The National tribune., 1893-01-12

Gazette, and one of the best-known newspaper
men In the United States, has been selected to
serve the new Cincinnati paper, The Tribune, in
the capacity of Washington correspondent, and
began his duties at the opening of the new
year Gen. Boynton has been acting as private
secretary to Secretary of the Treasury Foster
Tor some months past but he will be relieved
OF this duty when the new Administration
comes in.
Senator Rufus Blodgett, of New Jersey, who
took trip South during the Christmas holt
days In company with ex-Representative Pid-
cock, of New Jersey, returned to Washington
in time for the opening of Congress. The Sem
ator predicts the defeat of Gov. Albeit for the
Senate, and thinks that James Smith, ir, of
Newark, who has been mentioned in connec-
ton with the New Jersey Senatorship, will I'M
doubtedly get the prize. Senator Blodgett pre-
diets that at least half the votes of Gov. ABB
belts own County will go to Smith. Mr.. Smith
is wholesale leather dealer, and has amassed
fortune in business
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delegation of three Seneca Indians, from
the Indian Territory, in charge of ]. J. Spencer.
an interpreter were in Washington last week,
and had several interviews with Secretary
Noble. They came here to protest in the name
Of their tribe against the passage of bill re-
Gently introduced in the Senate by Senator
Morgan, of Alabama, annexing the Seneca reser-
walton to the Territory of Oklahoma 1t is
said that Senator Morgan gave the delegation
the assurance that in view of their strong
opposition to the bill that he would not call it
up during the present session. This delegation
says that the Senecas are also opposed to the
admission Of Oklahoma as State
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Orders were issued at the Treasury Depart
ment directing the shipment from the Phila-
delphia Mint to Chicago, on Wednesday, Jan.
4 of $4,000 souvenir coins, all that were minted
up to date. These $4,000 coins were the last
that will have 1892 on them, as all the others
will bear the date 1893 on them. So far vouchers
for 100000 have been passed by the Treasury
Department. and coins issued for them The
Philadelphia Mint is now running at its full
capacity, and 10000 coins are turned out
daily. 1t is believed at the Treasury Depart
ment that there will be no further delay in
supplying promptly all souvenir coins desired
from this time on.
Senator Allison, of lows, who has returned
from his attendance upon the Monetary Con-
ference at Brussels, made an informal report
70 President Harrison on Tuesday, Jan. g.
The Senator afterward said he would certainly
tender his resignation as member of the Con-
ference to the new President when he was
sworn in, and intimated that his colleagues
would do so also. He said this was certainly
the proper thing for all the members to do, as
it would give the new Administration the
opportunity TO send 9 Commission that would
be in full accord with its own views on the
silver question.
Little Marthena Harrison, the Presidents
granddaughter, continues to improve rapidly,
but the White House is still quarantined and
the big placards containing the information
that scarlet fever exists Within" are still dis.
played on the entrances to the private part of
the mansion. There has never been the least
danger of the little girl dying but the fact
that contagion exists in the Executive Man
sion has had tendency to keep great many
visitors away from the house. although many
sightseers would risk it, contagion and all
just for the privilege of saying when they get
back home that they were through the White
House.
John 81. Smythe prominent colored man.
who was Minister to Liberia several years ago
was arrested on Thursday, JAM 5, and locked
up in the station on charge of false pretenses
warrant was sworn out by New York man,
who charges that Smythe, by pretending to him
that he had secured an option on piece of real
estate, got from Thompson S706 to pay for the
property. Thompson charges that Smythe
never had an option, and obtained the money
from him by falsely pretending that he had.
smythe could not be found until o'clock in
the evening, when he was arrested at his home
smythe furnished 81, 900 bail and was released
about IL o'clock at night.
IS.
When the quarantine which the White House
is now undergoing against scarlet fever, with
which little Miss Harrison is aft icted is raised
II is probable that Gen. Harrison will take few
days recreation duck shooting, In accordance
with the plan he had mapped out for Christmas
week, but which he had to abandon on account
of the Illness OF his granddaughter Tho
President has been importuned to visit shoot
ing resort on the lower Potomac, and ex-Sena.
tor Sewell, of New Jersey, who has accompanied
him on number Of cunning expeditions, has
also invited him to take another trim of this
character with him. If the Presidents health
will permit he will unquestionably go some
time during the present month.
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information was received from New York
last week, to the effect that Dir. Cleveland has
decided to tender the French mission to ex.
Gov. Robert NcLane. of Maryland. 1t is said
that Gov. McLane called on President-eIect
Cleveland 8 short time ago, to pay his respects
and offer some suggestions about the distribu-
ton of Federal patronage in Maryland. 1t
was then that Mr. Cleveland informed the ex-
Governor that he would be expected to 90 to
France after the 4th of next March as Ameri
can Minister Gov. McLane held the game
position during Mr. Clevelands previous AID.
ministration, and his familiarity with the
French language and customs render him par
ticularly available for that important post Of
duty.
1t would appear that the appointment of a
Spanish Minister to succeed Senior Dupuy de
LONE ct Wash ington ia clouded in Soma r,rs