Morning journal and courier., 1889-05-23
WASHINGTON NOTES.

How the President Passed she Day
 Crane & Company Of Boston Award
 ed Contraet-The Charleston NoT as
 Successful as Might be Desired.
 WASHINGTON, May 22-The Presidents business reception to-day lasted from Il to 12:30 A committee from Howard Univer- sity invited the President to attend the com mencement exercises of that institution on the 27th instant. The President said he would attend if he possibly could. The pub lie reception was held in the East room in the afternoon as usual, and there was large attendance.
 Among the fourth class postmasters ap pointed today were the following: Connec- ticut-R. H. Fitch, Milton; E. B. Searle, Nosnk
 The Secretary of the Treasury to-day ac cepted the bid of Crane 6 Co. of Boston, Mass. to furnish distinctive paper for United States securities for the fiscal year 1890 at 3e1a cents per pound. They hold the present contract and put in the only bid that was re- ceived.
 News from San Francisco is to the effect that while there is reason to believe that the Charleston will ultimately succeed in fulfill ing the contract requirement., much remains to be done upon the vessel and probably at the governments expense before this expect ation is realized. The present air pump fail ed to give a sufficient vacuum and must be replaced by pump of another type. The defective slides which were spoken of in the report upon the trial trip as the cause of fail ure must be altered in design and other changes made. As the same troubles were experienced in the case of the Naniwakan- the Charleston's prototype-the inference that they arise from faults in the drawings furnished by the English designers rather than in the workmanship which IS said to be of excellent character.
 A RUMOR DENIED. A Report That Secretaries Elaine.
 Windom and Proctor Will Resign
 Unless the President Gives More Re-
 gard to Their Wfshes-A Flat Denial
 by Secretary EHaIford.
 NEW YORK, May 22.-The Brooklyn Eagles Washington special says that at yesterdays cabinet meeting Secretaries Blaine, Windom and Proctor informed the President that they would resign unless their wishes were consulted more than heretofore in regard to appointments in and management of their departments. They declared that they did not choose to occupy merely clerical posi- tions.
 WASHINGTON, May 22.-When Private Secretary Halford was shown the story alleg- ing that there was trouble in the cabinet he laughed very heartily and remarked: "The President has always taken the ground that he cannot undertake to deny newspaper pub lications, and I am quite sure he will not de- viate from that rule."
 During the course of further conversation MT. Halford made statements which left the reported trouble without the slightest foun- dation and finally pronounced it an "unmit igated fa1sehood" from beginning to end While MT. Halford was being interviewed ef- forts were being made to obtain statements from Secretaries Proctor, Windom and Blaine At the Arlington it was learned Secretary Proctor left here on Saturday last to go to his home in Vermont. He has not been in the city since that day and was not at the cabi- net meeting yesterday. Secretary Blaine was not at home when reporter of the United Press called to see him. Walker Blaine gave @ very short, sharp answer to query concern ing the rumored resignation of the secretary. The question was sent in to him on a card and he returned the card with the word "nonsense" printed across it's face in bold black letters. Secretary Windon was seen at his home He pronounced the story 1idi- culous. There is not bit of truth in it, he said.
 s'Has there been any difference of opinion between you and the president in relation to appointments or any complaint in filling places in your departmenta'
 eNot the slightest" said the secretary. There has been most perfect harmony in the cabinet. There is no truth in the story. do not know how to make my denial of it strong enough. There is not even enough foundation for the imagination of liar to build upon"