The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-08-10

A Collection of Events Occurring
Among the People of the Capital Of
This Great and Glorious Nation and
Condensed for our Readers.
Special Correspondence THE APPEAL
| Washington, August 1.-The govern
ment expends each year approximate
ly $80O,c03,0O0 for merchandise, sup
plies and labor furnished under con-
tract. That the contracts under which
this enormous sum is annually expend-
ed should be tree of legal defects is
admitted by every official of the gov
eminent whose duties are connected
with such matters, and yet it is as
| freely admitted that many of these
| contracts are loosely drawn and that
| the government is mulcted of large
sums every year.
A special committee, appointed by
the President just before he left Wash
| ington for his summer vacation, is
now at work, on this subject, making a
| critical study of all the contract
forms with view to the adoption of
| standard system that shall be opera
tive in all the departments, instead of
| the present method of entering into
contracts which is not alike in any
two of the executive departments.
Maj. John. R. Lynch. paymaster
United States Army. formerly auditor
| OF the treasury for the Navy Depart
ment, has been assigned to duty as
chief paymaster of the DEPARTMENT of
the Visayas. Philippine Islands. with
station. at Iloilo, as the relief of Maj.
Francis L. Payson, paymaster, granted
leave Of absence
Fruit dealers of California have
petition prepared which they will pre-
sent to President Roosevelt and Com
missioner Sargent of the immigration
bureau asking that the law be amend
ed with reference to the exclusion of
Chinese immigrants.
H. D. Kercheval, fruit grower of
Sacramento. now in this city, declares
that the Chinese laborer is a necessity
for the development of the fruit inter-
ests Of California. He will be among
these who will petition for a repeal Of
the Chinese exclusion act. and he
hopes to obtain the assistance of the
administration in attempting to get
such legislation enacted. Mr.. Kerche-
val is member of the International
Equity League: The petition, which
| will he presented later with numerous
signatures, favOrs the unrestricted adj
| mission of both Chinese and Japan
| csc, although Mr.. Kercheval does not
| regard the Japanese as of equal i'm
| nortance to the Chinese as laborers
for California.
DR.. F. J. Shadd. Washington's IA
nous physician and secretary Of the
Medical Department Of Howard Uni
versity, will address the National Medi-
cal Association; at Baltimore, August
~ On Rational Therapeutics.
The ffty-frst annual session of the
National Grand Tabernacle Of the
Grand United Order Of Galilean Fish
er1nen was called to order at 10
o'clock Tuesday morning in Galilean
! Temple. 800 F street southwest. The
| large hall was we'll filled with dele
! gates from Washington, Maryland,
Pennsylvania Norfolk. West Virginia,
Connecticut Rhode Island. New York.
| New Jersey Richmond and Baltimore.
DR.. James T. Walker was chairman
The EXERCISES we're onened with a
hymn. 'Blest Pc the Tie" Rev. w.
T. Howard offered PRAYER. John c.,
Dancy, recorder of deeds of the Dis
trict Of Columbia, delivered the adj
dress of welcome. to which Rev. H. H.
Mitchell OF Columbus. Ohio, respond
ed. Miss Maggie Jefferson sang a
cn10 In, n1o1 Of IN
the Peace Robert H. Terrell delivered
an address:
DR.. w. =. Atkins, secretary of the
endowment department and cashier of
the Gaiilean Fisherman Bank, respond
ed Prof. J. T. Newman sang a solo,
Mrs. j. B. Browne, district grand
secretary. made an address in behalf
of the District Grand Tabernacle, to
which Mr. C. F. McLaurin of Hampton,
Va, responded. The entire audience
then sang "Mv Country 'Tis of Thee"
after which Rev. J. w. Grayson pro-
nounced the benediction
A reception to the delegates was
held Wednesday evening
Hon. w. F Vernon. Register of the
Treasury, left Monday for the West.
He will speak at the Business League
Meeting in Topeka and spend some
time at Excelsior Springs.
The demand for positions in the
consular service from any of the
States u rot qlIite what was anticirat-
ed by State Department officials when
the service was r'ade attractiv end
more modern and up-to-date bv the
"i-7~e" i~+"nd,ood TITO it bv Secretary
Root. There has been considerable
increase in the number of Offices the
rast years, and although two exsmina-
ions have been held ,,rder the new
svtem-the first last March and the
second early last month-there are
still lar7e number Of vacancies to
he filled. The posts vacant. to which
new arDcintees will be sent pay from
$4,000 to $4,000 the wear. with onpor-
trnities fer rand promotion to Offices
in higher grades. commanding up to
S6.G00. 5000. and few ct s12 900.
AS the .Dumher of applicants for the
.1nly examination was disappointing,
the department has decided upon a
third examination to be held newt fall.
The date-November 20, 21 and %
| has been set far enough distant to
enable all candidates to make suf
| ficient preparation Few candidates
| of ordinary collegiate. academic or
commercial education nave failed on
the two previous examinations.
To take the examination, a candi
date must be designated by a Senator