The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-06-23
FROM WASHINGTON CITY.

Secretary Carlisle has appointed
Worthington Ford Of BROOKLYN. n. ",
chief OF the bureau OF statistics in the
Treasury Department. During the last
Cleveland administration Ford served as
chief of the bureau of statistics OF the
Department OF State. Mr.. Ford isworth
nearly Sl,0O0,000.
The Star says that President CIeye-
land has told members OF Congress that
under no circumstances would there be
an issue of bonds unless especially au-
thorized by Congress, The administra-
tion, he said, was not responsible for the
present financial situation, and it laws
with Congress and not the administers
tion to lind remedy for it,
The experts employed under the di-
rection OF the Congressional Committee
authorized to investigate the methods OF
conducting business in the executive de-
partments began work last week. They
will iirst take up the business methods
of the Treasury. 1t win take perhaps
two years to finish the work.
The officials OF the War Department
protest that the recent increase Of the
military force at Chicago has nothing to
do with the closing of the Worlds Fair,
but notwithstanding this denial there is
reason to believe trouble is anticipated
if an attempt is made to carry out the
construction OF the law given by the
United States Courts.
Plans are being made BY Secretary
Hoke Smith for an extensive summer
tour through the West. These plans
are not fully developed, and the time Of
his departure is therefore unknown.
He will, however, visit points in Indian
Territory and then proceed to California.
returning by the route OF the Northern
Pacific railroad. Mrs. Smith has
decided to accompany him on his
travels.
Every once in awhile the rumor is
started that Justice Field contemplates
resigning from the Supreme Bench. As
often as this story is started ii il denied
BY the Justice himself Field was not a
Cleveland man, because Cleveland re-
fused to appoint him Chief Justice. He
was 50 angry at that time that he might
have resigned to spite Cleveland, but he
is over his mad and now thinks that
some other Democrat may appoint his
successor. AT any rate he is going to
Try ii. II Harrison had been reelected.
he might have retired, because it would
have meant the selection Of q Republican
as his successor, unless he waited for an
other election,
Secretary Gresham has received infor-
nation from Minister Blount that war
rants the conclusion that he Is prepared
to indOrse all that mas been done in Ha-
waii, and that ne is now strongly in
clined to recommend at least the estab-
lishment of a United States protect0rate
over the Hawaiian Islands. The secre-
tary is also in official ignorance Of the
reported interference Of Claus Spreckels
in behalf Of the restoration OF monarchy
and Of his insistence upon the repayment
by the provisional government Of money
advanced by him to the late monarchy.
The Secretary is, OF course, in receipt of
information from Blount thar he does
not feel justified in publishing, but he
feels no hesitation in denying the accn-
racy Of the above report.
During the first three months Of the
present administration ended June 8 the
total number OF fourth-class pOstmasters
appointed was 1887, of which 4.672 were
to fill vacancies caused By designations
and death and 1865 by removals. Dur
ing the corresponding period Of the pre-
viOus administration the total number
appointed was S,226, or | ,6S6 more than
were appointed during the last three
months. OF these 1858 were to fill va
cancies caused by designations and death
and 5,567 by removals. The number of
appointments made on designations was
2,0I5 greater during the first quarter Of
the administration than during the last.
and the number made on removals was
1862 less during Cleveland : first quarter
than during Harrison's.