porch. While
William and his wife are visiting friends in
the south mad west, his housekeeper Is doing
the spring cleaning. TIE front stairway is to
have new carpet and the basement has been
whitewashed inside and out.
Mrs. Lyman Gage, who has had touch of
malaria, is gradually improving. She is able
to go out riding occasionally now. Secretary
Gage has given up his plans for going away,
and expects to put in the warm days riding on
the CleVy ClaS6 electric cars.
Changes in salaries of presidential postmas-
ters In the northwest effective July l, were
announced to-day as follows: Minnesota
Increases, Biwabik, 81, 100 to $1,000; Elbow
Lake 81 900 to ST. 100; Hector, 81, 100 to $1,000;
Hibbing, $1,000 to $1.7O0; Jackson, s1,5OO to
81 $780, GAINESVILLE, 81, 200 to $1,3O0; Lake Park.
81 600 to S. 1O0 Marshall, $1,700 to 1850; Mel
rose, $1,000 to $1,000; Monticello, 81, 100 to
81 200 New Prague, 81, 200 to 81 300; New Ulm,
81, 600 to $2,1OO; Northfeld, $4,000 to $2,1OO;
olivia ST. 100 to 81 200; Osakis, ST. 100 to 81 200;
decreased, Frazee, $1,000, to fourth class.
Iowa-Increased, Earham, $1,000 to $1,10O
The controller of the currency approves the
application to convert the Steele County bank.
Hope, n. D., to the First National bank OF
Hope, with capital of $500
The controller has approved the First Ma
tional bank of Minneapolis the First Nation
al bank of St. Paul and the Chase National
bank of New York as reserve agents for the
First National bank of Cando, n. D.
Congressman Eddy has recommended George
NJ. Young for postmaster at Perham and J.
A. Wilson for postmaster at Correll, Big
Stone county.
Representative Fletcher was at the post
Office department to-day to arrange for sum-
mer rural free delivery service at Lake Min
netonka. The service is to originate at Ex-
celsior and Wayzata so as to supply resi-
dents on both sides of the lake. The service
will begin June If petitions and maps reach
here in time and will continue to Oct 81
This will be in addition to the regular star
route service.
Minnesota postmasters we're appointed to-
day as follows: Libby, Aitkin county, E. P.
Wakefield Paddock, Otter Tail county, Rich
ard Hille; Surgeon Lake. Pine county,
Charles Olson.
Among the graduates of the Spencerian
Business college in this city last Wednesday
were Ellis tSewart HALEY, of South Dakota;
James Alvin Hopper Of Wisconsin, and Leroy
Salisbury and George A. Sedgwick Of Iowa.
civil service examination will be held
at rGeat Falls, Mont, June 5, to fill the posi-
tions of postofflce clerk and carrier at that
place.
The controller Of the currency has author
lied the Commercial National bank of Essex,
Iowa, to begin business with capital Of $780,
000 R. A. Sanderson Is named as president
and T. K. Elliott as cashier. The controller
has approved the Bankers National bank of
Chicago as g reserve agent for the McCart-
ney National bank of Fort Howard, of Green
Bay, Wis.