The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-05-23
WASHIN NOTES.
APPOINTMENTS.


WASHINGTON, May 21.-The president
made the following appointments to day:
John w. Medium, Laramie, Wyo., sec
rotary of Wyoming.
Orrin W. Blair, of Dakota, receiver of
public moneys at Huron, Oak.
James II. Crisney, of Warsaw, Ind, In
dian inspector.
James @. Luckey, of Oregon, agent for
Indians of the Warm Springs agency, Ore
gop.
Malachi Krebs, of Petersburg, Ind,
special agent to make allotments of lands
in severalty to Indians.
The president to-day appointed VIM. E.
Dryer postmaster of Brennan, Tex.
AN INVITATION TO THE PRESIDENT.
WASHINGTON, May 21.-Just before the
cabinet meeting to-day Mr.. Joseph
Nimmo, jr., of Huntington, N. Y, was
presented to the president by Secretary
Window in behalf of President Foster,
of the Suffolk County Agricultural society
and representative man of Long Island.
| Mr.. Nimmo invited the president to at
| tend the next Suffolk county fair, to be
held in October. Mr.. Nimmo mentioned
as a special inducement that the presi-
dents grandmother, wife of President
VIM. Henry Harrison, was born and grew
to womanhood near the spot where the
fair is to be held. President Harrison
took the matter of invitation under con-
sideration.
NEW CHINESE MINISTER.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-Mr. Charles
Dandy, United States minister to China,
advises the secretary of state, under date
of April last, of the appointment of Tsui
Kwo Yin as envoy extraordinary and min
| lister plenipotentiary of China to the
United States, vice Mr.. Chan Yen Hoon.
MEXICAN FINANCES.
WASHINGTON, May 21.-The secretary of
state is in receipt of a dispatch from Mr..
Bragg, United States minister to Mexico,
| of the Sd inst, inclosing communication
from the Mexican secretary of the treas
| ury to toe Mexican congress showing that
the house of Bloichroedor had accepted an
option for $2,900,000 to complete the &c.
100000 loan.
EXPRESSING SYMPATHY.
WASHINGTON, May 21.-The secretary of
| u
Hawaain minister of foreign affairs dated
| April 16 last, conveying letter from his
majesty, the king, expressing the deep
felt sympathy of the Hawaain government
and people with those of the United States
| in the loss of go many brave and devoted
| officers and seamen at Samoa. This let
ter has been suitably acknowledged by the
| president.
NATIONAL BANKS IN OKLAHOMA.
WAsHINGroN, May 21.-.Attorney- general
Miller has given an opinion to the score
tary of the treasury that there is no pro-
| vision OF law under which national banks
can be established in Oklahoma at the
present time. One of the requirements
of all banking laws is three
fourths of the directors of the new
| national bank shall have resided in the
state, territory or district in which the
association is to be located for at least one
year preceding their election as directors.
| 1t is Impossible, OF course, to meet this
requirement in the case of the
| Oklahoma banks, as that territory
| has been open. to settlement only about a
month. An effort will probably be made
to secure early legislation on this subject.
NO INFORMATION OF THE HITCH.
Washington, May 21.-As far as can be
learned the department. of state has not
been officially advised of the reported
hitch in the Samoan conference.
Prominent officials of the depart
meut when approached to-day fatty
declined to say anything about the mat
| tor no in THAR viaw the discuasiOn of the
subject under nslderation would violate
diplomatic courtesy. Doubtless the
United States representatives have
broached the subject of the resto-
ration of Malietoa, as their Instructions
we're presumably colored by the debates
in the last congress taking this stand
but just how far they are instructed tc
persist in the contention cannot b'
learned.