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

tTt. 900 It tNiH morning had 80 fhtrf OF
aaN applicants for Virginia. There We're
seventeen presidential uosimasters ap-
pointed. none for Virginia or North Caro-
lima. OF these seven were 20 nll places
W1dc vacant by rcsignations four Go on
places from which the incumhcnts had
been removed the commissions Of two
pos'mastrrs whose places were filed had
expired. ana four Of the appointments
Wcrc Go places that have recently be-
come presidential postoniccs.
Mr Edgar Allan famiIiWly known IN
Richmond as "Nanke'' Allan, has good
job iu fhc department Of Jus'io- as
special assistant 40 The Attorney Gen
0al On this position the eyes Of >ev-
crl Nirclnians had been set. knowing
from the ability Of AR Allan hat he
would have nothing hut the best The
rotitiCn. however. turns out 20 pe me
from which II viii be hard 20 'em I'VE
him. cs hc vas appointed under an act
Of Congress creating the place FOR the
purpose Of aidius the Attorney y-Ge1"rh
i1 the conduct IF the important I"Nas
boundary suit. now before the supreme
Court Of the United States. The amount
Of compensation which Mr.. Allan VIII
receive is as yet an unknown quantity,
but for similar work, though Of vastly
less importance. the Government has
unla in one ease as much as $ZOD@, ana
there is every reason TO suppose mat
tla fee in this case win amount TO more
low "a good deal Mr.. Allan was appoint
"a by President Harrison about three
years ago. and has done vast amount
OF work already
a very important decision by the SUI
prcme court was made the subject of
States rights when the suit was hfst
brought Sir Allan filed the original SUIT
in the supreme court. ana the attorneys
for The state of Texas at once demurred
90 the bil arguing that the sovereign
state could not he sued without heI CON
sent. and then only ia the tfibunal dtals-
mated by the state. Both OF these points
were overruled by the supreme court,
50 holding that as between the Ihited
States and a State, the United states
could sue State. but only i'm the SUI
preme court aud this would then be
without appeal.
The suit arises out Of the construction
OF the treaty with Spain Of 1913. Texas
claims that the north fork OF the hed
river is the true boundary, and the thited
States that the south fork Is the
boundary being the main stream, neither
fork being known 20 the treaty mahers'
The suit Involves l5l7.0J0 acres OF land
"A strip about 80 miles long and 45 miles
wide. and in their arguments the attor-
ncys for the State of Texas claim thaL
under the boundary shown in Manish
map Of 1917, to which references are maoe
in the treaty with Spain, that Texas IL
entitled 20 even more than this or IN
other words, 10 about IA half Of the
pres9nt State OF Kansas. and good big
snip of the Indian Territory.
Mr. Allan returned 10 Washington yes
ttfdav from Texas. and the Indian Terri
t1rv where for some time he mas been
engaged in taking rebuttal testimony 10
that secured by the State OF Texas Al
Ter tie attorneys for Texas had nnlsaed
taking their depOsluons he secured an
Interpreter and visited various Oh me
Indian tribes in that part Of the country
lie interviewed klOWas, 'olldh'hta'
Choctaws. Chickasaws and Cherokees ioI
the purpose Of obtaining the ancient no.
menclature Of certain streams their phy-
slcal features, and The tranilons OF lle
Indian tribes as 20 tie origin Of the re-
cent discoveries hy the Geological Bureau
Of Texas of buried villages containing
human rcmaius Alr Allan Will leave
hec3 on The 22d again 10 go 20 Austin and
San Antonio. Texas, for the purpose of
concluding the taking of testimony.
Senator Ransom. of North Carolina, has
returned o. Washington. When asked
to-day in regard 90 the news he said he
knew nothing as he had just come from
tll country but that the farmers were
getting along we'll When questioned
about the Oficc-seekers from the state
he advised the questioncr not TO file the
columns of the papers with an that foil
de-roll' about petty places. and then he
hied himself out % the White House ON
just such a mission evidently thinking
that those who got these "I0ll-de-roll
places were the ones who might help him
iu the senatorial race now 20 be shortly
run in the cold North Statc.'
Senator Vance. OF North Carolina, was
also at the White House this morning.
though as he said. not in the interest
of any North Carolina offices. simply 10
Introduce to Mr.. Cleveland former resi-
dent of North Carolina, now living in
baltimore. who wanted TO be naval officer
of mat port.
Fourth Assistant Postmastcr-General
Maxwell got fresh start again this
morning I'm the matter of the appoint
ments of fourth class p0stmasiefs nam
ing los new ones OF which % were 10 I'LL
vacancies caused by deaths and resigna-
tions The appointments for Virginia
We're as follows.
reu. vice Mark Cockren, resigned; Daw-
sonvile Greene county, -. +. May, vice
j. g.. Herndon, resigned; DaysViile, Lou
doun county. John w. Daily, vice j. II.
Palmer resigned; Edenburgh, Shenandoah
county. Mrs. H. H. Calohan, vice j. +.
BcasleY, removed, FlsherS I'M, Shen-
audoah county, G. W Keller, vice ].
II. Keller removed; Harrsville, Shenan-
doah county, w j. Bott. vice W. II.
Fisher. removed; Kaseys, Bedford county,
j.. A. Fitzpatrick vice NJ. f. Cunning
ham. resigned.
The North Carolina fourth-clsss ap-
We're:
RalsAn, Jackson county. Thomas orr,
vice u. A. Scott. resigned: Randalsville.
Roheson county, J. Y. Bostlck, vice r.
f. Curre resigned; Salem, Johnston
county. Mrs O.. a. Tuck. vice J. IT.
Parker, resigned; Spray, Rockingham
county, J. S. Patterson. vice J. w
stephens, resgned Sumnar Guilford
county. II. l.. short vice r. r. Hodgin,
resigned II. l.. w.
RALETGH 10 HONOR Mr., DAgIS.
Arrangements Being Made to Receive the
Funeral Train-The Cyclono.
RALEIGH, n. c., May 4-Special.-
Governor Carr Is busily at work perfect
ing fun arrangements for the stop OF the
jefferson Davis funeral train here on
May 3Oth. Hon. George Davis, OF VIII
miugtou, who was in Mr. Davis Cabinet,
has been suggested 90 deliver the ad-
dress here on the occasion II his health
is not TOO feeble There will be a great
demonstration here, participated In By
people generally and by Confederate vet
Grams in particular.
A special from kittrall says that Mr..
paNis. proprietor OF the famous Davis