Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-08-24

W lille the census Officials
eating the cases Of clerks nj 81
ployed in another departmao,
that branch, some of the "
ment employees would be g,l s
tention called to favoritism
mits certain army officers On n
list to draw two salaries, On, Ha
military pay roll and the al Sln
employe of the civilian brmg Ell
government. One such o6icn
tired captain, who was transit.
the active list Oh account n
He receives So, a year fran 5
eminent as a retired army oHo.
ing no service whatever for n
and he gets nearly rs much fran
sion office, where he diScbo,.
day, TO the satisfaction of IN.
sioner of Pensions, the Clerical VA
volEing upon him, despite the
he was deemed incapacitateJ Z 4
duty in the army. Another "a,
employment is that of an ofHce
with the rank of major, and hs
been employed as civil engine, A
corps of engineers. N
Even the President Of tn
States is not paid in advance
in view of the fact that ID,
States Treasurer believes he rs
salary, the Chief Executive 81
have to wait until the first ami "
of each month to receive it, as ~
ment employees do. The PreSh !.
only official of the United Stats e
ment who is paid on a direct =
warrant from the Treasury DeaE
Each month in the year Presi n
Kinley receives by mail a warn
ering the money he has eame
salary. The Treasury Officials ii
salary into fou. quarters of Sl2iA
and under the law could not m 4
circumstances exceed that, but
the President practically t. qn
every month in the year, Il,
whether the month is a long Or
For two months of each Qwtg
Presidents check is drawn for At
but the other month secs the hi
duced to 81, 1866.
The United States will claim
$1,000, the amount of an iasugaN|
cy on the life of the late Capt. III
who embezzled thousands Of doIb,l
the United States while Chief SirD
ficer, and which policy was kept
twenty years by his daughter, lid
never believed he was dead Hol
died in Washington last June Miss
gate spent about 5000 in this Vyac
as we'll as loving, work. Recent
asked for powers of diminishing
the estate. The power has been 4
The court will allow her the Sl
is understood the government vi
the rest. Miss Howgate must II
for 5000, to guarantee the fa5j
Torrance of her duties as admins
If she had not kept the policy u
could have saved the $500 in s0H
way and the government would d
received a cent. 1t is alleged Il
insurance policy is all the propj
by Capt. Howgate.
War Department officials an
mined to interfere with the trafcI
dren which has been going Oh n|
parts Of the Philippines, constiQl
of the gravest problems with Wild
officers in that section have to lgI
ports received at the War Dept
say the traffic is confined to The
in the departments of MindanaO
10. The traffic comes as a result
improvidence of the people, aud
who are bitten by famine do not \
to seek relief by the sale of tl5l
dren. Maj. j. S. Petit, First II
formerly colonel of the Ihirty-f7
unteer Infantry, the COMMANDED
Second District in that departm1I
however, that he has about OaI
the traffic, which has been gOil!
children of the Tirenarya, def
race south of Cattabado.
The pressure upon the Comm@i
Internal Revenue from banking
tons for the return Of checks tn
under the provisions Of the &c! n
the stamp tax is growing 50 stti
i'll Self-defense he has been comp
issue an appeal for time 10 apps
gress for relief. 1t appears that Il
of engraving, printing and bmlf
checks issued under the war reVa
law was SO great that The 0aahE
matter of economy, are demanIE
the checks, after the stamps NH
redeemed, be returned for furiRs
1t is represented that the SIAM
printed upon them can be cances
great saving worked. The tom"'E
of internal revenue is without II
to act, and requests that ne be VI
to go to Congress for relief.
July exports were larger thNa
of any previous year, and tue 4
were larger than those of jHg
year since 1895. The figures o.
eign commerce Of the United S5'
ing the month of July show
ports of the month. So, 69|Voh
ports, 500, O31, 1873; excess Of
over imports, $3.50, 134,071, or VI
bly, more than 81, 100000 per ii"
There is CONSERVATION ID orr
circles over the discovery Ha,
mant clerks working regular jim