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CAMDEN, S. C., FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 1893, ^Genem fiOBODO j683 ZOeu jjg fader his s< > oo mmigeaa | who was oj Jr to-day askfi appointing ander him 1 Tail as rep?H TbePw* "ative, and ;? inflexible, (S would be sal | &e ezceptioH eomstaBoes-* departure 64 call to mioA justify a cb? cided upon. m Springer *B B apply to m WjA&teU pMnter fn Wasb |in which jribed to Br states 1 at the p version f else pres m he, 'that public, I -pher pres iolatiou of w of all the 1 could have ment The i She delegation ?g to adjust | ?the two fac- I ? Congressmen j pe Xo my office j K: "There will I as to what oc- 1 I. I propose I ?kafenfbv and f reed upoa by j ed to give it to , irolina. I went j enate chamber ; ement, but Sen- j B thereafter, Mr Hp dent of the News j Hf> me aud asked i Bbd at the delega *. handed him the ^prized its pubiica Bess condition that Bator ' Butler and ?pe found Senator Heading it over, ap* Bo me and aaid that ;[ to the statement ?trait, Latimer and Kr Lamer, and after I something to it in pator Butlersaid. is a fail repudiation ?ph -to every fair > read it. John L. M. I as v. fto say on thia matter. ?'Senator Butler for his M conference. He gave what is quoted above. I ? that I quoted him cor m that be seemed much ?nator Irby. I have no Ken at or Butler failed to Kr Lamer that Irby had Imatter for his approval lof the conference. It is Ible that Larner told him ^statement from Irby and Ifrom him also. I am ain Senator Butler con natter in this light Irby seen him himself. If he 3 perhaps be more "fair u his/ard indicates. ?. J. W. <^^^S)ohxTllle Murder Suspect. S^BLston, S. C, March 10. ? -^?dre ne new developments in ?inville murder case to-day. Hjkper man from Augusta came flp claims to hav& identified H as the Augusta murderer KaperLfrom the insane asylum Bjiedgeville. Johnson does Kdeny his ^identity, but B . seems to be nothing Sped as yet to fasten the Lincoln Krime on him save his arrest v peculiarly suspicious circura Res. The negro is either crazy fening insanity. Klic feeling is calmiDg down pi hat. The Governor's last ex i has about put an extinguisher i any hope tiiat the public had of tg the law enforced. The Tweit n inquest will~ be resumed on iday.? Cor. The State. THEY WILL ALL STAY IN ?pnblican Officials With Poor Tear Com missions to Ser?% Their Terms. jjht AJl Republican officials who hold >m missions for four years will be al twed to remaia undisturbed by Pres [ent Cleveland until their terms ex ?? * i ;* This is the determioatkm |to which the President has come, an{3 ha has announced it to his friengfe. j In tak ing this step he returns to the practice which he followed eight years ago, bat which was really inaugurated pre viously by President Hayes, It was observed with considerable fidelity by President Harrison, and will now be * put into strict execution.** j The rule will not apply, of course, to foreign appointments nor to poei .^ions in the departments. Itsenfo^ge dtent will enable the President to con aidor the question cf appointments as vaatrtjeies occur, and will relieve him frof VtfearusH^hich he would necesear 'Jly bavfc toendute if he undertook to r mafe a complete change in the first { y^R'^orKis administration. ? Washing r to d?*$* "SOUTH IN THE SADDLE."' REVISION OF THE COMMITTEES OF THE SENATE. Great Preponderance of Southern Demo cratic Senators Entitled by Hank to Chairmanship*? Work of the Caucus Committee. Washington, March 11.? The committee of the Democratic caucus, which has for the past week been deal ing with the troublesome problem of revising the committees of the Senate and assigning chairmanships to the proper members, this afternoon at 4 o'clock practically finished its work. Senator Gorman thinks that t&e party caucus cannot be held earlier than Tuesday, and it is not improbable that on that . morning the committee will make its fiual report The committee declines to give out any - information relative to the re sults of its numerous conferences, but it is known that there has been no violent .fractures of the traditions of the Senate by which a ranking minority Senator becomes a chairman. Many changes have, however, been made necessary, as one of the mem bers of the committee said, l5y reason ot the entrance into the Senate of new Democratic members from Northern States. ' A glance at the committee list of the last Senate sho^s how difficult it has been to bring about a result satis factory to all. There are forty stand ing committees of the Senate, and out of this number the ranking Democrat entitled to a