The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-12-12
NOTE 10 VENEZUELA.

n NOlE III VEN ELUE Ella.
New York, Dec. IA special to the
Y World from Caracas, Venezuela, says:
The English note is said to have been
received here today. 1t is now in the
hands of the German minister. He will
deliver it on Monday to President Ores
y pc. The British government demands
Il f12, 900 $6O,0OO for the arrest by Vene-
n zuelans of ''Englishmen in English ter
\ ritory"-the disputed region on the Dor
der of British Guiana. Venezuela will
not pay it.
j The revolution is now confined to the
State of Los Andes.
REEDS PROBABLE SELECTIONS.
Washington, Dec. 7.-Speaker Reed did
not appear at the capitol today and it was
A said that he had remained at his hotel to
\ deliberate upon the committee assign
ments.
Heis maintaining unusual secrecy in re-
gard to the important chairmanships, but
it is already taken for granted that Mr.
Hit of Illinois will be chairman of the
foreign affairs; Mr.. Walker of Massachu-
sets, of banking and currency; Mr.. Hep
burn of Iowa, interstate commerce.; Mr.
GrOut of Vermont, District of Columbia !;
Mr.. Daniel of New York, elections; Mr..
Curtis of New York, military affairs Mr.
Boutelle of Maine, naval affairs, and Mr.
Quigg of New York, pOstoffices and roads.
The main interest of course, centers in
the craftsmanship of ways and MEANS
Which carries with it the leadership of the
majority on the floor. For several days
the impression has been growing that this
distinction would not go to Mr.. Payne of
n New York, but to Mr.. Dingley of Maine,
y who would have been the ranking member
4 had he not voluntarily retired from the
4 committee to permit eX-Speaker Crisp to
4 appoint Mr.. Reed.
With regard to the Craftsmanship of ap-
preparations, the impression continues to
4 prevail that it will go to Mr.. Henderson
4 of Iowa, the ranking member, There is
considerable speculation on the Democrat
4 ic side as to whether Speaker Reed will
a appoint Mr.. Crisp on the ways and means,
and in that way return the compliment
n accorded by Mr. Crisp when he was speak
er to Mr.. Reed, after the latter's retire
ment from the craftsmanship. When Mr..
Reed was appointed, however, Mr.. Ding
ley, who was on the ways and means COM
mittee expressed desire to retire in favor
4 of his colleague.
A similar complication arises in case of
Mr.. Crisp. Mr.. Turner one of Mr.. Crisp's
A colleagues from Georgia, is another of the
committee, and if Mr.. Crisp is appointed
4 it will involve Mr.. Turner's retirement.
4 The committee, it is believed, will be
announced at the end of next week.
SUBORDINATES DISMISSED.
Il Washington, Dec. 7.-Postmaster Cen
eral Wilson has dismissed VIM. w. Hill
d OF Mississippi, assistant superintendent of
\ the free delivery department; Samuel
Beight of Indiana, clerk in the free de-
81 livery bureau, and another clerk named
Sullivan, now of the dead letter Office, but
formerly of the free delivery bureau, for
giving out information and conspiracy
to belittle the department"
The peremptory dismissal created a
sensation at the department. The action
IA is the result of an investigation that has
"a been in progress for about q month. In
formation reached First Assistant Post
IS master General Jones that the men were
" tampering with the records and were i'm
Fl properly giving out to parties not con-
nected with the department information
t regarding the official record and the de-
VI partmental business. Charges were made
that this was part of a scheme to injure
land bring into disrepute certain of the
offlcers and employees of the postal service.
Ut is understood that information was fur
&nlshed to members of congress, the OBJ
f1ect being to bring about a congressional
investigation of the office. Assistant
n Postmaster General Jones promptly insti-
Il tuted an investigation and after securing
8evidencewhich he considered satisfactory
'NdHu complete, summoned Cne tnree men
Ito his Office At this hearing it is charged
they made conflicting and false statements
and that finally two of the men, Clerks
height and Sullivan confessed and i'm
|tplicated Hill The investigation may be
continued and possibly may involve other
changes.
Hill was several years ago appointed
& United States commissioner to investigate
the overtime class of carriers. He had
full charge of this work for long period,
till finally, being assigned an assistant,
and was seldom engaged on his postoffice
duties. Sullivan was for a long period
PIN the free delivery service, but charges
'Of INSTRUMENTATION and bad conduct
caused his transfer to the dead letter of
tce. All of the men dismissed have been
in the service many years
THE APACHES.
Il Washington, Dec. IA dispatch to the
Indian bureau today announces that the
Apache Indians whom troops were de-
MAILED to bring pack have been detailed
to San Carlos reservation. The dispatch
is as follows:
"The six Indians from Nocese camp, ru-
|mored to have done the killing are now
BIT the agency, having been brought in by
futile and the Indian police. Their po-
mics were loaded down with nine deer.
Will take description of ponies and arms
for future reference, but am satisfied they
| n 70 all right