Morning journal and courier., 1889-03-23
WASHINGTON NOTES.

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 The SThesiso Will Sail for Alaska
 The Adjournment Of the Senate Il
 l Not Likely Co Take Place Next weel | "A Proclamation Referring to th, l Alaskan Industries.
 WASHINGTON, March 22.-The Presiden
 had comparatively easy time to-day. Man, prominent callers were admitted, however. 1 The only delegation on hand this morning
 was one from Louisiana, consisting of Messrs 1 s. D. Coleman, R. G. Minor. Taylor Beattie I A.. Duperieur, J. H. s. Pitkin and Pear I Wright.
 John Q. New has expressed the opinion
 that it was as good as settled that Murat Hal- stead will be appointed minister to Germany. Charles M Hendley, who has been for many years official stsnographer at the White House, has been appointed private secretary
 to the Secretary of the Treasury, to take effect April next. Edward J. Graham, ,who was private secretary to Secretary Fairchild, was invited to remain in a similar capacity by Secretary Windom, because of desire to undertake the practice of law in New York. Sailing orders have been sent to the United States steamship Thetis at the Mare Island navy yard, to proceed to Sitka, touching en route at such places as her commanding off cer may deem necessary. When the arrives at Sitka and communicates with the civil authorities, she will, if her presence there is not required, continue on northward and devote attention particularly to the whaling fleet and to other commercial interests of the United States in the waters about Behring Straits and the Arctic ocean.
 Secretary Noble after leaving the Cabinet meeting this afternoon said that he thought the President would sign the Oklahoma proclamation tomorrow.
 The death of Judge Stanley Matthews has made the adjournment of the Senate next week improbable. It is assumed that the President will wish to fill so important va- cancy at once, but will desire time in which to make careful selection. The successor to the vacancy is already discussed. One opinion is that Judge Gresham, now judge Of the circuit comprising the States of Wiscon- sin, Illinois and Indiana, will be nominated for associate justice. He would in turn be succeeded by Judge W. A. Woods, leaving 8 vacancy to be filled in the district of Indiana. Another programme includes the, transfers of Attorney General Miller to the Supreme bench, of Secretary Noble to the head of the department of justice and of Assistant Post- master General Clarkson to the Interior de- partment.
 General Adam Badeau, whose controversy with the family of General Grant over the authorship of the Grant memoirs attracted so
 much attention last year, is in the city op- posing the confirmation of the nomination of Colonel Frederick Grant to be minister to Austria. Colonel Grants friends say his ef- forts will be of no avail and that the nomi-
 nation would be confirmed today if the Sen ate had remained in session or had transacted any business.
 Secretary Tracy said this afternoon that among the nominations sent to the Senate to.day but not delivered was that of Corporal Tanner to be commissioner of pensions. Among other nominations sent in was said to
 be that of Wm. H. Calkins, ex-congressman
 from Indiana, to be commissioner of the gen. eral land office.
 President Harrison late this afternoon is- provisions of the laws of the United States
 regarding the killing of any fur-bearing ami
 nal in the territory of Alaska and the pro- lection of the salmon fisheries in the territo- ry and the waters of Bshring sea. Warning is given all persons against entering such wa
 ters for the purpose of violating the provi- sions of the laws, and the proclamation sets forth that all persons found to be or to have
 been engaged in any violation of the laws of the United States in said waters will be ar- rested and punished as provided by law, and that all vessels SO employed, their tackle, apparel, furniture and cargoes will be seized and forfeited.
 PRIZE FIGHT BN 1ERIDEN. A New Haven Man Knocks Out an Engltshman-He Is Knocked Down Three Times in the First Round and Claims a Brokon Wrist in the Second. MERIDEN, Conn, March 22.-A short but lively fight occurred here this evening, which was witnessed by a number of the sporting fraternity of this place and many outsiders. The combatants were James Eustis of New Haven and William James of England. T. Houlhlhan of Hartford refereed. Eustis was seconded by Fills of New Haven and Will liams ot Hartford, while Dawson of Paterson, N. J., and Norton of Newark, NJ, seconded the Englishman. Eustis tipped the scales at 125 pounds and James was six pounds light er James was knocked down three times in the first round and in the second round claimed that he had broken his wrist. Thus the fight was prematurely ended and together with the gate receipts, amounting to $150,