The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-13

closely to the provisions of the congress
sional act adopted by the Fifty-second
session to name army officers for Indian
agents throughout the Indian country in-
stead of civilians. The decision on the
part of this administration was made
known to Representative Baldwin, Of Min
nesota, by Secretary Smith. Of the interior
department, today. Representative Bald
win called at the department. and pre-
sented numerous applications from am
bilious candidates who desire TO secure
appointment as Indian agents under this
administration. When the applicants
were presented Representative Baldwin
was Informed that, except on rare occa-
sions. there would be no variance from the
rule that army officers would be appointed
Indian agents instead of civilians.
NJ. Patenotre. diplomatic representative
OF the French republic In Washington
City. was received in his new capacity by
the president this afternoon. NJ. Patenotre
presented his credentials as ambassador
and made speech expressing the cordial
feeling of the French government toward
that of the United States, to which Mr..
Cleveland replied in similar terms.
Secretary Gresham has received . cable
from the diplomatic officer at Scout,
Korea, saying that general uprising of
natives against tie Christians. including
. q number of citizens of the United States,
was about to take place. Gresham laid
the dispatch before the secretary of the
navy. who ordered Admiral Harmony, COM
manding the Asiatic squadron at Hong
kong. to send q vessel to the scene.
Gresham said this afternoon that the
action Of this government in directing
Admiral Harmony to send a war vessel to
Korea was taken simply as precautionary
measure. No trouble occurred, he said.
but the Christians in Korea were alarmed
and it was to avert possible bloodshed that
the United States sent an armed ship to
that country.
The senate spent two hours this after
noon in executive session discussing the
nomination of Eckels, of Illinois. to be
comptroller of currency. Republicans
protested against the confirmation, on the
ground that the nominee was not a man
fitted by financial experience for the place.
The nomination Of the president was up
held by leading Democrats, and in the end
the vote by which Eckels was confirmed
was taken viva voce. The senate also con-
firmed the following appointees:
Hannis Taylor, of Alabama, minister to Spain.
James 8. Ewing, of Illinois, minister to
Belgium.
William Lochren. of Minnesota. commissioner
of pensions
Louis C. Hughes. of Arisona. governor of
Arizona.
A small snag was struck when the NOM
ination of Albert B. Fall, to be associate
justice of the supreme court of the terri
tory of New Mexico, was taken up. OBJ
lection was made. and under the rules the
case went over
It is stated authoritatively that Cleve-
land has selected ]. o. Smith, of Ohio, a
radical tariff reformer, for commissioner
of internal revenue.
Wilson H. Talbot, Seattle man. is
anxious to be collector of customs at Port
Townsend, and filed his application for
this position at the treasury department
today.
Pensions have been granted to residents
of the state of Washington as follows:
Original-Gage g Grisman. Rufus G. Blanch.
ard, Bevan Pearson and Rufus Lobar.