The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-26
THE MORNING NEWS !
ESTABLISHED 1880. INCORPORATED lSsS.
J. H. ESTILL, President.
GEORGIANS ON A HUNT.
A NOBLE ARMY OF OFFIOE-sREK-
ERs OUT CUNNING.

Secretary Hoke Smith DecAp!tating
Offensive Partisans With Neatness
and Dispatch-Mr. duBlgnon and
Judge Falligant Have an Audience
With the President-Lively Fights
for the District Attorneyships
WASHINGTON, March 25. - When the
Senate reassembles Monday it is possible
that the subject of the recognizing OF the
clerical force may come up. The demo-
Gratis have made their nominations for sec-
retarv and sergeent-st-arms and these may
be elected and qualified, but it is doubtful
II q complete change of subordinates will
occur, because of the republican opposition
and their threat to indefinitely proloug the
extra session.
An extended list Of nominations is looked
for Monday. Among them are several
Georgia names. No important official was
agreed upon to-day besides E. 0. Graves,
of Seattle, Wash, to succeed Mr.. Nebeker
as treasurer. He was chief Of the bureau Of
printing and engraving during Mr.. Cleve-
lands first term. He Is expected here
April 5.
Among the Presidents callers to-day were
Hon. Fleming duBignon and Judge Robert
Falligant, representing Mr.. Rucker. Their
audience began at 10 o'clock and lasted
forty minutes. 1t was a very pleasant one.
On retiring they met Senator Gordon and
Speaker Crisp at the door going TO boom
Mr.. James. 1t is a hot fight, so hot that
Mr.. Ellis may compromise. The President
declared himself puzzled with the Georgia
situation. Judge Falligant returned home
tonight to open court on Monday. Mr.
duBignon will go to New York before re-
turning home.
At the white house to-day while Senator
Gordon and Speaker Crisp were waiting for
Mr.. duBignon and Judge Falhgant to get
through with the President, Senator Cor
don met Maj. J. F. Culver Of Union Springs,
Ala, applicant for marshal, and upon i'm
mediate mutual recognition embraced his
old army friend. They had not met in
twenty years. Maj. Culver was major of
the Sixth Alabama regiment when Gen.
Gordon commanded the regiment.
Under the new prorating Of consular pay
Georgia is entitled to about $50, 900. Florida
to $1,000, South Carolina to S19.5OO, and
NAA0DoLA6 W p@NSOOps IA 0GOA bAh AAA e
Blackburn expects mission. as does Gen.
P NJ. B. Young; Editor Richardson of
Columbus a consulate, Mr.. Cohen of the
Atlanta Journal q consulate, Bascom
Myrick and Mr.. Boggs, son of the chan,
oellor, and others, consulates.
Mr. Blount's salary don't figure against
the states quota, as that is paid out Of the
contingent fund Of the state department.
Representative Tate has drawn first
blood for postolice, having oustsd the re-
publican and fixed Ben F. Terry at Canton,
Cherokee county. Fourth Assistant Post
master General Maxwell wields ready AK
Mark Cooper Pope, appointed chief OF
division in the interior department, quail
fed to-day and assumed his duties
Secretary Hoke Smiths attention was
called to the presence Of one Greenwault, a
clerk in the pension Office. He is the man
who mailed Representative Cooper Of In
diana decoy letter endesvoring to entrap
him into accepting fee for a pension case.
Greenwaults head was cut off in exactly
forty minutes. Another chief of division
in the pension office who was trying to run
underground into the civil service protec-
tion to-day was decapitated instantly. Sec
retary Smith is acting with promptness in
all such cases.
An old Georgian living at Galveston,
Tex, T. T. Laylor, has made application
for colleotorship Of his old state. He has
Gen. Longstreets Endorsement alone.
He is an old soldier and wants to get back
home.
Col. John Troutman OF Fort Valley is
going home tonight He has thrown up
the sponge and thinks Col. Leverett has
won the fight for the marshalship of the
Southern district Hon. G. c. Duncan,
who came with him, will remain day
or 30.
Maj. Gary returned home to-day, Great
pressure has been brought to bear for young
Galloway by Senator Gordon for attorney
for the Southern district. and he may win.
Lomis d. Pace of Covington was pro-
NOTED to-day in the interior department.
from a clerkship to examiner with salary
of $4,000. Nothing appears settled except
Col Leverett as marshal for the Southern
and Col. Dismuke for the Northern district.
All is chaos, disquiet and uncertainty.
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