The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-05-23
WASHINGTON MlRlNGs.
Official and Unofficial Matters Of interest At I
National Ca ital.

Ot1oial and Unofficial Eatters OF interest zt I'll
National Ca ital.
WASHINGTON. May I6.-The presi-
dent made the following appointments
this afternoon: solomon Hirsch. of
Oregon, to be envoy extraordinary and
minister plenipotentiary Of the United
States to Turkey; Clark E.. Carr. of
Illinois. to be minister resident and
consul general OF the United States to
Denmark; Henry w. Severance, of Col
orado, TO be consul general of the Uni
ted States at Honolulu; John Jarrett,
OF pennsylvania. to be consul OF the
United States at Birmingham; Thomas
ID. sherman, of the District of Column
bia, to be consul of the United States
| at LIVERPOOL.
The hearing in regard to the classifi-
cation or lead ore was continued be-
fore Assistant Secretary Tychnor at
| the treasury department to-day. Ar
guments i'll support of the present
ruling under which lead ore mixed
with silver ore of greater value is ad-
mltted free were made by Ex-Governor
McCreary, Judge j. K. Uncommon,
Oscar Kenene. of New York, and AR.
Meyer of Kansas City. Arguments in
favor of a change in the practice to
compel lead ore to pay duty as lead no
matter how much silver NAV be con-
tanned in the ore were made by Sena-
tor Wolcott, of Colorado, Ex-Governor
Grant of Colorado, MIR. Sheedy of Colo
RADIO. and Mr.. r. Nj. White of New
MEXICO. The closing argument was
| made by Senator Wolcott, who said he
represented no client in particular but
spoke against the free admission of
| foreign lead in the interests of the
whole people of his state.
Inc attorney general has received a
report from T. b. Needles, United
States marshal of the Indian territory.
| IN regard to the conduct of himself and
deputies at the opening of the Oklaho-
ma territory on the 22nd of April.
AS far as l am concerned, 2" he says,
| II have not entered any land or lands,
town lot or lots in the Oklahoma dis
trlct. and have no interest whatever
| directly or indirectly, near or remote,
OF any kind or nature in any land or lot
in the territory. l do not know POSI-
lively as to my deputies, but had an
lntlmatlon that one of them has secured
a town lot in Guthrie and one or two
OF land apiece. am not
positive to this, but will at once ascer-
tain the facts and report to you. If
| there are any other violations of the
law by my deputies l have not heard
OF them. No person or persons other
than those reported to you by me up to
the Both ult. had any authority from
me 70 enter the territory on or before
the 22nd ult.
Marshal Needles explains that he did
not fully investigate the action of his
deputies because two special agents Of
the land office have been engaged for
two weeks investigating the matter
Their reports havenheen sent to Wash
ington and ne presumed the attorney
general had been fully advised in re-
gard to them. He adds that if the
attorney general desires it he will &c
to MuScogee and Guthrie and make q
thorough examination as to the lands
or lots upon which any of his deputies
may have claim. In a postscript he
says:
Applications for pensions are begin
ming to come in at the pension Offict
from the widows and dependant rela
tives of officers and men who lost theil
lives in the recent naval disaster al
Samoa. The wido'V of Captain Schoon
maker, of the Vandalia. filed her claim
few days ago and it has been submit
ted to the proper division for allow
ance. Her pension will amount to $3t
per month. To-day colored woman
whose son was employed on one of TIT
lost vessels appeared at the pension
Office and filed her claim for pension
She will be allowed $12 per month.
A telegram was to-day received al
the interior department from Guthrie
Oklahoma inquiring whether on tn
petition of the mayor, city council anC
prominent citizens of that town TIT
government would allow the temper
airy use of the government reserva
ton acreage for first class theatre
A negative answer WAS returned.
The free delivery service will b
established at Arkansas City, Kansas
on July ], 1899.