Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-06-21
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Written and Compiled for the HERALD
WASHINGTON. june II, 1889.

be III lew days. In TACT they are
as good as settled already; all par.
ties having agreed on the following
slate: Field, postmaster Qt will be
remembered that Pos tmaster Gen,
eral Wansmaker rendered him the
position early 10 the administration,
and that Senator Quay's protest
promoted his appointment by the
Presidency Leeds, surveyor Che
was Senator Qusy's candidate for
pOstmaster), and Cooper, collector
of customs. 1t is generally be-
lIeved that these appointments
will be made this week.
Secretary Blaine and the Presi-
dent are very much pleased with
the result OF the Samoan commits
sion which has Just finished its sit
tings at Berlin. The agreement or
treaty-there is dispute Is 20 which
1t really is-which was ratified
gives the United States everything
that was expected, in fact much
more than was expected without a
hard struggle. Bat it is no; SO
much what was actually gained
that pleases Mr.. Blaine and the
President as the manner in which
it was gained. Never before have
American Commissioners been
treated by those of the great Euro
pean powers with the courtesy and
Difference that Messrs. Phelps, Kar-
son and Bates have received from
the English and German members
of the Samoan commission, and
/ the administration has a good
right to feel both pleased and
proud.
Some of the patiently waiting
brethren were made happy last
week. This is particularly true Of
the Consular appointments made
Among the appointments were the
following: w. G. Frye, of Maine,
te be Consul-General at Halifax,
Nova Scotia (Mr. Frye is not a
relative of Senator Frye, but owes
his appointment principally to the
good record be made IN the same
position before Cleveland removed
hun; j. A. Leonard, of Minnesota,
to be Consul General at Shanghai,
China Mr.. Leonard has an excel
lent war record and is q good news
paper man, being at present editor
of the Post Of Rochester, MIMI;
u. T. Sweeny, of Indiana, to be
Consul General at Constsntinople
(Mr. Sweeny is minister of the
Christian church and at present
chancellor of the Batter univer-
sity); o. II. DOckery, of North
Carolina, to be Consul General at
Rio de Janeiro (Mr. Dock cry has
tor years been one of the leaders OF
the Republican party IN his state
has served several terms in the
House of Representatives, and has
always been willing to lend a for.
lorn hope in guberDatOIial cam
paigns); o. II. Simmons, of Col
orado, to be Consul General at ST.
Petersburg, Russia Or. Simmons
he is an VI. D.-was unan imously
endorsed tor the position by the
Colorado legislature, Con gresslOnal
delegation, and Repub lican State
committee; G.. w. Roosevelt, OF
pennsylvania, to be Consul at
Brussels, Belgium Or. Roosevelt
is now Consul at Bordeaux, France,
and is transferred at his own re-
quest L. w. Brown, of Ohio, to
be Consul at Glasgow, Scotland
/ Mr., Brown has been very prom
inent Republican III his State, and
has been chairman OF the State
executive committee and a member
of the legislature) 7. j. Morgan,
of Rhode Island, to be Commission
er of Indian Affairs (Mr. NJ organ
entered the war as lieutenant IN
General Harrison's regiment OF
Indiana volunteers. Afterwards
he was a brigadier general OF col
ored troops. He was president oil
the state normal school OF Rhode
Island when appointed to his pres
ent position; A. L. Baxter, TO be
United States NJ arshall for the
northern district of New York, and
Robert Smalls, of South Carolina,
to be Collector of Customs at
Beaufort, South Carolina (Mr.
Smalls Is an ex-member OF Con-
gress aud a colored man. He is
we'll known throughout the country
and had hard fight to get this
little position on account Of the hot
fight made against him by Repub-
licans from his State.
The Civil service Commissioners
before leaving for the west sd-
dressed a letter 10 the President
asking him to have all the sp-
polntments made IN the Census
bureau taken from its lists of
eligibles. 1t is not likely that the
President will comply with this
request as most people believe that
Congress intended these appoint
ments to De made outside Of the
Civil Service rules.
The United States steamship
Kearsarge sailed from New York
for Hayti yesterday in command of
Rear.admirsl Gherardi. The Kear-
sarge goes on orders from the Navy
denartment about which there is