The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-05-27
REFORM RUSTLES.
More Offensive Partisans
Bounced, and Reformers
Put In Their Place.
The worlds Exposition GETS
No More Corn From Uncle
SANS crib After May 81.
A woman and Man ktIled
by lightning Strange Fruit
on Tennessee Trees.
PleurO-PneUmOnia In Perm
sylvania - Tranps Capture
a TInin-Other Items.
WARRINGTON WHISPERS.
A Bunch oil Gossip from the Reform
Center,

Washington, May % II il under
stood that the president has recon-
sidered his determination 10 give the
Chinese mission TO California, be-
cause of the possible endorsements
on account of the feeling of the peo-
pie of the state towards the Chinese.
The friends of Col. DENLY, a promi-
nent lawyer of Evansville, nd, are
urging MIN for the position.
Mr.. Rufus Magee, of Indiana, re-
Gently appointed United States NM
lister to Norway and Sweden, arrived
in Washington to-day. lie will sail
for his new post of duty the latter
part of this week.
DIR. John Il. Thompson, OF New
York, recently appointed minister TO
llayti, having received his instruc-
tons left Washington to-day. lie en-
poets to sail on June 9th. DIR. Thomp-
sou has been instructed to investi-
gate the case of Won Blannlen, who
was imprisoned by the llaytien gov
eminent, and to report TO the depart
mcnt of state.
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tary Manning, who is in New York on
priyate business. The session was de-
voted to the consideration ola propo-
sition looking to the continuance OF
the Worlds Cotton Exposition al
New Orlepus. beyond the 81 instsnt
aud allow'us,the government exhibits
to remain ~ case continuance Is he
cided upon. A general desire was cX-
pressed to aid the exposition TO the
full extent of the law as embodied Ill
the act of incorporation and the va
, ious measures in the support of-the
exposition, but ii is said that ma
iority of the members of the cabinet
were of the opinion that the prcsi'
dent had no legal power TO authorize
su extension beyond the time already
fixed upon.
The postmaster. general to-day said
that the pOstmasters at jamestown
New York and Nincennes, Indiana
were suspended upon proofs of active
, and extreme partisan participation IL
: the business of election, and the post
, master at Marengo, Iowa, was sus
/, pended because he mad moved out o.
, the state and was reported to have
: offered his resignation for 1rice.
The president will probably visi
. New York on the 30th inst. and par
: ticipate in the local observance o
n Decoration Day.
= About S3,000,000 was paid out OF tn
a United States treasury to-day for pen
|, sions, making the total amount pai'
a out on that account during the pres
y, ent month, about Sl0,O00,0OO.
4 Secretary Bayard will leave Wasl
-. ington next week for the west 10 dc
r liver all Grafton on Thomas Jeiierso
m at the tate University of Missouri.
:" The failure OF the bureau OF engra'
',ss ing and printing TO secure the col
~ tract for printing the postage staml
a for the post-oillce department will r
Ia suit in a further reduction in Il
of force employed at the bureau, on IL
lin 30th ~ 81.
G c The formal transfer Of the office
al chief of this bureau from Capt. Blu
ON rell to Mr.. Graves " III take place
W.. the first proSimo. II is stated as
Kin singular fact that there were mo
Ia democrats than republicans emplo
lc. ed in the bureau under the last
nd ministration.
he The marine hospital bureau is
formed that during the two wee
IAN ending April seth. there were
';m deaths from cholera in Calcutta.
nor The president to-day issued All g
.n cutive order closing all the COVE
xtv meut departments on the 3Oth OF NJ