Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-11-27
From WASHINGTON,

Complaint is made to the president that
Kelly and Doran are getting too many
Offices for Catholics.
Internal revenue receipts for the fiscal
year were about $1l2, 900, 900, So, 600, 900
less than was estimated.
Gov. Hill has found fat place for Ster-
ling AS warden OF the port OF New Y ork, and
the Cleveland reformers are grieved.
Senator Spooner says: mo tariff bill
will get through tho house this winter, and
so have paid little attention to that SUBJ
ject."
Minister Cox had an audience with the
sultan, and presented Walker Fearn, United
States minister to Greece who afterwards
departed for Athens.
pretty clean sweep has been made in
tie internal revenue service through out the
country since March 4. Only four out of
eighty five collectors who served under Mr.
Arthur are now in Office.
The secretary Of the treasury has dis
missed Henry NJ. Gassaway, assistant chief
OF the internal revenue and navigation
bureau OF the secretary's Office, for using in
solent language to Mr.. Schoonmaker, a
New York politician and a friend OF Mr..
Manning.
The secretary OF the treasury has re-
ceived the following message from Mr.. Co.
lonna, assistant superintendent of the
coast survey: The coast survey reports
great earthquake waves on the Pacific
ocean at San Francisco, as indicated on
the coast survey tide gauge. These earth
quake waves were noticed at o'clock p.
m. They lasted thirty-fve minutes.
Washington Special:--The acceptance
of District Attorney Searle's resignation
does not materially change the status Of
George N. Bakers appointment. His case
is in the same boat with W. NJ. Campbells
appointment as marshal. A number OF
protests have been received from Mime
sofa Democrats against both appoint
ments, and the president has not yet con-
sidered them. The papers in both cases
are in Col. Lannon'S hands.
Assistant Secretary OF State Porter says
emphatically: This government has 80 far
not had the slightest reason for disaffec-
ton with the course of the German govern.
ment toward our naturalization laws, or
the bancroft treaty. When the German
authorities have proceeded against Ger
man American in any manner for cause,
the German government has invariably
yielded to our request, and in the very few
cases where German officials have over.
stepped their authorities, and molested
German Americans without cause, it has
promptly ueeQeu ana respected our protest
and made reparatien. The statement that
the president had called for the papers in
relation to several German Americans who
had been put in the German army is un-
founded. g., .~,1 ~: ~.
The president has made the fol-
lowing appointments: Consuls- Preston
L. Bridges OF North Carolina, at Mon
teviedo, Uaguay; William H. Near.
die, OF Mississippi, at San Juan del
Norte Nicaragua; Joseph W. Merriam
at Iquique, Chill; William c. Emmett,
OF New York: at Smyrna, Turkey.
William G: Emmett was formerly secre.
tary OF legation at Constantin ople, and
was succeeded a few days ago by DR.. Lee.
William H. McArdle is an old newspaper
man. and q particular friend OF Secretary
Lamar. He lives at jackson, Miss. He
was very strongly endorsed by all the
prominent men of that state
Preston L. Bridges was endorsed by both
the United States senator's and m ost prom
inent Democrats of North Carolina as q
man OF special fitness for the place He is a
personal friend OF Senator Vance.