Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-06-09
THE KuLs

-" N"Sato 70 Ier"a at Il 'urth-Clsss cst-
masters h'sdth-a-Ns "ot-,st~ Apo
M u 1" Post ofic.~ B- Made -,
WAsHtNGroN, June : tn rule "A
nounced shortly u ter the adm iui>sra-
tion assumed charge that postmasters
would Toe allowed 10 serve ou- their
full terms unless removed for cause.
has been modified. and II is expected
that Wholesale appointments to post
offices Will be made soon. IL was uti-
cialIy announced Friday that the pres
ident and postmaster general will con-
slider as having expired all post
Offices which are due to expire
between now and July Is 1t
II understood that the matter
was discussed and the decision reached
at Friday : cabinet meeting. The rea-
son assigned for the modification of
the announced policy OF the admins
tratiou is that il is the desire OF the
post office department to I'LL as many
offices rs possible before the expira-
ton of the fiscal year, July l. in order
that accounts may be begun with "A
new quarter
Secretaries Long and Alger were
the abscntees at Fridays cabinet
meeting. The case of the Valencia
the Ward line steamer, which was
compelled To haul-to 10y shot fred
across her bows from spanish cruiser
as she was coming out OF the port OF
Guantanoma, was briefly discussed.
The incident occurred May 9S
/ Secretary OF State sherman eN-
planned that the act OF the
Spanish vessel could not be regarded
as an offense against the United States
rs the Valencia was showing no colors
and the purpose of the Spaniard was
simply to compel her to show her flag
As soon as the stars and stripes were
run up, she was allowed To proceed.
No other important matters were con-
sidered 10y the cabinet
1t IL the prevailing belief at the
white house that President Mckinley
Will nominate the new minister Ia
Madrid in the course OF week. Six
names have been under consideration.
50 IL is stated semi-otlicially. Three O.
them are believed To be Gen. II. l..
| Tracey. OF New York; ex-senator ohm
| Il. Henderson, of Missouri, and Con-
| gresham Hit, of Illinois. The
last named, it is said, has been
rendered the post, but does not
| desire it, Special Commissioner Cal
| houn Will reach Washington from liza.
vana next Monday or Tuesday. 1t is
understood that eN-Rrprcsentative Al.
/ drich is to bc appointed consul general
! ut Havana. and that his appointment
will Toe made in the near future. Con
sui General Lee has practically closed
up the present work upon which lac
has been engaged and the way is now
/ open for the appointment of his sue
cessor.
Senator Tillman, from the commit
| tee on Interstate commerce, Friday
! reported the bill introduced by him
self, giving states the same control OF
! liquors imported into a state which
they exercise over liquors OF domestic
manufacture. The bill is intended e
meet in part the defects in the stat,
| dispensarv law. pointed out in the re
cent decision OF Judge Smonton.
Senator Allison, who, in the absen cc
of senator Aldrich, has charge OF the
tariff bill, expressed the opinion Fri
day that the sugar schedule would b,
reached in its order on Monday. anC
that IL would be taken up then if Sen,
ator Aldrich by that time should
have so far recovered as to bc able tC
take charge of the schedule on behalf
of the republicans. II Mr.. Aldrich
finds IL impossible 10 be in the cham
Der when the schedule is reached re
publicans viii ask that it be passed
temporarily, because of his generally
conceded superior information on the
subject Senator Allison says, how.
ever, that it is his desire that this
schedule should be disposed OF as
promptly as possible.
There : a possibility that the to
bacco schedule may also bc passed
over in case Senator Aldrich is mo-
present.
The advocates of a higher duty OF
wool are quite confident from assur
ances received from members OF TIN
finance committee Friday that the,
will secure an increase over the rate
originally reported by the committc
OF an average OF a cent "a pound.
WAsHtNGTON, June ,. Vice Presi
dent Hobart entertained large com
pany of gentlemen Friday night at hi.
home on Lafayette squaye. The hous,
was deliberately decorated with roses
sweet peas and ferns A buffet supper
was served in the hower-decIlcd dining
| room.
NEW LEASE OF LIFE.