San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-07-02
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, June 20. 1886.

From Our Regular Correspondent.
+ WASHINGTON, June 20, 1886.
| Ed. FREE Press There is no re-
taxation in the demand for places un-
der the government. Chiefs OF de-
partments and bureaus still find their
time almost wholly occupied in con-
sidering applications for appoint
ments. The Interior department
seems to bo the objective point for
most of the office-seekers. The great
est crowd may be seen in the Office Of
srcretary Lamar. Theyare seen there
in all their varying moods. One can
make an exhaustive study of the genus
in the Office of the secretary of the
Interior. at is really the best place
in the world to study character said
a representative. as he came from sec
rotary Lamar's Office on Friday. 1t
is the place Of all others where O man
makes an effort to appear at his best,
and he generally appears ct his worst.
l never saw anything like 1t. 1t is
woree than the crowd struggling to
get to the ticket-wagon Of o country
circus
The next best place to study the
wiles OF the ofiice-seeker is across the
way, at the post-ofiice department
Postmaster-general Villas is on hand
very promptly ut 0 o'clock every
morning, and from that time till noon
he is crowded with callers. Some of
them have story as long us your
arm, and it doesn't amount to much
when it is told
Gen. A. j. Warner, the originator
OF the new idea about cessation of the
coinage Of silver, is man of great
persistence He began his talk about
silver several years ago, and his con-
stituents have sometimes complained
that he has neglected them for his
hobby.
Secretary and Mrs. Manning have
taken large house in the West
End. Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Brown,
Of Philadelphia, occupied it for five
months last winter, and paid $4,000
per month for it. 1t has fine grounds,
with summer pavilion, spacious salon.
library and sleeping apartments, and
has the finest location in the Army
and Navy quarter tt was occupied
by the ill-fated Senior Barca, Spanish
Minister, whose suicide in New York
city few years ago many people re-
member.
From Neptune down, oil marine
potentates and worthless have had
fancy for riding the dolphin; but il
| is doubtful il that tricky mammal
ever had a harder rider than our own
brand,new secretary Of the navy. The
report on the Dolphin submitted to
secretary Whitney by the naval board
Of inspection, If a true statement OF
facts, justifes the secretary in the
stubbornness which he has displayed.
The report is explicit in its state
ments that the ship is fraud and
sham. 1t has failed 10 make the
contract speed, even under the most
favorable conditions, and is 80 faulty
in construction as to be unseaworthy.
But il the Dolphin is failure, it does
not follow that fraud was designed
on the government but may be only
one moro illustration Of the fact Tat
Americans do not yet know how to
make O good sea-goinS iron steam
ship. Mr.. Roach had every motive
for succeeding in this the first Of q
series Of ships which he might expect
10 build for the government BE
probably intended 10 make good
ship, and is surprised. no doubt at
his own lack Of success. il. indeed. be
eOmprehends IL
IN the presi.ienfs library the other
day I noticed that visitors and their
business sre disposed Of with aston
shing rspidity. Mr.. Cleveland be-
gins On tie left and walks. slowly
from one 10 another - seated around
the room. He listens closely. but
dos little taking L