The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-30
BLOUNT And THE FLAG.
The CeOT6ian'S Action Meets With
Some Criticism.

A Probability That He Will Not Sue
ceed Stevens as Minister-The Sem
ate Believed to Be the Goal He is
Aiming for -Lawler Wants to Be
Postmaster at Chicago.
Washington, April 29.-After all, the
Hon. James II. BlOUnt may not succeed
John L. Stevens as United States minister
TO the court of Hawaii, and, notwith-
standing his acts as a commissioner are
supposed to have had the approval of the
President, Mr.. Cleveland is not blind to
the fact that the flag incident was re-
ceived with disfavor in this country. A
high official in the state department, in
speaking of Mr.. Blount and his commits
sion, to-day said that his duty in Hawaii
would probably end when he was through
with the special work to which he is as
signed, for the reason that an agent ap-
pointed to assist in settling a controversy
between two governments can hardly
hope to be a persona grata to all factions
after a settlement is effected Another
government official of high degree, and,
by the way, a Georgian, when this diplO-
matte story was recited to him, remarked
that he thought Mr.. Blount's mission
abroad was suggested to strengthen
him as candidate for the Senate to
succeed Senator Colquitt; that he had
been sent without detailed instructions,
and that he had been left to act on his
own Judgment in the Hawaiian matter.
LOOKED UPON AS A BLUNDRR
His action in striking the flag at
Honolulu, this official believes, was a blum
der and that it did not meet with hearty
approval at the white house, although the
administration, as matter of course
desired to undo what the Harrison people
had done so far as was necessary, and to
secure entire credit for the annexation Of
the islands in case they were added as a
part of our territory. This gentleman
stated further that he felt quite well
assured that Mr.. Blount did not want to
be governor of Georgia, but that his great
ambition was to round up his political
career by term in the Senate.
LAwLER FOR POSTMASTER.
The Hon. Frank Lawler, ex-mernber of
congress from Chicago district, left
Washington yesterday to be present at
the opening of the worlds fair in that
town. Mr. Lawler served six years in
congress and has a host of friends He is
a sunny-natured Irishman, and the press
correspondents gathered at the depot to
wave him good-by He wants to be post
master at Chicago, and about o., 900 peo-
pie of the Windy city have
noorsed his application, above TO-
600 of them being business
men. Mr.. Lawler is the member who
kept an accurate postage account during
his three terms in congress, and upon a
critical summing up he finds that he used
56.93l stamps during that period. His
Endorsements for the Chicago postoflce
are arranged in book form, are classified
ana measure forty pages sixteen inches
long by half as many wide.
sAvANNAH's NEW BUILDING.
No progress has been made in the mat
ter OF plans for the 100000 court house
ana postofhce building at Savannah, be-
yond securing titles for the lot on which
TO locate 1t. Even the sketch plans are
unfinished, and no very definite idea about
The new structure is obtainable in the
archltcct's office, save the fact that the
building has been listed as one that is
uaDle to be let out to contractors.
- Cen Edward L. Thomas, formerly of
~ - VO4l, CeS-s blIG IOE Solle years pdSU q
resident OF the Indian Territory, is here
seeking to be the government disbursing
agent OF the five civilized tribes in the
territory. His chief opponent is Col Wis
Uom OF tennessee, formerly of Forests
cavalry, who is likewise n resident in
the INDIAN nation and who has acted
Us Us chIef clerk Of the agency. Secretary
doke smith controls the appointment.
inquiry at the pOstoffice department to-
uay developed the fact that the commits
sIohs OF Messrs. Hudson and Dyson. re-
spectively for the Griffin and Wash
mgton postoffices, had been returned
70 the department from the white house
Iof safe keeping until MIR Cleveland's re-
approved.
Gems. Longstreet, e. p Alexander and
Mdhone are expected to arrive here to-
HElght. In company with a number of
iItuefaI officers they visited the Gettys-
ourg battle fields yesterday
Inc Georgia contingent in Washington
mas nSas dwlndled to handful. Very many
VI the colonels left with feeling of dis
appointment, but it cannot be denied that
mere are enough Offices for the applicants
ana Ihey have shared them as liberally
ds those from other states.
zen John B. Gordon and family have
gone 10 Chicago and win not return for
some Gays. Hugh Gordon, the senator's
o3{eSt son, and private secretary, was
o%lIeo TO Atlanta tonight bywire because
VI Ine serious illness of his daughter
OuIy one Georgia postmaster of class
III ~ was named to-day. S. Blizzard at
-o'hdlr, Montgomery county.