Omaha daily bee., 1889-07-08
General Joseph Johnston's Resigna-
tion Accepted.
TUTOR TAYLOR PROVIDED FOR
Senator Spooner's Political Teacher
Fills the Vacancy-The Real
Reason for the Persian
Minister'S Blum.
WAsHISeToN BUREAU, THE OMAHA BEE,
5l3 FOURTEENTH STREET, ,


Hudson, Wis. Ever since the Inauguration
of President Harrison Mr.. Spooner has been
looking for some Office for Tayler, and has
the active backing of Senator Sawyer and
Secretary Rush, but until his return from
Europe he was unsuccessful. When he got
back 10 Washington he went to the president
and explained how important II was to the
party In Wisconsin and to himself personally
TO have Taylor taken care of. II. G. Paine,
of Milwaukee, was on hand to corroborate
his statements. Mr.. Spooner asked that
vacancy be made in the office of commits
sioner Of railroads to be filled by his friend
This office, ever since it was created three or
four years ago, has been held by General
Joseph Johnston, the real hero and the mill
tary leader of the confederacy, and General
Shermans opponent In his march to the sea-
Commissioner Johnston, like oil other promi-
nent officials of the old administration, sent a
formal letter of resignation to President Har
rison on the 4th of March. for it was the
custom to do so, but he was anxious to re-
tain tho office, even if he was democrat
and LIE got all his friends to use their in
fuence to prevent its acceptance. Among
others who interested themselves in his be-
half was General Tecumseh Sherman, who
house. and made special request of the
president to retain General Johnston in his
office. General Sherman said this was all
he would ask of the administration, and he
begged very hard. While the president did
not make any promise, General Sherman
came away with the impression that Johnston
would not be disturbed, and he will be q
good deal surprised when he learns through
III
by the president yesterday, to take effect on
the 18th of July, when it is understood that
Mr.. Taylor, of Wisconsin, will succeed him.
HURT HIS PERSIAN VANITY.
1t Is said that the true cause of the indig-
nation of the Persian ministeri is not so much
the newspaper comments on the habits and
character of his royal master, but his own
wounded vanity He is q man Of the highest
rank in his own country, wherc he is accus-
toned to receive great deal of Difference
and attention, the natives prostratlng them
selves as he passed along the street and per-
forming acts of respect which a genuine
American, however humble, does not often
indulge ID, but instead of being received
with great honor and being hon in the di-
plomatic menagerie here the Persian minis
ter has not been courtcd ut ALL BY reason
of his rank and the date of his commission
no comes ut the end of the diplomatic pro-
cession, with the representatives of the
smaller nations of Europe aud the little
South American republics in advance of bin.
He has not received many mutations to din
ner and has not attracted anywhere near as
much attention or received so much hospital
ity as the curious looking Coreans. Another
fact that has grevously wounded his pride
Is that he has been regarded as a coored
man, when he believes himself a Caucasian
and his people to be the fathers of the whole
Caucasian race. His face is about the color
of the light side of piece of shoe leather,
and If he dIu not dress in Turkish costume
ha bn nod A,+,,
mulatto.
JUSTICE FULLER's DAUGHTER SICK.
1t appcars that Miss Mary G. Fuller, the
daughter of the chief justice, who has been
studying in Germany and returned yester-
day, is more seriously Ill than her friends
supposed. Her father and mother, with some
other members of the family, went down the
bay yesterday morning at O'Clock to receive
her. They were given the use of the revenue
cutter by the government and intended to
bring her to New York on that vessel, but
she was too i'll to be moved until the steamer
reached the dock IN Hoboken, when she was
taken to Jersey City and from there to Wash
ington, where she arrived last night. Al
though her illness is not necessarily danger
Gus, it beng nervous prostratlon, the physi-
clans say that rest and quiet are absolutely
essential to her recovery.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The secretary of the treasury yesterday ap-
pointed j. w. Link, of Madison, Ind,
special agent of the treasury department and
assigned him to duty at New York. Mr.
Link was previously appointed an agent of
the internal revenue service shortly after the
but resigned to accept his
present position. w. H. Kenseley, of Indi-
ana, has been appointed an internal revenue
agent to succeed Mr.. Link.
Charles Mcmillan, who has been appointed
medical referee of the pension Office, during
the war was the chief medical officer of the
army of the Tennessee and served at Gen
eral Logan's headquarters for three years.
Through Logan's influence ne was after
wards made consul to Rome and remained
there for several years.
The prevailing impression here is sthat
Sevelan A. Brown, who was chief clerk of
the department of state for many years. and
was removed to make place for Mr.. j. Tenner
Lee, who now holds the Office will be re-
stored TO his old place in a few days Mr.
Brown was originally from Auburn, N. Y,
and was brought to Washington by William
II. Seward when he became secretary of
state under Lincoln, and appointed to
cerkship. He was promoted from time to
time until he reached the highest grade be.
low assistant secretary, and was really the
balance wheel of the department.
Sir Knight William r. Bowen, grand sec
retary of the grand lodge OF Nebraska. is in
the city on behalf OF the grand Gommandery
of Knight Tcmplars of Nebraska, to make
arrangements for the visiting knights Of his
state AT the coming trlennial conclave.
THE NEW STAMPS.
"What is the idea for advertising for pro-
posals for q smaller postage stamp than those
now i'll usei' was question put to Third
Assistant Postmaster General Hazen by your
correspondent Saturday. General Hazen re.
piled.
1T is not yet decided whether the smaller
stamp shall be substituted for the larger one,
but the change in color will entail some addi-
tional expense, and / think that this can be
reduced again by the proposed reduction in
size, that is TO say, the cost of the higher
priced inks which IT is proposed To use on the
smaller stamp will be Offset by the smaller
quantity required"
Has there been any particular demand
for smaller sized postage stamD~
mo; the size does not seem % nave
troubled the general public IL was the colcr
OF the 2-cent variety against which the pIo-
test was made.h
"When was II decided to change its colorln
"Ihe fate of the 'sickly pale green was
decided some months ago. 1t has been only
question as TO just when the change should
be made, and we decided TO wait until new
contract was awarded
There was time some years ago when the
United States used q smaller stamp than that
now in vogue. IL was during the period
when instead Of vignettes the stamps were
adorned with smallihistorical pictures. This
issue did not last very long, ana it is quite
probable that II change is made to a smaller
stamp again IL will not be followed by the
substitution Of landscapes and other pictur-