The times., 1897-03-23

The United States Government viii
enter no protest at present at least,
against the condi lions imposed upon the
merchantmen Of neutral nations under
the orders for the blockading of Crete by
the six European powers.
1t was stated yesterday at the State
Department that up to O'Clock no con-
ference had been held in reference to the
matter between the President and Sec
retary Sherman, and the Secretary an
nounced that the notification received of
the blockade would be formally acknowl-
edged, and that SO far as he knew no
further action would be taken.
The matter viii doubtless come up
in the Cabinet meeting today upon the
proposition advanced that the action taken
serves a 5 a precedent which might affect
United States inte ereSts elsewhere That
is a problem which enters into the dis
cusSion and to which statecraft must fur
nish the solution.
Contrary to general expectation, the AS
sistant Secretary of War and the Commits
sioner OF Pensions were not nominated by
the President yesterday. 1t was conf
IDENTIFY expected that H. Clay Evans would
stated, evidently by authority, that the
resignation of the present mniSsioner
had been sent to the President on Saturday
There was equal assurance that Gen.
n. NJ Curtis would be nominated for
Assistant Secretary of War He held a
brief conference with Secretary Alger,
by appointment, and this was accepted as
a guarantee Of his success. 1t proved
los
afternoon it was ascertained that the
matter was not vet settled. 1t appears
that the same argument is used against
Gen. Curtis that was employed to Col
OTIS discontinue; that of geographical
location. 1t is claimed that if California
is not entitled to the place on account OF
having a representative in the Cabinet,
New York should be counted out by the
same process.
The nomination of a Fourth Assistant
Postmaster General is very acceptable TO
The Department. 1t is understood that
D large amount OF work is already cut out
Tor his consideration, there being already
On hand thousands of applications for the
minor postoffices
The list OF applications for office bull
letined at the Treasury yesterday was
brief, and none of the positions sought
were Of the higher grades. The names of
Iie aspirants and the places asked for are
as follows:
T. F. Leisure, of the District, for
deputy auditor of the Navy Department:
c. II. Brush, of DanbuTy, Conn, deputy au-
ditor PeStoffice Department.; j. Coughlain,
Carson City, New, melter and refiner, Car
son City; j. n. Creighton, sr, OF Charlotte,
N. C, Hssayer and multer. Charlotte, n, c.:
for Commissioner Of immigration at New
York, L. J. NOulty and T st. J. Gaffney,
both Of New York; collectors of customs
Peter French, OF Juneau, Alaska, for the
post at Sitka; 2. W. Bellinger, of San Fran
sisco, at san Francisco; Joshua Wood, of
Pasadena, Cal, at Los Angeles; W. H |
Evans, of Monravia, Cal, at Los Angeles; |
w H. Hawley, OF Malone. n. Y, at PlattS- |
burg; A. L. Capper, of Providence, R. L.. |
al Sitka, Alaska.
Surveyor of Customs-oscar Townsend, |
Of Denver, Col, at Denver.
Appraiser OF uerchandiSe-A. r. Cham |
berlain, Of Chicago, H., at Chicago; G. |
L. Pashley, Of Brooklyn, N. Y, at New |
York; G. W. G Grammes, of Cleveland, Ohio. |
II Cleveland.
Assistant appraiser Of merchandise
Fl. L. Swords, of New York, at New York.
Naval officer at New York custom house
J. c. o'Connor, Of New York.
Examiner of DruEs-H. p. Jones, of New
Orleans, at New Orleans
Postmaster General Gary and Secretary
Bliss, both of whom were out of the city /
over Sunday, returned in time to be at |
their desks promptly yesterday morning |