Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1889-05-08
FROM WASHINGTON.
A Few More of the Elect OF
the President.
The INTERSTATE COMMISSION.
The Kind of Alleged Tea That is
Thought Good Enough for
American Outlets.

ntANA AShA o"tANS1s
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD
WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE President
made the following appointments to-day !:
Arthur l.. Thomas, Salt Lake City, Gov
ernor of Utah; Elijah Sells, Salt Lake
City, Secretary of Utah; Ellsworth Dag
gett, Utah, Surveyor General; Perry j.
Arson. Idaho, Register of Land Office at
Backfoot, Idaho; William 81. Daniel
SOD, Idaho, Receiver OF Public Moneys
at Blackfoot, Idaho; Joseph F. Bennett,
New Mexico, Agent for the Indians OF
Mescalero Agency, New Mexico.
SKETCHES OF NOMINEES.
Arthur L. Thomas, who is appointed
Governor OF Utah, is a member of the
Utah Commission. He is native OF
Pittsburg, Pa, and, for several years,
was clerk in the office of the clerk Of
the National House Of Representatives.
He was appointed Secretary OF Utah in
1877.
Eli ali Sells, who is appointed Secretary
of Utah, was a native Republican in the
early days of the party in Iowa. He
was engaged by the Republicans to the
office of Secretary of State and auditor OF
Iowa. He afterwards emigrated to
Utah, and has for some time been the
leader Of the Gentle residents of Salt
Lake City.
Considerably more than ordinary in
terest attaches to the appointment Of Jos.
F. Bennett, of New Mexico, Iudian Agent
at the Mescalero agency, New Mexico,
owing to the charges which had been
made that Benefits predecessor was re-
moved by the present administration for
no other reason than that he was
Catholic in religion. The new appointee
is himself Catholic. 1t is said he was
a gallant soldier during the war and was
promoted to the rank OF captain. He is
a resident of Las Cruises.
THE TESTIMONY ON COMMISSIONS.
The public room of the Inter State
Commerce Commission, in which the
hearings are held, presented an ani-
mated appearance this morning, due to
the presence of large number OF rail-
road men, who have come to Washing
ton as representatives of their roads,
pursuant to the order of the Commission,
issued on the 10th of April, which re
quired the presence OF the represents
tives OF twenty-six carriers, most OF
them We;tern roads, to set forth what
commission each of them pays upon the
sale of passenger tickets, and to whom,
and how this business is conducted.
Several of the roads had filed answers
with the Commission, but the majority
answered through accredited representa-
iives. The general trend Of the testi-
moDy was that the roads are paying
commissions in accordance with the
rates established by the Western Passen-
ger Agents Association, and that the
roads were acting under this agreement,
which was generally faithfully observed,
to the betterment of the service. Several
railroad representatives., in their testi-
mony, declared that no Generalization
existed on account of commissicn-paying,
and none was anticipated.
General Traffic Manager Clarke, OF the
Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis and
Omaha road, said he regarded the effect
of the agreement between the various
passenger associations west of Chicago,
regarding commissions, as a great i'm
provement over the demoralized condi-
ton OF business previous to the agree
ment. The money made by commission
agents had been considerably reduced.
owing to the stoppage of the payment of
commissions by many of the Eastern
trunk lines. The commissions paid last
year by his company amounted to more
than $4,000.
General Passenger Agent Ruggles, of
the Michigan Central, said his company
paid no commissions, nor does it allow
its agents to accept them. An exception
was made of emigrant business and
some Pacific Coast business.
General Passenger Agent Ford, of the
Pennsylvania lines west of Pittsburg,
said that his company had paid no COM
missions since the passage Of the Inter-
State law.
The answer of the Chicago and Alton
road detailed the commission business OF
that company. 1t also contained num-
Der OF charges against the improper use
OF mileage tickets, etc. Receiver Nc
Nulta, of the Wabash, entered a general
Genial of the charges, and General Man
ager Chsppell, of the Alton, testified in
rebuttal of McNulta's statements. Gen
eral PASSENGER Agent Daniels. OF the
New York Central, gives it as his opinion
that the payment of commission on
the sale OF tickets frequently results in
the cutting of rates. Several Eastern
general passenger agents were exam
ined, among whom the opinion seemed
to prevail that commission-paying re-
suited in rate-cutting, and was Injurious
to railway management.
CALLED TEA BY COURTESY.
A rather sensational report upon the
subject OF the teas sent to the American
market has been made to the State De-
partment by Consul Crowell, at Annoy,
China. He says that while this years
crop shows shrinkage of % 900 half.
chests, its inferiority is fully equal to
that OF last years crop. The Consul
says that large proportion of the Annoy
Oolong is poorly cultivated, poorly picked
and cured, and adulterated. The Amoy
Commissioners Of Customs called it
"stuff," which was alone wanted in
America. Nearly the whole crop ia
marketed in the United States. 1t ia the
greed OF the importers and exporters
that alone makes it possible to impose
this vile stuff upon the American public,
The Consul hopes that the tea.drinkers
OF America may be protected against the
so-called tea known as Annoy Oolong,
and says that the existing laws against
the importation of bad and adulterated
teas are sufficient to do it if properly en-
forced. Most of the Oolong goes to New
York, and an honest inspection there
would prevent its importation.
WINDOW IS HIMSELF AGAIN.
secretary Window is 80 improved that