The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1893-03-19

President Harrison. He was always a |
favorlte with Mr.. Cleveland, and under |
his former administration held several |
important places. He was superinten-
dent of Indian schools for time, and
threw his heart into the work in a way
v hich e.tly pleased MIR. Clevelan 4,
Tne promotion Of Mr. Trenholm of South
aroiina from civil service commissioner
to controller of the currency left vacan
cy on the civil service commission to
which he president appointed MIR. ODER
ly and he remained there until the latter
part Of Mr.. Cleveland's administration,
when he was named for commissioner of
Iudi N aft .lIs His services were so sat
isfattory that his retention was asked
by the Indian rights association and
prominent friends of Indian education
There heve been several candidates for
the commissionership, but the president
IS disposed to think that a commissioner
who had such strong Endorsements before
Is well qualified 10 resume his old place.
Secretary Smiths decision that the
land cases shall not be made special, was
brought about by the discovery that
Commissioner Stone of the General Land
Ollie, who was removed yesterday. has
been making cases special in which his
son, lawyer In Oklahoma, is the at
torney The Commissioner has made al
arran gements to become his sons legal
partner, and the firm feathered its nest
N advance Such cases as they have
already given precedence to will retain
their places, but hereafter all comeTs will
be treated alike
As yet no confirmation has been re
ceived at the Slate Department of the
report from Madrid that the Spanish
government had informed Minister
Suowdep that indemnity would be made
to the American missionaries expelled
| from Ponape in the Caroline Islands A
! despat h from the VI mister to this fftct,
however, is expected, as ever since his
appointment to Madrid Mr. Snowden mas
been acting under urgent instructions
from the S ate Department to secure a
settlement of the claims arising from the
ma treatment of American missionaries
IN the Carolines.
Several years ago Spain sent Gov
ernor to the islands, who, it is asserted,
pursued policy of hostility toward the
American missionaries, who had been
established there since 1888, and sought
to overcome their Influence with the
natives. Oae of, the missionaries, Mr.
Dean, was arrested and imprisoned. The
natives resisted The officials, and despite
the efforts of the missionaries to restrain
hem, they rose against their ruler and
LII Of
is dead, and claim for damages on &C
count of his arrest and detention has
bsen made by his representatives., which
Is one Of those under rnsideration AL
together the claims amount to abOu
$40 600 For several years Congress ap
propriated 81 500 annually in the Diplo
matte and Consular bill for the mainte-
nance Of q Consul at Ponape, but Spai1
obi -cted t) Representative of toe UniteC
! States at that point and the Office wa
soolis he'd
Secretary Carlisle today declined +
I sffirm or deny the statement that til
revenue cutter Rush, at San Francisco
had been ordered to hold herself in read
nts. II carry Mr.. B cunt to Hawaii.
/, is un fficially stated, however, that til
+ revenue cutter will be placed al MI
Blougt's disposal ON mis- arrival, and u
( iess arrangements can be made for th
0 Pacif fc Mail steamer, which sails fc
China on the 23i INST, to touch at HOl
f oula, Mr. B cunt will sail on the Rusl
-s L will take that vessel about week {
d make the trip The supposltion that II
n Rush has been ordered for this duty r
4 ceives confirmation from the fact tn
, revenue marine officials, who three da,
u ago denied positively that any orders
! this effect had been given, were th
te morning dumb as oysters on the suhjeC
y There will be mingling Of the fl
n old fl svor Of New England democra
of aud Boston aristocracy in the depar
ID meut of justice hereafter Attorne
~ General Olney has emerged from his S
n. cluslon long enough to announce IN
,is quiet and. as yet, entirely unofficial ma
f ner, to few of his cho sen friends, tn
lv he has decided to make William G.
h dicott, Jr., son OF the secretary Of "
:. in President Cleveland's first cabine
nd his private secretary. Mr. Endicott "
-. very prominent here socially in the c
ba bellies Of the fashionable world.
We
n Authority has been given by Pre-
on dent Cleveland to Secretary Gresham
+. exchange with Minister Grip certifica
~ of ratification of the extraction tres
80 between the United States AMI Sued'
r. recently ratified by the senate The {
K charge may take place today, 3
an the presidents proclamation declari
- the treaty in force will at once follo
H. Exchanges of the ratifcations Of
80 French and Russian eXtrad,tion treati
h. which also were recently ratified by
~ senate, will take place in Paris and
d,s Petersburg, respectively, probably n
&c week.
lrD
VI. Another Dynamite Outrage Attemp
is ROME March 1S S-FollOwing cl
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