The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-04-02
Oar Representatives Taken 10 Tass
for Their Crlnglng Conduct
AND ORDERED ToDo THEIR DUTY
hore Lucky Democrats-Among rfea
Dick Hubbard, to Japan-Postmas.
ter Pearson Re-ApPointed for
New Sork-Onr Lang.
GENERAL WASHINGTON REPORTS


lrdignutiCrs
WAsuINaToN, March 81. go United
States Consul. General Adamson, at
Panama, telegrnphed tho secretary II
state this morning rs follows "Preston,
the rebol leader has seized the Pacific
steamship at Colon and imprisoned tho
captain, the purser, the agent Of the
company, Consul Wright aud other
Americans. urge Commander Lane,
of the Galana, TO rescue the citi2ens and
property at all hazards. Instructions
desired"
Upon receipt of tho dispatch the sec
retary of state and the secretary OF the
navy held consultation. Secretary
Whitney then ordered by telegraph
Admiral Jouett, now at New Orleans, to
prucap1 10 kEy West with he Tonnes
SEQ and ihe SWaltta and await 9nrtheE
Instruction.. An order " - also lahi Do
tho commander O' inc Alliance, rrW ST
Eey West, iustuct'ng Aim 10 pro
ceod ut once 90 AsrlN"a.h
l,,r' .srn t9r,= -alsg o., ,Tspi,3e
Kane, OF ITO Gaiena,
AZ ksplnwsll, and asked why he had not
pro .eClod American citizens ar prop
erLy IN the trouble yesterday. 10 di-
rpgt1l him TO afford ell protection posSi-
bic while tho d'mralty continues. 70 is
that o.. ua.tar ls no" under
.lH =. The cabinet meeting.
- LGlsgrHu Aga uoeA reaa!Yeo D'-'
ssyiug tEpi the steamship Honduras
belonging 20 tho EanGml Railroad yAai-
many, has heun conveying men and sup
uiius rom Gugtem Ala ID Houo rsa', DHI
refused 10 perform II Ike aerFiip ne
tween Costa EicG and Sscafasus,
Tha following is a dispatch a9nt by
Secretary Whitney 90 common te-
= oh, IN, ,t.,1n
at Aspinwau:
"You were ordered to AspinwsH to
protect American interests and tho lives
and property of American citizens. All
that Is implied in these words
is expaetod to be done by
YOU to the extent of the force
under your command. If the Colon has
been seized, restore her to her officers, II
in your power" ,,,,
General Adamson, asking additional in
formation relative to the difficulty.
The President AMI Postmaster Pesrson.
WASHINGTON, March 3l.-A gantie
man very near the president, and un-
doubtedly speaking from actual knowl-
edge, reports thSt the re appointment of
Postmaster Pearson, Of New GofE city,
was made after the most patient exam
ination OF all the facts connected Win
the charges against him, anG mis-
answers, 10 the same, which Wer3 yeS-
terday submitted and read by the pfesl-
don't. The appointment, therefore, may
be considered % complete Yindicaticn of
Pearson. II ia further stated that tho
reappointmeut Of Pearson VIII constl-
tute q notable exception TO the course
which the president may be expected to
persue. The New York post office is the
largest and mCst important in the COuu-
try and OF interest 10 all the people, ana
especially to the vast business eEAer-
prisos certered in the metropolis. - IS
to-day cousldef9d acoIlplete lllusCrsSlon ~
of succt ssfu! application OF the ci7u
service reform principles to an Immense
government establishment. This Con.
dition, added the gentleman above re-
ferred to, has be0n brought about very
lariEeiy by lhs Intelligent efforts Of Mr.,
Pearson, am! no j. thus Identified IL t!ln
cl osest manner with this example oi
success of the principles Of ral0rm'
The re-appointment OF him insures
faith and confidence in the movement,
which would receive shock from
his removal. his retention was earnestly
requested by large number OF busl-
ness men Of this city, both Democrats
and Republicans, and very generally BY
the Independent Republicans who did
such good service in support of the
Democratic candidates in the last cam
paign. ,s
chat this act of the president must not
be regarded as indicating that in other
cases, those opposed to tho party of the
president will either be appointed or re-
tanned after the expiration OF their terms
of office.
IL answer to the suggestion that the
reappointment of Pearson might cause
great dissatisfaction III the ranks OF his
party, The president is reported as say
ing that the Democratic party is neither
hypocritical. urpatriotic nor ungrateful