Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1889-05-10
FROM WASHINGTON.
The CharlestOn's Trip Sort
of Gets them East.
HARRISON AND TIPPECANOES
IllinOiSians Rank Next to HOOsierS
in the Estimation of the
President.

W ASHlNG1ON, MAY J.-NdNhl OlllOSlo
here are gratified at the result attending
the run cf the new cruiser Charleston
from San Francisco to Santa Barbara.
Naval INSPECTOR Hichborn says the
pitching OF the vessel in heavy sea, 60
ing to the extent of exposing her pre-
pellers, imposed upon the en-
gines and machinery strain
Of the utmost severity, which
was nevertheless resisted. He was not
surprised at her shipping water over
her bows, and said that fast vessels OF
that type with bow and stern cut down
to admit of forging ahead), were neces-
sarily wet boats when forced, under high
speed, into head sea.
IRVING SCOTT CoMPLlMENTED.
Secretary Tracy has extended for
four months and four days, the
time allowed between the Union
Iron Works of San Francisco and tine
United States in which to complete
cruiser No. 8 the "San Francisco'O.
This is one of the large 900 ton cruisers
which were contracted for on October
o., 1887, at a cost of 81 42S, 600, and
which was to be completed in October
next.
COURTESY OF KALAKAUA.
Secrets airy of State Blaine is in receipt
of dispatch fcom Merrill, the United
States Minister at Honolulu, dated April
18th, saying that on the 9th of that
month number Of the survivors of the
wreck of the feet at Samoa reached
Honolulu, where their presence aroused
the profound sympathy of the govern
ment and the people. In note
of April 9th, to Merrill. the Hawaiian
Minister for Foreign Affairs, assures him
of the deep sympathy of the Hawaiians
with the misfortune which had thus
fallen on the American people generally,
and expresses the earnest desire that he,
Merrill, will freely avail himself of any
possible means at the disposal
of the government, which may
be OF service 10 the officers
and men, the survivors OF the wreck in
question. Merrill promptly returned the
thanks of the Government Of the United
States for the kind offer thus made, and
the Secretary of the Navy, to whom a
COPY of Merrill's note of thanks
for the kind expressions of SYM
pathy and the courteous tender
of an offer of services, replied by asking
that the grateful acknowledgements of the
Navy Department be appropriately COM
municated to His Hawaiian Majesty's
government. A copy of Secretary Tracy's
letter will be forwarded to Mr.. Morrill,,
ia order that his wishes may be tittingly
with.
THE TIPPECANoES.
The Association of Veterans of 1910,
composed of members of the Tippecanoe
Club who assisted in the election of
President William Henry Harrison,
called at the White House to-day in
body to the number of seventy, to pay
their respects to the President, including
ok. Minister SchencK, ex-senator Pom
eroy, and eX-Public Printer Clapp. The
after acted as Chairman, and made an
address to the President, explaining the
object of the visit. The President re-
sponded as follows:
II beg to assure you that l appreciate
very highly this evidence of your respect
and confidence. If | were to set any
thing before my ambition to insure the
be that l might continue to hold fast the
respect and confidence of such men as
urselves-matured OF mind, unbiased
in judgment. | thank you for coming,
and for your kindly words"
A voLuMINoUs DOCKET.
Mr.. Mobley, the clerk of the House
Committee on Elections of the Fiftieth
Congress, is diligently at work arranging
The printing and docketing OF papers re-
ceived in the contested election cases
which will claim tie attention of the
Committee during the Fifty-frst Con-
gress. These papers, toge Their with the
exhibits in the sixteen cases which have
already been certified to by the clerk of
ing no less than 259 packages to contain
,hem. OF 16 cases on file all but three
came from Southern States.
ANOTHER "sUCKER" SERVED.
The President to-day appointed Asa
of Illinois, to be First Comp
troller of the Treasury, vice M. j. Dur
ham, resigned. Matthews is the present
Speaker Of the Illinois House of Repre-
which Office he has held for
several terms. He was Colonel of an
illinois regiment during the war and
subse quently held the office of Collector
If Internal Revenue for the Peoria dis
,rict. He lives at Pittsfeld, Ill.
OKLAHOMA TO BE LOOKED UP.
Secretary Noble will take action in
he cases OF crooked Government officers
n Oklahoma in few days.
The President appointed Frank Cleve-
and at New York City, vice Franz
Siegel, resigned.
10, THE POOR INDIAN.
The President has granted pardon in
he case OF John Alaska, the Indian con-
victed OF resisting an officer and SEN
enced to six years imprisonment in
Washington Territory.
TO HANDLE THE MONEY.
The President has appointed Samuel
J. Wright, of Nevada, to be Superintend.
,nt of the Mint at Carson City, Nevada.
The ScOtch-Irish.
COLUMBIA, Tenn, May 9.-At today's
ession of the Scotch Irish Congress
Committee on Constitution and Bylaws,
| plan WAS submitted for the perm anent
OF Scotch.Irish Society
If America. the purpose of the
society being the preservation OF
Scotch-lrish history, the keeping alive
If the esprit de corps Of the race, and the
OF social intercourse and fra
ernal feeling among its MEMBERS The
ollowing officers were elected: Presi-
lent Robert Bonnar New York Secre.