New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-12
WEARY WOULD-BE CONSULS.
THE PRESIDENT SAILS AWAY WITHOUT
FILLING ANY PLACES.
GENERAL HARRISON DETERMINED NOT 10 MAXI
ANY BLIND APPOINTMENTS - THE LOT
Terry COMPANIES AND THE MAILS.
1877 TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIsuSEi


Warrington May ll.-There was some surprise and
cons herable disappointment today when IL was us
covcr,d that the President had conc down the nVer
for q days outing before making any appointments
Sew eral applicants had confidently looked lor Con'
missions today ADD not the least OF these was me ap
prcauts for ConSulshipS. II had been Seni-ohoIS"'
announced that the President would appoint l4o Con-
subs this week and Il was known thai ABOUT s@'oeu
namas had been sent to the White House from zoo
state DEPARTMENT with q favorable recommendation
now phase OF tho Consular question has doVeioped'
howoyeE The l40 appointments are not I'd NC maze
IL ssouiss that ls they arc not 10 b mace no" Lo
teen appointments arc not 70 be mane now INC
President is going 70 make personal nvesusa1oh NV"
the fitness OF Applicants for Consular Offices Ia accord
anos with the policy which be outlined souo time ago OF
rcoreanirng the service II Will be the policy OF mo
Pre- scout 20 put in Consular ofices men VINO can o
of commercial advantage 70 hosr country aDrosn ino
President 70 not going 10 mako any ohnn eppoln<
ments. Representative Peters OF kansas VINO cS'iu
at The Executive Mansion yesterday 10 inquire ABOUT
Consular matter WAS informed thai the President pro
nosnd 10 appolnt about ConsplS IN tho Immediate
tnt,-, and the rost Of the Consular oloes wouh not
be nllcd for at least tAirty days There arc mum.
Der OF weary watohers WHO have boen paSing ooNu
Warrington hotels since tho inauguraooa' VINO VIII
probsbly 70 homo on the receipt Of this information.
Their stay here 10 useless. for they VIII gos no sdA'
action FOR month TO come, II they do then.
Tho Cabinet has had under discussion rocorfy an I'M
portant question which has not been asatSeo iOr
several years. 1t is the question Of closing the
main. AGAINST the lottery companies This matter has
hoen before Congress great many times. and enorts
have bnen made 70 enact sope e=slaon wnSn I'LL Nh
prohIh, the use OF the mails By lottery eompan'es'
rhe nrncipal business Of the louisiana otoery lon
pany aud OF It's recent rival, the Mexican Lottery Co
pany done through the mails for there are laws IN u,
Almost all OF the States foroddin= the puolcauoh Oh
lottery advertisements and forbddtn= tho sale OF
Comnany and the Mexican Company in the courts Of
New Orleans has called attention TO the sGDeSt sssn
ana recently the Postmastcr-Gc General received cou
munk alton calling hts attention TO the question ana
to tho present law. which, HIS correspondent cameo
could be interureted prevent and punish the trans
mission OF lottery matter we'll a. tho sendln5 oI
green. goods circulars. The PoStmaserGenersl iaa
,he matter before Cabinet meeting recently, and II
waS roferred TO the Attorney General with request
thai he examine the law and determine whether or not
in his Opinion II could be made to apply 10 lotteries
10 decision has been rendered but IS expected soon
and Is waited with some anGlct" by tho lottery COM
panics and their agents and patrons.