Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-31
THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
Gen. Harrison Has Received Blaine's
Letter or Acceptance.


ALLISON AND wASANAkKR ACCEPTED VERBALLY
THE cABrSET-rHK PREsIpExr-ELEcr ON THE
CLAYTON ASSASSINATION.
While some doubt is felt here as to whether
Senator Allison will be the next Secretary Of
the Treasury, it is generally believed by the
correspondents at Indianapolis that he has
already accepted the position. Indeed. the
New York Times man makes the following posi-
tive statement in regard to Messrs. Blaine,
Allison and Wanamaker: .'Gen. Harrison has
received from Mr.. Blaine his acceptance Of the
Secretaryship of State, and he said this after
noon that he would give the document to the
press in a few days He does not expect any
letter from Senator Allison or Mr.. wanamaker,
as the offers to them were made face to face in
his library and accepted then and there. Still.
as a matter Of formality. these gentlemen may
write letters OF acceptance, and il is understood
that the reason for not giving out Mr.. Blaine 8
letter now is that Gen. Harrison wishes to give
out all the correspondence which il is proper
to give out about the cabinet ct one and the
same time"
As TO GEN. ALaER.
In regard TO Gen. Alger and the War depart
ment there seems to be some uncertainty. The
Washington correspondent of the New York
Commercial advertiser says: Intimate friends
of Gen. Alger here do not consider it at all
certain that he has been selected by President
elect Harrison as his Secretary Of War. Both
Mr.. Palmer and Mr.. Stockbridge, the Senators
from Michigan, assert that they have heard
nothing which would lead them to think that
Gen. Alger will be in the next cabinet. 1t ID
said that Mr.. Sherman's opposition to Gen.
Alger is determined; that, il necessary, the
Senator will even go far as to vote against
confirming the nomination of Gen. Alger
should President Harrison send his name to
the Senate"
GEN. ,. II. WILSON URGED.
Senator-elect Higgins, of Delaware, called on
Gen. Harrison yesterday and urged the selec-
ton of Gen. James H. Wilson as Secretary OF
War. Mr.. Higgins was accompanied by Maj.
Bluford Wilson, formerly solicitor Of the
Treasury, and Gen. Henry NJ. Cist.
THE CLAYTON ASSASSINATION.
Louis Altheimer, of Pine Bluff, Ark, called
upon Gen. Harrison yesterday in behalf OF
Powell Clayton for a cabinet position. He had
just received message confirming the news of
the assassination of John Clayton, and, accord
ing to the Tribune special, soon as the talk
turned to Arkansas politics the Arkansan, with
tears glistening in his eyes. read the news to
the general.
That is dreadful" exclaimed the President
elect such things must be stopped. / have
heard Of nothing so shocking since Garfeld's
assassination. That crime will be disastrous
one to Arkansas and its future prosperity. 1t
is terrible, terrible. This business must be
stopped"
He said that the President-elect returned to
the murder constantly during the converse
ton, and denounced it again and again in the
strongest terms. The assassination. Mr.. Al
theimer added, wouldbe deplored by the decent
democrats of Arkansas.
NOTES.
General George 81. Williams, the chairman
of the Inauguration committee, was in Indian
apolis yesterday to arrange about the Presi-
dent-elect's trip east. General Harrison will
go, as has been announced, over the Pennsyl-
vanla railroad, leaving in the afternoon of Feb
ruary rs. The general does not want to take
a special train, but prefers having a private
car attached to the regular train. He will get
tuepNashington the evening of February 26.
Among General Harrison's other callers yes
terday were Henry Demos. a colored politician
of Louisiana, and George NJ. Beatty, of Phila-
do,