Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-05-08
Late Eastern News.
p.sin, ses., Positions.

18th the Chluose Mission. II is IN
omen secret thai Sam Wilson refused
a. have b. namc u.cl IN that con
n.eraf. lie President has been
con.utus prommon, caiifornlans
as 10 TIE best mar for tia, Mission.
There ~ unluuhlcl authority for the
statemsti IN tho lIl~idcut al de
e,del on Ro~ccnn- for Minister to
China. bat l,osocIan decided op
uosliion to being sent abroad at his
advanced age Opposes az that pro-
posiiion Tho name Of Frank Nc
toppin was presented, who has
promptly declared hl. inability 10
accept the honor. II rendered. "a,
be cannot go ahroad The PIe,i.
dent announced that 1t was his pol.
lev Ia make Pacific Ocean diplumo
tic aud Consular appointments as
faraspo slble from the Pacific Coast
States. II has been definitely de-
clared that the Chinese mission was
amoLg those under discussion ves-
tonlay bat no person has been sug-
San Francisco Postoilico was under
conaidsraiion to-day. The POST
master General. after consultation
with representative Californlans an
nouncod II 10 be his intention to
make change in San Francisco
among the first appointments, the
tho prosont Postmaster being the
principal proprietor Of an anti-Ad-
mIniu,ration newspaper. 1t is un
derstood that few. II any Califor
ia appointments will DO made until
next month, when the changes will
be very general, especially in the In
terror Department, in which Secre-
tary Lamor declared to day that he
proposed to make general re-or-
gnnization, especially in the land
and Indian Bureaus. Tho constant
Interruptions 10y oilice.scekers has
much retarded the regular depart
ment business Washington is now
almost empty Of visitors.
Crep Reports Very Gioomy.
CmcAao, April 2S.-The Farmers
Rericr. IN summing up reports Of
POO correspondents, will say that
very little can be said in favor of
the winter wheat crop; TINT the
abundance of rain which has fallen
has revived life plants, but the news
has altogether confirmed reports of
tho large proportion Of the crop
winter killed; that there will pro.
baby be tho same acreage % spring
wheat as in 1854; that the oat crop
bids fair to be very large, and that
tho corn acreage promises to be very
large, owing to thY poor condition of
the wheat crop, many acres of win
ter wheat having been plowcd up
aud pu, into corn.
TIL. L-sse Of the q. Il. g.
INV YoRK. May 3.-The lease of
the Oregon Railway and Navigation
by tho Union and the Northern
Pacific has been the principal topic
Of discussion in railroad circles the
last week. With both the Union
and Northern Pacific using the
Oregon Railway and Navigation line
90 Portland, aud the steamer line to
San Francisco. and the Atcbison
road building through to San Diego,
the Central Pacific will have both
Northern and Southern lines to con-
tend against. with power on their
side TO enforce q fair division of
traffic, or, in the event of refusal, to
demoralize rates 80 that all profit in
tho business will DO gone.
tn. New Tr~ssar-r.
WASHINGTON. April 30.-Mr c. n.
Jordan will relieve A. W. Wyman
Of the Office OF Treasurer OF the
United States to morrow morning.
Tho commission OF Mr.. Jordan was
signed by the President to day, and
his bond Of $3.50. 900 approved by
the Solicitor Of the Treasury. \
general count Of all the moneys and
securities In the different branches
Of the Office will begin tomorrow
morning. The count 80 far as been
confined 10 tho silver in the silver
vault.
hpp~s"s~sos ny Suhs.
WAsnlsoroS. April 30.-During
tho month Of April. including to-day,
Postmaster General Villas appointed
GOO postmastsrs Mt fourth class Off.
ces. A majority OF the appoint
menss were made to fill vacancies.
nelly Gees 60 Austria.
wamrSoroS. April 30.-Tho Presi-
ident to-day appointed Anthony
Kelly Of Richmond, Va, to be envoy
extraordinary and minister pleni.
potentisry OF the United States to
Austria Hungary.
s-s~ssi essss aesunss Work.
Nrw yoRK. April 30.-General
Grant omitted his drive to day in
order that he might devote his time
tv prepsvs,ion 81 ssttss for his
book. The General dictated, and
h,s uiternnces we've taken by steno-
grapher.
General Grant still continues to
improve In health. In an interview
with Colonel Fred Grant, had this
evening. he said: I" The General
dictated 10 the stenographer for
nesfly an hour. nearly enough mat
ter 10 .aks twenty-five or twenty
three pages Of his book. He is now
debating tho Appomattox campaign,
and from his dispatches and other
data IL enabled to give perfectly
straight and lucid account TO the
stsnographer. Ho is. without doubt,
looLiDg and feeling better than he
haa t,seu nj anv time siDca thu lat of