The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-05-13

dut- He was at the State Department
to-day and will be ready to start he
thinks carly next week for Rio. He is
accompanied by his nephew. Mr.. John T.
Lewis. Of Danville. who goes out TO Rio
as Mr. TOwncs private secretary The
vice and deputy consul-general VIII be
selected by Mr.. TOWnes after he reaches
prazll Both Mr.. Townes and Mr.. Lewis
have already begun to study Portuguese,
tho language OF the country. They VIII
arrive in Rio during the wet. or winter
season. though there Is not much winter
obouf H. Mr.. TOwnes' family, which
consists Of n wife and two children. Will
follow him IN about two months
Mrs. Potter Palmer. OF Chicago. presi-
dent Of the Board Of Lady Managers of
tho Worlds Fair. IS in the city with her
! husband an together they called on
Mrs cleveland AZ the White House this
morning Mrs Palmer IS strikingly
handsome woman
Several mistakes have arisen. and have
! been published. In regard % the position
/ Of commissioner representing the United
| States under the treaty with Chilli. made
/ I'm 1892. 10 which the President has re-
| Gently appointed Hon. John Goode. As
before stated In The Times the claims TO
| be arbitrated do not arise under the as
| sault on the sailors Of the United States
| cruiser Baltimore. at Santiago, last year.
/ but antedate that time several years
| As far as now known forty claims have
! been filed by Americans and fifteen by
Chilians though II Is possible that others
may be brought before the time for filing
/ them has elapsed. As has been before
! said the remuneration is fixed at s. 900
per annum. and there Is reason 10 think
! that very nearly "a year will be consumed
! I'm the settlement OF the claims The posi-
/ ton Is considered quite an honorable one.
/ Chilli has named as her commissioner her
| new Minister. who is expected TO reach
! this country about the lst Of June. The
! third commissioner Will be named bv the
! President of tho Swiss Confederation.
and he has already been asked TO perform
! this duty The regular work Of the com
! missioner will begin some time I'm August.
/ II is thought, though n Is probable that
| n win be organized early I'm June When
| asked by the President n ne would accent
! the position Mr. Goode told him that he
! considered II MS he would case which
any two people unable 10 agree upon
| would ask him 20 arhitrate as a matter
OF business, which came I'm the line Of his
/ profession. This view Of the matter. the
/ President said coibcided with his own
quite n large batch Of appointments OF
! presidential rCstmHstars was given out
to-day. Among them was that Of Henry
| g. Yates az Warrenton. I'm place - VIII
| liam II. Strother removed Several weeks
ago mention was made IN this correspon-
| derce Of the charges OF partisanship filed
| by Senator Hunt0n against Postmaster
| Strother and the latters reply. This ap-
! pointment Is I'm the line of the courtesy
| extended to Senator's as TO the local Of
fees at their places Of residence. Mr..
Yates was chairman Of the Democratic
party I'm Fauquier county, and did excel
! lent work during the last campaign. turn
| Ing his county from the Republican
column 10 the Democratic, and with a
| handsome majority. lie was backed, as
! already stated by Senator Hunton.
Another appointment Of interest TO the
readers Of The Times was that Of John w
Bryan AT Godsbofr -. G.. IN place Of
I John n. Smith resigned. Mr.. Smith was
| appointed June 4th. 1879. but he was not
confirmed until January 2. 1890. and there
fore had until January, 1894 10 serve
under his commission, but as a North
| Carolina Congressman said like all good
Republicans he resigned.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has
called for the resignation Of George y.
West. chief clerk 70 General James \.
Dumont. supervising Inspector general of
steam vessels. II is rumored that the
resignation Of General Dumont, who has
held this Office for so many years. will
also be requested before long.
Governor p. W Mckinney arrived here
this afternoon. and is stopping at the
Metropolitan Hotel. He IS accompanied
by Mr.. j. B. Baylor.
Mr.. John r. Hester. OF Vance county.
y. c.. has been appointed messenger In
the Interior Department.
Mr.. John j. Patten, Of Cherokee coun-
", y. c.. has been appointed watchman
I'm the Patent Office.
Tn the Treasury Department to-day two
Virginia applications for positions were
fled They were:
John A. Morgan. OF Berldey for super
vising inspector Of steam vessels for the
Third district.
Thomas II. Smith Of Norfolk, for chief
clerk or chief of division I'm the Sixth
Auditors office
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Maxwell appointed seventy-eight fourth
class postmasters to-day Of which forty
seven were 10 nh vacancies caused by
designations and death. The Virginia
appointments We're
Hallwood. AccomaC county. T. G. kel-
| ley vice Nettie Mears. resigned.
Pungoteague. Accomac county, l.. II.
Ames vice j. i. Hope, removed.
Ripperoad. Giles county j. l.. Dur
ham vice NJ. Shuhebarger, resigned.
Savedge. Surry county NJ. .. Rogers
| wee y. \. SdAf4ett italsifAs
Urbanna, AliddleseX county. II. A.
Davis vice r. 5. Bristow, removed.
The North Carolina appointments We're:
Harmony. Iredell county ". @. Mich
olson vice G. a. Grose, removed.
Pilot Mountain. Surry county, Il. b.
Faux vice j. ". Redman, resigned.
The site Of the p0stoilice al Rappahan-
mock Academy has been removed three
| fourths Of a mile northwest.
Fourth-class postmasters I'm Virginia
! have been commissioned 10 date from the
9th follows.
Mary 5 Dunn, Bula; William J. Snod-
grass, Friendship; ollie r. Kingree,
HaWkinstown: Joseph l.. Gillette, Isaac;
James +. Conman Maurertown; Charles
J. Mcneil, Maxwell; Lewson ID. Stone
ham. Molusk; John W. a. Calhoun, New
Hampden.
The commissioning OF Postmaster Nc
Neil at Maxwell recalls the promise Of
Congressman Marshall TO Fourth Assis-
tant Postmaster General Maxwell when
he requested this appointment. that THE
blood OF this martyr shall be the seed OF
the church"
The fOurth-class postmasters In North
Carolina have been commissioned 20 date
from the 9th as follows
Marion r. Carver, Cefo; Calvin j.
Deal, Enochyille.
Pensions have been granted as follows: