Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-07-04
FROM WASHINGTON.
Invitation Declined-Chief Clerk of the
POst.Ofice Depa'tmen Appointed
Resignation of FIRST Assistant Post.
master General Hay.

President Cleveland has been obliged TO
decline the invitation TO attend the sessions
Of the American Institate of Instruction this
month at Newport.
Thos. E. Nash of Centralia. Wis, has
been appointed chief clerk of the postoffice
department, vice Walker. Mr. Nash was
formerly telegraph operator. but for several
years past has held the position of travelling
freight agent for the Chicago 4 ST. Paul rail
road. He will enter Immediately upon his
duties.
Ex-Delegate Ouray of Arizona and Mr..
Hughes of that territory, called upon the
commissioner of Indian affairs today 10 urge
the dissrming of the Indians on the San Car
los reservation in Arizona. They expressed
the belief that this measure if adopted would
prevent conflict that seemed to be impend-
ing between the Indians now on the reserva-
ton and white settlers. Commissioner At
kins met the request with the proposition that
the cowboys also be disarmed. He said he
failed to see any reason why the cowboy
should carry arms when the Indians were
disarmed, and added that it was entirely im-
proper for any person, white, black or red, to
be permitted to ride around the country with
Winchester rifle and an army revolver, free
to shoot any one on sight.
First Assistant Postmaster General Hay
rendered his resignation today. ExRepre-
sentative A. Z. Stevenson of Illinois has been
appointed to succeed him. 1t is the intention
OF Mr.. Hay 60 leave in few days for Color
ado or Wyoming. MIR. Hay refused 20 re-
ceive compensation for the time he was alb
sent in Florida, and turned over voucher
which he received for his salary for that time
to the treasury department.
The secretary of the treasury has desig-
mated h. Z. Preston of the mint bureau to act
as director of the mint in the absence or ill.,
ness of the director.
Geo. L. Moher of the District of Columbia
was today appointed assistant chief of the
special agents division of the treasury, an
office created by the last Congress. This is
promotion in accordance with the civil serv-
ice reform.
The following changes were made today in
the Office of the comptroller of the currency
Jas. C. Brown, transferred from superintend-
ent of examiners to bond clerk; Chas. II.
Cherry, reduced from assistant book keeper
to class 3; w. c. Mckay, reduced from chief
of division to class 3.
M. &. Gordon Adam today called on Pres
ident Cleveland and presented a preamble
| and resolution recently adopted at a meeting
of the residents of Cochise county, Arizona,
| to the effect that the attempt to keep the
Apache Indians on the San Carlos reservation
has proved dsrstrous failure, and express
| ing the belief that it is the unanimous senti
ment of all the residents of the territory ex-
cept those who furnish arms and supplies TO
the Indians, that they should be removed
| from the territory to some -egioD where ii
will be impossible for them to continue their
outbreaks. Appended to the resolution were
the names of 81 persons who had been killed
by these Indians. The President received
Mr.. Adam cordially, and assured him tina,
the matters which he had brought to his at
tention should receive earnest and prompt
consideration.