chairmanship in thirty one of these committees comes from Southern States, and but 9 from the North. In the secret committee the same preponderance from the South is seen, there being 8 from that 8CC* I tion and but one from the North. The Election of Democratic Sena tors from Wisconsin New York, North Dakota, Wyoming and Cali fornia has compelled the committee to make a shifting of membership, and, in number of cases, of membership, so as to give these -new members and other men from the North their fair share of the good places. Of course, in this large list of Southern ranking members the name of the s*fne Sena tor in many cases on. various com mittees, members from that part Oi the countiy having served in the Senate many years. Despite all this, however, it is understood that there has been very little variation from the usages of the Senate in making the appointment of chairmen to important committees of the Senate, although the general make-up of tie committees appears to have very materially changed. The committee will hold another meeting Monday morning, and go over tie r^. vised list and make such corrections as may be necessary. ' J " . ^ IL any nomination's are sent to the Senate Monday, they will be revived and laid over until the committees have been fully reorganized, and this will i not, the caucus committee thinks, be earlier #an the middle of the week. \ CARLISLE SEEMS CAUTIOUS ' * He Will Proceed Carefully- Chicago Ex changes Gold for Treasury Notes. . Washington, March 9. ? Secretary Carlisle this morning authorized the announcement that he would exercise all the power and discretion vested in him to uphold* the credit of the goverment and to maintain the parity of gold and silver.^/ This statement was made to brush away the endless string of rumors that have gained circulation about what he contemplated doing as to maintaining the gold reserve intact, as to issuing bonds, or as -to paying United States notes and United States Treasury notes in silver, when free gold was exhausted, etc. The example of Denver, Colorado, in offering $1,000,000 in gold, yester- j day, for treasury notes has been | followed by the Chicago bankers, who j to-day offered $500,000 in gold for I Jnited Stated notes at the Treasury Department It is thought that the bankers in other cities will do likewise. There is a feeling of relief as to the gold balance at the Treasury and unless the exports of gold Saturday [ are unusually heavy, of which no information ha& yet been received, the Treasury Department will have [ ample gold to supply the demand. SMITH LOSES NO TIME. He the Clerks in the Interior De partmem. Washington, March k 8? When the clerks employed in the Interior Department reached their offices at 9 o'clock tii is morning they learned to their astonishment, that their chief, the new secretary, had arrived and had been hard \t work for nearly three-quarters of an hour. The Secretary's office was crowded all the morning by Senators and Rep I resentatives who called' tonay their i respects to Secretary Smith or to pre ; sent for his consideration the name of some candidate &r official" position. It is stated by those in V position to know that the Secretary Ms not yet definitely decided pfon the ap pointment of any one for- the assistant secretaryship oraay^ ethejB important , places m hj? department. ' He fully realises that much of ifee success of his administration: mil. depend upon hiadffici&l advisers, and, therefore, it m^ke a single hurriedly or nnadvjae^ ? ? -Sf ' EARLE'S NOT IN IT He Will Not be U. S. District Attorney. The Can sea. A well known ^gentlenAn who re turned from Washington yesterday, when asked about the district attorney ship, said: "I know what I am talk ing about when I assert that Earle will not be in the race. I can safely assert that even if he stood any chance of getting the nomination it would not be confirmed by the Senate. It looks to ma now that Co^Elliott, with the strong friends he has in Washington near the throne, will win. Dargan, whq has the support of Thompson, I do not think will be in the rgce. Mur phey will hardly: have an extensive show, though Brawley is supporting him. Senator Butler doef$ not avow his preference, and is not likely to very soon ,for reasons known to him self. Gen- You mans, with his previ ous recor^^md Gov. Thompson's virtual support, has a good place in the race^ as there are other powerful iufluenqps that will be brought to bear upon thp President in h8k behalf. Of course I cannot tell what Effect Cleve land's declaration tfill have on Gen. Youmans' chances. One thing is certain, Earle