Omaha daily bee., 1889-03-07
TO CONFER WITH BISMARCK.
Phelps May Be Sent to Solve the
Samoan Complications.
WILLING TosE PUBLIC SERVANTS
Patrick Eagan Wants 90 Go to Mos
COW and Saunders Would Like
TO Collect Internal Revenue
in Omaha.
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WASHINGTON, ID. c., March 6.

plicatons. Mr.. Phelps is man of great
diplomatic skill. He has served as minister
TO Australia, has the absolute confidence of
President Harrison and MIR. Blaine, and
would be the personal choice Of the latter
for such duty.
WILLING TO SERVE THEIR COUNTRY.
General Paul Vandervoort, of Nebraska,
Is q candidate for superintendent of the rail-
way mail service. He was formerly division
superintendent at Omaha, and was removed
from Office by Postmaster General Gresham,
on the charge of neglect of office. The speci-
fcations set forth that he attended more to
the duties of his position as commander-n-
chief of the G. A. r. than to those pertain
ing to his official position.
General Iucius Farchilds, Of Wisconsin,
was thought to be the coming man for COM
missioner of pensions, but the appointment
of Governor Rusk to the cabinet
has probably. ruined his prospects,
and Fairchilds will be more likely
to be sent abroad General Tuttle, Of Wis
consin, the man who made the racket because
President Cleveland was invited to attend
the meeting of the Grand Army of the Re-
public at ST. Louis, is another candidate for
commissioner of pensions, but it is thought
he will be satisfied with the office OF pension
agent at Des Mones.
Colonel Swords, who was sergeant alarms
of the republican national committee in
charge of the inauguration, would like to be
marshal OF the District of Columbia, and is
backed by Senator Quay MIR. Clarkson and
number of other men of similar influence.
DR.. Cornelius A. Logan, who was formerly
minister to Central America, and afterwards
minister to Chilli is candidate for the mis-
sion to Madrid, and is indorsed
by the Illinois delegation in congress.
M Kansas SEen %Sen he was to South sq but
now claims to hail from Illinois. Since his
return to this country he has been acting as
the attorney of the Chilian government. He
was a cousin of the late General Logan, and
is brother of Olive Logan.
Charles r.. Pope, formerly theatre mana
ger in St. Louis, who sold his interest there
in 1887, is candidate for consul general at
Montreal. He was a delegate to the Chicago
convention, and after Bob lngersoll's great
break was called out to silence the clamors
of the crowd by reciting Sher,dan's ride He
was actively engaged during the late cam
pagn as a stump speaker.
Ex-Representative George G. Hazelton, of
Wisconsin, who has been practicng law in
Washington, since the expiration of his con-
Cressonal term, is candidate for commits
soner of the general land office,
The name of the candidate for government
printer is Legion. There are more applicants
for this Office than any other in the gift of
the president, except, perhaps, that of COVER
nor of Alaska.
Colonel f. c.. Wade, late United States
marshall for the district of Georgia, wants to
be appointed third assistant postmaster gem
eral, and is thought well of by the Georgia
men Colonel Wade is likely to secure the
place. Another candidate for one of the
assistant postmaster generalshps is G. l..
Poorman, who was q colonel of an Ohio regi-
ment during the war; and has since been a
member of the legislature of that state.
Another Ohio man who is willing TO serve
his country as commissioner of Indian affairs,
Is M, A Walton of Spring Valley, He bases
hig tin inns the fact that he iS n brOt
in-luw of John b. Elain, one of General Har-
rson's law partners. bat he is strongly in
dor5cd by General Sherman, Governor For
Foraker and others.
Ex-senator Alex Mcdonald, of Arkansas,
who has been residing in New York for
the last four years, engaged in mining opera
tops, is candidate for minister to Chill.
Captain White of Chicago, wants to be ap-
pointed superintendent of the railway mail
service. Mckinney, of Indiana, and White,
of Cincinnati, are candidates for supern-
tendont of the fifth division of the railway
mail service. Bigeow and Leavitte, of
Maine, and Evarts, of Massachusetts, all
want 10 be superintendent of the first di-
vision. II. @. Jackson is candidate for su.
perintendent of mails for New York City.
Sam Worton is q candidate for the Washing
ton division of the railway mail service.
Ex-senator Saunders, the father-in-law of
Russell Harrison, wants to be collector of in
tcrnul revenue at Omaha, Neb.
Patrick Egan, of Nebraska would be will
ing to go TO Moscow as minister Clark Carr
is II candidate for foreign mission. Kas-
son, OF iowa, is also candidate for foreign
mission. q. NJ Chilcott will probably re-
ccive appointment as commissioner of the
general land office, unless Ex-Governor Fur
mas, of Nebraska is selected.
Mcdonald, of Dakota, wants to be register
of the land office ut Huron, Oak, ana is well
backed.
General j. w. Kimball, Of Utah, formerly
of Indiana, wants TO be member OF the
Utah commission. Colonel A. G. Meelette,
of Dakota, is certain to be appointed gov
eruor OF the territory until the division into
two suites. He was elected the contingen,
governor by tho people OF South Dakota, and
understand there is no opposition to his ap-
pontment and no other candidate. II is un
derstood that North Dakota may name the
secretary of the territory, Colonel Stratton,
one legged soldier from Illinois, who has
boon stale superintendent OF education, IS
candidate for minister to Venezuela. This
post seems 10 be an attractive one, for IL is
also sought by Joshua Baker who has rep
resented the United States there under two
administrations, and by Mr.. Boyd, OF Spring
field, Mo.
a colored clergyman from ST. Paul by the
name OF jackson wants TO be minister tC
Hayu.
There are dozen or more candidates for
the collectorship Of the port of New York
IL is understood that Mr.. Platt can have the
ofiice if he wants il, but his friends say tina,
he will name Senator Fassett for the place
instead of taking 1t himself.
STOLE THE GANEL.
When Speaker Carlisle declared the house
of rcprcscntativ adjourned sine die, he
laid on his desk the gavel that he had used
for the last TWO years. He then retired u
the speakers room. Chief CLERK Towle i'm
mediatcly went to the speakers desk II
search OF the gavel. II was missing. IL is
the custom for the retiring speaker TO re
ccive us memento the gavcl that he haC
used during the term of Office. Speaker
= Carlisle has ;he gavels that he used durinl
thu Forty-cighth and Forty y-nnth congresses
but the one used during the t'iftieth con
gress is in the hands Of some rclic-hunter ol
other thief, The head OF the gayel Is made
Of ivory, trndsomely turned, and cost tn,
government fthe United States about SIS
1hore have been four new handles supplic'
since MIR, Carlisle was elected. Three o
these were broken by thoenergetic Springer
when he presided over the house in commit
tee of the whole.
IOWA VISITORS.
At g O'Clock yesterday about one hlndret
Of lowa's representative citizens, headed b.
Governor Larabec, Hon. John A. Kasson
Colonel Swords Major Clancy, DIR. Boards
ley and others visited General Harrison
They were introduced in person by Governo
Larabec, and had u very pleasant reception
OF twenty minutes in the main parlors. Pres
idcnt HARRISON knew many Of the gentlemen
pr onally and chattcd easily aud freely wit
them about so;iai and general Affairs FAC