, 1889-03-21
CAPITAL CULLINGS.
President Harrison Names a
Long List.
Fred Grant Goes to Austria
Hungary.
whitelaw Reid win Represent us In
Paris-A Kick from Arizona a-Other
Washington News.

WASHINGTON, March 20.-Sewall. re-
Gently OF the consulate at Samoa, will ac-
company the Samoan commiss toner's to
Berlin as disbursing officer.
Ii is believed that President Harrison
has reconsidered his decision to appoint
Fred Grant minister to China and will
give him another place. This is said to
be TOR the reason that man of experience
and thoroughly versed in law is necessary
for that place, because OF the strained re-.
latloDs between the two countries.
The senate, after half an hours wait
without the transaction of any business,
went into executive session.
There was an unusually large number
OF callers at the White House this morn
ing, including Senators Mitchell and
Dolph. public reception was held this
afternoon.
The president has sent the following
nominations to the senate! Fredrick ID.
Grant OF New York. minister to Austria
Hungary; John T.. New OF Indiana, consul
general at London.
In executive session this afternoon the
senate confirmed the following nomina-
tions: John W. Mason, West Virginia.
commissioner of internal revenue; John K
Ward. appraiser of merchandise at
Willamette, Or; Charles X. Mitchell,
Connecticut, commissioner of patents,
The nominations made to- day were re-
ferred In the executive session to appropri-
ate com mittees.
1t is learned that the nomination of
Whiteaw Reid as minister to France was
entirely unsolicited either by him or his
friends, as IT has been the intention of the
president ever since his election to tender
him some important appointment, and
this 1t IL understood would have been the
mission to England but for the impression
the earnest advocacy of nome rule for Ire
land by the New York Tribune might rem
der the relations of keid with the tory gov
srnuent ana Lord Salisbury less cordial
than would be desiribl
Ii has been discovered that the large
sixteen foot Gedlug rolls supplied to the
Norfolk Navy yard for use in the construc-
tion of the Texas do not meet the require
ments Of the contract for the reason that
the rolls are made to be adjusted by hand
instead of 10y steam power. The contrac-
tors are now altering the rolls TO make
them conform to the views of the con-
tractors. After the rolls were purchased
1T was also found that their capacity was
limited TO sixteen seet plates, while the
bottom plates on the Texas are twenty
feet in length. This mistake was made
in the Norfolk navy yard. but materially
they can proceed with the Texas. as the
rolls can be used for large range of work
and new twenty foot rolls can be procured
by the time they are needed, which will
be at least six months hence.
Joseph Miller commissioner of internal
revenue, to-day took formal leave of the
employees IN his bureau. His successor,
John w, Mason, has received his commits.
sion and will tomorrow enter upon the
discharge OF his official duties.
Secretary Window is said to be author.
ity for the statement that there will be no
changes In the office of the United States
treasury, now held by Mr. Hyatt, before
the end OF the fiscal year. June 30. lt is
understood that Joseph U. Houston of
Indiana has been promised the office when
ii becomes vacant.
Frederick ID. Grant, who was to-day
nominated to be minister to Austria,
Hungary, is 80 years of age. and the old
est son of General Grant. He accom-
panied bis father during the war and was
in five battles before he was IL years old,
He was Lieutenant of the Fourth Cavalry,
when he resigned from the army in 1876,
having seen much active service in the
Indian campaigns. While in the service
he married Miss |. Honore. "a daughter of
an old citizen OF Chicago. and has two
children, one boy and one girl. Since
General Grants death, Colonel Grant has
resided with his mother and cared tor the
estate.
John c. New of Indiana, who was NOM
mated to be consul general at London. is
so years of age. He is native Hooser
and graduate of Bethany college IN Vir-
gina. He served during the war as quar-.
termaster general for the state of Indiana,
and before that time had been clerk of
Marion county. Since his resignation of
the office of treasurer Of the United States
IN 1884 he has been actively engaged in
politics. being at present member OF the
republican national committee and ex-
chairman of the republican state commit
tee OF lndiana. In 1881 he became pro-
prietor of the Indianapolis journal and
mas conducted the aft airs of that news
paper up to the present time.