The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-20
LIVE WASHINGTON TOPICS.
7TO Ix-GOrERAUR S OF fOHI A.
IUTNIID 10 GIFItf.
One Succeeds Chairman Carer In the land
once aud the Other Mr.. Crounse In the


One Succeeds Chairman Carer In the LAND
Once aud the Other Mr.. Crounse In tue
Treasury Departmea;-Nr. blaine Better.
wAsHtScTo~. Nov lathe President has
made the following appointments:
William NJ Stone OF Knoxville. Iowa. Com
missioner Of tho General Land once. vice
Thomas II. Carter. resigned. Mr.. Stone has
been acting Com IN ssioner since NJ Carter left
the Office.
John II. Gear Of Burlin eton. Iowa. Assistant
Secretary OF the Treasury. vice Lorenzo
Crounse resigned.
George ". Miller OF Pittsburgh. collector ~
internal revenue for the Twenty third district
o. Pennsylvania
John Henry Gear was born In Utica in April.
1926. was taken to Fort Smelling by his par
ents In 1895 and became citizen Of Burlnc-
ton. Ia. In lSi3. entering mercantile busi-
ness He was an original member OF the Re-
publican party there. and In 1853 was elected
Mayor Of the city, From 1874 TO 1870 he
served as Speaker In the General Assembly o.
Iowa, and for two sessions was presiding
officer Of the state House Of Representatives.
In 1871 he was elected Governor. and held the
Office for four years. A.ter this he served In
the Fiiteth and Fiity.Hrst Congresses as Ee-
publican.
William NJ. Stone is another Ex-Governor OF
Iowa. having served in that capacity from 1854
to 1873 In April. 1899. he was appointed As.
sistant Commissioner in the General Land
s snd s.esIeds to :.
resigned, but was disappointed.
Mir Miller vas nominated to the same place
last string Hew2s supports ny fsTrsS N',Ws
tive nais%l p nad Mp MAnr Ing . TI
quay, WHO had u fiicnd he wished made col.
lec:or and the nomination lapsed with tao
adjournment OF Congress.
Secretary Foster said this evening that
when ne TAXED With SntGd nrs7 ;,.s seis a.
say. and was Of opinion that H.. lid not say;
that there would be u deficiency this year and
cient information to express an opinion now:
and would withhold an opinion on the subject
unit. he wrote his annual report
Admiral Gherart cat!cd tho Navy DEPART;
ment to-day from Panama that he. would
Gherar,!i has the cruisers Baltimore. Charles
ton. and San Francisco with him en- route 70
Hampton Roads TO take ra't in the great
naval parade next spring.
Among the exhibits at tho Worlds Fair are
two swords obtained from Spain for exhibi-
ton by Mr.. Curtis. Chief OF the Bureau OF
American Republics One c:,hsse swords be
1t is q simply designed weapon. with massive
gold hi;. curvinG downward 70 the guards.
, u
Gor tsas The conSu.Tor Mexico and the d.
catons. the " spanisrd must have been Of her
culean mould. The heavy. fiat. plain blade
measures three feet four inches in length. and
a curiously shaped guard. The exhibits have
been placed in the care OF tile Department OF
State.
James G. Blaine. Jr.. said this morning that
his father was decidedly better. THE fever
| has already disappeared" he said. and
think he will be up and aoopt in two or three
remains in he'd now BY the advice Of his hysi-
clan. We DO moi, arrrehend,; anything serious
| will result from his illness.
Secretary Eikins to-day decided 70 give the
East River Bridge Comlan hs"TipG through
company object to making the nr!dGe 10
feet hiGh a. ,esrHm SOM menIed y the EhnGin.eTr..
OF the present Brooklyn Bridge. is sufficient.
While Secretary Foster will not make public
tho report received to-day from United States
Consul Hanna at La Guayra. Venezeula. con-
corning his action in giving the Red T, line
steamer Philadelphia a. consular certificate
after clearance papers had been refused BY
cause her Captain refused ~ surrender sehor
AiIares. the refugee. he said this afternoon
10 general with the accounts contained In the
press. 1t Is probable that no action will he
taken until report from Minister ScrugEs
and protest from the Venezuelan Govern
In ent are received.
Capt. Edward II. Meeker OF the Marine
Corps. who was recently convicted by
court martial Of neglect 0. duty and sentenced
to one years suspension on half pay. has
made apple alton COX Il rs"ons Iteration Of his
case. He was at the Navy Department this
afternoon and saw Secretary Tracy. The
neglect Of which he was ndjudged guilty
occurred at La Guayra. Nenezeula. during
! the recent revolutionary trouble In that
county,, Capt Meeker was sent BY Adj
mira Walker with squad Of narines TO
guard the United States consulate 4 ser
want girl In Consul Hsnnas household Snug.
G!ed liquor to the marines. and some of them
became drunk in the temporary absence OF the
Captain. For his failure to prevent his men
frnm indulsinC in liGuor Cart Meeker
was court lnartialleI. His APPLICATION for \ re-
hearing is arked ny a statement Of Consul
Hanna showing hat Cant. Nceker hal no
moan. Of preventing the girl from furnishing
the marines with liquor.