Atlantic Daily Telegraph (Newspaper) - August 20, 1895, Atlantic, Iowa VOLUME TUESDAY AUGUST 1895 NUMBER 213 We keep a large stock of Wall we sell all grades We carry a large stock of Staple Station Lots of Miscellaneous Fam ily and Teachers Typewriter Paper and Artists Office Letter and Invoice Pigeon Hole Pens and The best Inks in the Childrens Wagons and Mexican Croquet Writing Paper in all grades put up in handsome Base Ball and Tennis FEED Government Laborers Are Clam oring For Their OVERDUE THREE TO FOUR THE AMERICAN ENCYCLOPAEDIC Would You Pay a Bright Man a Salary of Several Cents a Day if he agreed to stand at your elbow and answer any question you might ask him im and in such shape that you could turn the information into cash quickly He to board free of cost to and agree to stay at home nights and be a tutor to your children Of coupe you THE AMERICAN ENCYCLOPAEDIC DICTIONARY Does those things and You should own for your own and that of your A Few Cents a Day Payable and ITS 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offices in the various river and harbor districts concerning the delay in forwarding money from the treasury department in response to their These complaints represent that in many cases contractors and laborers are clamorous for which in some oases has been due for three or four The war department officials are re to discuss the bat ad mit that complaints are mode and that instead of being confined to any one or two districts they are quite There has been especial criticism from the Detroit and Louis districts in each of which the government is in ar rears to the extent of about The war department officials say the responsibility for this state of affairs is not It has been the practice heretofore for the engineer officers in charge of the river and harbor work in the various districts to send in their requisitions at or about the beginning of each month for the money to be necessary to meet the expenses o the The chief engineer for wards them giving full cred ence to the estimates of the subordinate officers in tue but the treasury de it is now shows a dis position to withhold settlement louge than was formerly the War de officials complain that thi had the effect of keeping tho govern ment in arrears to of causin criticism of their department and c hardship to persons dependent upon thi Result of Chance In The requisition for river and harbo work come from the department and when indorsed as immediately neces according to forthwith paid over to the engineer in It was the it was ex at the treasury department un der the administration of Secretary Foster to issue warrants upon tions of officers in charge of river and harbor work immediately on their re but under Secretary Fosters di a change was by the amounts standing to the credit ol disbursing officers were reduced from over to This change was the result of an investiga which showed that requisitions were often made by disbursing officers for large suras when balances were large and there it is absolutely no immediate use for the money for which they The result of the change in treasury officials haa A General Agent Is now In our CONKEY Small BIB PROFITS Returning prosperity will make many but nowhere can they make so much short time as by successful speculation In Provisions and QQ FOR EACH DOLLAR INVESTED can be made by our Systematic Plan of Speculation originated by All successful speculators operate on a regular It Is a wellknown fact that there are thousands of men In all parts of the United States by trading through Chicago made large amounts every ranging from a few thousand dollars for the man who Invests a hundred or two hundred dollars up to to or more by those who Invest a few It Is also a that those who the largest profits from comparatively small Invest ments on this plan are persons who live away from Chicago and invest through brokers who thoroughly understand systematic Our plan does not risk the whole amount invested on any but covers both so that weether the market rises 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Senator Ransoms appointment to Mex ico was unconstitutional because he was appointed while serving as senator in the congress which raised the salary of the Mexican has started re ports that various other officials are illegally holding office for the same Among the cases mentioned is that of Judge while serving as a member of the was appointed circuit judge of northern But as thn nine additional circuit judges were created by the preceding al though was a member of that the constitutional inhibi it is does not apply against No Reports From reports have been received at either the state or navy departments concerning tho troubles between Bolivia and At present the United States has no war ships in the waters of either of these but in case of hostilities both the Alert at Panama and the Ranger at Guayaquil are available to look after American Clearance Beaman Jar tore Stock HAS CHANGED HANDS AND 1 be Deduced Regardless of Cost We Start the Great This Means Money to Room must be made for our Winter Good things go Now is Your Special Bargains BUGGIES WAGONS Special Bargains AND EVERYTHING tit 00 Stock to go at Remember now is the time for The best stock in Call at the old Yetzer By MERCANTILE CO Cholera Not Epidemic at Gen eral at Shanghai cables the state department that cholera is not epidemic at that In severe earth quake occurred which was felt principally in the Several houses were destroyed in and Ml Beamans Old a Hackett has returned to and I will reduce this stock about at actual Report to me if you fail to get such prices at the
