Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-04-18
The District Appointments.

THE GOOD TEMPLARS NOT ABLE TO GET AN IN
TERvIEw WITH THE PRESIDENT-HE Is NOT
READY YET TO CONSIDER THE DISTRICT OF
FICES.
The officers of the grand lodge Of Good Temp
lars of the District of Columbia We're to have
had an interview with the President to-day to
advise him concerning the District appoint
ments, but the President sent word to them that
it would not be convenient for him to see them
at this time and requested that the interview
be postponed Indefinitely. The reason for not
receiving them now that the President
hasn't District matters in mind, and it would
be useless for them to talk to him about them
When he is ready to consider the appointments
here he will give notice and hear all parties
concerned. 1t is useless to press District affairs
upon his attention now, as there more i'm
portant national matters before him which he
has not found time to consider, and he will not
lay them aside to dispose of the District Offices
The President and the COlOred People.
EQUAL RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES TO ALL CITI-
ZENS.
At the interview yesterday between the dele
gates of the African NJ. E. conference and the
President, Bishop Day delivered an address,
congratulating the President upon the success
Of his administration far. ''While most of
us voted against you, he said, ,"there are many
of us who voted for you. We, however, do not
the of but
day turn our backs to the past and cheerfully
face the present and the future; we will work
this land shall be too poor to have rights and
no man too poor to be protected in them"
In reply the President expressed his appre,,
citation of their commendation and good
wishes. He stated that his conception of de-
mocratic principles embraced equal rights and
privileges to all who are citizens of the United
States; and that he was glad to know that in
the endeavor to enforce such a principle h
would have their confidence and support.
The Consular Changes.
SKETCHES OF THE NEW ApPoINTEES-WHAT Is
SAID OF THEM.
The democrats Of Ohio are delighted at the
appointment of Jacob Mueller, of Cincinnati. to
be consul general at Frankfort-On-the-Main,
Germany. They say that no better appoint
ment could be made. 1t will please all the
democrats in the state, particularly the Ger
mans. 1t is a recognition of the personal lib
erty" Germans, as it was upon that issue that
Mueller left the republican party.
James NJ. Morgan, who was appointed consul
general to British colonies in Australia, is
brother-in-law of F. w. Dawson, proprietor of
the Charleston Ne,cs and Courier, and the APP
pointment was made upon his recOmmenda-
staff of the Khedive of Egypt with Stone.
Loring and Long. He is in the prime of life, is
an accomplished linguist and has travelled ex-
tensively.
Mr.. Francis H. Wigfall, of Baltimore, Md, ap-
pointed to the Leeds consulship, is son of the
for many years in the city Of Baltimore, and
was recommended for consular service by the
leading cotton factors in the United States and
by the president of the Baltimore chamber of
commerce, Mr.. John Gill. He is well known in
this city, having married Il daughter of DR..
yelling. He Is an accomplished scholar as we'll
as an experienced man of business
Chas. Jonas, of Milwaukee, appointed consul
to Prague, is Bohemian, and editor and pro-
prietor OF the Stauic at Milwaukee. He was en-
dorsed by all the Bohemian societies in this
country.
Charles w. Wagner. Of Missouri, who was
selected to be consul at Toronto, is about 30
years old, and is q native of Canada. He is now
a citizen of Missouri, residing at Kansas City,
and has been agent for the Kansas City, st.
Joseph & Council Bluffs railroad for about six
years.
Richard Stockton, of N. J., consul to Rotter-
dam, is a son of ex-senator Stockton, and q
man OF education and experience.
Judge j. Harvey Brigham, of Louisiana, con-
sui at Paso del Norte Mexico. has for many
years occupied the circuit bench at Bastrop, La.
William Slade, of Ohio, appointed consul to
Brussels, Belgium, is native OF Vermont, and
a son OF Ex-Governor Slade. He is 60 years
old. he married a Cleveland lady, and has re-
sided in Cleveland since his marriage, practic-
ing law.