Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-04-18
IT IS ALL NONSENSE
The Alarm About Trouble in
 Oklahoma.
No Fear of Universal Lawlessness i'll the New Territory, Felt by the Government.

 New Territory, Felt by the Government Editor Robert F. Porter, of Now York, Appointed Superintendent of the Gem sus-The Noted Chief, Red Cloud, Cails Upon the President-Thousands of Az | plicants for Two Hundred Consulships. News from the National Capital.
 WASHINGTON, April 1S.-Secretary Noble ! says the talk of alar1 ists about trouble Iii Oklahoma is nonsense. There IS no fear i felt by the Government that there will be 1 universal lawlessness prevalent in the Ter !, ritory after it Is thrown open to settlers, :, but with view to guarding against any |, contingency of the sort courts have been | organized, deputy marshais have been agreed upon and the army is ready to help l maintain peace. The Secretary says: "When 500, 900 acres <Qf land are suddenly thrown open to settle 1 Aent there is naturally apt to be consider | able hubbub and confusion, but the talk of armed resistance and murders in prospect i've for new settlers is the veriest nonsense. So far as the Interior department is con- cerned the land offices have been estab- lished ill the new Territory for the settlers and every thing will be conducted on busi ness principles, and no partiality will be shown. ''Advices from Oklahoma state that q large couCourSe is preparing to make de scent upon the land the 22d inst, but the military authorities will see to it that no trespassing occurs prior to the time set by the Presidents proclamation throwing the land open to settlers.
 Fbn ind n,1a for bn ernment of Oklahoma are in the hands of the Attorney General, and the Secretary Of War will give the necessary orders for the guidance of the troops in the much coveted Territory.
 "Every precaution possible has been talk en, therefore to guard against lawlessnesS of any sort, and the problem of settlement will settle itself in this instance the same as in the past history of the United States" The President has made the following appointments:
 Robert F. Porter, of New York, to be Superintendent of the Census
 J. w. Cunningham, to be Assayer of the United States Mint at Boise City, Idaho.
 ". H. Culkins, to be Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Washington Terri tory.
 John B. Donnelly. of Louisiana, to be Marshal fo- the Eastern district of Louisi- ana.
 E. C. Lacey, of Michigan, has been ap- pointed Controller of the Currency. Among the Presidents callers yesterday was the noted chief Red Cloud, who came with three of his western friends Red Cloud has made it a practice to call on each new President and secure an expression of opinion from him concerning Indian affairs. The talk with President Harrison was of short duration.
 President Harrison informed prominent applicant for a consulship to-day that he would not be able to consider any applica- tions for consulships for three or four weeks yet. Secretary Blaine estimates that there are upwards of 3,500 applications on file in his department for 210 consulships.
 Col. Joel B. Erhardt, who has been ap- pointed Collector of Customs of New YorK Is ill Washington. MT Erhardt will not take possession of his new office until May 1. He says ''Thcre is no necessity for rushing into an office, skipping your trunk down on the floor and throwing the other mans trunk out of the window. He ought to have time to close up his business de- gently and go out like a gentleman and then can go in like gentleman"
 MT. Sachse, Secretary of the Imperial German postoffice, in a letter to the Post master General, dated Berlin, March 6, proposes the establishment jointly by the United States and Germany of sea postof- fees on the vessels plying between the United States and German ports, which carry the mails. Attention is directed to tho fact that much delay is occasioncd in the prompt delivery of the mails, owing to the fact that they have to be assorted and distributed after being landed at the port of destination of the steamer.
 The suggestion Is made that postal clerks similar to railway mail clerks be employed jointly by the two governments for the dis tribu ion of the mail while crossing the ocean so that when the mail arrives at the port of destination it will have been dis tributed for all the large distributing of. fees, either in Germany or the United States. The cost of this service MT. Sachse computes will be about $45, GOO per annum which to each country will be S22, 300 per -annum. The matter is now in the hands of the Postmaster-G General, who Is giving il consideration.
 First Assistant Postmaser General Clark son says that he is making about one hun dred changes per day in fourth-class post masters. About two thirds of these chang es are being made for cause and about ont half of the remainder because of change! in sites of postofflces About fifty changes per day being made in the railwa, pOStai SerVlCe, most or them TOT cause.
 The Interstate Commerce Commission to day sent notices to the officers of all thi principal railroad companies in the Middl' and Eastern States, including the B. & o. Pennsylvania and Grand Trunk roads, di recting them to appear before the Commis sion on May 3 next, "and set forth tn persons and classes of persons If any, to whom each of them have issued free passe \ or free transportation to persons othe l than its own officers or employees and tn \officers and employees of other railroad com panies, and all the conditions and imita tfons connected herewith in each lnstanc and how they do this branch of business.
 Secretary Noble has received and accept ed the resign Stion of Gen. Franz Sge Pension Agent III New York. W
 The acting Controller of the Currenc has authorized the East Strnudsburg, Pa National Bank to begin business with