The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-11
BLOUNT IS NOW MINISTER.
His Appointment Made Public at the
White House.

He Gets Salary Of S., 800 and other
Allowances-Mrs. Cleveland Given
Full Swing in Furnishing the Presi-
dents New Country Eome-Tom
Give Gets Place as Special Agent.
An Athenian Promoted.
Washington, May 10-President Cleve-
land has appointed James H. Blount of
Georgia envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiary to the Hawaiian Islands,
succeeding John L. Stevens resigned.
MIR. Blount's commission bears date of
Yesterday. and it will be sent him by the
next mail for Honolulu. The fact that
Mr. Blount would be transferred from the
most Of special commissioner to make q
report on the advisability of annexing the
Hawaiian Islands to the United States to
the position of minister was announced in
these dispatches last night, and since the
announcement was made it has come to
be understood that the change was de-
cided on at the cabinet meeting yester-
day.
The report from Mr.. Blount mailed in
Honolulu during the last week in April
came to Secretary Gresham yesterday
morning, and was taken by him to the
cabinet meeting. Owing to the conf
Dental character of the report its con-
tents are kept secret, but ii is presumed
that it contained such information that
the President determined to lose no time
in commissioning the new minister to sue
ceed Mr.. Stevens. The salary of the pO-
sitiOn is 81, 800.
Minister Stevens is piping hot with Mr.
Blount and win proceed to roast him
when he gets back. In addition to the
salary Mr.. BlOUnt is entitled to certain
living expenses, house rent, a secretary or
two and an interpreter OF course, Mr..
BlOunt's acceptance of this mission will
take him out of both the gubernatorial
and senatorial races. He has probably
made up his mind to do service at Homo
lulu during this administration, and in
case the party is successful in 1896 to
strike for something higher priced.
OLIVES SNUG BERTH.
As was anticipated in these dispatches
last night Hon. Tom Olive of Oglethorpe
has been given place in the interior de-
partment as a special agent of the land
Office His duty is to travel and examine
land offices, and the inference is that he
will see much of the country. He ereceives
a salary of $500, railroad expenses and
s. per day for subsistence. He was sworn
in to-day.
James T. Newton of Athens, Ca, a
$1,000 clerk in the patent Office, has been
appointed law clerk in the patent Office
at $1,000.
Today the President found opportunity
to approve the commissions of Butler
Hudson and John A. Dyson, respectively,
as postmasters at Griffin and Washing
ton. Dyson relieves Mrs. Susie T.
Gatchel, who is removed for cause, 1t is
understood that Postmaster ThurmOnd at
Griffin, was likewise removed for cause.
An evening paper published a statement
to-day to the effect that Col. Pod Dis
nuke had returned to Washington and
Col. Buck was about to be ousted, but it
urned out to be a ghost story.
DR.. 0. B. Gibson of Jones county left
for New York tonight, fairly well salts
fled that he will get something good un-
DER Secretary Smith. He has impressed
himself very favorably on everybody with
whom he has been associated.
Editor Gonzales of the Columbia State
Is back here pushing his rainbow for the
Leipsic consulate. 1t is believed that he
will get it. He is informed, so he says,
That the state department contemplates
recognizing the Tillman wing of the party
IN the state, and the presumption is that
othef departments will follow suit.
Editor Gonzales takes rather gloomy
view Of the political condition in his state
and the recent action of the mass meeting
az Denmark in passing denunciatOry resO-
Iutlons against him has deeply hurt his
sensibilities.
There were no South Carolina or
FLORIDA appointments to-day.
CLEvELAND's NEW HOME.
The President will move his family into
MS new hoWe either this week or next. II
Is a suburban cottage on what is known
as ,WoQdley lane" popular up-river
drive For some weeks Mrs. Cleveland
mas given her personal supervision to the
renovation and furnishing of the house
Mr.. Cleveland has not been allowed tC
know anything about it and he cannot
now tell what the interior of his recent
purchase is going to look like. He has
Daenabsolutelyin yinterdicted from goingneaI
Ihe house unless it was Just tc
drive by. AS for going inside Mrs.
Cleveland would not hear of it, She was
determined that she should have the
whole furnishing and ordering of the in
terror and give full swing to her taste in
Ihe matter of decorations, and the Presi-
uent lnterposed no objections Conse-
quently Mrs. Cleveland has been kept
very BUSY IN this delightful task, and now
nSr preparations have been about COM
Reted and need only the finishing touches.
!. 4 nose who have been permitted to look
tnrough the house in its incomplete state
say that the interior arrangements al
ready in place give abundant evidence of
Sne taste which has been displayed by its
Ialr mistress.
PNEUMATIC GUNS A FAILURE.
The naval chief, Commodore Simpson,
VIII report against the pneumatic guns,
recently tested in Port Royal harbor. He
SdNS they are like the spring gun, war
IdllGQ to kin a oaiob hon. inside Of n Vpg1,