New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-14
co,fr or MIR. BlI1RDS TROUBLES.
BALTIMORE PAPER on MRS. PENDLETON
4" WASHINGTON GOSSIP.

-WASHINGiO On GOSSIf.
,rno,, TIE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF TIE rEbUNEl
W,suIXGToN, Dec. 13.-Ihe fact that the
~ ~ rayltss W Hanna did not appear on the list Of
,oiuatious sent in to the Senate on Thursday has
, se IN some comment. Mr. Bayard, it is thought.
nd feel much relieved If Nj. Hannas nomination
were rejected Common report has II that lie cohsuer9
him M, AT all M TO the standard that he imaglnes he
,orlished when he became Secretary OF state Every
,1y Knows Of course, that the genial Hanna Is not
Cs,er0,ld but in other respects it would seem tina,
rc is the equal Of such men as Kelley Cox Buck Hub
,, aud Bel Reports have reached Washington
,itln week or which say that Minister fcndIetoh
oud his wife have become dissatisfied with Berlin ana
piend returning shortly. This has been denied al the
state Department. The latest information on the subject
Is volunteered by the German paper in Baltimore oil
which the present United states Consul i'll Berlin is the
editor Ii remarks: "Mrs. Pendleons position at Court
uot at taste Indeed IL is very unpleasant; but
his hardly for surprise The American lazy
isa very high and dignifed parsonage. she suddenly
makes discovery that in other countries thco are
,csops even more dignied and exclusive IN their sur
roundings than herself; aye, even among "eIha's'
whom Americans have been wont TO look upon as IN"
meekest OF mankind. No wonder therefore, that lazy
accustomed upon herself as the pink OF society at
home should disconnected at finding herself IN Berlin
In contact with thousands OF who even more
dignided and exclusive than herself ana VINO
base their protensons the merits OF ancestors run
ming back the crusades These sciOns OF inc grca
Pendlcton though he be all ex-senator ana Poll'in'
however respectable, but that after all he Is put an
ordinary commoner." Tho worst blow however against
The gnity Of tho State Department which mas Dech
struck since Mr.. Bayard into office Is the an
nouucement Mr. Kelley ia about to enter the ecl-
IRE field He will appear in Washington on December
90 at FOris Opera House, when his SUBJECT VIII he
"Irish Nationality" and he will deal with the cruel
wrongs Inflicted by England upon tho Emerald Isle
The logic OF events would TO foreshadow the ap
Ls.iIay ext
Minister Plenipoentiary at the court oil IT. James, To
succeed Mr.. Phelps.
one -, 600 place, that OF Minister Resident at SIAM
appeays 90 begging under this Administrations Johh
A Ualderman, the last Minister TO that country, was
Obliged to come away because of the unhealthy climate
His relations with the Siameso Government were
feDdy and he succeeded getting it 20 enter the Uni
yersal Postal Uni which he is officially thanked III
the report of the PostmasterGeneraL Before TINS TOOK
place. last July there post Office IN SIAM ana All
communication was by special messengers mere i
only one lie spapsr published IN that country IL
Is n weekly printed in English. and Is the work OF
missionary and sells for 80 cents copy The hlnG VINO
reads English, is subscriber fora number OF American
newspapers including THE TRIBUNE. Mr. H"dcImdh
who Is now here says that he understands that the
American telegraph operators who recently went uhueI
rontract TO SIAM are greatly dissatisfied becaus" higher
wages are paid TO the English and French operators
Who went there under similar circumstances.
Ihcar that conflict of authority has arisen between
the officials of the Treasury Department and those OF the
Department of the Interior, represented on t''
one side By Judge Chcnowcth, and on tho otheF
by no less person than secretary Lamar Cheno-
Owets concelt grows WITH his desire to secure the uoI
inlioa for Governor of Texas lis reforms are basel
upon the hope that they will bring him recoS itloh III c
Lone star sta:e. His alleged discoveries or iHd' arc
mainly intended for home SUMPTION Just now ne
has held up number of accounts forwarded by the IN
terror Department until an explanation Is FURNISHED ~
a IN
one instance It is that Secretary Lamar "p-
pout,d a man to do certain work Of strictly conhden-
It'll nature and for that reason, DESTROYS that tho
appointment should DO kept secret. "A''
lie mans account was presented Tor pay
lnont Mr. Chenowetn called for the papers
and the instructions under which no was en-
plo,ed Neither was forthcoming; in f.ct. Secretary
Lamar complained TO secretary Manning about the First
Au5itor's oiicousuess and, 10 uumistkahle language
requested that that official should be told TO lhhi Ms
business 1t is quite clear whether Mr. CheAo"et"
i'm holding up tin. account was not doug MS dHb'
Mr. Manning doesn't seem to nave decided thdI yrI.
Until he does. Mr.. Lamar Will probably feol uIhe
SECRETARY Faircnd has received photographs of the
nlegel apAael which the Custom authorities A. CAlctko
have seized for non-p4yment % duties a" painting
to be in rather poor cQnapn, G EaghS Xxx ai
underneath IT, The canvas - also dtn'scd u ono OF
Two places; .&od hApI IN ir "rtrcaiids opin.6n
81 has something Of the style OF Leonardo
Ia NIuci about it.
William + Flller. who defeated "Caanty" Weller IN
fh- Vth Iowa District, seems To have iIAI OF 4l'V
humor about hn which promises 70 mt.' , |i1 sp ''a
among MS co!elsngs We ia atsIes Of t .o
win .tI6ns care wnilc IN Congress he tooh cred
far 6 vim . defeated extrayagant appropriation IN!
,.S1 tenn eyu.ndlture To snow what BE had
dine in mis- respect h. mentioned IN" fat tna he h'd
been instrumental killing the Di apProPr atin9 mon ~
ir the erection OF statue OF NaCtha Wash hston Al
Fr,dericksblrg, Va "rne people h2wgver IN MI, MI
Illars opinion. knew who Martha Washington "''''
aud so elected Mr. Weller 70 stdJ AT nome