The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-04-23

Secretary Lamar says that he is willing to be
understood, with the utmost distinctness. to
mean what he says when he declares that the
cattlemen must leave Oklahania His Interview
with Capt Couch Vas not, 1t seems, given as
wide publicity as desired. Just as soon as can
be done the cattlemen will be notified in the
proper way, and with sufficient manifestation
OF force to convince them that what is said is
meant
William Hayden Edwards, chief Of the d.
plomatic bureau Of the state department. has
resigned that position in order ID accept I'D ai;-
polntment as private secretary to Mr. Bell the
United States Minister to the Netherlands.
Sidney Everett, son of the late Edward Everett
the state department. Mr.. Everett has been
for some years secretary Of the United States
legation at Berlin.
The clerical ferces are accomplishing more
~oSk than ever before in the memory of man.
There Is general understanding that the
clerks who will come out ahead are those who
have their work up to date, and who under
stand and attend to their business. President
Cleveland has got an idea that never entered
into the head Of any Cf his predecessors, that
days work in the departments should mean
disposition of the routine business of the
day. He does not believe that clerks should
be engaged on correspondence year or q
month old.
To delegation Of coiored citizens who
asked him to appoint to positions In Virginia
men who would not Use their offices for politi-
cal purposes President Cleveland said: am
glad to learn that you are determined to claim
on the rights and privileges of citizens and a
proper performance of your duties as such
citizens. 1t has been said that eternal vigilance
is the price of liberty. l desire to remind you
of this, and to say that the vigilance to which
l refer Is based upon that intelligence and
thoughtful consideration which induces you to
see and apprehend the things that pertain ia
your interests as citizens, and to gain a knowl-
edge of these things in your own way, and
without being blindly led or cuhninglt de-
eeived;, When this is fully accomplished the
see. when something better than race or color
will divide the political action of those who
are citizens of the United States.
The president has made the following APP
pointments: Consuls generals of the United
States, Gen. James A. Morgan, of South Caro-
lima for the British colonies in Australia, at
Melbourne; Jacob Mueller of Ohio, Frankfort.
on-the- Main, Germany. Consul Of the United
States, Charles w. Wagner of Missouri at To-
ronto; Thomas r.. Welsh IF Arkansas, Hamil-
ton, Ont; Frahcis H. Wigfall of Maryland,
leeds, England; Charles Jonas, of Wisconsin,
Prague, Austria and Hungary; Richard
Stockton of New Jersey Rotterdam; William
Slade of Ohio, Brussels, Belgium; j. Harvey
Brigham of Louisiana, Ell Paso del Norte, Mexi-
co; William ]. Black of Delaware, Nuremberg
Germany; Francis Wharton Of Pennsylvania
examiner of claims in the department of state
W. H. Brinker of Warrensburg, Mo-, to be as
sociate justice of the supreme court of the
Territory of New Mexico; Henry W. Hobson
of Denver, COL, to be United States district
attorney for the district of Colorado. vice A. w.
Brace, removed