The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-06
cHINESE ARE COMING.
a Army Of 10000 Mongolians
for the Worlds Fair.
aEveLANO's TENDER SPOT.
= Caaset Stand the Newspapers' oar.
His Hesdchepping Nschinee.

WARRINGTON CrrY, April 5.-United
Otsses Consul Seymour. At Canton, China,
hbled the state department that 10000
Chinese actors. etc, belonging to rival COM
panies. have left Shanghai for the Worlds
hiE. where they will give exhibitions.
These Chinese will land at Vancouver, Ia
eoma, San Francisco and other places. In
accordance with this information, As
sistant Secretary Spsulding, Of the treas
my department. telegraphed the customs
o6icers on the Pacific coast and the north
osn frontier to exercise the closest scrutiny
that none but bona fide exhibitors or en-
ployes whose services are required oy ex-
hibitors at the Worlds fair b permitted
70 enter the country.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Maxwell today appointed 1874 fourth-class
postmasterS.
The postohscs department yielded
genuine sensation today. It il all due
% the order issued by the postmaster gen.
eral to the chief Of the appointment divis-
ION Of the fourth assistants Office, direct
jng him to give out no information in re-
safd to the appointments of postmasters
q the fourth class. Heretofore complete
list Of changes WAS made daily and fur
pishsd to the press, and the sudden change
excited remark. It is learned that tho
ordw Vas issued because the president was
beeinAine to dislike seeing 20 much in the
Pablo prints relative to the ''cutting of OF
keads, ""guillotine" and other terms more
q less sportive that were used to charac-
tsrise the work Of Maxwell, the fourth
assistant Later In the day. however, Bis
I'll decided not to apply the order to the
list Of appointments made today. and
~ they were given out Il II probable
DIST this quasi-suspension OF the order
will BE- continued and that the list will be
kiven out ~ usual.
Secretary Smith has announced that to-
morrow he would be glad TO see ct the de-
partment all persons who are interested in
the selection Of suitable persons to fill the
vacancies now existing or which will exist
within the next thirty days in the Offices
Of registers and receivers of the land
cfhces. and also in the offices of surveyor
general. The secretary today directed the
removal Of twenty-five pension examiners
now In the field. It 10 said that the poll
tics Of tho examiners were not considered,
but the only question taken into account
was that of proficiency.
The nomination Of Mr.. Rekels to be
comptroller Of currency has not been 70
ported to the senate, but II still in the
hands Of the subcommittee on finahce.
In view Of the fact that Rekels has not
had any previous experience in the man
asement Of financial affairs, the committee
i inclined to believe the prevailing rumor
- to his selection for the position being
"a tnadvertence - well-founded, and il II
understood the attention of the president
will Be brought to the case by members Of
the subcommittee. It IL stated on good
authority that Secretary Carlisle did not
recommend the appointment Of Rekels.
Senator Palmer, of Illinois, il authority
Sof the statement that President Cleveland
has decided on . man for pension commits
eioner and that tho name will be sent to
fhs senate within forty-eight hours. He
declined to give the name. but from hint
hs dropped it il believed that tho man 10
Judge William Lochren, Of st. Paul
President Cleveland sent to the senate
Tie following nominations today:
James g. Ewing. Of Illinois. minister 70 Bel
GUM.
Thomas F. Crittsndsn. Of Missouri, consul
general to Mexico
Louis c. Hughes. Of Arisona. governor Of
Arsona.
William Thornton. OF New Mexico, governor
Of New Mexico
Pensions have been granted to residents
Of the state Of Washington a. follows:
orisiual-David L. Smith. Winfield q Whit
ny, James L. Conn. Original widows, etc.
JeAanna Ludewig.
James s. Ewing, OF Bloomington. Ill.,, ap-
pointed minister to Belgium to succeed Edwin
n Terrell, OF Texas, 10 . lawyer OF Bloomington
ard partner and cousin OF Vice President
stevenson. He Ii SO years of age and comes OF
q oid family OF Kentucky, where he was born
and EDUCATED.
Thomas r. Crittenden. OF 81. Louis. appointed
eensui general to Mexico to succeed Richard
0usnther. Of Wisconsin, 10 best known - the
nan Who, 40 governor OF Missouri. broke I'D
ne notorious James brothers gang OF outlaws
NET lawyer. His dealings with Bob Ford
whom he hired to shoot Jesse James. were con.
aasre1 disaonorabis, and compelled him to re.
ure 10 private life. Crittenden also gained
iAme by kissing Adel;na Patti on An occasion in
q Louis when be desired to show appreciation
Of her talents
Louis {. Hughes. of Tucson, Arix, appointed
governor OF Arizona TO succeed Nathan O. Muir.
poy. - the editor of the Phpuix Star He 10 "a
ssafs oil age. sad was delegate 10 tho Chicago
convantion
william Thornton. Of Santa Fe, appointed
sossrhof OF New Mexico TO succeed L Bradford
IHhee. has lived in the territory for seventeen
seafs. lie practices law At santa Fe and op-
sfssss one of the richest mines In the southern
part o; the territory