The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-16
.PLUMS AT DULUTH
ARE NEARLY RIPE
Postmastership and Two Land
Office Jobs to Be Filled
by Bede.
BY w. w. Jermane.

i & s. Z r s.. j ~
Washington, Aug. l6.-The terms of
Postmaster Fisher, Register Culkin and
Receiver Smith of the Duluth land Of
fee, and of Collector of Customs Lee
Willcuts of Duluth, will expire during
the next ten months, and to Congress-
man j. Adam Bede will fall the task Of
making three of the four new appoint
ments The collectorship Of customs is
a senatorial appointment, and it has
been agreed that Mr.. Willcuts shall
serve another term, making twelve
years in all.
It is almost certainty that two new
officers will be named to run the land
office Messrs, Culkin and Smith have
each had eight years service. They
were appointed by Judge Morris and
while personally Congressman Bede has
no feeling against them, it is said that
he believes that these two offices should
ing the political equilibrium of the dis
trict.
Eaton May Be Postmaster.
AS to the Duluth postmastership it is
understood that MI. Fisher, who has had
two terms of four years each, would not
make any outcry fine were deposed;
mission which would put him in the
twelve-year class also. AS with the land
officers, Bede has no personal objection
to continuing Fisher, and may do this,
altho there is rumor that he may APP
point Guy Eaton, who has been chair
four years. There is strong senti-
ment among the Duluth business men
for the retention Of Mr. Fisher. He has
been an efficient official and is prob
ably. in that class covered by. rule
adopted during Mr.. Cortelyou IS term
as postmaster general that the fact that
a presidential postmaster has been in
office eight years shall not be in itself
have been cases when the postmaster
general has waived the enforcement Of
this rule, and it may be that Bede will
have strong enough pull with Mr.. Cor
telyou and the president to induce them
to appoint Eaton, especially in view of
the fact that Mr.. Fisher would not make
any objection to going out.
Politicians Agitated.
It is understood here that Congress
man Bede will take up the question Of
filing these offices while he, is home
this fall, and that the full slate will
be announced before he comes to Wash
ingtor to attend the session of con-
gress. The politicians in his district
have been agitated over these places
! for some months, and it is Bede g in
tention, as understood here to select
the men for all the Offices some months
in advance of the creation of the vacan-
cies, so that he may be saved lot Of
bother this winter, when he will be
busy with other matters of importance
to the district and state.
Captain Maginnis Retired
Orders have been issued at the war
o,tr, ,,lo T0N +0i
Maginnis, Sixteenth infantry, on the re-
tired list on account of disability in
Cured in the service. Captain Magin-
mis- was appointed to the military acad-
envy from Minnesota in 1898 and gradu-
ated in the class of 1898, upon which
he was assigned to the Second infantry
:, as second lieutenant. He was promoted
to first J., lieutenant March 2 1899, and
while ii & yefying s. these, tWo grades was
he went to PoT,5 Rico. On May 13,
1899, he was 81 nmissione;l captain in
:, the Porto Rico battalion Of volunteers
remaining with the battalion until June
30, 1901, when he was appointed captain
in the Porto Rican provisional regiment
serving with that organization until
Dec. 9, 1901, when he resigned his vol
unteer commission and resumed his
place as first lieutenant in the regular
establishment. He was promoted to a
captaincy and was first stationed at Co.
, lumbus barracks, Ohio, whence he went
: to the Philippines, where he served fo1
more than year. On his return he
was stationed at Fort Mcpherson, Geor
gia, and later at Washington barracks
where he has been in hospital for more
than eight months. .5-.-,t o. -.,..y,,.,rt.s,
Captain Maginnis has had frequent
attacks of illness during his sever
years of service, which, it is believed
were due to the facilitating tropica
climate He still has quarters at the
= Washington barracks. but will prob
5 q 11, roll 0,,ish than in q chort timo