The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-16
TRULY A HAPPY FAMILY.
Cleveland's Appointments Cause Wailing
and Crashing of Teeth Out West

eNAiN ohdSAlHss VI LCoUh ohe " CSe'
Washington, November 15.-There is
wailing and gnashing of teeth among
Democratic Senators and Representa-
tives from Missouri and Texas. The
Missouri Senators and eleven of the
Democratic Representatives from that
state had united upon candidates for the
offices of surveyor of customs and inter-
nal revenue collector at Kansas City.
Both candidates were passed by and two
men were appointed, neither of whom
was backed by single Democratic Sena-
tor or Representative. Not only that,
but one of the men chosen is brother
of ex-President Harrison. AS if this
was not a sufficient hint to the free silver
Democrats, Mr.. Cleveland appointed as
appraiser of customs at st. Louis man
whose cause was championed by Repre-
sentative Cobb, who was the only Demo-
cratic congressman from Missouri to
vote for unconditional repeal of the sill
yer purchase provision OF the so-called
Sherman act. This appointment was
made contrary to the expressed desire of
the Missouri Senators.
Mr.. Kauffman's appointment as col
lector of internal revenue in Texas is
direct challenge to Senator Coke, who
vehemently protested against it and de-
clared that if it should be made he would
oppose it's confirmation because of
Kauffman's personal enmity toward him
self. In this case, it is said, Mr.. Coke
has assurances of the sympathy and sup
port of his colleague, Senator Mills. Per
haps the latter, however, will not be SO
ready to join with Senator Coke since
the President, in response to his desire,
appointed Mr.. Earnest collector of Gus
toms at Corpus Christi, against the
wishes and despite the opposition of
Representative Grain 1t is understood
that the commission of j. j. Kennedy as
appraiser of customs at Buffalo. which
was issued last week and recalled on
Friday by a peremptory telegraphic de-
mand sent to Peter c. Doyle, the new
collector, to whose care it had been sent,
has been received at the Treasury De-
partment and cancelled. Mr.. Kennedy
must feel as Senator Lindsay of Ken
lucky did when the President disowned
and repudiated the German Carlisle com
promise-that he ''has been buncoed."
If Kennedy had known as much last
Tuesday as he does now he might not
have been quite SO active and industrious
in behalf OF "Blue-eyed Billy" Sheehan.
The Nicaragua Ditch.
Washington, November ID. = Hiram
Hitchcock. president of the Maritime
Canal Company Of Nicaragua, in his an
nual report states that since the organi-
cation of the company, 10, 145 shares of
its capital stock have been subscribed
for, amounting to $1.0l4,5 500, of which
baa Il int +l,4
in cash; S48,871 have been realized from
other sources, making the total cash re-
ceived 81, 055,811.
Since the organization of the company
it has paid for property, work and labor
done, and materials furnished in the exc
cution of the work of constructing the
canal and in administration expenses,
the sum of $3.50, 1888 in cash and 81 800
shares of the full paid capital stock of
the company. of the par value of S.
10000, and is obligated for sc, S55, 900 of
its first mortgage bonds. The company
has also issued 100000 shares OF it's
capital stock of the par value of SIS
100000 in payment of coucessionary
rights, privileges, franchises and other
property. The liabilities of the compa-
ny consist of the amounts still due I'M
der the concessions granted to the COM
pany, OF the S6, 800. O00 bonds and OF cash
liabilities outstanding to an amount not
exceeding $4,000.
Living Beyond Our Income.
Washington, November 15.-The net
treasury. balance today declined to $685.
0SS,974, the lowest point yet reached by
the treasury. 1t is not expected the net
balance will again rise above 800, 600, 900
without some congressional or executive
action. For the first half month of No
vember the expenditures SO far have ex-
ceeded the receipts S4,000,0o0 and for
the fiscal year to date $50, 900, 900 in
round figures.
Postmaster at Midtown.
+ Washington, November 15.-The total
number Of fourth-class postmasters APP
pointed today was sc. Among the APP
pointments WAS r. Foley, Midtown, Me.
= Fires n Maine.