The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-05-16


sion now has its full legal quota
of members, a circumstance which
has not existed for some time.
As now constituted the commission
consists of Chas. Lyman, of Connections;
Hon. Hugh Thompson, of South Carolina,
and Theodore Roosevelt, of New York.
After Roosevelt qualified he spent some
time in pleasant conversation with Messrs.
Lyman and Thompson, after which the
board formally organized by electing Mr.,
Lyman president.
THE SCOTT ACT AFFIRMED.
WASHINGTON, May 13.-The supreme
court to-day affirmed the validity of the
law excluding Chinese laborers, known as
the Scott exclusion act.
APPOINTMENTS.
WASHINGTON, May 14.-The president
made the following appointments to-
day.
John L. Plummer, of New York city;
George E. leighton, of st. Louis; Jesse
Spalding, of Chicago; Rufus Bullock, of
Atlanta, Ga, to be government directors
of the Union Pacific Railway company.
Alvin Saunders, of Nebraska, to be
member of the board of registration and
election in the territory of Utah.
VIM. H. Lyon, of New York, to be mem
Der of the Indian commissioners.
Bennett S. Gillespie, of Nebraska, to be
registt OF the land offics at O'Neil, Neb
Samuel c. Wright, of Nevada, to be su-
perintsndent of the mint at Carson City
New.
RETURNED FROM GEORGIA.
WASHINGTON, May l4.-E. W. Halford
the presidents private secretary, has re-
turned to Washington from short visit
to Atlanta, Ge.
RUSH AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, May 14.-There was 6
great crowd of callers at the White House
to-day, and the president did not have c
minute to himself from the time the rust
began until time for lunch. The civi
service commissioners called in body
and paid their respects. 1t was the frs
visit of Commissioners Thompson anC
Roosevelt since their appointment.
| PosTMAsTERs APPOINTED.
WASHINGTON, May 14-Among others
the president to-day appointed the follow
ing named postmasters: John S. Parker
Paragould, Ark; VIM. W. Stout, Merrill
ton, Ark.
RETURNED FROM OKLAHOMA.
| WASHINGTON May 1.-THE clerks whC
were detailed few months ago at thu
land Office to go to Oklahoma to assist thu
land officials at the Guthrie and Kingtishel
land offices, returned to Washington to
day. They state that at Kingfsher abou
800 entries had been made up to las
Friday, and at Guthrie abOu
1000 had been made. The tota
number of quarter sections II
the territory open to settlement is 10000
Hence, less than one-ffth of the whole ha
been filed upon. The force of clerks nov
employed at the two land offices is be
lieved to be sufficient to keep u
the work. Many settlers, it
said, have given up thei
former hur1es, to settle up their privat
affairs, and will return next fall to con
plete their entries and establish then
selves permanently In the new territory
The scarcity of water has been to som
extent overcome by digging wells.
SENTENCE COMMITTED.
WASHINGTON, May 14.-In the case G
VIM. o. Johnson, convicted in the Unite
States district of the western district O
Texas of Incorporating postoffice o.
der funds while employed in the pos
Office, and sentenced February, 1888
to one years imprisonment
the Ohio penitentiary at o.
lumbus, the president has committed tn
sentence to imprisonment in the count
Jail at Austin, Tex, for one year.
MERIToRIoUs SERVICES AWARDED.
WASHINGTON, May 14.-Secretary Trac
has issued a general order calling after
J ton to the repeated acts of heroism {
VIM. Foye, seaman on the Vandalia, VIII
jumped overheard on February % an
March 8 last, in the harbor of Apia, an
rescued his shipmates from drown
ing, and again on later dat
when the ships propeller We
/, fouled by rope du:ing heavy swell
disabling the engines at the time whe
the vessels position was unsafe. The SCI
rotary says such bravery and devotion
duty merit the highest praise. The d.
partment directs that this order be req
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