Omaha daily bee., 1889-07-02


surpriset to himself He was candidate for
the Greek mission with the strongest sup
port of the leading colleges Of the country.
Only few days ago the president alluded
to his backing as remarkably strong and said
it was no wonder the chancellor's friends re-
gurded it as irresistible, but at the same
time dwelt on tho political pressure for
such appointments. The mission now goes
TO Snowden, of Pennsylvania. singular
coincidence is the appointment of exChan-
selor Fairfield as consul at Lyons in the
came batch. Mr.. Fairfield was candidate
for the Netherlands mission.
scHUYLER's APPOINTMENT.
Eugene Schuyler, the gentleman whose
nomination MS assistant secretary of state
was withdrawn from the senate at the re-
quest of the committee on foreign affairs,
because OF his having written book which
reflects seriously upon the honesty of certain
senator's was to day appointed consul
general at Cairo, and now the question IS
whether the senate will confirm him for this
post. MIR. Schuyler has been in the consular
and diplomatic service for great many
wears, and has held much more important
positions than that for which he has Just
been named, but the post at Egypt is an inn
portant one, as we have no minister there.
His appointment will disappoint great
many anxious people who are desirous of
serving their country in that position.
William Hayden Edwards, of Ohio, who is
appointed consul general at Berlin, has also
been in the diplomatic service great many
years and was previously clerk in the de-
partment of state in this city. His ability is
recognized and his record is first class, but
he undoubtedly owes his appointment to
Walker blaine, with whom he has been on
the most intimate terms for many years.
MIR. Snowden, of Philadelphia, who goes
as minister to Greece, was formerly superin-
tendent of the mint in that city, is society
man of much prominence and the commander
of the fashionable military organization OF
the Quaker city.
THE NEW ASSISTANT ADJUTANT GENERAL.
The president to-day filed one of the sew
eral vacancies in the adiutant general corps
by the appointment of Captain Arthur Nc
Arthur ir, of the Thirteenth infantry, as
assistant adjutant general with the rank of
major The appointee is son OF Judge
McArther, a retired justice of the supreme
court of the District of Columbia, and was
born in Massachusetts in lS45. He is not
graduate of West Point, but entered the
volunteer service during the war when quite
a boy as first lieutenant of the Twenty fourth
Wisconsin infantry, and after brilliant rec
ord was mustered out as II lieutenant colonel
In the reorganization of the army in 1865 he
was made a lieutenant colonel, ond has done
good service in the west. Judge Macarthur,
his father, to whose influence the appoint
ment is due, is one of the most popular and
highly respected citizens of Washington.
APPEALS AND DECISIONS.
The secretary of the interior has con-
sidered the appeal of Henry b. Thompson
from the decision of the general land office
refusing to allow him to make final proof in
support of his presumption claim for the south
a of the southeast a and the south u of the
southwest Il of section 49, township 33, rang q
"a west, Valentine, Neb. Thompson filed his
declaratory statement for the land on April
IS, 1884. alleging settlement the 18th of the
same month. Philip 5. Sively filed his for
the south 4 of the southwest a of section IL
and the south ID of the southeast u of sec
tion H. township 33 north, range "a west on
November a. alleging settlement on No
venber 5, 1883. John II. Harrod made home
stead entry of the south a of the northwest
4 of section 13 and the south q of the north
cast 16 of section II of the same township
and range. Svely made cash entry and
applied to have the entry amended, which
application was referred by the COM
missioner of the general land office, and
cash entry was held for cancellation and
Harrods entry was allowed to remain in
tact Inasmuch as the entry of Sively has
been Cancelled, the secretary holds there is
| nLw no reason why Thompson shall not be
permitted to offer his final proof, after new
publication, which should be made within
ninety days from notice The decision OF
| the general land Office was accordingly modi-
| fed.
I The secretary has also considered the APP
| peal of John B. Smeltzer from the decision
| of the land Office In the contest case of Cor
| nelIus Crimmns, John B. Smeltzer holding
| for cancellation the latter's timber culture
| entry the southwest quarter OF section 70
| township 25 north, range AZ, Chadron land
| district, Nebraska. Smeltzer made timber
| culture entry for the tract described, and the
| same year Crimmins instituted contest
| against the entry, alleging that the entry is
| well timbered. Two hearings were had be
| fore the local officers and on appeal the com
missioners of the general land ohice sus
| tanned the decision appealed from and recon-
| mended the entry for cancellation. The sec
| retar y, after long review of the case, con
firms the decision of the general land office
THE M'Dow VERDICT.
The verdict in the Mellow trial in Charles
ton, South Carolina, has been the subject o.
| q great deal of discussion in Washington
since it was announced Saturday night. The
| fact that the papers have commented grea
| deal on the appointment OF seven colored mel
| on the jury and that they suggested that thi:
was one of the reasons why the verdict was
| acquittal meets with very poor favor. Ever
| Captain Dawson's friends say that this haC
| very little to 90 with the matter as the othel
five jurors were white men, and II they hat
| had any strength of character and really be
lieved that Mellow was guilty OF murder the
| fact of their association with the negroe
could have had nothing whatever to do will
| their action. The truth is that there wa
undoubtedly something behind this affai
| perhaps as well for the survivors of the af
fair that the matter was not opened up NOR
publicly than it was
sToUT's BID TOO HIGH.
The bid of Mr.. III. b. Stout, of Lincoln
Neb., for supplying the granite for the ney
| congressional library building was higher b.
nearly 100 per cent than that of the loves
| bidder. Mr.. Stout's bid was 81, 553, ,OOJ. Th
| lowest bidder will probably not get the con
] tract. but it is not at all likely TO go to tn
| Lincoln man who was successful under tn
former award, but whose contract wa
annulled through the abandonment OF tn
Smith Myer plan.
| IOWA PosTMAsTERs APPOINTED.
Iowa fourth class postmasters appointed
to day Gainesville, Butler county
Charles b. Nelson; Wesley, Kossuth county
George w. Eddy.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The president to-day made number @
consular appointments, and IL Is understoo
that there are several more commissions o
his desk, brought over from the state de
partment some days ago, awaiting his slgni
ture. There were great many changes
the way OF minor appointments, promotion
and dismlssals in the various departments q
the government. This is customary, at tn
beginning of every fiscal year, and althoug
there were quite number to-day, ther
were not so many as usual. The reason 10
the falling off was outlined in these di
patches last night.
There has been rumor current for SON