The National tribune., 1902-05-01
CHAT OF THE CORRIDORS.

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CHAT OF THE CORRIDORS.
Director Merriam, of the Census Office
has arrived ut the conclusion that he will
not appoint employees in the permanent
bureau who are beyond certain age. his
idea being that he wants to put in clerks
who will be fit for service when the 18th
census is taken. In the case of Union
veterans of the war of the rebellion, how
ever, the Director cannot exercise his rule.
as they are given preference by the recent
orders of the President and under the
Civil Service rules. Director Merriam
will, therefore, retain number of the
veterans who are above the age limit he
has fixed for selection of employees, but
cannot make an exception in other cases.
In the bureau are several eX-COnfederate
veterans against whom the rule will Opcr-
ate. Representatives Meyer and Ransdall
visited the President last week to get him
to interfere in behalf of these. The Pres
ident took the matter under Amusement
w. W. Anderson, editor of the Avant
Courier, of Bozeman. Mont, has filed with
the President a written complaint against
the continuation of ex-senator Thomas
Carter as the recognized dispenser of Fed
eral patronage in Montana. Mr.. Anderson
declares that the Montana Republican ma
chine is Il deteStable concern. and is driv-
ing good men away from the party. A
number of charges are made by Mr.. AT
derson, the chief one Being that the Fed
eral Ofiice-hHlders in Montana dominate
and control everything. and that this con-
troll is absolutely Objectionable to ele-
inentS of the party that have the best in
terests of the organization at heart The
President once before gave some consid-
Grafton to charges of Mr.. Anderson and
C.hers but took no action at the time
Whether the new charges will have any
effect is not known.
Comrade Alfred p. Beers, Past Depart
ment Commander of Connecticut, and an
attorney in Bridgeport. Conn, was in the
city last week, on professional business.
He was a member of the 9th Conn.
COmrade r. T. Scott, an attorney of
Butler, Pa. was in the city last week on
professional business. He served through
the war in the 18th Pa, one of the best
regiments sent out by Pennsylvania. and
is a strong candidate for Commander of
the Department of Pennsylvania, G.. A.
r., at the coming Annual Encampment,
to be held at Gettysburg, in June.
I Comrades c. NJ Sprague, ]. F. Poole,
and G.. l.. Jackson, all of the Sth Mass,
and all of the famous Post No. ), Of
Lynn, Mass, have been in the city, look
ing up quarters and band for their Post.
They expect to bring about $50 to the
National Encampment.
Comrade John Vogeler, of Freeport,
l.. L., was in the city last week, trying
to undo a piece of political trickery. He
served five years in the 10th q. s., then
re-enlisted in the 1921 n. Y, and after
serving three years there, re-enlisted in
the list L. S. Cav, and lastly in the 23d
L. s., receiving honorable discharges from
each regiment. He then became painter
in New York City, and executed several
important contracts. He settled down
near Freeport, and has been for many
years a respected resident of that neigh
bOrhood. Some time ago his neighbors
decided that they ought to have post
office, and the Postmaster-General agreed
with them. They agreed upon the name
of the office. and selected Comrade Voge-
Ter for Postmaster. The Post Office De-
partment again agreed with them, and
sent on all the necessary papers. But
some young politicians in another locality
decided that it was the place for the Of
flee, and another man should be Postmas-
ter. They got the Postmaster at Free
port to withhold Conmade Vogeler's
papers until they could push their scheme
through and Comrade Vogeler has come
on to see whether that sort of thing shall
succeed.
Dr. o. S. Bell, 924 Spruce street, Phila
delphia, Pa, was in the city recently. He
has a position of high standing and served
during the war as Surgeon of the 9th n.
Y. He belonged to Winfield Scott Post,
LA, of Philadelphia.
COMMANDMENT Chief Ell Torrance has
appointed Frank NJ Taylor, Of the Pen
sion Office an Aid-de-C Camp on his staff.
Comrade Taylor enlisted in April, 1851,
from Illinois, in the LIST Mo. at Is years of
age, and served throughout the war, being
discharged in July, 1860. He was pro-
NOTED to a Lieutenancy for gallant con-
duct at the battle Of Chickasaw Bayou,
Dec %, 1862, by Gen. Frank p. Blair;
commanded the escort of Maj.-Gen. 2. j.
Osterhaus, Fifteenth Corps, from AT
Ianta to the Sea-" and when mustered out,
was an Aid-deCamp on the staff of MAJ
Gen. John A. Logan. He is member of
Burnside Post No. 8. G.. A. r., of this
city, and is LieutenantC Colonel of Han
cock Regiment No. 1, Union Veterans
Union.
The festive peanut has been barred
from the National Zoo. The notices now
posted Mt the entrance to the Zoo state
that visitors are free to feed the animals
fruits. cakes, and vegetables as much as
they like, but that peanuts will not be
tolerated, and anyone transgressing the or
der will experience dose of Uncle Sans
authority and power. The true inward
ness of this order is rather curious. Some
thing over a month ago old Dunk, the
billious-tempered elephant at the Zoo, fell
dangerously ill., and it was feared that he
would not recover. Today Dunk is a
good risk for any insurance company, and
as ready to kill or disable the first person
who gets within range of his trunk as he
ever was.
There were all sorts OF theories as to
what was the matter with Dunk, ranging
| from lack Of exercise to cold weather. and
benevolent people proposed to memOrialiZe
Congress to give him a quarter section of
land to roam in and good, warm house
| to live in. 1t was at last decided that
| he was suffering from a gorge of peanuts,
| and proper alternatives" demonstrated the
correctness by taking away that tired feel
| ing and making him as lively and dan
gerous as ever.
| But this was not the only reason for
putting an embargo on peanuts. There
were others. The health of the monkeys
was also seriously impaired by continu-
Gus luncheon of peanuts from the time the
gates opened in the morning until they
closed at night; but this was not all. The
small boys who came to the Zoo were not
satisfied with quietly tossing q few pea