Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-05-17

OF the west, OUT as inc case now etOOu,
American lead was the principal interest
unprotected. There ought to be no mis-
understanding in regard to the proper
definition of lead ore, and the law GER
tainly intended that if ore had lead in it,
and came into competition with lead pro-
duced in this country, it should pay duty
at the rate Of IL cent per pound, pro-
vided by Congress az q protection to do
mestic producers" Senator Walcott
closed by referring to the great interest
taken by the people of The West in this
question, and expressing the hope that
treasury Department would give the
construction Of the law which the law
makers intended it should have.
The hearing closed at this point with
the understanding that either side may
file additional evidence bearing upon the
question of the commercial designation
of the ore. Assistant Secretary Tichenor
says the question will be thoroughly con-
sidered by the Department, but cannot
well be decided for a month yet.
ANOTHER MARSHAL AND OKLAHOMA.
The Attorney General has received a
report from United States Marshal
Needles, of Indian Territory, in regard
to the conduct of himself and deputies at
the opening of Oklahoma Territory: Gas
far RS am concerned" he says, Il have
not entered any land or lands, town lot
or lots, in Oklahoma dietrict and have
no interest whatever, directly or indi-
rectly, near or remote, Of any kind or
nature in any land or lot in the territory.
do not know positively as to my depu-
ties, but have mad intimation that one OF
| them has secured a town lot in Guthrie
and one or two have entered quarter sec
tons. l am not positive as to this, but
will at once ascertain the facts and re-
port to you. If there are any other vio-
lstons of law by my deputies / have no,
heard of them. No person or persons
other than thoge reported by
me to you in my communica'
ton of the 30th ult. had any
authority from me to enter the Territory
on or before the 22nd ult." Marshal
Needles explains that he did not fully in
vestigate the action of his deputies be-
cause two special agents of the Lane
Office had been engaged for two weeks
investigating the whole matter Theil
reports had been sent to Washington
and he presumed that the Attorney
General had been fully advised in iegarc
|
the statements made by me and the re-
port of the officers of the Interior De
partment are not satisfactory to you,
filed in order that | may furnish testi
mony in detail to refute them. / shoulc
like to inset my accusers face to face be
fore YOU" Attorney-General Miller said
this afternoon, that it was but just tC
Needles to say that the reports OF the
special agents showed that he had helpec
them materially in their investigations
and that there was nothing to show tina
he had done anything wrong. Tht
Attorney. General added that he woule
expect Marshal Needles TO make an in
vestigation of the action of his deputies
in entering lands.
| PENSION APPLICATIONS.
Applications for pensions are begin
ming to come i'll at the pension office from
the widows and dependent relatives o
officers and men who lost their lives il
the recent naval disaster at Samoa. TIT
widow of Captain Schoonmaker filed he
claim a few days ago, and it has beer
submitted to the proper division for al
lowance. Her pension will amount t.
$50 per month. To-day a colored wo
man, whose son was employed on one o
the lost vessels, appeared at the pension
Office and flied her claim for pension.
| SKETCHES OF APPoINTEEs.
Solomon Hirsch. of Oregon, who wal
to-day appointed Minister to Turkey, il
prominent business man of Portland, O
Hebrew parentage. He was leading
candidate for the Senate from Oregon at
the last election, finally giving way t.
Senator Mitchell, after a long struggle.
| Clarke Carr, of Illinois, appointed t.
be Minister to Denmark, is leading Re
publican, about So years of age, living a.
Galesburg, where he has been post
master. He was prominent in the last
compaign, and at the incoming of the
present Administration was atrong
candidate for the office of first Assistant
stmaster-General.
| Henry W. Severance, of California
made Consul General to Honolulu, has
for years been identified with the Sand
witch Islands. His father was Minister
to Hawaii. and his son has been Consul
at San Francisco for the Haw allan Gov
eminent.
John Jarrett, who goes as Consul tc
Birmingham, is well known from his
long connection with the steel and iron
industry. He is Secretary of one of the
largest associations of metal workers in
the United States. He has been promi.
nently before the public as an earnest
worker for protection.
Thomas IL. Sherman, selected as Con.
sui at Liverpool, came originally from
Maine. He was private secretary to MIR.
Blaine when the latter was Speaker in
1869, and retained the same connection
during Blaine's term in the Senate and
his former administration of the State
Department.
FREE DELIVERY OF LETTERS.
A free delivery service will be esiab-
liehed in July at Butte City, Mont, Pasa.
dena, CAL, and Fresno, Cal.
The Disunited Brethren.
Rock, Pa, May 15.-Both branches OF
the United Brethren conference opened
session as usual to-day. The majority
of the convention elected the following
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