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Show NEWS FROM WASHINGTON, Arrangements for HarrUon'a TripPott-umtra TripPott-umtra Appointed Nt.v Washington, April !. George W. Boyd, assistant general passenger agent of the Pennsylvania road, who w ill have charge of tho special train conveying tho president and party on its tour, was at the White house today arranging the details of the trip. It is settled thai the party will start from Washington Tuesday morning, and that Mrs. Harrison and several other ladies will accompany it. POM.MASTKK.S AI'I'OISTK.n. The president today appointed the following postmasters: J. D. Dean, Jlouiam. Wash., ollico become presidential; presi-dential; Emma Algar, I'nion, Oregon; ollice become presidential. KAII.l'RKS OK A l)t:t'AIK. A statement issued by the census office of-fice gives the number of failures in the L'nited States for the ten years ended in Ihsii Hsh.ei:!, with liabilities of II ,-;'.;I7, ,-;'.;I7, Hio.'.'.'o. A MKXICAN KRPHKSKN'TATl VG. The Mexican government has appointed ap-pointed Eeadro Fernandez delegate from that republic to the inter continental continen-tal raiiivay conference as special commissioner com-missioner to visit Chicago aud select a site i" world's fair ground for the iloutiia of the Mexicad buildings ! THE REPLY TO Iil'UlM. rre.sident Harrison was in consultation consulta-tion over an hour this morning with Secretary Elaine. It is learned the conference was noon the phaseology of the legal part of Elaine's intended reply to Rudmi's dispatch. The previous correspondence cor-respondence in the matter has been handled . solely by Elaine, but it is understood the question of treaty obligations has assumed a more serious nature, and it is necessary to have set forth in the reply interpolations of tho treaty which will stand. President Harrison Har-rison is anxious to have the forthcoming forthcom-ing reply to appear in such language that iis meaning cannot be distorted. ritocTOK will not remox. It is learned nu good authority that Secretary Proctor has no intention of resigning his ollico immediately. His return from the wet to Washingson was caused by personal reasons in addition ad-dition to his desire to see the president before tho latter starts. He will resume the discharge of his duties w hen he returns to Washington, Wash-ington, but if Coventor Page during I he adjournment of the Vermont legislature legis-lature should conclude to appoint the secretary to the United States senate to till the vacancy caused by Senator Edmunds' Ed-munds' retirement, it ia stated by authority au-thority that Procter will accept the appointment. |