cannot be counted in the race." ? State March II. INTERESTING CEREMONY AT THE STATE DEPARTMENT. , < * < ? The New Officials Take Charge of Their Kespeetive Portfolios an?l /ire Intro duced to Their Subordinates. Washington, March 7.? -The in duction into office of the members of President- Cleveland's Cabinet (save Secretary Gresham, who was 8#orn in yesterday,) was a historic event at the State Department this morning. For the first time in the history of the government, the heads of depart ments assembled in the diplomatic parlor and together took the oath *>f office. There wlipquite a concourse in the corridors bf^ the State Department. The ?ev*l^i anein bers of the cabinet, except Secretaries Lamont and Olney, assembled at 10:30, at which hour it was expected that they would be sworn in; but Associate Justice Field, who, in the necessary absence of Chier J ustice Fuller, had been selected* to administer the oaths, was unable to reach the department until 11:15. Promptly at that time, Justice Field came into the room of the Secre tary of State leaning on the arm of Attorney General Olney and- accom panied by Private Secretary Thurber, Representative Charles O'Neil, the '?fatherof the house, "and B. BdSmalley, the Democratic National Committee man from Vermont- .The party at once repaired to the diplomatic parlor. About fifty persons were present to witness the ceremony. The new cabinet officers grouped themselves about a table in the east end of the parlor; Jusitice Field and Secretary Gresham at the head. The - venerable jurist, then calling the secre taries to his left hand, in turn painistered , the statutory oaths, to Messrs Carlisle, Lamont, Smith, Olney, Herbert, Bissell and Morton^ and each signed. The table used was a new one pro cured for the occasion. The ceremony being ended, a few minutes was spent in exchanging , salutations and making introdutions of strangers to one another, and then the new secretaries departed for their several departments to enter upon the discharge of their duties. A Good A ppointment.. An effort l^being made to have a Jarge bell castijut of metallic contri butions from e?h "State in the Union, to be known agSfce Columbia Liberty Bell. On the 4lh of July at the Ceni tennial celebration in Philadelphia, a bell of this kind was presented for use in Liberty Hall. The idea is to get up a much larger and more repre sentative bell, to be placed in Chicago during the World's Fair. It will be rung on all national anniversaries. Contributions of two kinds are want ed?material to be melted in the bell, and money to pay for the casting of it. The largest number of persons possible are wanted to contribute to the bell. An organization known as the Liberty Bell Committee has been pro vided for, and one leading lady mem ber is accorded each State. Mr Wm O. McDowell, of Newark, N. J., is chairman of this committee and has written to Governor Tillman asking him to appoint a representative lady for South Carolina. The Governor kha? compli^by appointing Mrs John E. Ba??h, wHd-is the president of the South Carolina Daughters of the Revolution. ? THE MURDERERS OF CLAMP ________ < John and Jasper Atkinson .,Make a Bold Break for Liberty. [? V w NN3BORO, S. C? Mach 10. ? i John and Jasper Atkinson, the two white men convicted (if the murder of J. H. Clamp, made a . desperate at tempt to break jail at 5:45 o' clock this afternoon. They used an impro vised rope of blankets to effect their escape, but John, who first made the attempt, was seen in the act by Capt. W. G. Jordan, who gave? the alarm. "^^Atkinson had reached the ground, but was soon captured by Capt. Jordan add Mar. D. A. Crawford. The latter fired at the* fugitive twice before he was made to surrender. Jasper did t not have an opportunity to escape before his fellow-prisoner ,was cap tured. The men are desperate, as it Bhown by their bold attempt to regain their liberty. Sheriff Ellison now has them iioore closely confined then ever. ? i state. WmmM TILLMAN RASPS SIMONTON. -J THE GOVERNOR PITCHES INTO THE U.