The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-04-04
Nicholas FiIbeck still stub
bornIy I'm the Way Of "A settlement
of the Worrisome Dispute.
NO REPLY FROM THE PORTE
FOSTERS APPOINTMENT As EMBAS-
sADOR DEFENDS On ANSWER.
Retroe ctfve Clause of the Tariff Bill
Defended by Grosvenor-Sena-
tors SIashing Duties.
special to the Indianapolis Journal.


Haute pOstOfice and collectorship imbroglio
continues to be the center of interest with
Indiana politicians in Washington. Senator
Fairbanks is the overshadowing figure In
she deal, occupying a position of possible
arbitrator. thanked by First Assistant Post
master General Heath as general counsel
for the Republican party and paciicator-in-
chief. Representative Faris is sitting on
the fence hesitating to decide as between
friends. Senator Fairbanks, Perry Heath
and President Mckinley are for Henry for
collector. with Faris silently acquiescing
and wishing he were we'll out of the
trouble. Nicholas Filbeck alone is holding
out against the arrangement. seemingly de-
termined to be appointed collector whether
the President wants IL that way or not, in
spite of the President as some one says.
Positive denial is made here Of Mr.. Fill
beck's assertion that his written consent is
a condition precedent on Judge Henry's APP
pointment. and it is equally well known
that the friends of Editor Geo. NJ. Al
len, +. Z. BENJAMIN and A. c. Ford would
strongly resent Filbeck breaking into the
pOstoffice contest after he had failed to
land the coilectorship. In short. his dec
laration that ne can secure that office by
getting out of Henry's way is taken with a
large grain of allowance. No progress was
made in the Terre Haute matter. and a
hint from high authority was given this
evening that the contestants and rival fac
tons would have several days leeway al
lowed them to come TO some sort OF an
understanding among themselves. The col
lectOrship vacancy will not occur for sew
eral months. and the commission of the
present postmaster will not run out for
two or three weeks. Judge Henry is here,
and mill ropnafn until cont hnpnn hy HE
"trainers." -
The following appointments of fourth
class postmasters for Indiana were for
maIly made to-day. as per previous indorse-
ments:
Bridgeport, Marion c~ounty-Enoch Hoff-
man, vice Henry Cook. removed.
Fort Branch. Gibson ~county-L. b. Mar
Hobbs. Upton county-Jeremiah Ressle-,
vice c: III. Warner, resigned.
PatOka. Gibson county-Presto Milburn.
vice l.. +. Riley removed.
Rich Valley, Wabash county-T. T..
Small. vice g. w; Elliott. resigned.
Woman, Carroll c~ounty-David CHM,
vice NJ. NJ Baum, removed.
49,
The State Department is waiting with
considerable anxiety word from Constanti-
nople as to how the Sultan receives the
suggestion to raise the Turkish mission to
the rank Of an embassy. President Nc
Kinley directed Minister Terrill some days
ago TO sound the Turkish ruler on this
proposition. but nothing has been heard
from him. As before mentioned in these
dispatches. the President is anxious to
have General John W. Foster go to Tur-
key on behalf of this government, but the
latter will not undertake the mission I'M
less the post is raised in rank so that
he can secure personal access TO the Sui
tan when he deems IL advisable. 1t is only
by that means that General Foster could
protection of the millions of Christians in
Armenian and other Turkish possessions
whose lives are in constant danger at the
State Department that the Grecian COM
plications have prevented the Sultan CIV
tentiOn. but after waiting for a reason
able time. Minister Terrill will make. an
other attempt. a reply from the Turkish
IN the next few days.
Representative Corliss. of Michigan, to-
day introduced a joint resolution to revoke
all the orders extending the application of
the civil-service laws which We're made by
President Cleveland during his last admin
istration. Mr.. Corliss thinks that the pow
er TO revoke the presidential orders rests
, ynsn P PpeEident Mckinney should IbeMi y not be
called on to. rescind the acts OF his prede-
cessor.
A number Of Kansas men. including Sen
atOr Baker. Representative Broderick, ex-
Representative Long and National Com
mitteeman Leland had a conference with
the President to-day i'm regard to an APP
pointment for ex-Representative Kilpat-
rick. They are now urging him for as
sistant secretary of the interior. and have
strong hopes that he will be appointed.
Representative James Rankin Young. of
Philadelphia. introduced TO the President
Mr.. TObin. a candidate for Governor of
Arizona Mr.. Bur Dunlap. an Arizona man.
Is also a candidate and his friends are con-
fCent Of his appointment. y delegation of
citizens of New Mexico were among the
White House callers. They urged on the
President the claims OF Thomas Collier for
the governOrshiD. Senator Spooner. accom-
panied by a Wisconsin delegation. called
in the interest OF Julius Goldsmith, who
wants To be consul 10 Berlin. An Alabama
delegation asked the President to appoint
VIM. III. Youngblood, national committee
man from Alabama. as third auditor for
the Treasury Department.
The idea obtained currency to-day that
the nomination Of an assistant secretary
of the navy to- succeed Mr.. McAdoo would
certainly go to the Senate Monday. Prob
ably this belief was traceable to the fact
that Ii will be necessary in order 10 avoid
a hiatus 10 nominate Monday a successor
TO Admiral Ramsay as chief OF the Bureau
OF Navigation and IL might fairly be sup
posed that the two naval vacancies Will
be filled at the same time. At any rate
the rumor had the effect to stimulate the
supporters Of the candidates for the assist
ant secretary's place and il now seems
probable that the fight has narrowed down
to two persons-Theodore Roosevelt. OF
New York. and Henry W. Raymond. "A
well-known Germantown. Pa. newspaper
man and formerly private secretary 10
Secretary Tracy. For Admiral Ramsay's
shoes the naval officers have made a great
struggle. but the indications this after
r90n are that the choice lies between Cap
tain Crowninshield and Captain RoSley D..
Evans.
Among the prominent callers at the
White House were Senators Hale. Frye.
Proctor. HOar. Mason. Berry and Lindsay.
Representatives Sulloway. Grout. Sayers.
Nckery. Livingston. Noonan. Ellis. Tate
a Tongue. Mr.. Murat Halstead and Gen.
Stewart L. Woodford.
A bill TO amend the civil-service law has
been introduced by Mr.. Zenor. of Indiana.
which provides that examinations shall be
practical and relate only TO subjects which
the applicants viii he called on TO deal
with. IL also permits preference to be
given 10 members OF any political party
within the discretion OF the appointing Off
GERS.
Additional applications for appointment
20 presidential offices under the Treasury
Department have been filed as follows: II.
c. orion. Of Princeton. Mo. as auditor of
the Navy; Joseph Trasnor. OF GJysdon,
Nd. as auditor for the .oostofice Denart-
sueEt. A n Gibbs. OF Eaton Rapids. Mich.
a. deputy auditor for the State Depart
meat: ]. A. Caldwell. OF kingston. Pa. -
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