Show W ASSJlNGlOB Washingtonj13 few days ago I the President nominated William McConnell of Ohio to be Indian agent at Umatilla Agency While offices in the territories are open to persons from any state it is un insual to fill positions in states with individuals residing other states Representative George called at the interior department to learn why an Ohio man had been given an office in Oregon and the excuse or the ap t pointing power was that it was thought Umatilla Agency was situated situ-ated in one of the territories Mc Councils nomination was withdrawn with-drawn and George is waiting to hear from home before recommending 1 recommend-ing an Oregon man for the place Grover presented in the Senate Go dava petition frod tho board of tsade Ian I-an Francisco and chambers of commerce com-merce of Lon Angeles and Portland praying for the message of the Nic aguan bill As soon as the civil service reformbill is disposed of it is hoped the canal bill may be considered > con-sidered i The nomination of Charles H Chamberlain to be receiverof public pub-lic money at San Francisco was sent to the Senate today Delegations representing sugar importing and refining interests of Boston New York and Philadelphia Philadel-phia are expected here tomorrow to urge upon the foreign affairs 1 committee of the House and foreign relations committee of the Senate the abrogation of the Hawai fanreciprocity treaty The eastern sugar su-gar men say that shortly after the I ratification of this treaty which the i Pacific Slope people thought would prove of immense value to that section j sec-tion Charles Spreckels the millionaire I million-aire sugar dealer of San Francisco acquired by purchase and rental the absolute control of the sugar product pro-duct of the Sandwich Islands He 13 now virtual dictator of the government govern-ment ofHawaiiBy the employment I of Chinese labor which is cheaper I than was slave labor in the south i before the war he has made competition compe-tition impossible Spreckels it is r said has thown out of business i every refiner in San Francisco and enjoys as absolute monopoly there as in the kingdom of Kala kaua Spreckels is now invading the markets of the east paying no duty on sugars brought from Ha i wait ana also it is averred bringing bring-ing into the market a large quantity of sugar produced in China and landed at Honolulu duty free Sprecklesrs now attempting to open a market for his wares in New York Two cargoes oE Us I sugar have bseu brought around the Horn and landed in New York and two other cargoes are en route The eastern sugar men will urge on Congress also a reduction of the present duties on sugar 1 The cabinetmaker are at work I again and the latent report is that v the visit of ExSenator Simon Cameron I Cam-eron of Pennsylvania to this city is in relation to the new policy for the reconciliation of factions in the republican party The story goes ° II E that Attorney General Brewster is Ito I-to be appointed justice ot the Supreme I Su-preme Court to succeed Bradley who ia eligible to retirement on fall pay if chooses to resign that Lincoln will be appointed minister ito i-to England and ExGovernor Hart ranft of Pennsylvania will be J 1 be made secretary gof war A western tf I > west-ern name which is not given will I i be made attorney general Brow ster it is said is not a good enough i < politician to represent Pennsylvania t Pennsylva-nia in the cabinet Notwithstanding Notwithstand-ing all this talk it is known that Brewster will not leave the cabinet until the star route cases are finished J r r fin-ished and probably not then The President approved the act to I rectify and establish the title of the I 1 United States to the site of the military i mili-tary post at El Paso Texas J 1 William H Leister clerk of the adjutant generals office killed him fl i z + splf to dav j The Stursays some talk lathe court room after the acceptance of 41 r John H Crne as a juror in the star route trial to the effect that the I prosecution has been overreached i by the defendants in getting this ill j juror into the box It screws his y i views regarding religion agree with i those of Ingersoll f The ways and means committee today adopted all that part of the h kt tariff commissioners report in rela 1 1 I tion to sulphates nitrates chlorides I chlo-rides etc Chronic aoid chromate i of potash and hydrate or caustic i were passed for further inquiry The word acids inserted in a paragraph par-agraph comprising essential oils ij i and alkalis This is the only t The committee has change made 1 decided to ask to be allowed to hold 1 t sessions during the holiday recess 0 if there be one Tho commission hope by strict attention to business ito i-to be able to report a new tariff bill i soon after beginnirg of tho new > Vj year |