&jtilDGE. / : ? t ; . He Give* His Opinio* of the Liqaor Tp&t Csu? Decision In Pr*ttp Strong Terms? Thinks it ? ]?nt-tTp }; Job. .Governor Tillman is fli.unting the red flag of defiance in Judge Simon ton's face. He will not soon get over the Simonton? Goff decinion in the railroad contempt cases. The Governor is veiy m uch offend ed at the judge's "tyranny or ignor ance/' He was absent from 4he city when the decision in tho premature dispensary law case was rendered and he did not get a chance to see it till his return. Yesterday he gave the press the following statement of hie opinion ot tie decision, saying by way of expla nation that his absence prevented him from speaking earlier. His action in making public the *ateir?at was W tirely voluntary on his psxt; ? "I consider it a more outrageous in vasion of States Rights than anything yet coming from that- source, and, it bears all the marks of a job gotten up between Simonton and those two law^ vers to give him jm opjiortunity to hedge, by a seeming decision in fava* of the Siate, to obliterated in a meas ure the unfavorable impulsion created by his recent decision in the raili *' cases. If this is liot so, how c Rd get up su<4t an elaborate opinion in short a time, fie know he had _ jurisdiction in this case aqd says so, but he could have said it in] three words, and dismissed the request, for an injunction, without going into such a long and labored opinion over it - "I expect him to appoint a receiver j for the Governor's office before ; I get : outr.but he will have a happy time in getting possession of it, for he ha$ as much right to vacate my office as^he has to maintain arrin junction against; me as executive. *He enjoined me in the Coosaw case as an individual, thereby obtaining jurisdiction; mm! if Is had had any machinery belonging' to the State, with which to have mined, I would have gone on and paid no attention to him. "The part to which I object, ia^nat: he should claim in the. slightest de gree that he has anything to do with the State's dispensary law. He had no right to pass upon it* constitution ality or unconstitutionality, or pass upon it in any form whsitever, or take cognizance of it under any circum stances until it went into operation,'' ? The State, March 11. LEVELLED INSANITY CASE. How Governor TillmfJi Came to Grant the Bespite. The action ?i Governor Tillman in respiting Napoleon Lavelle, the Char leston wife mur4ef?r, met with con siderable unfavorable criticism yester day from thoae wfyo did not know the real facta of the case. Ap a matter of fact the petition l^as sent in asking Governor Tillman to commute the sentence of the m^n on the ground that he was insane. . Governor Till man sent for Br Baboo ck, the super intendent of thq- asylum, and asked him to lodk over jhe papers and re port whether the)? wa* a reasonable doubt as to the man's sanity. Dr Babcock, after Spading, the papers carefully over, could not but say from them that there was such a doubt, and consequently the Governor granted the respite. Dr Babcock will carefully study the papers and then he will examine the man. If be finds that he is really insane he will say so to the Governor, and the famous case will be ended by Lavelle spending the remainder of his days in $e asylum. It is not improbable, Dr iabcock Rays, that the long imprison ment of the man may have made him insane, although he may not have been insane when he committed the crime. ? The State. They Captured Plums. Washinot0k, March 9. ? The President today sent the 'following nominations to the Senate: J ' John Quincy of Massachusetts to be~ Assistant Secretary of State. Robert A. Maxwell of New York to be Fourth Assistant Postmaster General. Isaac P. Gray of Indiana to be Envoy Extraordinay and Minister Plenipotentiary of the* " Uni^i States, to Mexico. . I \* Patrick A. Collins of Massachusetts to be Consul General of the United States at London. ' Edward Mansfield Shipp of Vir ginia to be Assistant Surgeon in the Navy. * ? "INFLUENCE" I N IDAHO: -1 r ' *? Members of the Legiftl&tare Charged With Bribery. Boise City, Idaho, March 9. ? Governor McKinney yesterday ad dressed a letter to ths district attorney in this city, in which be says that daring the recent setsion of the Idaho | Legislature the members of all three political parties were frequently bribed, and that tht> members of all parties were influenced in a corrupt manner. He says that prosecutions should be commenced, and jle^lares that the | State board will fu rnish information which will enable the district attorney to begin proceedings against some of guilty kgiaia$ar8. $ itiJsMty - i-'iiiL* ? >"? ? E/SY JOB. Democratic jseaftttrml Caucus Bm Hard :: - i *g? ? i Washington, "March 10.? The composing the Democratic mmittee, appointed for the : the J Senate com this evening, after its third session, lsstingsix hoars. I "We have accomplished BHictj to day," said one of the members, [though we are notyet the assign men te." SSI It is possible that the will finish to-morrow and will then re to the caucus, which may be called after the session of the Senate on Monday or Tuesday morning, for if the Senate committees are not re organise^ by ^Monday, the