The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-03

assistant secretaries OF the Treasury. and is
regarded as one OF the best informed men OF
the country on all questions Affecting the GUS
:, George. II. sharpe is a resident Of Kingston.
member Of tie state fsslSiStpTS. and Speaker
toms AZ New YoEE when MT: 1rthar was, coi.
dent he was a member Of the Venezuela
Claims Commission. He is lawyer by pro!ess-
wart ConklinE wing Of tho Republican party.
Senator Hiscock Is credited with his appoint
Mr. Q; 7. Ham Of Chicago was a law partner
selected him for appointment as Appraiser OF
since then has devoted himself pTinciESiiy to
cSo HS was and ~ has Sd sTep TF sS
eral standard works on the subject o. Manual
I E,dcneatlon;" Senators Farwell and Cullom and
Chtef Justice Fuller were his principal sup
:, The. Two Democratic representetiyes on the
Jr Mr.. Jewell is n resident Of Buffalo, He
seryed during the war as Lieutenant Colonel
boon identHed With the "T man aeement q the
Coleman House OF New York, the Grend Union
Hotel Of Saratoga. the st. James Of Now York
agent Of tho Trsasury during the last Admin.
istEation. and still holds that place. He served
OF special agents in 1883, retaining that Office
Until July last, When he was succeeded by Col.
nES due sS
Secretary Fairchlld. and other prominent
brotSsr nsivs % ii 81 h na
sSnna by sssSen ost Of s
time to- Newspaper ns Work ' and tho study Of
economic questions. He was strongly en-
doreed BY prominent Southerners OF both par
Board will probably be appointed the last OF
next week.
. The President to-day nominated to the Senate
the following Postmast RS:
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GsorEc ". Randall at Rockville.
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u SSy yorkowini1m Ics.opry at cs,sklIl charles II
:, .nSprrS fIsd Alsn Jordan ysiSr Adam. a,
+ Gnagmaa al fHwiinE william Roberts at saranao
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Pier.
The jubilee over the establishment Of tho
Britain will be celebrated at south Korsingtol
duchess OF Edinbu f Postmaster- Ieneral
WHnamak er to. day sent the following telegram
mai Po:;s ..fSf. gimET@:i"s S1SasS%!
penny postage having for many years enoy St tn o
%ard to an sSry rsdaet,on to one cent letter
The Second Comptroller of the Treasury
made o ruling day adverse to the claims OF
several thousand officers aggregating nearly
$2.500.OC0 These were claims for longevity
or as enlisted men, based on the decision Of the
Supreme Court In the Watson case He dis
allows all OF the Gains and holds generally
ment has been made, In which errors Of lon
RevIty payments have been or might have been
may have been, such settlem emit is now closed,
SO far at least. as the accounting officers are
concerned.
Secretary Tracy went to New York this after
noon, where he will board the Despatch for
The President, Secretary and Mrs. Window.
and Postmaster General " anamaker will leave
the Pennsylvania Railroad for Cane May Point,
to he away until early next week. Secretary
Blaine will also leave town tomorrow morn
Ing IN q special car over the same road for Bar
Harbor Me.
The following bids were received at the Navy
Ign yard: W. H. Beard Of Br@oklyn. $50 zoo; p.
ing Company Now York. $21GO0. The lowest
bid has been accepted.
The new cruiser Philadelphia will be fitted
ont at the New ork Navy Yard after all. The
people Of PHILADELPHIA had expressed desire
to have the equipment of this vessel supplied
at that City, and orders 10 this effect were
given. TIC morrow they W Ill be recalled and
the vessel sent to New York.
New advertisements for three steel tugs are
to lie issued next week. This Is the third time
whose construction quite q number OF New
York and New Jersey shipbuilders have evil
ceivcd on the last invitation owing TO the strict
ness OF the specihcations, which called for
velopod that tho tugs could not be built for the
$4,000 appropriated for each boat The new
specifications will allow commercial steel on
over the standard. There are 10 be compound
instead Of triple expansion engines, and there
are other simplihcations in equipment.