The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1889-04-19
FROM THE CAPITOL.
JuDGE THURMAN CALLS UPON THE
pREsInnNT.
Senator John sherman and Family TO
GO to Hurope--Lyman n, Knapp
Or Vermont Appointed
Govrnor Of Alaska.

Judge Thurman called upon the Pres
ident Thursday.
Lyman Il. Knapp, Of Vermont, has
been appointed governor OF Alaska.
The pension Office has allowed claim
OF $4,000 to Phillip Flood for arrears.
The successor 10 the Chinese minister
at Washington has been decided upon.
Monday is now 4 day on which the
President will not receive office-seekers
III. q. Jacobs has been appointed SUI
perintendent OF construction at Los An
geles.
Thomas II. Sherman Of Maine, will
be appointed consul-general at Liver
pool.
Secretary Rusk viii reduce the number
Of employees in the agricultural depart
ment.
Ex-cons1l general to Samoa Sewall
has been appointed disbursing agent at
Berlin.
William Woods, convicted of murder
in Arkansas, has been pardoned by the
President.
John 4. Scott has been appointed SUI
perintendent Of public buildings at Port
Townsend.
The work OF ofre-organizing the consular
service was commenced this week by
Secretary Blaine.
B. M Read, jr., OF Washington terri
tory, has been appointed register OF the
land Office at Seattle.
G. d. 0gpen has been appointed spec
ial timber agent OF the land office in
Washington territory.
Ecuador will be represented at the
conference OF American states to be held
at Washington October 4th.
Major Armes is being fried by court
martial at Washington for having pulled |
sthe nose Of General Beaver.
The Rev. DR.. Scott, the Presidents
ifa-her-in-law, keeps steadily at work at
his desk in the pension office.
Henry W. Raymond, of Pennsylvania,
has received the appointment OF private
secretary to Secretary Tracy.
It.is said that the President win not
confine himself to party lines in his APP
pointment Of Southern officials
Mrs Harrison denies that any discrim-
ination has been made at the White
house against eolored domestics.
The secretary of war has ordered that
the new military post near Denver shall
be named in honor OF Gen. Logan.
The comptroller Of the currency has
authorized the Citizens National bank
10 begin business at Spokane Falls.
The President will only appoint men
OF ability to office in the South. Party
lines in such cases will be ignored.
All the states and the territory Of Da-
kota have been provided by congress
with agricultural experiment stations.
The state Of Wisconsin has been trans
ferred from the military department OF
the East to the department OF Dakota
In the selection OF Indian agents the
secretary ofthe interior has decided not
10 appointment residing near reservations.
The secretary has received informa-
ton from the consul at Rio de Janeiro Of
the prevalence Of yellow fever at that
place
Commissioner Stockslager estimates
that fuIIy 100000 people are now ready
to enter Oklahoma, ten to each home
stead.
The maintenance OF war ships at Sa-
moa will be discountenanced at the Ber-
lin conference by the American repre-
sentatiyes-
The secretary of state has been in
forned BY the American consul 1T Pana-
ma tliat there il now no danger OF trouble
on the Isthmus.
The charges Of insubordinaticn pre-
lferred against Ensign schwerin while IN L
Alaskan waters, have been dismissed by
the navy department.
The bond Of Mr Huston, as treasurer,
has Ieen approved, but he will not take
immediate possession until the moneys
shall have been counted.
Pension Commissioner Tanner will
soon commence thorough investigation
OF his department with the view Of un-
earthing supposed frauds.
The New York knights Of Labor have
asked Secretary Window to prevent the
landing 0f silk weayers, alleged to be on
their way under contract from Switzer-
land.
Secretary Noble has appointed B. r
Kayser and vile, Of Marion. ILL.,, assist
ant superintendent and matron respect
lively Of the Indian school, at Warm
Springs, Oregon.
TIE naval commissioners appointed 70
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