session will be very ' brief and another adjourn ment will, in all probability, be taken for another three aays, so thai Demo crats cat* in the meantime oomple& the worfc of reorganization. " j As soon as the eommittee has agreed^ notify the Republicans and - pon them to submit a re )ir caucus work. This orated in the report of Democrats, and wi shall be agreed upon will go the,, Semite in the shape of a tlOXi. . T r' . ? The %t that all confimationssre being hold back and that the ap pointees of Cleveland cannot hold until ibey are confirmed isinoentive sufficient; to cause the committee to be exjtf itiojus as* po*ible, and tbey are losing no time. The labor of; the gentlerben who are doing this work is more aMuons than mig^i be supposed. When any particular eommitto* had been ata^d upon, it often happened thai\a (subsequent shifting of menders compelled a remodelling of the whole The main trouble has been caiuaed by a desire to fill all comi&Uteearand select chairman* with due regard to the geographical distiibution of the Sera ton. It was found in a number of instances that after a Democrat had to a. comrnittee^that the. membership of the wmmittee the riameof a. Republican fpom the same Stale as the* ? selee :ed. This has created a great deal of trouble and, as one of the comntittee'siiys, has .ran produc tive of the only trouble yet met It is understood that theije has been no pressure brought to bear and that no strife for place has been stirred up. "The only' chairmanship that has been a disturbing fantor was not be cause of aspirants fo?Hhe place, but because no one wanted it This is the chairmanship of the Committee oft Indian Depredations, a position that entails a great deal of hard work, which does not return any compensat ing political advantage or prestige. There has been some talk to the effect that the Democrats intended abolishing some of the minority com mittees, but if has been decided that the Republicans should have just as much as they^ave their opponent in the last Congress. This means eleven chairmanships for the Republicans, and counting the conference room, which goes to Sherman, an even dozen comfortable rooms, with the necessary clerks, tor the minority. M previous meetings, the committee has been bothered by the interference of callers. To-day imperative orders were issued, and no one was permitted to see any senator charged with this duty. "What the New President's Wife Wore. Mrs Cleveland's costume the day of the inauguration is thus described: She>wore a very long triple cape of heavy blue- black cloth. The standing collar was braided in straight rows wi'ii narrow black braid and there were five rows of this braid around each of the capes. The bonnet was very small, with a fall piece of black velvet next to the hair. The crown was of changeable pink and grey vel vet, with a little puff of pale yellow satin in the centre. A standing aigrette of small black feathers orna mented the front and back. Velvet ribbon strings were tied under her chin. She wore a black tulle veil with small dots, and tan colored mous quetaire gloves. Her dress was a grayish brown broadcloth, trimmed with blue black velvet. The skirt extended from a few inches above the belt, | smoothly around the waist and over the hips, and-liad no fulness except in the back. The front was fastened of heavy cor$ which criwed each other and were eaoght t<? the buttons, a la . militaire. The ip per part of the bftdice was of velvet, and was quite full The sleeves had very large pufls of velvet extending to just above the elbow, from which point the broadcloth fitted tightly to the wrists. The collar was also cloth, trimmed with narrow passementerie. carried no flpwers, but wore a bunch of violets. ? At the ball in the evening her gown was made of heaVy white satin, empire front and tight fitting back. It was richly trimmed in point lace, and embroidered with crystal beads. The embroidery ran up in rows, al>out twelve inches from the bottom of the skirt, which was pointed in the back. The empire front was outlined with the lace and the crystal. The sleeves were large pufls made of satin, doited with beads, and had stiff satin bows at the Bhoulden. A heavy fell of the lace completed the corsage. The gown was severe in MAD, PRES. CLEVELAND! f\ ? 