The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-04-09

samee." as the Chinese say, in his Office
at Raleigh he will name Seymour's sue
cessor as certainly as he named his own
private secretary.
In preparing the new immi-
grafton bill Senator Morgan has
suggested that the bible, and
particularly the ten commandments,
be used for the educational test that it
is proposed to apply to the future arrivals
from foreign countries. The Senator
thinks that such Il test will be more
impartial and satisfactory than section
from the constitution of the United
States, which was proposed by the Lodge
bill. He argues that there is a decided
difference of opinion among the people of
the highest education and culture as to
the meaning of the constitution but that
nobody can fail to understand the plain,
simple language of the ten command
ments, and that no one can study or even
read them without benefit.
The strangest of all the many requests
that have been made of Mr.. Hanna since
he took up his leadership in politics came
to him yesterday. Baron Won Muegge,
u young German, solicited his influence
to obtain an appointment as deputy Uni
ted States marshal,at any place where the
surrounding are agreeable, at any sal
airy, or any amount of fees that might
be offered. The applicant, who is well
vouched for and is undoubtedly all that
he pretends to be, told strange story
of tae will of his mother, wealthy but
eccentric German, who stipulated that
he should serve ten years as a policeman
before he should come into his fortune,
her idea being to teach him self-control,
develop his character and convince nm
of the dignity of labor. AS it is difficult
to obtain a position on the police force
in Germany, and as he did not wish to
serve in such humble capacity among
his former and future associates, Won
Muegge came to the United States to
serve his time. He has been in the force
in several cities, and is now employed
as a Waterman by the Big -Four rail
road company in Cleveland. The man is
personally known to Mr.. Hanna through
a rather curious episode that occurred
while he was member of the Cleveland
city police. A few nights after the cleo
ton some of Mr.. Hanna's friends and ad
mirers rendered him a banquet at the
Union club in that city, and during the
dinner two of the walters got into trOu-
BILE, in which one of them bit off a portion
of the ear Of the other. The fight was
so fierce that a policeman was sent for
to take charge of the combatants, and
that duty happened to be assigned TO
Won Muegge. Mr.. Hanna recollects see
ing him at the Union club on that occa-
sion, and Won Muegge's description of
the surroundings and circumstances
leaves no doubt that he was there. His
term of servitude expires in November
next, and the baron is anxious to spend
the remainder of the period in surround
ings which will be more agreeable than
those in which he has been situated for
the last nine years. He thinks if he
could see little more of American sOcie-
ty it would be to his advantage when he
returns to Germany to enter into his
fortune He would like to be a deputy
to the United States marshal Of the Dis
trict of Columbia for the next six months,
and has asked Mr.. Hanna's influence to
secure that position.
Moses Harshaw will be postmaster at
Lenoir. Score success for one more
Southern Railway lobbyist. He went to
Raleigh on free pass during the Legisla
ture to lobby against the anti-lease bill.
The postmastership at Lenoir is his pay.
Representative McCreary, who was the
brains of the railroad side in the lease
fight in the House, is to be postmaster
at Lexington. Pritchard is going to care
for every man that stood by the railroad.
1t is well known THAT Stephen ]. Field
never forgave President Cleveland be-
cause he did not appoint him Chief JUS
tice when Fuller was named. 1t is now
| talked here that Judge Field will resign.
and that Attorney General McKenna
will be chosen in his place.
Mr. Chas. n. Vance and wife are here,
and have received a warm welcome from
| many friends.