Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-04-02
FROM THE CAPITOL.
CONTRACTS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION
OF NEW wAR-SHIPS.
A Long List of Presidential Appoint
ments- American Ship Building to
be Encouraged -Annexation
of the Hawaiian Isles

Secretary Blaine advocates IN extra
| session of congress.
Arthur G. Milette has been appointed
governor of Dakota.
Thomas w. Palmer, Of Michigan, will
be minister to Spain.
President Harrison believes in the pro-
visions OF the direct tax bill.
Since April 18th the treasury has paid
out sl45, 23l ,5s7.96 in bond purchases.
Lewis Wofey, OF Tucson, Arizona, will
succeed Governor Zulick OF that territory.
A broad educational policy for the In
dams is being urged upon the President.
Walter Blaine has been appointed ex-
aminer OF claims in the state department.
Eugene Schuyler, of New York, has
been appointed assistant secretary Of
state.
Jeremiah Sullivan has been appointed
collector Of customs at Fort Benton, Mon
tana.
j. :. GARRISON, Of Iowa has been APP
pointed first assistant postmaster gem
eral.
Senator Hearst has purchased the resi-
dence of ex-Secretary Fairchild in Wash
ington.
The admission OF Idaho will be one OF
the first measures considered by the next
congress,
Albert d, Weed, of Montana, has been
appointed United States attorney for that
territory.
John ID. Washburn, of Massachusetts,
viii represent the United States at
Switzerland.
George s. Bachelor, of New York, has
been designated assistant treasurer of the
United States.
Cornelius G. Hanford has been CON
tirmed as justice OF the supreme court OF
Washington territory.
1t is auihoritatively announced that
Senator Chase, of Rhode Island, will
shortly resign his seat in the senate.
President Harrison and all those who
accompanied him from Indianapolis to
Washington paid regular railroad fare.
The time within which tho railway
mail service is TO be brought within the
civil service law has been extended from
March 10Th to May LIST.
IL has been rumored at Washington
that General Longstrect will succeed
General Joseph +. Johnston az commits
sioner Of the Pacific railroads.
Secretary of the Navy Tracy has ex-
tended the time for receiving proposals
Tor the construction of an armored coast
defense vessel from March 18th to April
Sd.
The contractors who are building the
new cruiser Charleston at San Francisco
have informed the navy department that
the vessel will be ready for trial next
week.
The Interstate commerce committee
has issued an order saying that all adj
vances or reductions in general tariffs
must be plainly printed and publicly
posted.
The New York "IIerald's" Washing
ton special says that in the event of Ger
many's taking possession of Samoa the
United States will annex the Sandwich
islands.
Senator Stanford has made an urgent
appeal 10 the President for the appoint
ment OF Osborne, of the Los Angeles
" Express - TO the office of government
printer.
Secretary Proctor is an advocate Of the
Sunday rest law, and in consequence he
will soon issue an order abolishing sun
day dress parades at all points through
out the army.
The President in his forthcoming mes
sage to congress will recommend the es-
Enlistment of American shipping inter
ests and clearer and closer relations with
our South and Central American neigh
bots.
The conference of the Interstate rail-
road commissioners at Washington has
adjourned after having Thoroughly dis
cussed the subject OF accidents and their
prevention.
The Office OF sub-treasurer at San
Francisco remains vacant, and the Pres
ldent is Unable TO fill it, The men he
prefers for the place don't want it, and
the large number who claInor for it he
won't have.
The President is authorized by the re-
cent legislation TO open to settlement
about 100000 acres of land in Okla
homa, and the opinion prevails that he
will shortly issue his proclamation add
ing this acreage to the public domain.
John A. Kasson, OF Iowa, William
Walter Phelps, of New Jersey, and G.. III.
Bates, of Delaware, have been appointed
commissioners 70 represent the United
States at the Berlin conference in the
samoan matter.
1t is said that President Harrison will
not he content with the eight war YES
sells, which will be let by contract after
June 30th. lie will advocate in his mes
sage TO congress the building OF very
strong and modern navy.
The resignation Of Senator Chase, of
Rhode Island, from the United States
senate, because OF the small salary paid
TO members and the great cost OF living
in Washington, will probably have the
effect OF increasing senators salaries from
$4,000 to 10000 year.
The latest adyices at the state depart-
ment show that there was no basis for
the sensational rumors of an engagement
between the Nipsic and the German cor
yette Olga. On the contrary the Ger
mans have given up their aggressive pol |
icy and abandoned all claim to the right |
OF searching foreign vessels for contra
hand of war