The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-05-31
WASHINGTON NEWS.
Items of General interest from the
National Capital.
President Harrison Makes Several APP
pointments = Hours for Visitors
Changed-The Pension Appro-
priation-Other News.
NOTES OF GENERAL INTEREST

WASHINGTON, May l7.-The President has
made the following appointments: Solo
mon Hirsch, OF Oregon, to be Minister ia
Turkey; Clark Il. Carr, OF Illinois, to be
Minister resident and Consul General To
Denmark; Henry w. Severance, of Califor.
mia, to be Committeeman at Honolulu:
John Jarrett, of Pennsylvania, to be Uniteo
States Consul at Birmingham; Thomas s.
Sherman, of the District of Columbia, to
be United States Consul ut Liverpool
WASHINGTON, May 1S-Bolivia will be
represented at tho conference of South
American nations to be held here next
autumn. She will also send Minister to
Washington and make the United States q
irst-class mission
WASHINGTON. May 1s-The Inter State
Commerce Commission has issued circular
letter address to the labor organizations of
the country soliciting information and dis
cussion upon the question of Federal regu-
lation of safety appliances on railroads.
WILMINGTON, Del, May 49,. Every Even
ing confirms the rumored engagement of
ex-Secretary Bayard to Miss Clymer,
daughter of DR.. Clymer, U. S. N, of Wash
ington. The wedding will occur early In
the summer and the wedding pair will pass
few months In Europe.
WASHINGTON, May 20.-In an interview
Representative Perkins, of Kansas, ex-
pressed the opinion that the next Congress
would pass bill for the regulation OF Con-
gressional elections This measure, he
said, would be aimed at the South, but its
provisions would, of course, apply equally
to all sections'of the country.
WASHINGTON, May 20-During the past
week the Treasury Department has dis
bursed Sill $50, 900 on account of pensions,
raIxx Al
the current fiscal year, amounting to $751;
100000
WASHINGTON, May Recommending to-
day the hours of reception at the White
House will be changed. Instead of COM
mencing at IL o'clock the President will
remsin in executive session until
IL, and on Cabinet days will close
promptly at - On Wednesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays the time
for hearings will be extended to
1890 On Mondays there will be no recep-
ton at all except the regular public affair,
which will, as in the past, take place at |
o'clock The result of this change, which
was announced yesterday by Secretary Hal
ford, will be a saving to the President of at
least six or seven working hours in a week
and corresponding degree of increase in
the number of appointments made.
WASHINGTON, May 2l.-The Comptroller
Of the Currency has authorized the First
National Bank of Burlingame, Kan, to be-
gin business with capital of ZOO, and
the First National Bank of Pana, Ill, and
the First National Bank of Mifflintown, Pa,
each with capital of $4,000.
WASHINGTON, May 81. The statement hav-
ing been telegraphcd over the country that
the pension appropriation has become ex-
hanqfa6 m eli
the hope that the pensioners will not be
unduly alarmed thereby. The fact is that
he has simply made the usual requisition
which sends the money from the Treasury
into the various United States repositories,
where twill be subject to the checks of the
pension agents for the June payment
WASHINGTON, May 22-CharlesD DENLY, the
United States Minister to China, advises the
Secretary of State under date of April 8
last of the appointment of Tsui Kwo Yin
as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plen-
ipotentiary, China to the United States
vice Chang Yen Hoon.
WASHINGTON, May GA statement pre-
pared in the office of Solicitor of the Treas
ury shows that there are now 12, 1913 unsat-
isfied judgments on the books of that office,
representing the sum of $40, $50, liz
They cover the period from July 1,
1865, to July l, 1885, and represent
all classes of Indebtedness to the Govern
ment, principally from fines fcrfeitures
and trespasses There was collected dur
ing the same period the sum of $45, 700, 900.
Solicitor Hepburn proposes to investigate
these old cases, with Il view to the collec-
ton of the whole or part of the outstand-
ing judgments
WASHINGTON, May 22.-The Secretary of
the Treasury has received q conscience
contribution from resident of this city in
the form of fourteen two-cent stamps.
WASHINGTON, May 22-Ihe Treasury &C
countants have completed an estimate of
the cash value of the currency, coin and
securities turned over to Treasurer Huston
by ex-Treasurer Hyatt, and find the total
amount to be S722, 000, 900.