Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-07

Robert G. Pearce, to be surveyor of Gus
toms. port of Rock Island. ILL.,; Charles
Wright, to be collector of internal revenue
for the first district of Michigan; James H.
Stone, to be appraiser of merchandise In
| the district of Detroit Mich.
| State-Kavanaugh X. Kennedy of Misss-
| sppi, to be consul of the United States at
| Para. Brazil; VIM. H. H. Graham of In
diana, to be consul at Winnipeg. Manitoba.
Navy-Arthur o. Sykes of New York. to
! be chaplain in the navy: Harold H. Haas
| Of Virginia, to be an assistant surgeon in
| the ravy.
POstmasters.
Massachuse:ts-Geo. X. Stratton. Card
ner; Frank p. Ware, Brightwood; Julius o.
| Eecraft. DowaGie-
| Connecticut-EdHin F. Tomlinson, Plain
| view: Jos. w. Chandler. Stafford Springs;
| Hubert Williams, Lakcvlile: VIM. S. Judd
| New Britain.
| Delaware-Thomas e. Megear, Smyrna.
| Kentucky-Thos. n. Edwards. Lawrence
| burg; Jane; c. Florence. Stanford; }. F.
| Taylor. Glasgow: Thon.ds +. Beadles. Full
| ton; Thomas SIMPSON, Franklin; Is. r.
| CHM, Augusta; James W. Thomson.
| CniOEtown: James NJ. Cole Murray; George
| NJ. Crider, Marion.
Lou:siana-Eessie G. Wells. Alexandria;
Byrns NJ Young, Morgan City.
| Michigan - Melvin A. Bates, Grayling
| w H. w. 11uuSOH. + RANK IL
win, Albion: Calvin A. Palmer, Manistee;
| VIM. II. Hutton. Worthwhile; George w.
Raft Traverse City; Charles F. Brown,
Alma: Alfred Mines, Coldwater; Aaron r.
| Wheeler, st. Louis: Fred E. Moffatt, STAN
ton: Hel.ry Clark, South Grand Rapids.
Alabama-Charles c. Grove, Marion.
Arkansas-Wm. l.. Jefferies, Clarendon;
Francis NJ. Reeves. Mena.
| California-Wm. N. Anderson San Ra-
fael; Richard NJ Ryan, Gilrcy; Geo. B.
| Baer, Cloverdale; Abel A. Withrow, Santa
| Clara: Samuel W. Metcalf, Sisson; Frank
]. Payne, Suffer Creek; Lafayette Van
| Dusen, Ukiah.
| Colorado-Charles D. Parks, La Junta;
Anna G. Derry, Ouray; Samuel H. Young,
| Rocky Ford.
| Georgia - Walter A Herman, Carters-
| Vile; Henry P. Farrow, Gainesville.
Idaho-Wesley w. Prtchett, Weiser.
| Illir Dish. D. l.. Grigsby, Pittsfield; An
| drew E. Sheldon, Paxton: H. p. Nichols,
| haywood: John c. Baker. Golconda; Rob
mems. Elgin: Emory Gregg, Fairbury: L..
| d. Hartwell. Marion: Harry A. Marsh
| Upper Alton; Ansel b. Case, Prophets
| town.
City; Albert C. nea:ss Peru; Perry J. Free
| man, Richmond; Walter S. Montgomery
| Greenfield: j. Il. Woods Hammond; ViEson
V. Williams, Bedford: Charles Sullivan,
| Garrett: Coursen j. Stright. Albany; Dun
can McA. Williams, Fowler: VIM. c. Vance,
| Noblesville; Andrew Morrissey. Notre
Dame; James NJ. Hundiey, Summitville.
| Iowa-John Ledgerwood. Leon; Daniel E.
| Pond. Monticello; Frank II. McCabe. Lo-
gan; Charles NJ. Marshall. Moulton; w. A.
| DeLashmutt, Mount Ayr: Frank III. Rob-
bins. Wankon; r. c. White, Greenwood;
! Fred w. Browne, Belleplaine; G. b. Rus
| sell. Audubon; f. II. Allison. Grundy Cen
ter: James H. Morrison. Seymour; Edward
| P. Heller, Sioux City: Henry j. NUNS,
| Akron; e. c. Swift State Center: Henry A.
Perrin, Monroe; Hanno P. Newton. keota.
| Kansas-John Collins. Horton; ]. E; Hum
| phrey. Nickerson; Frank Harlow, King
| man; John Guthrie. Topeka Russell w.
| Branson. Cherokee; Horace X Bechtel, Au-
gusta; Adrian Reynolds. Sedan; Frank H.
| Roberts OskalOosa.
| The Cabinet Meeting.
| Secretary Alger is still confined to his
| home and was unable to be present at the
| cabinet meeting today. All the other cab-
| net officers were on hand.
Secretary Sherman gave to the President
| and his fellow-cabinet officials some infor-
nation on the situation in China, tending
| to show a suspension of the tension of a
short time ago. The Secretary is under
| stood to have received assurances from
| the representatives here Of the European
| powers that there is not likely to be any
further disturbance in the east for some
time unless there is another and unex-
| pected change in the condition Of affairs
The grab for Chinese territory has been
temporarily postponed. although this gov
eminent is led to believe that 1t was never
the intention of Germany and Russia tc
| seize any part of China.
| The only thing of interest talked about
by the cabinet was civil service. The cab
met members who had not sent in their
answers to the Senate resolution up to
yesterday announced that they were pre-
pared to do so Immediately, and then
they talked over what they had written.
This led to remarks all around on the
subject Of the civil service; its discussion
in Congress, etc. The President is not In
the least ''phased'' at the fight on the sys-
tenn in Congress and will not, as already
stated in The Star take any steps to
issue an executive order making changes
until his friend, General Grosvenor, and
others, get through with their assaults on
the law. Much of what is being said
amuses the President while some Of the
| speeches are looked upon seriously.
strong effort is being made to have
the President believe that the danger
| which threatens Senator Hanna comes
about through the civil service law. Cen
| leaders assert that if there had been po-
sitions to provide for the republicans of
| that and other states there would not
| have been enough dissatisfied republicans
| in Ohio to have made the legislature as
| close as 1t is. 1t is pretty well understood
| that Senator Hanna is not himself as
| much of an advocate Of the civil service
| law as the President, but these We're his
1! is alleged that the senator has been
quietly in favor of removing the govern
ment printing office from under the pro-
lection Of the civil service as we'll max
ing other changes more radical than the
| President is supposed to be in favor of.
| Senator ThUrston called at the White
| House today after an absence and talked
| with the President On several subjects one
being the Ohio complication. The senator
! made some speeches in Ohio during the
| campaign, and he says 1t is hard to con-
| Ceive that republicans mo pledged them
| selves to Senator Hanna can break their
| pledges.
| Senator Thurston Is an advocate of the
election of senators by direct vote of the
PEOPLE, and believes that the Ohio situa-
ton is a strong argument in favor of the
| passage of a bill making a change in the
present mode. He believes Senator Hanna
could have been easily elected by q direct
vote. Senator Thurston and other sena-
tors who favor election by the people re-
fer to the failure of the Oregon legisla-
trre to elect republican senator and 10
the deadlocks in Ohio and Maryland. They
regard these affairs as injurious to their
party and think the best solution is a
direct election. 1t Is thought that renewed
effort will be made to secure action by the
| Senate a hill the election nj cepo Tors