Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-08-28

list to draw two salaries, enc from the
military pay roll and the other as an
cmploye of the civilian branch Of the
government. One such officer = re-
tired captain. who was transferred from
the active list on account of disability.
lie receives $2,100 year from the gov
rnment as a retired army officer, render
Ing no service whatever for this salary,
and he gets nearly as much from the pen
sion office, where he discharges every
day, TO the satisfaction of the Commits
sioner of Pensions, the clerical duties de-
volving upon him, despite the fact that
he was deemed incapacitated for active
duty in the army. Another case of dual
employment is that of an officer, retired
with the rank of major, and who has
been employed as civil engineer by the
corps of engineers.
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Even the President Of the United
States is not paid in advance Probably
in view OF the fact that the United
States Treasssea believes he earns his
salary, the CSief Executive does not
have to wait Until the first and middle
of each morlh to receive it. as govern
ment employees do. The President is the
0uif OuINldi VI NHt IutLtU b9tAttS EVhGAAT
ment who is paid on a direct individual
warrant from the Treasury Department
Each month in the year President Nc
Kinley receives by mail a warrant Gov
ering the money he has earned as his
salary. The Treasury officials divide the
salary into four quarters of Sl2,50o each,
and under the law could not under any
circumstances exceed that, but tn y pay
the President practically the same 50 y
every month in the year, no matter
whether the month is long or shot one.
For two months OF each quarter the
Presidents check Is drawn for S4,166.67y
but the other month sees the cheek re-
duced to S4.166.G6.
The United States will claim about
| $1,000. the amount of an insurance poll
cy on the life Of the late Capt. Howgates
I who enbezzled thousands of d,llars from
| the United States while Chief Signal Of
! fieer, and which policy was kept up for
twenty years by his daughter, Ida, who
never believed he was dead. Howgate
| died in Washington last June. Miss How
| gate spent about 5000 in this practical,
as well as loving, work. Recently she
asked for powers Of administration on
the estate The power has been granted
| The court viii allow her the $500. but 1t
/ Is understood the government viii take
the rest. Miss HowgHte must give bond
| for $1,000, to guarantee the faithful per
| Torrance of her duties as administrative.
| II she had no. kept the policy alive she
could have saved the 5000 in some other
way and the government would not have
| received a cent Ii is alleged that this
insurance policy is all the property left
by Capt. Howgate.
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War Department officials are deter
mined to interfere with the traffic in chill
lren which has been going on In certain
parts of the Philippines. constituting one
Of the gravest problems with which army
officers in that section have TO deal. Re-
ports received at the War Department
say the traffic is confined TO the natives
In the departments Of Mindanao and Jo-
| 10. The traffic comes as q result Of the
| improvidence Of the people, and families
who are bitten by famine do not hesitate
to seek relief by the sale Of their chill
dren. Mai. ]. S. Petit. First infantry,
| formerly colonel OF the Thirty first Vol
unteer Infantry. the commander of tho
Second District In that departf mt. says,
however. that he has about broken up
the traffic, which has been going on in
children Of the Tirenarya, a degenerate
race south Of Cattabado.
| The pressure upon the Commissioner OF
| Internal Revenue from banking institu-
| tons for the return OF checks turned ia
! under the provisions Of the act repeating
| the stamp tax is growing So strong that
/ in selfdefense he has been compelled 10
issue an appeal for time to apply 10 Con-
gress for relief. 1t appears that the cost
Of engraving, printing and binding the
checks issued Under the war revenue tax
law was so great that the banks, as a
matter Of economy, are demanding that
the checks. after the stamps have been
redeemed, be returned for further use.
| Ii is represented that the stamps i'm
| printed upon them can be cancelled and
great saving worked. The commissioner
OF internal revenue is without authority
TO act, and requests that he be given time
to go to Congress for relief.
A novel plan has been suggested by
Washington real estate agent who is at
tempting TO interest the diplomatic repre-
snntatiyes located at Washington in
scheme which he is advancing 20 con
strnct upon a convenient site number
Of residences to be used by the diplomats
as homes At present comparatively few
governments own legation buildings in
Washington, and the agent IS receiving
some support among the diplomats in bis
argument that 1t would be advisable for
many reasons FOR the ambassadors and
ministers to be located upoa Legation
square.
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Sugar planters of Hawaii have lately
used efforts to secure modification Of
the japanese edict so that men from that
country may be allowed TO go to Hawaii.
Assistant Secretary Taylor told the Japa-
nese minister recently that desirable
Japanese persons viii be allowed to 90
Hawaii freely. provided that they do not
go under contract, either verbal or writ
ten, az laborers.
49,
July exports were larger than in July
OF any previous year, and the imports
were larger than those Of Judy in any
gear since 1895. The figures Of the for
eign commerce Of the United States dur
ing the month OF July show total inn
ports of the month, ST2,s9T ,0sT. total ex-
ports, S109,031,15S; excess OF exports
over imports, $36,134. OF, or eonsidera.
bly, more than $1,000,00O per day