Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-30


tainmenis living ia ph,ladelpbls. Hs IL n
graduate Of the University OF Pennsylvania,
Ia an cx-stsie scBaior, member OF The Go.
veroor's staH, and OF the Philadelphia CIV
Troop. lie has never held any public Office
except that oi state senator. lie Is quite
I wealthy.
william o. Bradley, ot Kentucky, named
for Minister u Corea. Is = prominent south
ern Republican. Daring the war he was
! Union mae. lie has been the candidate Oi
ken.ucKy Republicans for Governor aud
United states senator, aud made good rsce
against Governor Buckner for the former
pace. 1T The Chicago Convention Ken.
tuckT urged him for Nice President end bo
received number o. votes from southern
delegates. lie Isa nue lawyer with large
and lucrative practice. and It j. SAID thai be
VIII not acccrt the Office. aud that he inf0rm-
ed the President tn hc did aot desire any
office wnsiesef.
George Chandler, nominated 10 he First
Assistant Secretary O, the Interior, j. about
forty eight ycsrs o. are aud has b,cn
resident o. Kansas twcoiy years. lie j. At
present = iaGgc II the state court COM
prising the circuit about Independence. Ms
home, and tins j. the only public Once be
ever held. he y y ntleman % nigh
character. iTrcproschablc lie. and goat
aitsinmcnts In hi. prof ssiou. lie was
supported bv lhe kan.as Senator'S and Rep
reseDtatiyes and came n Washington ten
dsys ago on invitation Of President Harri-
son ana Secretary Noble.
CONTRIBUTIONS
The nominations confirmed 20 dav were
unimpOrtani. Among them was that OF
William Lee Brand 10 be postmaster at Sa'
lem, Va.
COMMISSION TO TREAT.
The President to-day appointed 4. NJ.
Wilson. OF Fayetteville, ARR; George d.
Robinson, OF ChicOpec. Mass. and !. Otis
Humphrey, Of Springfield. ILL.,. a. q commits
SION to negotiate with The Cherokee aud
other Indians for cession TO the United
states OF their TILE claims or interest in GER
tain lands In the indian Territory, as pro.
ylde1 in section / Of the Indian appropfs-
ton set approved March ,. 1889. The lands
for the cessiou Of ~ bich this commission will
negotiate embrace all Of the Indian Terri.
tory west Of the 9Gth degree Of longitude eX-
cept Greer county, the Oklahoma SCton re-
Gently opened by the Presidents pr0ciams-
ton, and such lands as have been heretofore
sold, and contain, approximately, @0,O9O,0O
acres. There Is, however. some question as
70 whether the law cOntemplates negOts-
tons with the Creeks. Cboctaws, aud Cbicka-
saws, only portions Of whose lands lie west
Of the Goth degree.
DESIGNATION.
WARRINGTON, March 30 Interstate Com
missioner Walker to-day placed his resignl-
lion 10 the hands Of Inc President, to take
effect April l.t next. lie will leave Wash
Ington for CHICAGO next week TO assume bis
new position 81 chairman Of The Executive
Board Of the interstate Commerce Railway
Association. II IS not necessary that new
appointment be made At once In Commission
a. Walkers place a. the law provides that
no vacancy IN the commission shall impair
the right Of the remaining commissioners to
exercise all the powers Of the commission.
EXTENSION or TINE.
Secretary Tracy bSs finally acted upon the
application Ot the Columbian if0n-N orks ~
Baltimore for an extension OF time for COM
pleting their contract for tie construction OF
Che eun boat Petrol liy such an extension
the contractors would be reie ,ed IN part OF
The iorfeltufes to the Government from the
delay in completing toe vessel TIE sppl'-
cation for relief was referred 10 the board
composed Of Chief. Constructor Wilson, In
gIneer-iu-Chief Melville, ana Captain Howl
500. chief Of the steel Inspection Board.
The board reported that the trouble between
The contractors and manufacturers Of iuate-
riais arising IRON non-dehvery Of steel ac-
cordiug to orders was the chief cause OF
DELAY in completing the Petrol; that the con-
tractors bad had great difficulty in meeting
the requirements OF tie Government when
commencing WORK; that the parties con-
cerncd faithfully lsbOred 10 meet their Obh-
cations, but Unforeseen failures caused
serious delays Ia the final completion OF the
vessel; and that the Government was not
responsible for sucn delay, and in couse-
quence the board was compelled 70 recon-
mend that 10 extension OF time be made.
In this report secretary Tracy concurs,
holding that while II appears that the con
tractors faithfully underworld to comply
with the terms Of their contract. ard that The
DELAYS were caused by failures on the part Oi
The manufacturers Of materials. and that the
Government had suffered no uecuDlaTy loss;
vet &c the delay was not the result OF any act
Of the Government, its officers, or agents. no
discretion or authority Is left with the de-
partment 10 grant the eTtcDsion. The DOW
er 70 grant the relief asked for rests with
Congress alone, and that body can give due
consideration and weight TO such equities as
The contractors may have to lay before II.
TO GUARD TIE EXHIBITS.
Uron the application OF General William
h. Franklin, Comm issioner-Gsneral OF the
United States 10 the Pans Exposition OF
1889, Two marine officers and thirty marines
viii embark from New York April 18Th
next under detail 70 guard the American
exhibit. Captain Henry c. Cochrane and
Lieutenant Paul ste. Murphy Rave been de-
tailed TO command the marines.
JUDGE EMERY sPERR.
WASHINGTON, March 20 The Republic
cans Of Georgia now IN Washington have
presented TO The President the name OF Judge
Emery speer for appointment Is Associate
Justice OF the United States supreme Court
70 succeed the lSte Justice Matthews.
BONDS ACCEPTED.
WAsuINGTON, March 29.-rhe only one
bond.oiferng to-day was $4,000 AS at los;
accepted.
Distilled spirits ard 0ieomarCnrtne.
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