Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 June 1889 — WASHINGTON MOTES. [ARTICLE]

WASHINGTON MOTES.

To a caller syho made some queries of him. First Assistant Postmaster-Gener-eral Clarkson, Thursday, said: “It should be remembered that if President Clevt land had not appointed Democrats in place of Republicans there would be very few Democrats for the present administration ty remove in order to make room for the Republicans now being appointed. There is another thing not generally known, and that is that nearly all the Democratic postmasters who are now being removed are losing their places on the reports of inspectors upon the conduct of their offices, and in almost every instance the inspector who makes the report is a Democrat for the reason that we have few Republican inspectors to make the reports.” Mr. Clarkson added that “the men who are now going out have almost invariably served four years, and it seems that the people, when they had anything to say lately, had voted that four years was about the proper time for federal officials to bold office.” The damage done on the dynamite cruiser Vesuvius by the premature discharge of one of hrr pbeumatic guns during their trial some months ago, has been repaired, and her builders have given notice to the Navy Department that they e>pert to be ready-for official trial of the speed of her.guns, for rapidity of fire, one day next week. The vessel has already had her trials for the accuracy of her guns, and it is expectec that if ibe test for rapidity of Are is up to the contract requirements she will be acccepted. '