The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-05-12
GOSSIP In WASHINGTON
Newsy Budget From Our Reg
ular Correspondent.
NEW TARIFF LAW BEFORE ELECTION

Speaker Crisp Predicts Important LegisIa-
ton Early In the Session - Attorney
General Omey Gives Civil Service De-
cision-Late Department News.
WASHINGTON, May 11.-President Cleve-
land has announced the following appoint
ments: Frank II. Jones of Illinois, first
assistant postmaster general; Stephen p.
Condor of Tennessee, United States mar.
shall for the eastern district; Edward p.
q. Russell of Oregon, appraiser of mer-
chandise; Erastus ID. Fenner of Louis
iana special examiner of drugs and chem
icals; Edward NJ. Gilkeson of West Vir-
ginia, collector of internal revenue. The
president also appointed ten postInasters
in Georgia, Pennsylvania, Vermont and
Washington.
Senators Daniel and Hunton, and Con-
gresham Swanson of Virginia were among
the callersS,t the White House The object
of their visit was to recommend candidates
for the position in the registers Office of
the treasury made vacant by the resigna-
ton OF General Rosecrans. Senator Dan
iel and Mr.. Swanson advocated the claims
of Major Peter ]. Otey, while Senator
Hunton spoke for l.. w. Read of AleXan-
dria.
Speaker Crisp was also thore to have
talk about some Georgia positions he
would like to have filed. In regard to the
proposed extra session OF congress he said
it would be called about the 18th of Sep
TENDER, and predicted that new tariff
bill would be passed before the fail cleo
tions.
Leo Knott of Maryland, who was second
assistant postmaster general under under
Clcvelands first administration, managed
to have few words with the president.
Senator IInmpton's Opinion.
Senator Wade Hampton Of South Caro-
lima is here. lie was asked what lie thought
of the new rule of the president and re-
piled: ut is nothing more than should
have been expected, and do not see why
anyone should not indorse it, 1t is better
for both the congressman and officeseeker.n
Il. w. Simmons, chairman of the Demo
cratic state committee of North Carolina,
who is an applicant for the position of in
ternal revenue collector, is in the city.
The withdrawal of Major Peter j. Otey
as candidate for the position of internal
revenue collector of the western district of
Virginia leave 10 candidate in the field
Captain Ham Shepherd was Endorsed for
that position by, the state congressional
conference, but that did not deter the other
candidates from pressing their claims
when the presidents EEK" rule was an
nounced.
Virginians here say the gubernatorial
nomination will not be n walkover for any
candidate. While Congressman O'Ferrall
will lead, the other candidates will have
enough delegates to make an interesting
fight and dark horse may secure the
nomination.
81 see" said Virginian, that President
Cleveland expressed surprise that there
were so many prominent Virginians appli-
cants for federal positions tits due to the
boom" in our state that so many men
who were heretofore well-to-do are now
bankrupt and seek office / can mention
n dozen candidates from Virginia who not
only never before sought office, but con-
tributed large sums to the campaigns and
gave months Of their time to party work +"
Civil Service Ruling.
Attorney General Olney holds that the
civil service law applies to the free delivery
service as soon as the classification is COM
pleted and the first examination is held.
Ex-Representative Blount of Georgia
has been appointed minister at the Hawaii
Islands in place of Minister Stevens. II.
l.. Miller of Lynchburg was an applicant
for this position.
The following fourth class postmasters
have been appointed.
Maryland-W. r.. Breeding, American
Corners; Vernon Reese, Eastview; J. A.
Belt, Gaithersburg; w. S. Weller, Granite;
j. II. Smith, Ridgeley; a. L. Robinson,
Toddville;
New Jersey-Mrs. L. f. Stiles, ASTON;
Moses Lerman, Carmel; j. l.. Veal, Mays
Landing; Il. l.. Durling, Pompton Lakes.
North Carolina---N. NJ. Thayer, Eldora-
11.
Magruder; j. A. Farmer, Norwood.
Virginia-F. H. Scott, Dunsville; w, J.
Larew, Greenville; j. r. Trout, Long
Glade; j. r. Ware, townsville; j. H.
Sprouse, Profit; Mrs. H. C. Mcdonald,
Union Mills; B. j. Shirley, Victoria Mines.
Tennessee-A. G. Tatum, Burgen; Miss
Lucy Stamps, Cornersville; c. NJ. Lowell,
Dickson; William Naples, S. ID. Ander-
son Greenbrier; S. II. Davidson, Peters
burg; Miss Rosa Morton, Pinkard; Hiram
Campbell, Reelfoot.
Total number of appointments, 1853, of
which 1913 were to fill vacancies caused by
designations and death.
Tensions have been granted as follows:
Virginia-Thomas F. Shurt.
New Jersey-T. Robert Brown, Annie
Herman.
Maryland-Neal Heiss.
Tennessee-James Poe, Amos Harrison.
To Protect American Interests.
The United States steamship Alliance
mas been ordered to sail from San Fran.
cisco for Corinthis, Nicaragua, to pro.
tect American interests on the west
coast The Atlanta is already on her
way to Greytown on the east coast.
No More Moieties to Informers.
Secretary Carlisle to-day set aside the
decisions of six Of his predecessors and
decided that the statute of 1874, known
as the anti moiety act. except In cases
OF Smuggling. debar all officers of the