Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-06
OF NATIONAL IMPORT.

UT NaIlUNAL lMIUh
The Significance of Pat Egan's Home
Coming-The Silver Men Taking Rest
Harrison Anxious to Get Few
Weeks On-Clemency Withheld.
WASHINGTON, April 81 Special 1-Pat
Egan's diplomatic career is ut an end. Ihe
authority for this statement Is the same
which about one month ago stated that the
Clan-na-Gael diplomat was about to be 70
called, and this time Assistant Secretary
Wharton confirms the news. He makes
ualification-namely, that Egan has simply
been granted leave of absence, to which no
significance should be attached. But, just
the same, great deal of significance is Ut
tached to it, and the fact that Mr. Egan
takes his leave the same time that Montt
leaves this country gives weight to the Sig
nificance. Unless THE DIsPAToH's corre-
spondent is =. misinformed, Egan Will
never be sent upon another d1pio-
matte mission for this country,
and this much is absolutely certain, he Will
not, even ii President Harrison should be so
far out of touch with the public pulse as to
keep him in the service, be sent to Chile
again. The news of his recall is received
here with such CALCULATIONS as: "It's nigh
time. He should never have been sent
there, and having been sent he should nave
been recalled Immediately it was discovered
that he was persona non grata." That ne
was not so recalled was because the fresl-
dent was persuaded that he would alternate
the Irish vote from the Republican party
by recalling him. The plan now is to have
Egan come back here get the Republican
organs to give him coat of whitewash. pat
him on the stump, and let him fire the irish
Republican heart for Harrison, or whom
soever the convention may nominate.
Should the Republican nominee be elected,
Egan may be retained in office,
To throw off suspicion that Egan's leave of
absence is a recall, leave of absence has also
been granted to Consul McCreery. Mr..
Wharton said to-day concerning it: Leave
has simply been granted to both because
they have been long time away from home:
The diplomatic relations between Chlle ana
question of indemnify to the injured Baltl-
moro sailors and their families is the ouly
issue under discussion, and that Will be set
tied in proper course of time" Nevertne-
less Egan has been recalled, and Tor IL tne
country will be gratified.
A BILL of much Importance to the rail-
way postal clerks of the country was to-day
favorably reported by Senator Mcmillan,
from the Postoffice and Postroads Commit
tee. The bill re-classifies the clerks and
adds two more classes. at salaries not ex-
ceeding, respectively. 81 900 and s! 500, be.
side increasing the maximum salaries OF all
the other classes except the first by about
500 year.
AN adverse report was made to-day on
Mr.. Pefrer's bills ITO create fund for the
payment of pensions, and for setting our
army of laborers at work on extensive pub
lie improvements, for removing the strong
est incentive to crime among the poor and
to vice among the rich, and for protecting
tho American from the influx of undue alien
competition" Indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. PIERCE, of Tennessee, one of the
foremost advocates of the silver bill, leaves
Washington tonight for his home to be ab-
sent for about ten days. In his absence the
silver men will not put into execution their
threat to filibuster against everything but
tariff measures. But there are grumblings
of discomfort among the silver Democrats,
and if. before Mr.. Pierce's return, the Com
mittee on Rules does not report cloture
rule, it is their intention to adhere to their
pledged themselves in writing to this course
but at private meeting, held two or three
days ago, Is silver men were present and ex-
pressed themselves in accord with the plan
of obstructing legislation until they were
assured of direct vote on the Bland bill.
IN order that Utah may not go unre-
presented at the Worlds Fair, Mr.. Washings
UOn, Ol IeEueSSee, VI lHe uOuSc
Committee on Territories, to-day reported
favorably bill introduced by Delegate
Caine, providing for the appointment of a
commission to see that Utah is properly re-
presented. The bill appropriates $4,000, this
amount to be met bv increasing the taxa
tion rate of the Territory from mills to ~
mills on the dollar.
FOR several weeks past the President has
endeavored to secure a few days respite
from his official duties, but they have been
of SO pressing character that he has been
unable to do SO. He had several trips in
view, but has had to abandon them all for
the present. One was visit to Benjies,
Md, for duck shooting, and another was
visit to North Carolina for snipe shooting.
He is detained in Washington by the still
unsettled state of Bering Sea affairs, and
will not leave here until the arrangements
for a modus vivendi for the present season
have been concluded. 1t is possible that
this business may be consummated this
week. and In that event the President will
make another effort to get away for few
days recreation.
THE President has made the following in
dorsement on the application for pardon in
the case of Clinton E. Dixon, convicted in
Nebraska of murder and sentenced to be
hanged April o. 1892: at seems to me that
this is a case of murder in the first degree.
The element of malice aforethought is clear
ly present. The preparation of the weapon
and the calling of the deceased out of his
quarters, shows purpose to kill, and the
motive is also made clear. Under these cir
cumstances I cannot interfere. Petition
denied"
REPRESENTATIVE BACON, of New York,
from the Committee on Banking
and Currency the bill agreed upon by the
committee to carry into effect the recon-
mendations of the International American
Con ference looking to the incorporation of
the international Bank.
SECRETARY NOBLE to-day expressed his
regret at the non arrival of the record of In
dian alIotments in the Cheyenne and Arapa- |
hoe reservations in Oklahoma. and said that |
this delay would probably result in the post
ponement of the opening of the surplus |
lands to settlement until the 18th inst.
THE House has passed the Senate bill au-
the Velasco Terminal Railroad |
Company to construct a bridge across the |
Brazos river in Texas. Also the Senate bill |
making Velasco a SUPPORT of entry. |
THE Supreme Court has decided that |
new trial must be given Logan and the other |
convicted men in the Texas case invoIvinga !
and the assault upon the Marlow |
brothers while in charge of United States |
officers.