The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-04-12
WASHINGTON NOTES.

ON the return Of the Postmaster General
from the Cabinet meeting on the "a IL was
announced that he had removed fosCai
Agent Dimlnick at New York for leaving
his work to attend to political duties az
Port Jarvis.
SECRETARY BLAINE has received teie"
gram from Consul Allen at Kingston
Jamaica, announcing the sale Dy tne
Colonial Government Of that island totan
American syndicate of the entire Jamaica
railway system.
THE will Of the late Justice Stanley Mat
thews, made on the day of his last mar
rage, leaves all his property to MS "lIe
and children.
THE following department appointments
have been made: James A. Vose, OF
Maine, clerk in the Post office Depart
ment; G. E. Clarkson, Iowa, private secre-
tarv to Assistant Postmaster General
Clarkson; Hamilton Reeves, New YORK
assistant chief clerk of the Pension once
THE State Depar ment at Washington 10
officially notified by Chill of her accept
ance Of an invitation to attend the confer
ence Of Amer. can States at Washington In
October.
ROBERT 7. LINCOLN called upon the
President and Secretary Blaine on the 4th
and formally accepted the English mis'
sion He will sail for England about May
u.
WANAMAKER has bought ex-Secretary
Whitney's late residence in Washington.
OVER fifty employees Of the Government
printing Office at Washington have been
laid OF because Of the adjournment OF
Congress.
JAMES W. RoMEYN Consul at Valpar-
also, in reporting to the Department OF
State upon the trade and commerce OF
Chilli comments on the fact that while the
imports into Chill in 1887 amounted to
$48, $50, 900 but $3, 100000 came from the
United States, and that while 10000 yes
sells entered and cleared at CHILEAN ports
the American flag waved over only III Of
them.
THE cruiser Atlanta, now at Aspinwall
has been ordered by telegraph to New
York. 1t is the intention to send the
Yorktown to New York April 90 SO thai
the latest efforts at naval construction
may be seen at the centennial celebration
THE President has appointed Joel
Erhardt to be collector of customs ane
aCorneIius Van Colt to be postmaster a
New York.
SENATOR PLUMB and Representative
Peters called on the President on the OIL
in behalf Of two Kansas men named Mil
Ter and Woods, convicted of having com
mitted murder in the Indian Territory am
sentenced to be hanged
MAJOR ARMIES, who pulled Governo
Beavers nose recently at Washington,
Is thought will be court-martialed.
TIE President has issued a proclama
ton for National holiday on April q
the centenary Of Washington's inaugura
ton.
SECRETARY WINDOW has ordered the dis
missal Of Captain Herbert Beecher, son G
the late Henry Ward Beecher In 1SS
Cleveland appointed him collector of Gus
toms at Port Townsend, w. T.. but tn
Senate failed to confirm him. Secretar
Manning then appointed him special ager
at the same place. 1t was learned that
was implicated in the Gardner opful
smuggling case.
A MEETING of the Washington bar WI
held on the 9th to pass resolutions con
memorative OF the death of Associa
Justice Stanley Matthews
PRESIDENT HARRISON has appointe
Hugh B. Lindsay, United States attorne
for the Eastern district of Tennessee.