The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-08-01
HAS GEN. NOBLE RESIGNED =?
different Opinions About the Secretary Of
lhe Interior.
PUBLIC SERVANTS At TEE SEASRORR.
ul.rkson's Attitude Toward the Cabinet Port
foiio-Court ofInquiry Appointed.
Armor Plato Test.


II IS now announced with some show of
authority that the resignation Of Secretary
Noble is in tho bands Of the President. to be
accepted al the latter's pleasure
While those in position 70 have accurate
knowledge on this subject generally refuse to
disclose anything, thore ere soma external
evidences Of truth in it. Moro than
two months ago The TINES de-
seribed a sharp til between Secretary
Noble and Commissioner Raum. II was
a quarrel both animated and determined.
General Raum defed his superior, and the
latter. fairly boiling with indignation declared
that either be Noble OF Raum would have to
leave the service II viii be remembered that
directly afterwards Mr. Noble went West. lie
remained away three months, and upon his
return only stayed few days in Washington.
AT THE SPRINGS.
Secretary Noble and family are now at
Richfeld Springs. New York Il is their
purpose to visit Saratoga and other Eastern
resorts and thus put 10 or rather wear out tho
that Mr. Noble is drawing
salary of sG6633 per month from our
depleted Treasury for which be Is
rendering no service u Will be seen that he
Assistant Secretary Chandler. OF the inte-
rior Department who accepted his present
post as a friend of NOble's says the latter has
not resigned. Chandler says that upon
the recent return Of Noble from tho
West he brOaohed the question of bis
designations that he mentioned the report
which had been 50 current ana added; Now.
General Noble If Won decide - resign ! want
you 10 advise me IN time to ms ke my arrange
ments. You know / came In horo SIMPLY TO
IL, q stt
you go out"
PROMISED TO TILL HIsI.
Mr. Chandler saws General Noble promised
20 give him ample warning. bEt as yet be has
not spoken, therefore be does not believe the
resignation has been writton.
On the other hand, PERSONAL friends OF Noble
say that his resignation IS really Ia the Iresl-
dents hands. 20 be accepted AT HarIsons
pleasure but 10 means that Noble is % lave
another place. perhaps a position on the Cir
cult Court If Appeals bench. Noble has for
years had a hankering for Judicial seat. lie
ran for judicial offices several times IN ~.
Louis but was Invariably defeated by the
Democracy. lie Is not the sort 0f man 10
surrender one good thing unless sure of
better He wGs very much lDcensod against
Raum and in fact, still S. lie declines to
have anything 10 DO with the latter.
10 IS a matter OF gossip IN official social
crces here that Mrs Noble and her sister
were ambitious 70 shine at foreign court.
They have frequently expressed thomseito os to
tlat effect 1t Is understood that Charles
Emory Smith VIII NOT return 20 ~.
}-tersi-rio as tne AMERICAN Miui.ter
and many surmlse that Noble Wiu return IN
his stead
After all perhaps it is not so much n matter
of importance 10 the public as 20 who may or
NAV not leave the Cabinet Nrom the Chief
Executive down through the Cabinet and IN
Guiding many beads of bureaus aud divisions,
the public servants are now doing duty at
sesshore and watering places. Au OF them
are drawing regular pay and are actually
reveling at tho expense OF the taxpayers o.
the Union.
CLABKsoS AND TIE PLACE.
General Clsrkson is perhaps the sorest man
about Washington. Whom the Harrison
Cabinet was made up he asked for the Int
rior portfolio and was we'll backed by promi-
nent Republicans. He was turned down lOr
Noble. In refusing the request OF CLARK
Son General Harrison declared IL caused hum
profound regret. but SAID his experience as
Senator had convinced him that the head of
the Interior Department should be an able
lawyer. CiRTkson was not LAWYER Alas
tho President 80 regretted that his dear friend
Carbson had not qualified himself as law
Yer
Carkson tried playing socond-fddle to
Wanamaker and that did not suit HIM.
Wanamaker cot all the praise and Clark5on
oil the curses. Clarkson resigned.
TIE SEQUEL.
Now comes the sequel and the explanation
of Clarkson's grief OF disgust, or both. Iresi-
dent Harrison and his immediate advisers
determined to force both Quay aud Dudley OIL
tho National committee.
That has been accomplished, practically. |
The executive committee, which met mere the |
other day, could not except Quay resignation,
nor could 1t choose u successor that Is q !
junction belonging 20 the entire committee.
But tho executive committee could so order |
things rs TO make Clarkson acting chairman !
al interim, with q good chance OF the |
succession. Quay ADVISED CIaIkson 10 refuse |
all offers Of responsibility. bur the lo"g |
leader was too ambitious. RE accepted and |
on the same evening a friend Of Harrison !
whispered to him: Noble is going out Of the /
Cabinet, and # you devote yourself 10 Harr- !
son you can have the Interior. -
Meantime ClarksOn had pledged himself |
against Harrison. Benny Is now WORKING all |
tie political wires
TREASURY KECEIPrs.
The Treasury surplus to-day aggregated |
S57 .Ols 5O4 of which amount tx0, ,57s ll3 IS III |
depository banks, sl9Nl,l55 Is subsidiary |
coin and $500, ,577 IS III minor com ana lrnc-
tonal currency.
The reduction ia the public debt during /
July, Treasury officials estimate. Will be about |
four and half millions. ,
Customs receipts during the past month will
aggregate about fifteen and u half millions.
Internal revenue receipts we're about fourteen
and 4 half and miscellaneous receipts about
four millions. This with five millions ana
halt Of repayments will swell the receipts OF
the month 10 forty millions against wnich
there will be thirty-fve millions and hall
expenditures, including Sl8 GOO 600 for pen
sions These figures point TO an increase III
the Treasury in cash of about four and half
millions since July 1st or the equivalent OF a
reduction in the debt TO that amount.
HARmsON's PRocLAaAIIoN.
President Harrison issued to-day the proc
ienation announcing the reciprocity with
the Spanish islands Of Cuba and Porto Rico
under the tariff act of last October. which,
with view 20 securing reciprocal trade. *,
empted from duty sugar, molasses, coffee aud
hides upon their importation into the United
States Under the terms of the treaty the
proclamation states that the follow
Ing articles manufactured IN the
United States and Included IN what is
termed a transitory schedule be admitted free
Of duty in Cuba and Porto Rico. from and
after September |. 159l Meats, sailed ana
canned meats, jerked beef, excepted lardi
tsliow, fresh, dried and smoked FISH, canned
oysters aud salmon; oats. barley, rye, ouckweat
ana Hour of the cereals: starch maizena ana
other products Of corn. excepting corn meal;
fDlfOu-sead Aa1 oil |