7 TILLMANITES EAGER TO DISPLACE CONSERVATIVES. Administration Candidate* a* "Early BinU" j Begin the Tight tor Prospective Va cant JndieUl Ottoes, and Will Defeat tbe AH< and Trne Men Now Filling Them. The political air is full of rumors, but this is not strange in view of the feet that Cleveland has a lot of soj\ berths :to dispose of. But Federal positions are not thj^bnly ones talked about There are several positions j the State Judicial Bench to be filled and i naturally candidates for these places are being talked about. | ! Among the jwlitical rumors* which somehow became current yesterday, and were talked about generally, was who would be the successor; of Judge Witherspoon of the Sixth Judicial Circuit It wa^ understood thati Judge Witherspoon Would be a candidate for re-election, but it is cerfrii that he will have opposition tflr probably will defeat him. Among the promi nent, men spoken of for the position is Assistant Attorney General Buehanan. Mr Buchanan is a young man, but he is thoroughly versed in all depart ments of law, andbeingwithala very popular man ; with the Beform mem bers o& the : Legislature,, it is certain that he will receive a large support It was learnedalso that Mr Buchanan has the good wishes, not to say the/ endorsement, of a large majority k the members of the bar of the district, | including Conservatives as well as Titimamtet Mr Buchsinan has done hia large share of the work of - the Attorney General's offioe Oop withhk cbief, Attorney General Toiwnsend, $n4his aid was especially effective in the reparation of the pa pers made beibretbe Supreme' Court of the United* States. It is said that Senator D. E-Finley of York Coonty will also be C candi date for the judgeship, although it was onderslooia that he had fkyoredM the re-election of Judge Witherspoon. \ The latest developments indicate, how direr, that Mr Finley will be a candi date and thus wilf*~ make a triennial fight for the position. Between now and the time of the election next No vember, many things may develop, but1, in the meantime the - hottest sort or I fight will be carried on for the posi tion. Among other political rumors free ly circulated yesterday was one to the effect thai Attorney General Town send bad*an eye onJudge Wallace's place. Assuming for sake of argu ment that he would be successful, As sistant Attorney General Buchanan would in the natural course of events succeed him, but as he is a candidate for judge the probability of his suc ceeding to the Attorney Generalship is remote. He is not a candidate for that place but aspires higher. Another interesting rumor is to the effect that Congressman McLaurin will run for the position of Associate Justice to succeed Judge McGowan. His candidacy has only recently been announced, but seems to be authenic. It is said that 'Congressman McLau tin is extremely doubtful about his re-election in his district owing to the well known factional ^ differences in that distridl and he has determined to run for the Associate Justiceship. Heretofore ^-Speaker Jones has been looked upon as the probable chief op ponent of Judge McGowan, but if Mr McLaurin comes in additional interest will be given the contest It is also stated that ths' j Lieutenant Governor will also enter the race for Judge Mc Gowan's place. All in all the elections in the next Legislature will possess great interest to the public, which is increased by the fact that candidates are already beginning to pull the wires. ? Columbia Register, March 9. Tb? Era of Good rello-wshlp. The events of this and last weekl^t Washington prove that' Americans are broad guage people. As somebody else has put it, "an era of good fellow ship is on us." Here we have the members of the Senate of both parties uniting in a farewell banquet to Mr Carlisle. Here we have the members of. the Senate irrespective of pirty lines, giv ipg a parting dinner Presi dent raorton. wT. Here we have tHt^robring Vice President violating a3T precedents by tendering a reception to his incoming successor. ? Here we hiive the Pxg&ident-about to-go-out and the PreCdent-about-to go-in exchanging the fufrmal pre-inau gural courtesies with a cordiality al most unheard of before. Here we have the Democratic Gov- j ernor of Massachusetts toasting the i Republican-Governor of Ohio, at the national capital, as "a manly man in misfortune" and declaring that "stronger than politics is friendship, and stronger than political principles is human sympathy." Here we have a cabinet absolutely non-sectional in its make up, includ ing three Southerners, two Westerners, , two New Yorkers and one New Eoglander.' The times have indeed changed, and politics and politicians have changed with them. Tie days of bitter par tisan feeHng that preceded and fol lowed the civil war have passed and a new era of good feeling* has come. ? Augusta Htfxdd. THE RIVALS CONFER. m I in l and Cleveland CloMtel Tof*thef tar .Twentr Minute*. . - ......... Washington, March great featur? of ior^erest in political ; circles to-day is the visit . of, Sen itor j David B. Hill to-his greatest polil ical rival. President Cleveland. 