Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-19

in the various executive departments in
Washington who enjoyed an annual COM
pensation of $3.50. 623.9S. Certain Of
fees of prominence under the government
like the registrar of the treasury. re-
corder of deeds, ministers TO Hayti and
Liberia and others drawing good salaries
have been occupied by colored men al
most continuously since the emancpa-
ton. The poiicy of all of the Presidents
from Grants time has been TO appoint
colored men TO postoftices in the villages
throughout the South, where most of the.
patrons of the office are colored. 1t has
also been customary to recognize the ne
gro leaders by giving them prominent
offices in Southern cities. A recent emu
meration shows that Mr.. Cleveland APP
pointed four negroes to prominent offices,
Harrison eight, Mckinley fifty-two and
Roosevelt fifteen, eight of whom were
reappointments to the same offices held
under Mckinley.
There is to be an investigation of the
Chicago postofice and of all frst-class
offices the annual receipts of which ex-
ceed 100000. Announcement of this
tar-reaching extension of the postal in
auiry was made by Postmaster General
Payne. After an extended conference
last year with Representative Loud we
same to a conclusion that general ok
animation of the larger off ees should be
made" id Mr.. Payne. I'VE thought it
we'll to ID ,k especially into the matte. of
The pure b uses of supplies. The miscel-
laneous fund was increased in the last
appropriation BIN from $1,000 to $4,000
to facilitate this examination, and it will
be made entirely independent of the pres
snt investigation cf departmental affairs.
The investigation Of the city postoffices
will proceed without regard to the find
ngs of the present investigation, but just
low the examination will be made at the
different cities has not been determined"
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Architects throughout the country are
% be given an opportunity to compete
lnder the Tarsney act in furnishing de
,isns for the smaller government build
ngs. At present the competition ia re-
stricted to the large edifces, but the SUI
pervising architect for the treasury has
decided to relieve his bureau of much
routine work and to secure a variety of
designs by inviting architects to furnish
plans in competition for all public build
to be erected by the Treasury Depart
ment, and the supervising architect
when he is ready for designs for the
different buildings, will send invitation.
to a number of architects, most of them
In the immediate neighborhood where
the building is to be put dp, asking them
to compete.
An Ion nj nv
electricity, is now used to cut the grass
on the Capitol Park. Until this season
about thirty men have been employed
with small hand mowers, scythes and
sickles, but the automobile machine can
do the same amount of work in the same |
time and makes a great deal better lawn
The machine looks like an ordinary street
roller, having a swath of about six feet
There are seats for two men in front
one of whom handles the motor and the
other regulates the revolving blades,
which are in sets, so that a portion can
be lifted from he ground when an obsta-
Gle is reached. This Is said to be the
only machine of the kind in the country
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Forty-four German land owners and
agricultural experts who are in this coun-
,
md improved machinery, the other day
met the man who has done more in the
last six years to advance American com
petition than any other. They gave no
evidence Of unfriendly feeling as they
were introduced to "Tama Jim" Wilson,
Secretary of Agriculture He gave them
a cordial welcome and they absorbed
several Wilson ideas which they will
carry back home with Them.
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Gen. Miles, in a report of his recent
inspection of the army in the Philippines,
has renewed the recommendation he
made at the time of the embalmed beef
scandal, that instead Of using refrigerat-
ed beef the army should be supplied with
beef on the hoof. He has also criticised
the employment of soldiers in labor on
roads in Mindanao to an extent that has
prompted Major Gen. Davis to send a
letter to the War Department stating
that the work was necessary to the mill
tary service.
Messrs. Hanna, Jenkins and Conant,
compose the commission which will
represent the United States at the In
ternational Monetary Commission in
London. After a stay in London the
commission will visit Berlin, Paris, st.
Petersburg and The Hague, where con-
ferences will be held with the officials
who have to do with the colonial posses
sions of the several governments. The
commission hopes TO be able to return to
the United States not later than Oct. /.
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Application of the Monroe doctrine to
the Chinese situation is urged by Civil
Service Commissioner Proctor, who has
been giving the question study. He be-
lieves that this government must assume
its responsibility as a world power and
preserve its markets for surplus products
BY declaring in the strongest diplomatic
language that any attempt by European
nations to dismember the Chinese empire
is dangerous to our peace and safety
and as such an unfrisadly act
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The men in Uncle Sans navy have
vigorous appetitcs. The estimates for
supplies for the ensuing year include
nearly 100000 pounds of meat. Among
the interesting items are 100000 poands
of frankfurte-s and 141,0 900 pounds OF
sauerkraut. Beef holds eminence,
100000 pounds being required. This is
the stuff of which heroes are made.
though when war comes they may be
called upon TO exist on salt horse.
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President Washington's cabinet con-
sisted of a Secretary of State. Secretary
of the Treasury. Secretary of War. At
torney General and Postmaster General
In 1873 q Secretary of the Navy was
added: in lS49. Secretary of the Inte-
rior; in 1889. Secretary Of Agriculture.
and now Secretary of Commerce.
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New immigration regulations. drawn
in accordance with the immigration law
passed at the last session of Congress,
and containing twenty-nine rules by
which immigration officials are TO be
governed. have just been promulgated bs
COMMISSIONER General Sargent, and vii
20 into effect at once.
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