The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-20

quickly appointed
The Sailors Union of the Pacific. which
has branch In Seattle. has petitioned the
secretary of the navy 10 commute the SEN
tence of p Mullen. a sailor on the warship
Philadelphia. who Is now serving an
eighteen months sentence at Mare island
Mullen has already served six months or
his time. and il Is asked that the remainder
OF IL be remitted. The oRense OF which
Mullen was guilty, while extremely serious
from a navy officers point Of view. Is
somewhat amusing. Mullen had been
painting the deck. and one OF the marines
stepped on the fresh paint. Mullen lost his
temper and said many things prejudicisl
10 good order and military discipline. ana
likewise eynptied a bucket OF water over
the marine. Then he went out ana got
drunk and when he came back he got
eighteen months in the navy prison.
business men of Portland Or, have re-
newed their efforts TO secure the transfer
of the military headquarters OF the depart
ment of the Columbia from vancouver 10
Portland Many are the Inducements held
out TO secure its removal. Ii has been at
tempted many times in the past. but never
successfully. Among the Inducements IL
is said that free Office rent in the Oresonian
building has been rendered the govern
ment, although no papers to that effect are
on file Protests have also been received
from Vancouver, which urge the impor-
tance of preventing what the Portland peo-
pie are trying TO accomplish. the Port
landers are writing to their senator's and
members to help them In this matter, ana
rhe Vancouver people are bombarding the
Washington senators and representatives
with letters urging them to prevent the
caange The people of Vancouver regard
less of politics, are unit in this matter.
since the removal of the headquarters TO
Portland would be serious blow TO the
business interests of Vancouver.
At the silver headquarters in this city
the name of Farmer Todd. of Shelton.
was mentioned the other day as being
good man to take charge ofthe distribution
of literature In some of the Western states.
Just at present there is a scarcity of funds
In the silver camp and no such appoint
ments are 10 be made. but it Is saio that
Farmer Todds name is on the list for
recognition when the time comes.
Melvin G.. Winstock. the weil-known Sc
attic attorney. who has an application on
file for district attorney for the state OF
Washington, has evidently but little hope
OF securing that appointment. and now is
seeking recognition for his services TO the
Republican party in the last campaign by
a diplomatic appointment. Places OF this
character are 10 be given out as soon as
the tariff bill is disposed of, but not until
then Washington state. IL is understood.
will get quite a number of these foreign
places and possibly one minister resident
to some Oriental country.
Con A Rideout. the coiored lawyer Of
Seattle whose original application for con-
sui at Cape Town was made in the Cleve-
land administration, 6oes not seem TO be
able to center upon any particular place.
although he is now a good Republican III
is now stated at the state department that
Rideout would pAfer TO be consul at San
tos South Brazil while letters have been
received from friends urging his appoint
ment as minister to Haiti This latter Is
not very likely. in view of the fact that
many New York merchants and business
men OF the East are urging the president
10 appoint a white man as minister 10
Haiti instead of a colored man, as has been
the practice heretofore.
ALLAN b. SLAUSON.