Evening journal., 1889-02-14
COL. NEWS MEMORANDA.
Wherein Harrison's Full Cabi-
net Is Given.
A POLITICIANS GREAT FIND

1t Is Interesting, but Probably Hoax.
More Positive Information About Blaine
and Miller-Platt and Malone Counted
out-Harrison Packing Up.
New York, Feb. 14-Col. John C. New
started for indianapolis apparently very vel
satisfied with the result of his mission. He
had the manner OF man who had been sue.
eessful in his undertaking. When he left In
dianapolis he received instructions from Gen
Harrison to find out all he could, but to i'm
part as little information as possible Above
all, he was to be mysterious Col New, how.
ever, was not altogether successful in carry.
ing out Gen Harrison's injunction af secrecy.
He did not betray himself, so far as could be
learned, by any slip of the tongue but he, in
an indiscreet moment, jotted down a few
notes on a slip Of paper. When Col. New
arrives in indianapolis and searches his
pockets for this paper he will not find it. II
was dropped in the corridor of the Gilsey
house and subsequently picked up by poll.
tS.ian
The slip of paper was shown to a number
of Republicans, and they agreed Providence
had had hand in placing this information in
their hands. Here is the slate according to
Col News memoranda: Secretary Of state,
James G. Blaine; treasury, Charles Foster, Of
Ohio; postmaster general, John Wanamaker,
Of Pennsylvania; war, Jerry NJ. Rusk, Of
Wisconsin; navy, w. H. H. Miller, Of In
diana; interior, William o. Bradley, of Ken.
tucky; attorney general, Judge Charles Dan
iels, Of New York, and agriculture, Warner
Miller.
1t would appear from this that ex-senator
Platt is not going to be recognized. His friends
have lost much Of their confidence in the last
two or three days They practically admit
that Mr.. Platt has very little chance Of going
into the cabinet Some Of them intimate that
Mr.. Platt does not really care much about
place in the cabinet since he has received GER
tain hints as to Gen. HarTison's policy. They
think it would be practically impossible for
Mr. Platt to remain long in the cabinet in any
event
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 14.-Cabinet gossip
here has been failing badly for the last two
or three days A season of dullness and re
action seems TO have set in. Little informa-
tion that is at once authentic and suggestive
has leaked out since Sunday, and there is a
settled conviction amoug the political specu-
lators that Gen. Harrison has practically
suspended work on his cabinet 1t is coniect.
ured that the New York problem is still the
real obstacle in the president-elect's way, and
no solution Of that problem is looked for nnti
about the time that General Harrison start
east
Carter B. Harrison, of Murfreesboro, Tenn
brother of the president-elect, reached tn,
city, and was with Gen. Harrison last night
Active preparations have been begun by Gen
Harrison for the removal to Washington
The family will leave ut the close Of mex
week or the first of the following week
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14--According to {
near friend Of Mr.. Blaine, the statement thai
the tender to him of the secretaryship OF
state was made by Gen. Harrison very soor
after the election is very far from the truth
On the contrary, Gen. Harrison's letter offer
ing the place TO Mr. Blaine was received only
within the past six weeks-perhaps only
within the past month.
While Mr.. Blaine, according 20 the same
authority, never had any real doubt that tn,
president-elect, either of his own motive OF
forced thereto by the demands Of the party
would eventually tender him the premiership
the Maine statesman was becoming very un
easy as the weeks and months went by and
Gen. Harrison made no sign.
When the letter did come he promptly re
piled in the affirmative. The friend herein
quoted has seen both Gen HaIrison's letter
offering and Mr.. Blaine's accepting tn,
nomination. Therefore that matter may b,
accepted as definitely settled.
In the opinion of Washington politicians
Gen. Malone is no longer a cabinet possibil
ity. 1t is asserted that Gen. Harrison hai
decided not to call the Vrginian away from
home but TO sustain him there 10 the fulles
extent in his power, giving him almost exclu
sive control OF the local patronage This ar
rangenent, it is also said, is entirely accepta
BILE TO the little general
BALTIMORE, Feb. IA. The American
Washington special states positively tina
Hon. Warner Miller, of New York, has beel
offered and has accepted the position Of secre
tary Of agriculture in President Harrison
cabinet