The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-06-17
CLEVELAND At HI0 DESK
gyE PRESIDENTS WONDERFUL
HNOHLIDGE or MIN.
The Aspirant who Consoles Himself That
His bad Record il Hidden, VIII he
Disappointed other Matters.
Tnus Bureau, EArIrY BUILDING,
WASHINGTON. June i6. 1893.

daft as DO proved. OF yesterday has
,...d. and to-day he was az his office
,..lg to transact any business that might
D.. brought before him. provided # was
vhat struck his mind as the most inn
r,rtant OF the lay. The fact that he
,ss reported sick yesterday had the
effect Of cutting down the number Of
those who tried 90 see him to-day, many
thinking that Dis udlsposiuon might be
,,me.hIre more serious. and the hour
before The Cabinet meeting did not Offer
,umclont Inducements for the majority
Of thos. iu the city to go TO the Whlte
House when they took into conadcra-
ton thc fact tna. they might be- detained
beyond the time for the Cabinet meeting
before being able to talk 10 the Presi-
dent.
Congressman Wise and Marshall were
the lrst callers at the White House and
had very pleasant chats with Mr. 'lefe-
land Sir Wise urged the app1lniemeht
of Nr. William Ryan. of Richmond as
collector of Internal revenue Of the Eas-
tern district AVID Sir. Marshall spoke
iu favor of several of bis constituents
who want places and congratulate AIR.
cleveland on hi- having rescInded me
,.r. tl.t r,urfn-DI..s r0stmastcrs would
serve until charges bad been I'eleiI-
None of tha senators in the city won't
10 Ue White Iou-. this morning the
official visitors being confined to The rep
resentautas. of whom there were nine
Rlo saw Mr. cleveland
ThoIistof Appointments.
About d. o'clock he President gave out
ust of eight appointments. four of them
being for UIe Treasury Department and
for The Interior Department. The only
appointment of interest to the readers of
Ths Times Was that of George w. SAM
derIu. of North Carolina. Co be Deputy
Third Auditor Of the Treasury. The ape
uuIutmcut of Maior Suuderiin % the
position has already been discounted i'm
Ile Times. Ile was at one time auditor
lf the State of North Carolina. and his
appointment is considered q very good
Due.
Twenty-three presidential postmasters
were also appointed to-day the vacancies
being occaa0ned by fourteen rcsigna-
tIous. five removals and the expiration
ol four commissions None of the post
masters appointed were for Virginia or
Eorth Carolina.
Virginia and North Carolina have got-
t.u among the cousulatcs allotted TO
these States two 90 China. Colonel j.
Hampton Hoge being sent 10 Annoy ana
hIr. A. ID. Jones to shanghai The tele-
grams from That country go 90 show that
fhe operations Of Che Gcary law do not
meet with appreciation. and that retalla-
Tory measures may Doe resOrted to. Indeed,
the latest dispatches say that the vicerov
of Annoy which is the district to which
Colonel Hog. lIs been assigned. has
f~rlfr1 proclamation against the sale
ana usD 0f American Kerosene as the first
step towards meeting the Geary law, and
that other districts may follow suit. and
other American products Doe interdicted.
The possible rupture of the commercial
relations between the two countries. If
carried 90 amy further extent. might be
the cause off the severance of the dipl0-
matte relations. So far the State De-
Ulrtmeut has received mo- iutimatlon of
the Intention of The Chinese Government
to do 20 the United States as they have
been done to. and the officials of that
department say that they DO not expect
anything OF the Kind
rhe two consuis to the Chinese ports
of Annoy and Shanghai. Colonel Hoge ana
Nr. A. j. Jones. have both laid their
plans % leave san Francisco July 3d.
hlt the Secretary of state may change
tn.s date 90 later one in the same
month. Mr. Jones leaves here to-day for
Shanghai. having received his final in-
srucii0ns from tlc State Department
and win sau from San Francisco July
"L Colonel Hoee the Virginia consul
to China, is expected here about the
-'ih and is trying to arrange t0 leave
f.r China about the same date with Mr.
Jones.
The Presidents News Bureau.
Oflce seekers here think that the advice |
of the late General B. p. Butler. 10 fhe /
b.. D.
your name in the newspapers. If only in /
rhe police court SIS good. ana they rarely |
refuse to Dee interviewed. thinking that |
he.r names and NOT their sentiments viii |
- trourht to the attention of the Pres |
it.nt ana they are very pr0fuse with |
neir ideas and DO NOT hesitate to criu- /
aee the various branches of the admins
r.uon They do NOT seem to think |
that the President has any memory |
where they may be concerned and they |
cn therefore say what they please Poor |
..Ulei creatures. They DO not seem To-
know that in this country there are |
c.r out ~ the papers anything that |
y he said about public men. who pay
I" know what is being said about them.
i.e President runs "a news bureau OF his |
own and over q hundred newspapers are
ne over every day by the clerk detailed
i'r thIs duty who puts the paragraphs
lN scrap books according 10 subjects. !
ans shows the President the important
ones lf newspaper man IS am appli-
''ht for Office. the President. when his
come up. calls for the scrap book
"' contains his editorials and news
's and woe beude the man who
criticised the actions and words Of
i.nt or any member of his
Colonel William H. Crook is
exchange editor of the present ad-
.au. and little there is that es-
Dre or scissors. The Presi-
not wait for the scrap books
Fought TO him. but very fire.
...F s FOR them himself. so as 10
SEED as 10 what is being said
e.'at Dim
ff'ate Secretary Thurber has gone 10
nome. at Detroit. 90 see the latest
-.I0u to his family now only little
month old. Mr. Thurber Is so
..'i % the business Of his office that
mas not before this bsen home since
appointment to the place that puts
..'- t' close to SIR. Cleveland notwith-
t''lif the interesting event that has so
-'''y taken place in his family IL is
more ihan likely that Mr. Thurbcr. during
'"h lfln, Wll make the necessary ar
itrmrnts 90 bring his family on TO
ID ashinfion. The fam will. no doubt. see
pom permanently located here FOR the
years ana "a half of the present
alton now remaining I'm the
.''Nce oi Mr. Thu,her SIR. Pruden IS