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shape. 1t is proposed to join one hundred
! Of the largest houses in the country which
will have sufficient capital to buy the entire
stock and guarantee not only rapid deliv-
cry of the fruit. but also assure uniform
resentative to Florida in September to in
spect the groves and advance not more than
IS per cent. OF the value on three quarters
Of the estimated crop Of each grove, as Sc
| curity for which they will take from the
grower an iron bound contract for the de-
livery Of the fruit at large packing house
which they propose to build in Sanford.
Florida.
The more important nominations for
place made by Pres. Harrison and his ae-
visers, and which have been promptly con
armed by the senate. are given herewith.
Miles s. Moore. Of Washington
territory to be governor of Wash-
ington territory. Oliver G. White,
of Washington territory, to be soc-
rotary OF Washington territory. HenryNN.
Blake of Montana, to be chief justice Vt
the supreme court of Montana.
The president on the 23d sent the follow
Tanner. OF Brooklyn. N. Y. to be commits
sioner of pensions; James NJ. Shackelford
Of Indiana, to be Judge of the United States
court for Indian territory; Thos. H. Needles.
of Illinois. to be marshal of the United
States court for Indian territory: Edwin
Willis, of Michigan, to be assistant secre-
tary of agriculture. To be collectors of
customs-Albert A. Burleigh. of Maine. for
the district of Aroostook. Me-: James
Wakefield. Of Maine. for the district Of
Bath. Me-. Charles G. Edwards. of Minnei
sota for the district of Minnesota; George
w. Mcbride. of Michigan. for the district
of Michigan. and Charles NJ. Bradshaw. d
Washington territory. for the district d
Puget Sound, in the state of Oregon. and
Washington territory.
Presidential nominations sent to thu
senate on the Goth We're: Francis E. War,
rem. of Wyoming Ter. to be governor d
Wyoming Ter; Benjamin f. White. of Dill
lon Mont. to be governor OF Montana;
Robert Bell. of Maryland. to be assistant
commissioner Of Indian affairs; William 81
Hodge Jr.. to be postmaster at MARSHALL
III.
Nominations sent to the senate by tha
president on the 9th we're: John Hicks|
Of Wisconsin. to be minister to Peru; Geol
B. Loring. of Massachusetts. to be minister
resident and consul-general to Portugal
Robert Lincoln, of Illinois. to be minister 70
Great Britain; Murat Halstead. of Ohio to
be minister to Germany; Allen Thorndyke
Rice, OF New York. to be minister to Russia;
Patrick Egan. of Nebraska. to be minister
to Chill; Thomas Ryan. of Kansas. to be
minister to Mexico; James Churchill, of
Missouri. to be surveyor of customs at st.
Louis. .4.
The postmaster-general on the 2sth,
upon recommendation of General Super
intendent Bell. appointed the following
superintendent OF railway mail service:
Tenth division, headquarters at st. Paul,
Norman Perkins. vice Walter A. Butler. re-
signed. Seventh division. headquarters at
st. Louis. ]. P. Lindsay. vice S. NJ. Thomas,
resigned. Eleventh division. headquarters
at Forth Worth. Tex. J. S. Weaver. vice
George w. Hunter. resigned.
Cholera has broken out at Zeamanba.
in the Philippine islands, There have been
500 deaths SO far.
Count Herbert Bismarcks visit to Eng
land. following closely upon that of Sir Ed
ward Malet. British ambassador. has given
rise to all kinds of political speculations at
Berlin. The most rational theory is that
the trip has more bearing upon the pro-
posed visit OF the emperor than upon poll
teal questions of International interest.
The cabinet has decided that the aged
king Of Holland is unable to continue to
govern and a regency will be appointed
Immediately.
The postmaster general on the 26th
acting upon the recommendation of Gener-
al Superintendent Bell. of the railway mail
service. appointed the following namel
| division superintendent of the railway
mail service: w. H. Bigelow. first d.
vision. Boston. Mass. Vice Geo. E. Dame,
resigned; R. G. Jackson. second division.
New York City. vice W. T. Doolittle re-
signed; G. w. Vickery. third division.
Washington. vice Eugene Darlington. re-
signed: l.. N. Terrell. fourth division, At
lanta. Ca. vice ]. NJ. Turner, resigned;
George W. Pepper. fifth division. Cleveland,
Ohio. vice T. T. Dodge, resigned. With the
single exception of Pepper. the appointees
named above were displaced during the
last administrations; Bigelow in 1885, Jack
son in 1888. Vickery in 1858. and Terrell in
1856. Pepper is the clerk in charg. of the
New York and Chicago railway postoffice.
General Superintendent Bell in speaking
OF these changes, said that they were made
solely in the interest Of good service. The
men who have been reinstuted have been
for many years closely identified with the
railway mail service, and its efficiency is
largely due TO their ability and energy.
The resign ttions OF the outgoing superin-
tendents were requested with the assur-
ance that there was nothing known to tho
department prejudicul to their good nnme.
Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe, as far as
bodily health goes. has nearly recovered
from her recent sickness. She is, however.
suffering from the same mental SYMPTOMS
that clouded the closing years Of her
father. the Rev. Lyman Beecher. her mem
DRY being almost gone and her mind like
that Of child. She no longer recognizes
her friends. and she does many strange
things which plainly evidence her falling
strength Mrs. Stowe is still at har hama