Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-06

cLINED-coI- NEW STILL THE FAyoRrrE FOR
SECRETARY OF THE TREAsrEY-coL. MosBY
CALLS ON THE PREsrDENr-ELEcr.
The most important bit Of political gossip
sent out from Indianapolis last night was a
rumor that word had been received from Mr..
Blaine that he would not accept the State
department. This story could not be verified
and but little credence was placed in it.
NEW FOR THE TREASURY.
In regard to Col. New, it is generally believed
that he is the most prominent candidate for
Secretary of the Treasury. and many insist that
he has already been determined upon. The
Tribune correspondent says: so far Colonel
John c. New has been the only man seriously
considered by the President-elect. and the
probability is strong that the portfolio will be
offered to him if no complication in Indiana
politics arises during the next few days"
COL MosBY CALLS on HARRISON.
The most important caller on the President
elect yesterday was Col. Jno s. Mosby. the
famous confederate guerrilla leader, then con-
sul-general at Hong Kong China, and since a
resident of California. Talking about the
cabinet to the Tribune man, Col. Mosby said
that all the Pacific slope republicans were
anxious to have department go to California.
Mr.. Swift and Mr.. Estee both had their sup
porters, and Col. Mosby was inclined to speak
OF these two candidates impartially. ''There
are enough other good men. too" he added,
Ito represent California in the cabinet" Vir-
ginia, too, he thought, ought to have a place
in the cabinet. Still he was strongly opposed
to Gen. Malone, who was the only candidate.
apparently, from the Old Dominion.
when was in Virginia" said the ex-guer-
ria leader, Gen. Malone was fighting ON the
other side"
RELATIVE OF THE GENERAL.
Col. Mosby explained to the Philadelphia
Times correspondent his relationship to the
President-elcct as follows:
The general and arc relatives. Ny grand
mother and old President Harrison were first
cousins and We have always preserved the Har-
rison name in our family. L had a sister whom
we called Isabella Harrison Mosby. and my
Youngest brotherSwas named Harrison Mosby.
He was my adjutant during the war. l am on
my way to Washington to attend to the claim
that has been allowed by the Court of Claims.
the President-elect, who said that he would like
to talk over Virginia affairs with me-
PETITION FOR THURsToN.
An Omaha special to the New York World
says: Secretary Smith, of the republican state
central committee, passed through Omaha to-
day on his way to Indianapolis, where he will
lay before President-elect Harrison petition
signed by every state official and every repub-
lican member of the Colorado Legislature ask
ing for the appointment of John NJ. Thurston
to the office of Secretary of the Interior"
THE CoLoRED DELEGATION.
The delegation of southern colored men who
propose to visit Gen. Harrison expect to reach
Indianapolis about the 10th instant 1t will
consist of five representatives from each south
ern state, including Maryland and the District
of Columbia. headed by John VI. Langston. A
Petersburg special to the World says: Mr.
Langston is now preparing a memorial to be
presented by the delegation to the President
elect. He says that the colored people of the
country. especially of the south, while they are
moderate in all their desires in regard to Off
cial recognition. feel that the time has come
when they should be emancipated from social
political and educational thraldom. The visit
will not be SO much an office-seeking hunt as a
mission to give him full account of the real
educational. industrial. political and social con-
ditlon of the colored people of the south. The
delegation will insist that all general laws shall
be enforced with the same vigor and impair
TALLY in the south as in the north and that the
fifteenth amendment shall be enforced so that
the vote of all-white and black-shall be cast
and counted freely
NOTES.
Father Carraher. of Cuba, n Y. YESTERDAY took
the President-elect gold pen that had been
voted to him at a fair in his parish. Father
Carraher is a warm republican, and congratu-
lated General Harrison heartily on his election.
The general wrote out note of thanks to read
to the Cuba congregation.
Another clergyman who called was the Rev.
DIR. C. ". Bouy, of Philadelphia. son-in-law
of the late Bishop Simpson, OF the Methodist
Episcopal church.
Emil W. Becker of Ironton. Ohio. the Sec
rotary of District assembly No. 73, of the
knights of Labor, made an application for the
consulate at Stettin. MIR. Becker is one OF the
editors of the Ironton Register.
Other visitors were Commodore George "
Brown. commandant at the Norfolk navy yard:
James NJ. Roe, of Elmira, \. T.; E. W. Knight
a banker of Helena. Mont. and George +.
Burch, of Grand Rapids, Mich.
At a meeting of the New England Agricultu-
raj society. in Boston, last night, in which all
New England states were represented, reso-
linton was passed requesting President-elect
Harrison to call DIR. George b. Loring to the
Office of secretary of agriculture.