Omaha daily bee., 1885-05-27
SPLINTERS.
Axe Falls Lightly Upon
the Public Log,
Roach Gets His Back Up Over
the New Ship Dolphin.
Incidents in Diplomatic Circles and
Gossip About the Bureaus
Capital Notes.
THE DAY IN WASHINGTON.
GENERAL EVENTS.

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WASHINGTON, d. G.. Nav 20 .-Secrotary
Whitney to. day received a letter from John
Roach, in which he states that he is willing
to give the Dolphin another trial, although
his liability under the contract ceased as all
the conditions stated therein were complied
with.
1t is understood the president has reconsid'
cred his determination to give the Chinese
mission to California because of the possible
embarrassment on account of the feeling of
the people of that state toward the Chinese.
Friends of Col. DENLY, a prominent lawyer of
Evansville, Ind, are urging him for the po-
sition.
A cabinet meeting was held to-day, at
tended by all members except Secretary Man
ming, who is in New York on business. The
session was devoted to the proposition to con-
tinue the Worlds exposition at New Orleans
beyond the 3lst. It is stated that a majority
of the members of the cabinet are Of the
| opinion they have no power to authorize the
The marine hospital bureau is informed
that during the two weeks ended April 4
there were 1888 deaths from cholera in Cal
cutta,
The president to-day issued an executive
order closing all the departments on the Both
inst.
Among the commissions issued by the presi.
dent to-day were:
Postmasters Albert b. Sage, Houlton,
Me-; Henry Kingsley, Schoharie, N. Y;
George w, Evans, Ocean Grove, N. j.; Henry
S. Bremen, Gettysburg, Pa; Maurice Litch,
Mahoney City, Pa; Martin A. Rutter,
Meyersdale, Pa; Albert P. Bib. University
of Virginia, Va; Bruce Gibson, Winchester,
Va; George R; Head, Leesburgh, Va,
Arthur Meersoheidt, LAGRANGE. Tex; Samuel
A. Ashe. Raleigh, n. c.; Mrs. DIVA A
Hastings, Port Gibson, Miss; Carrie
T. Pierce, Hillsborough, Ohio; Samuel
w. Hobbs, Storm Lake, Iowa; Willard
Hearns, Adrian. Mich; Charles A. Bowles,
Otsego, Mich; George H. Paul, Milwaukee,
Wis; Michael w. Corbett. Aurora. Ill.
= Pinnell, Lebanon: Ind John F. Regain,
Terre Haute, Ind; William Groesbeck. hide
pendence, Mo-; George B. Falconer, Mime
apolis, Kan; Charles II. Sproule, Elke,
New; Archibald Mcdonnell, Benecia, Cal.
A. s. Barber, Alameda, Cal; John j. Smith,
O~reville, Cal; James p. Reddick, Telluride,
COL; James G. Colner, Aspen, Col; Albert
G. Snyder, Cheyenne, Wyo.
Mr.. De Lovenorn, the new Danish minister
to the United States, presented his creden.
tials to the president to-day.
The postmaster general to-day said that the
postmasters of jamestown, N. Y, and Vim
cennes, Ind, were suspended upon proofs Of
active and extreme partisan participation II
business of elections. The postmaster a.
Marengo, Iowa. was suspended because HI
had moved out of the state and was reported
to have offered his resignation for q price.
The president will probably visit New
York on the S0th Inst, and participate in the
local observance of decoration day.
About So, 0O0,C COO was paid out of tn
United States treasury to-day for pensions
making the total amount paid out on tina
account during the present month about
$40, 0C0, 02O.
Secretary Bayard will leave Washington
next week for the west to deliver an orator
on Thomas Jefferson at the state university
f Missouri.
The failure of the bureau of engraving anc
printing to secure the contract for printing
the postage stamps for the postofice depart
ment will result in a further reduction in thu
force employed at the bureau on the S0tt
inst. The formal transfers of the office o
chief of the bureau from Capt. Burrill to Gen
Graves will taxi place on the 1st. 1t ii
stated as a singular fact hat there were NOR,
democrats than republicans employed in the
bureau under the last administration.
Prof. Riley, of the eutomoply division O
the department of agriculture, has been sur
prised for some lime to hear of the ravages O
the Hessian fly in wheat fields on the PacifI
coast. Heretofore it has been supposed tina
this pest would not go beyond the Rocky
mountains and the professor has been inclined
He has been in communication with Profs
Hillgard, Divinelle, and other scientists il
California, and to-day received o specimen
of the insect, which he pronounces the genu
inc Hessian fly and ia no longer in doubt tn
| insect has made his Way to the Pacific slope