The times., 1889-07-19
FROM WASHINGTON.
Items OF General Interest from
the National Capital
The Persian Minister Resigns Because cf
Newspaper Comment-TGe President
Returns from His Trip to Con-
necticut-Other Notes.
CAPITAL GOSSIP.

WASHINGTON, July g. = Hadje Hassein
Ghooly Khan, the Persian Minister to the
United States, has resigned his post and
will soon leave this country, never he says,
to return. He gives as his reason the ar
ticles published in American newspapers
from time to time concerning the ways and
doings of his royal master, the Shah
WASHINGTON, July 6.-The Secretary of
the Treasury has under consideration the
case OF twenty-five English glass-blowers
who landed at Boston April II, and subse-
quently secured employment with Cham
bers, Mckee q Co., of Jeanette, Pa. 1t is
charged that these men were brought over
by the Universal Federation OF Glass
Workers in violation of the alien contract
labor law
WASHINGTON, July S-The President re-
turned ut % Saturday night from Wood
stock. He was accompanied by Secretary
Tracy. He was met at the station by
Private Secretary Halford, with whom he
drove to the White House.
WASHINGTON, July 9-President Harrison
will probably go up to Deer Park to join
his family on Friday to remain over Sun
day and during the early part of next
week. Hereafter during the hot weather
he expects to spend about two days in each
week at work in Washington, and the re-
mainder of the time at Deer Park. This
will make il unnecessary to take any ex-
tended vacation as has been the custom of
preceding Presidents.
WASHINGTON, July 10.-The President has
made the following appointments: Horace
A. Taylor, of Wisconsin, Commissioner of
Railroads; Thomas G. MendenhaD, of
Indiana, superintendent of the United
States Coast and Geodetic Survey; Henry
W. Diederich, of Indiana, United States
Consul at Lelpsic.
WASHINGTON. July 10.-Secretary Rusk
of the Agricultural Department, has been
presented by General Felix Agnus, of the
Baltimore American, with the full blooded
Percheron mare which Secretary RuslS
rode at The time he drove the hay-wagon
with the newspaper men to General
Agnus' farm, Nacirem1, few weeks since.
The mare is named Maryland Daisy, and Is
by imported Sultan, out of a full-blooded
Percheron mare imported by W. Il.
Walters.
WASHINGTON, July 11.-No one longer
doubts that there will be an extra session
of Congress called for November /. The
President has told several people within the
last few days that.he should call them back
here in October.
WASHINGTON, July 11.-Secretary Noble,
In an interview Wednesday, said that the
policy of this Administration would be
broad and liberal toward the Territories;
that the orders suspendipg land patents in
a large portion of Wyoming because of indi-
cations of oil and coal should be rescinded; /;
that the lands where there were no
evidences of minerals should be sent to
patent; that persons who settled upon the
public lands or purchased lands in good
faith should have their evidences of title.
The Secretary said that in addition to
home-rule every proper encouragement
should be given to efforts looking to the
advancement of the Territories and their
admission as States whenever prepared to
assume the duties Of Statehood.
WASHINGTON July 11.-Admiral Gherardi
has advised the State Department that
comparative quiet reigns in Hayti Legi-
time continues to hold Port uSPrince,
while Hippolyte remains camped with his
army on the outskirts of the city. No fight
ing of any consequence. has taken place
since Admiral Gherardi's arrival