Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-04-20
FROM WASHINGTON.
A Number of Additional
Appointments.
GALLANT CITIZEN SOLDIERS.
Preparation for the Centennial
Doubts Expressed About
the Charleston.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.

iAssoelated Press Dispatches to the HERALD
WAsHINGToN, April 19.-The President
made the following appointments to-
day: Solon W. Stocking, New York. Ex-
aminer-in-Chief in the Patent Office;
Harrison Kelley, Jacksonville, Ore., Re-
ceiver OF Public Moneys at Drewsey,
Ore. James r. Hayden, Olympia, w.
T., Receiver of Public Moneys at Seattle,
W. T.; Jay B. Huntington, of Oregon,
Register of the Land Office at Drew
sey, Ore.
OUR CITIZEN SOLDIERS.
The War Department is in receipt
daily of acquisitions for ordinance and
quartermaster stores for equipment of
militia under the annual appropriation
of 100000. In the Territories particu-
lariy there are signs of activity among
the militia forces. Old organizations are
gradually changing their equipment to
conform to that of the regular army.
| 1t is thought there will be fully $4,000
militiamen in New York on tho occasion
of the centennial celebration. This fact
| is thought significant of the wonderful
efficiency OF the present organization,
making it possible to concentrate an army
of well-drilled, wellequipped soldiers
within day at almost any of the i'm
portant cities of the Atlantic Coast. With
forty-eight hours for preparation, an
army of nearly $4,000 soldiers could be,
gathered.
| BIDS ON THE COAST CRUISER.
| The Board of Bureau officers, which
has been considering proposals received
for building an armored coast defense
vessel, has completed its work and re-
ports to the Secretary of the Navy. 1t is
understood that the Board finds that it
is not possible to build the vessel under
the lowest bid Isl ,6l4 ,000) and comply
with the terms of the act of Congress,
| which fixes the total cost of the Naval
rams, batteries and other Naval struc-
lures to be built under its authorization,
at $2,000,0 900. Out of this to.
tai must come the armor for
for the coast defense vessel,
which is not to be furnished by
the contractor, and which will cost $780,
600, the anchors, boats, etc., and sub
marine boat, for which proposals were
received some months ago. Altogether
there would be deficit of about 100000,
If the lowest bid for building this power
full vessel was accepted. The next move
OF the Department, if the report is &C..
cepted by Secretary Tracey, will be to re-
advertise for proposals, and if that fails
to secure reduction, then to appeal to
Congress for an increase in the limits Of
the total cost.
| CHARGED WITH BEING A BoLTER.
| Charges have been filed with the Pres
| ident against ex-Representative Smalls,
| OF South Carolina, which, if proved true,
| are likely to prevent his appointment as
Collector OF Customs at Beaufort, which
| is eaid to have been previously deter
mined upon. One Of the charges made
against him is that he bolted the party
| ticket at the last Presidential election,
and has committed acts of treachery to
the party which make him unfit for the
least recognition at the hands of the pre-
sent administration.
| THE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION.
According to the present arrangement
for the Centennial Celebration, the Presi-
early Monday morning, bearing the Pres
ident, Cabinet and their families. Ar
irving at Elizabeth, N. j., they will
breakfast with Governor Green, Of New
Jersey. The party will then proceed
to E!izabethport, where they will take
the boat tor New York city, land
ing at the wharf where Washington
stepped ashore. The party will proceed
to the City Hall and listen to the oration
to be delivered by Chauncev Depew.
After luncheon, President Harrison will
hold reception for three hours, and will
then be driven to the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
He will also attend the ball Monday
night. Blaine has promised to respond
to the toast, "House of Representatives, I"
at the banquet Tuesday night.
| osBoRNE's OPPONENT.
Frank w. Palmer, of Illinois, has
loomed up during the past few days as q
dangerous competitor against Osborne, of
Los Angeles, for Public Printer. Palmer
is also newspaper man, having ed;.hd
the Des Moines, Ia, Register, oefoya
Clarkson, now Assistant Postraafter-Gen.
eral, took it, and subsequently the Chi
| cago Inter Ocean. He was In Congress-
from Iowa when Harrison was Congress-
man. He is said to be Harrison's per-
sonal preference. Osborne's friends ara
making a desperate struggle in his be-
half, and Osborne himself had a close
consultation with Secretary Halford on
the subject to-day.
"BIG TREEn GROVE CLAIMED.
Secretary Noble made decision to-day
| in reference to certain land in the Stock
ton Land District. Messrs. Waggoner &
Frederick made application to the Com
! missioner of the General Land Office to
purchase, under the special timber law
relating to the Pacific Coast, part of q
section OF land in the Stockton
District, the land in question being
covered by groves Of the celebrated Cali
fornia big trees. The applications were
rejected by the Commissioner, petition
having been sent to him that the resi-
dents of the locality desire to have the
land set apart for public park. The
Secretary has directed that an investiga-
ton be made to determine the true char
acter of the land, and to ascertain
whether OF not the claimants preten-
sions to purchase this land are made in
good faith.
DOUBTS ABOUT THE CHARLESTON.
The new cruiser, Charleston, was to
have started from San Francisco on her
trial trip to-day. There is some anxiety
felt at the Navy Department as to the
result of the Charleston trial, as the re-
quirement in the matter of horsepower
is very severe. Under the contract stip-
ulation the engines must show 7 900 indi.
Gated horsepower for four consecutive
hours, which is expected to result in over
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