8en itor Hill came to the White Hoot* thif morning by appointment presunu tbljr arranged by Congressman Rock Veil, of New York, during ibis, visit to Cleveland Tuesday. Tnal his ruit was more than a mere perfunc orj call I is attested by the length of the interview. It lasta} tweuty mini ifes, and during that time Cleveland re ceived no careta from the waiting >oli ticiansiu the Cabinet room. v f j ' Hill came early. The great :lood of office-seekers had not begot to flow in the White House when he 'arri ved. He passed rapidly through this ial)W way in the public par* of tho mat tion ihto the room of j Private Seen tary Thurber, who evidently had Men posted, for he ushered him into the adjoining executive - office witho it a moment's dfelay. - r ; ; ! i v; When Hill entered the Presid ant'sN room, word was sent, to Doorfc eper Loe fiier that Clevelani wasvery bust ,i ily engaged and coald not see any visitors for some tim**. As a t MU6> , qu^hce, the arriving delegations *ood ? filled Uie Cabinet roim, and bj time Hill left the Whits Hout* were more men than wjats apartment; The interview was, Of oo?r< strictly private character, the Act that H had been Arranged and firomtitii length ther y belittle doubt thit. it was of* 4W1tmere officially social character, Congressmen Catalogs and of Mississippi brou^mT^with Capt Joe ; Johnson and Mr Robins Alabama, and CSpI Wm Corinth, Mississippi, and word for Colonel loop's the Guatemalan inisuOn gressman Owen Scott of defeated M. Rowell, one.^f the m of the Federal ell billapia^; Hi* . namd in his own behalf. , been mentioned in ownectkHL with number ojf positions, but hs is trating his energies on the Public Printer., A few mimes 12 o'clock Mr Clevijland pent into the East room snd with several hnndred . i i THE FIRST CABINET M President Cleveland Official HiWieMid.' Washington, March, 7.? T be first meeting of President Cleveland* cab inet was held this aftertopn, at the un - usual hour of 3 o'clock, and it (lasted something more thiin two lioursj All the members were present Jus^ pric to the ^assembling olf the new dmcen^ in the cabinet room, Secretary C arlisfe had a talk with thci Prestdentco seem ing the bond question, and wi i the first member of thc| cabinet to attire at the White House. Pest naster General Bisseli came early, wi h See* and Gi close retaries Herbert behind him. The others follow after, with the exception of Morton, who did^rtot arrive! nearly 4 o'clock. 7 Ttare was no formality of t observed in opening we meetin , Cleveland, setting iti the head of the table, started business in a simple, di rect manner. TBte session was to the discussion of matters of < public important*, including die, Hawaiian annexation and the iiaau- . cial situation, which were tone: ted up on. The greater (?rt of the ti me-sras taken up, however, with the consid eration of the , question of appoint* ments, particularly those of a&istants * to the various cabinet officers. The ' necessity for filling these positions without delay was taken as a self-evi dent fact, but Mr ' Cleveland impressed upon his official family the necessity for going slowly in making selections. fte cabinet adjourned at 5.10 s o'clock. Secretary Carlisle, who was * the first to arri ve, was the first to leave. Messrs Limont, Bisseli and i Smith remained for some jtiiqe after the others had goaf, discussing fciat-* -j, ters of a confidential character. I . y < I -*!? BALLOT REFORM IN KANSAS. / ^ The Australian law Enacted) Legislature. Topeka, Kan., Mardi1 Legislature to-day pasted ian ballot law. The voted for it on the would make it im ulilts to hexd th< country school I and march them - to and tote them like so max j sheep. . , Governor Lewelling will siga the bill. > The time for the filial adjournment j of tl\e Legislature was extended le Saturday noon. No railroad) legiels tion has been eniurted this eeefcion^ the appropriation bills cannot be passed before Saturday noon and extra session will probably tye called in May. ? i Honoring It# J F , :*W ASHiNorokfllarch, 9. Ing at the Btr oftheSaprei the United States will be* chamber fcf the court, J? at 4? o'clock :ioon 6afc . ^ March 11, for the purpose! of doirifcV? honor to the memory of the Justice Lamar?u; A. large attend j is desired, and- it is expecteq that tributes to the late Justice will j uuusually interesting by reason personal reminiscences of the (Jfoiet&e^l^wrfeythe raemb * bar who wi&tie asked jo ?