Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-23
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president Harrison Sends in Another
Batch Of Names 70 the ssnates
WASHINGTON, March 19.-Ths President
Yesterday, nominated Vim II. Whiteman
of New Mexico, Associate Justice q ons
supreme Court Of New Mexico; Smith a.
| Whitfield, OF Ohio, to be Second Assistant
| Postmaster General; Abraham D.. Hazen
to be Third Assistant Postmaster General;
Jno.@W. Masony-of~West Virginia, 20 DC
Commissioner. OF Internal Revenue; VIM,
W. Thomas, Jr., Of Maine. to BE- Minister
to Sweden and Norway; Samuel 4. Hayes
Of Minnesota, to be Minis or to Netherlands;
Commissioner Of Patents, Nathan Murphy,
Of. Arisona; Secretary. OF Arizona, John T.
Ward, OF Oregon; Appraiser OF Merchandise
in the district Of Willamette in Oregon and
Washington.
j.. N. Tyner. OF Indiana, has been selected
as the Assistant Attorney-General for the
pestofice department.
The Inter State Commission resumed q
hearing in the matter OF the export rates
and methods adopted b. the trunk lines
con. peting them. The managers OF q num-
Der oil lines were examined. disclosing the
fact that, in order to secure the export
business published in the land, the rates
had not been maintained. The roads which
had maintained rates had lost most OF their
export business. That OF the Lake Shore
road had dropped from 35 per cent. to T..
Gen. B. +. Butler was among the Presi'
dents callers yesterday; also Secretaries
Blaine, Window and Noble.
Mitchell, who is nominated for commits
sioner OF patents. 10 q patent attorney liv.
ing in New Britain, Conn. He is about IS
years of age, aud well known throughout
New England.
Thomas OF Maine, who is named for the
Swedish mission, gets his old office back
again, he having been minister of the United
States to Sweden and Norway when Cleve-
land became President. While Thomas
was minister q greater number OF Swedes
immigrated to this country than during any
other similar period, and this large immi-
grafton is said to be directly due to the
efforts of Thomas. Thomas has always
been q Republican, and during the polite
canvass resulting in Harrison's election, Ii .
rendered valuable service to the party as
q Swedish stump speaker.
James N. Tyner, who to-day was ap-
pointed assistant attorney general for
the post. Office department, was born in
1926, and has been in public life for more
Congress from 1869 to 1875. President
Grant appointed him second assistant
postmaster general, and upon the resigna-
ton of Marshall jewell he became post
master general, serving as such until the
end OF Grants administration in April,
1877. when he was appointed first assist
ant postmaster general and held office
until 1881, when he resigned.
Smith A. Whitfield, nominee for Second
Assistant Postmaster-G General, is q we'll
known Ohio Republican, about 45 years of
age. He was appointed postma.t ter at
Abraham Hasen, nominated to be Third
Assistant Postmaster-General held that
office for some years prior to the spring of
1887, when he was superseded by Harris, /
who was a Democrat. Hazsn is a Pennsyl.
who, after graduating from college,
entered the p~ostofice department az clerk. |
He rose through various grades to the |
place OF chief Of the division of stamps and |
In 1877 he was appointed Third
Assistant Postmaster.G General, and in this |
be served with ability and eff
for ten years. When Cleveland came
nto office HaSen, although a Republican,
vas retained for two years because of his |
knowledge of the business that passed
his hands. The Third Assistant
Postmaster General has charge OF all mat
ers relating to the finances OF the postal |
and has the letting of contracts in.
'olving an expenditure OF a large amount
money.
The Secretary of State received Frank
lennedy's Omitted States Consul General
It Shanghai) report On the recent riot at
hin Kiang. China. 1t appears that, Feb
uary s, the Consul General received from
'onsul Jones at Chin Kiang, telegraphic
ews OF a riot and threatened attack on
he consulate, and a request for protection.
% there was no American man-of-war inn
nediately available. the Consul General
pened communication with an English
which was started from
hanghai on February 6 for Chin Kiang.
IN that day the British consulate and
other houses at Chin Kiang we're
urned, and the Offices OF the Americana
onsul were Quilted by a mob of about 600.
ones and family escaped injury. These
tets were communicated to every minister
t Picking. The Consul General at Shang.
also reported that there was a late
amor that more buildings had been de-.
among them the residences OIL
OF the American missionaries.
Harrison sent the following additionali
to the Senate: John R.. Mel
lie OF New Mexico, Associate Justice OF the
upreme Court of New Mexico; Frank r
lkens OF Dakota, to be Associate Justice
! the Supreme Court of Dakota.
The contractors for the gunboat York.
having reported her completed, the
ecretary has ordered the board, OF which,
Fitzhugh is president, to reas.
'mble at Cramps ship yard, tomorrow.
n the purpose of making such further ex.
rs may be necessary.
At the meeting of the Senate committeet
inter state commerce, to-day, arrange.l
were made for pursuing the organiza-
on OF the Canadian transportation
latters ordered by the resolution of the
enate August 8, 1883. It was determined
} meet in New York May Is. It ia
that before the summer ia f.
YER, this committee will 70 over the
length OF the Canadian Paci6ce
,ad. The special committee of the Pal
tic railroads has arranged to make a trim
SIX weeks duration over the lines of the
mon and Central Pacific railroads, begin.
ing April 6.
The only bid for the machinery OF the
user, Maine; that of N. F. Palmer, Jr,.
20, OF New York, has been referred to
le bureau OF steam engineering.
it Is said that August Donath, OF Penn.
wanna, has the backing OF Senator's
tmeroh' quay and German for public