Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-08-13
ANlNSULTFR0M GERMANY
MINISTER MORGAN PROTECTS
THE FLAG IN MEXICO.

President Arthur COmmends His Course
Another Rally Against Longstreet-
FOlger Ambitious as n Debt Reducer-
Clerks Discharged by Lots from a Hat
Evans Fickleness.
WASHINGTON, D. c., August 12.-The
rumor that the German Minister at Mexi-
co taunts the United States representative
| there is partially corroborated. If has
been customary on the 4th of July for the
foreign Ministers to compliment this
country by unfurliug their flags. The Gus
tom was observed this year by everyone
but the German Minister. Minister
Morgan, on noticing this, sent
word that unless the customary
courtesy was promptly shown he
would regard it as an insult to himself
and make the issue a personal one. No
answer was returned, but the German
nag was Immediately displayed over the
legation. President Arthur is said TO
have instructed the Secretary of State to
commend the conduct of Minister Morgan.
LoNGsTREET's BITTER FOES.
A letter received here to-day. from n
Georgia Republican, states that the crowd
which recently endeavored to Get Long
street removed from his position as Uni
ted States Marshal are not satisfied with
their recent defeat. but intend TO make
another endeavOr in the same direction
as soon as they can get their influence in
enectlVe shape. Any renewed attempt by
that crowd to get Gen. Longstreet out,
will terminate as did the last one, in a
complete failure.
FOLGER STRIVING FOR A RECORD.
Secretary Folger is trying TO make n
very big record as a reducer of the ma
tional debt. The recent favorable com
ments made upon his call for a redemD-
tlan of $3l ,0OO, 900 in bonds has stimulated
him to new eXertiOns. A letter was re-
ceived here yesterday by the Chief of
the Loan Division of the Treasury,
directing him to prepare daily for
statement of how the cash stands
and all information collected, with the
cash balance in the Treasury. The Sec
retary states that it is his intention to
commence calling in the three per cents.
just as soon as he sees his way clear.
and that he will call them in smaller
sums than are usually contained in bond
calls as soon as the Treasury surplus will
warrant it.
NOVEL OFFICIAL AXE.
WASHINGTON, August n.-CoIonel
Seaton, superintendent of the Census
Bureau, has more clerks than he knows
what to do with. They were all faithful
and efficient. They all occupy warm
place in his heart, but the appropriation
is running low, and the Colonel made up
his mind that eighty of them would have
to go. All of his clerks were good clerks.
one was Just as good as another and per-
haps better, but there was this uncom-
Portable surplus of energy and brains,
so to-day the Colonel wrote out
the names of each emplOye on
a slip Of paper. The slips
numbering llO were placed in a box. A
boy was blindfOlded and proceeded 10
draw from the box eighty-fve names
whose pay will cease on the 18th. No
charge of favoritism can be sustained in
Col. SeatOn's bureau.
EVANS VAsCILATING MIND.
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Evans is man of many moods and as MANY
minds. Before he left for the West with
President Arthur he made a rash and ILL
considered ruling on the subject of classi-
1catlon OF Hostetter's bitters as an alcohol
lc beverage, the result of which would be to
drive that article out of the market He
returned to Washington to-day and the
first thing he did was to reopen
the case and examine a
brief filed by the bitters company's
lawyers. Now he does not know whether
he will rule in favor or against the COM
pany, and this appears to be about the
Ohly IhlHS ne uOes KNOW on the subject.
IMPORTERS AT LOGGERHEADS.
The New YORK importers nave been at
lOggerheads with the Treasury DEPART
ment ever since the new tariff went into
effect over the proper construction of the
clause relating to duties and changes. The
terms of the law were so ambiguous that
more was left in the discretion of the GUS
toms Oltlclals than was evidently intend
ed by Congress. This has been matter
of dispute for a long time, and several
knotty legal problems were submitted to
the Secretary for decisions. Committees
OF Experts were appointed to
give an opinion after a thorough inyes-
tigatiOn, and the result has
been that the Commission stands as near
ly divided as it can ON most of the ques-
tione submitted. These tw0 reports are
now before Acting Secretary French, and.
as there are hundreds of thousands OF
dollars involved, he does not feel like TAX
ing either side, so the whole matter will
go to Attorney General Brewster. who
will be obliged to give some sort of a soIu-
tiOn to the questions. This is an unusual
procedure, as generally MIR. French is
very willing to make a ruling, and upon
that an appeal can be taken to the courts.
1t is curious fact to note in this connec-
tion that Solicitor RaynOr, who is the law
officer of the Treasury Department. is
completely ignored, and has no more to
say about 1t than an outsider.