Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-04-17
FROM WASHINGTON.
AppOrtionment of a Number
of POstOffices.
bIEUTENANT-COMMANDER BOOK
His Reason for Taking French Leave
of Alaska-Pauper Immigrants
Sent Home.

Sent Home.
Associated Press DISPATCHES to the HERALD.
WASHINGTON, April 16.-The President
to-day appointed namber of postmas-
ters, among whom were the following:
James A. Sexton, Chicago; Harry E.
Housmsn, Missoula, Mont, and John
Mitchell, Ocesnside, Cal. The following
appointments we're also made to-day:
William P. Hepburn, of Iowa, Solicitor
of the Treasury William H. Whiteman,
Supreme Court of New Mexico.
NAVAL OFFICER BROUGHT TO BOOK.
The first witness to-day before the
court-martial trying Lieutenant Com
mander Book, ior quitting his vessel, the
Pinta, in Alaska, without leave, was
Max Pratt, Collector of the Port of Sitka.
He testified that the service Of a man-of-
war was needed in Alaskan waters. The
accused then took the stand and testified
that the Pinta was foul, and her after
boiler disabled. His predecessor had
written, as he did, TO the Department re-
questing permission to make repairs, but
no answer had been received. The case
will probably close tomorrow.
TOO MUCH MAIL MATTER.
Commissioner Tanner, of the Pension
Bureau, received during the first week in
the present month, 60,S71 letters and
other pieces of mail matter pertaining to
the business of his office, and, last week,
he received $4,000 pieces. The Com
missioner desires this fact made public
as general explanation of the delays in
answering correspondence.
DESTITUTE IMMIGRANTS SENT BACK.
Secretary Window to-day authorized
the Commissioners Of Emigration at
Philadelphia to expend $50 out of the
emigrant fund in returning to their
homes, in Ireland, two families who re-
are in destitute circumstances. In one
case the wife was deserted by her hus-
band, and in the other mother was de-
serted by her son.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
WASHINGTON, April 16.-Mrs. Letitia G.
Chandler, widow of the late Senator
Zach Chandler, has bought for about
$64 900 from John F. Cook, a colored
man, formerly collector of taxes here,
the ground on the northwest corner OF
Sixteenth and K streets. The lot is on
the corner of two of the most fashionable
streets of the city.
A deed was placed on record to-day
transferring the residence OF ex-Secre-
tary Fairchild to Mrs. Hearst, wife of
the California Senator, for 500 1000.
DON'T WANT IT.
Gov. Robinson, of Massachusetts,, has
declined an appointment on the Indian
Commission.
EMANCIPATION DAY.
Emancipation Day is being celebrated
by the colored people of the District of
Columbia by parade Of military and
civic societies.
GENERAL sIEGEL RESIGNS.
The resignation Of General Franz
Siegel, as Pension Agent at Ney York
city, was received by Commissioner
Tanner to-day. For some time paet the
Commissioner had several special ex-
aminers detailed from here to investigate
the affairs of the New York agency. On
Saturday last, Commissioner Tanner
was in Brooklyn, where General Siegel
called upon him. The Commis-
sioner had received the report of
the Special Examiners, and General
Siegel called to ask him whether there
was anything in the special report which
in any way reflected upon his integrity.
Commissioner Tanner informed him that
there was absolutely nothing rejecting
upon his integrity. General Siegel then
Informed the Commissioner that he was
desirous of retiring from official life, and
would forward his resignation.
NO ALIENS NEED APPLY.
The Secretary Of the Treasury
recently received letter inquir-
ing whether the transfer by manu-
facturers from any foreign country to the
United States of their plant, machinery,
work people, and interests, or any portion
thereof, with view to permanent settle
ment, would in any way conflict with the
statutes re ating to alien contract labor,
and also whe her such OF their machinery
as has been in use would be entitled to
free entry. In resp lnse the Secretary
called attention to the provisions of Sec
tion of the act, approved February 26,
1885, which provides 81 that it
shall be unlawful for any psrson,
company, partnership or corporation
in any way whatever to pay transporta-
ton, or in any way assist or encourage
importation or migration of any alien or
aliens, any foreigner or foreigners, into
the United States under contract
or agreement, or parole, special, express
or implied, made previous to the impor-
tation or migration of such alien, or
aliens, foreigner or foreigners TO perform
labor or service of any kind in the
United States" The Secretary said that
as no facts are stated which would ex-
empt the importation OF the "work peo-
Pile" referred to from the provisions of
the act, it would seem that their transfer
in the manner proposed would be vio-
lation of the law. In answer to the in
quiry as to the free entry of the machin-
cry referred to, the Secretary said that
there is no law under which such free
entry can be authorized.
THE PULGAs GRANT PATENTS.
Senator Stewart and Representative
Morrow called on Attorney General
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