The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-04
EXODUS OF THE COLONELS.
Very Few Of the Georgia Patriots Left
at the Capital.

Secretary Smith Hearing an I'M
portant Land Case Argued Martin
Calvin After a Consulship in the
West Ipdies-A Rumor That Boss
Buck is to Make Washington His
Residence Hereafter.
Washington, ,June8-Georgia news items
are scarce in Washington city tonight.
All the colonels have disappeared south
ward, except Col. Bill Atkinson, Col. Clint
Duncan and Hon. Martin Calvin. Col
Duncan is fixed, and the other two remain
to be fixed. The Metropolitan hotel lobby
has not been so barren of Georgians in a
long while as it is just now. The report
tonight IS that Uncle Leonidas Living
ston has turned his face southwark, and
If this be true, only Charley Moses re-
mains to represent the great state of
Georgia at the capital.
AT the department of the interior to-
day the secretary was obliged to excuse
himself to callers for the reason that he
was hearing a case which involves several
million dollars in the value of the land at
issue. The struggle is between the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company and
about 800 settlers on the lands in the
state of Washington. The settlers united
10 make common cause against the rail
road company. Secretary Smith, who
finds the same JOY in legal contest that
the viking found in battle, seemed to be
IN his element and entered into the case
with yigor. His principal occupation
since he left Atlanta has been
to talk politics and patronage
with the ofice-seelSers, and now that he
has case worthy of his metal he is like
war horse that shifts the battle and
longs to get in it. The case excites great
interest in the northwest, as the farms
ana homes OF 800 settlers hang upon the
secretary's decision.
BLANCHARD's CLERK.
The controller of the treasury decided
the question of Representative Blan-
chard's committee clerk to-day He held
that Blanchard had no right to appoint
the clerk, he not being a chairman and no
such committee as rivers and harbors now
exists.
Martin Calvin wants a place in the
West Indies or the Bahama group as CON
sui. He don't care so much for a salary
as he does climate, and he thinks he can
get it on toast in the latitudes mentioned.
Judge Haight, well remembered as
Representative LivingstOn's republican
antagonist in the Fifth district four
years ago, and who figured largely
as United States commissioner in At
lanta, is here to-day from Arizona. where
he is now residing. He says he is walking
about with one lung, and that very poor
one, but he hopes the dry climate out west
may pull him through another decade.
BUCK MAY LEAVE ATLANTA.
A report has reached here that Col
Buck, who has for so many years
manipulated Georgia republican politics,
has notion of shaking Atlantas dust
from his feet with purpose of settling in
this city
Albert H. Scott of the postofice depart-
ment, in charge of the postniasters'
salaries, is busy examining the receipts of
the offices throughout the country with a
view of readjusting them. He has a large
force at work and the new salaries will
begin July l. He says the Georgia offices
have done well in the aggregate. There
would be no reductions he thought in the
presidential offices and some few towns
like EatontOn will be classed as presiden-
tial Offices from the beginning of the fiscal
year. The aggregate postal receipts from
the state, he declared, had largely in
creased.
The following pensions were granted
to-day to Georgia applicants: Amanda
M. Peacock, Margaret Glass, Cherry
Allen, Nancy Smith and Martha Will
Jams, widows, and F. Weldoe, survivor
c. O. Edenfield was appointed post
master to-day at Flower, in Scriven
county, vice H. w Bassett, resigned
A new postoffice called Diamond has
been established in Gilmer county.
Senator Gordon is in New York.
Thomas B. Stubs of Montgomery
county is an applicant for position in the
treasury department as a special agent.
The controller of the currency declines
to appoint the Brunswick Savings Bank
as the receiver Of the disabled national
banks of that city.
FLORIDA AND THE OFFICES.
D. H. Yancey of Leesburg, Fla, has
been appointed chief of division in the
treasury department, filing that states
quota in that branch of the service.
Pat Murphy, a Jacksonville man, has
been turned down by Senator Call and
has on his feathers and war paint tonight.
A. n. Pacetti, recently appointed in
spoctor of customs at St. Augustine, is in
the city.
Tod of tho Tyouoazfaod G,,ik.