St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-19
Thu SUPERINTENDENT of the Yellowstone Ma
tional Park Tells of New Beauties
Found in Wonderland.
A Row in Dayton's Bluff with Possibly
Fatal Results-Other Notes
from the Police.
/ Boulevard Projected to minneapolis
The Amusement Bulletin-Cour1
and Real Estate Routine.
BACK FROM WASHINGTON.
1..a.0a.,.a Int0rrinw with lei. P. Hall.

H.,
interviewed by a reporter for the GLOBE re-
earding the results of his observations IN tne
Capital city.
tsWhat is going on in Washington" was
asked.
swell. there are good many there seek
ing governmental positions, although tneir
number and their importantly have
been very much exaggerated by
the correspondents especially of Republican
newspapers. There is no such crowd there
as thew represent; on the contrary, when
congress is in session without any extraor-
binary measure before it, there are more
people in Washington than now. While 1t Is
true that the majority Of the visitors are there
owing to the change in the administration,
there is no such unseemly scramble as de-
scribed by Republican newspapers
ssAnother thing | discovered by observation
is that it is a disadvantage for man that
wants an office 20 go to Washington. Inc
president has adopted the rule Of referring all
applicants to the cabinet, and the cabinet
members have been so occupied with busl-
ness. personal and social calls, that they have
no time to devote 70 persons who want ap-
nIicatious made The result is that the most
q man does IS to get his application on
file. and it is 2 question whether When
things get settled his application Will ever
be reached or heard, or whether new and
flesh applicant will come later and will
gather the fruit which his predecessor shook
down.
Grow LONG
this policy will be followed up don't know.
] think the administration now pursues it to
rid itself of embarrassment until the
members of the cabinet get acquainted with
the duties Of their offices and what is
needed
"a person can best realize the situation
by taking a stroll through the large govern
ment buildings filed with officers and clerks,
aggregating hundreds, and then stopping to
thihk that in one day all the heads of the de-
partments stepped out, and the next morning
new men stepped in without ex-
perience. He can then realize
how man suddenly confronted
by this prospect has got as much as he wants
TO do for few weeks in ascertaining the
kind of machinery he has got to run; and If
the men and women already in the positions
can attend to the routine work satisfactorily
he will naturally be inclined to allow them
to do so until he gets broken into the har-
ness and knows what his duties are"
How about
THE OUTSIDE oFFICEsW
1.-THE same line OF reasoning will apply to
officers outside the Washington department,
scattered as they are throughout the country,
and to some extent throughout the world.
They are simply deputyships for which the
heads of departments are necessarily held
responsible, and the consequence Is
that 1t is useless TO suppose
that there will be any sudden revolution and
change of officers, and was not surprised in
the least to find, as did, that the civil ser
vice law is being held up as reason for de-
cliniug to make any changes except as they
may be forced by misdemeanor or resigua-
ton OF officials expiration of official terms"
"How about the
NEW YORK POSToFFICEF'
"There is quite a feeling that the action
taken regarding the New York postmaster,
whose commission expires at the end Of the
present week, will be acceptable somewhat
rs the policy to be pursued. There
is strong pressure being brought
10 bear on both the president and
the postmaster general to demonstra that
the Democratic party is in favor OF the
strongest kind Of civil service doctrines, by
the reappointment Of Postmaster Pearson,
who is a Republican. The Independent Re-
publieans are urging his appointment is n
viudication Of their course In deserving Blaine
aud supporting Cleyeland; others claiming
that Pearson's refusal to allow his postofiice
employees to make holiday of election day
resulted in Cleveland's success in New
York, and that as a con sequence, he ought
10 be rewarded This argument, however,
makes him traitor TO his own party. aud Is
not considered a strong one outside of the
Pearson circle.
''My own guess-and it is only guess
is that Pearson will not be reappoiuted, and
that Democrat will very soon be established
as postmaster in New York. II this guess is
correct, you may set it down very positively
that at least as rapidly as commissions ex-
pire, the vacancies will be filed by Demo-
crats.n
eve hear a good deal about
THE DISAPPOINTMENT
manifested by Democrats over the rigid pur-
suance Of the civil service laws
''No doubt many went TO Washington cal
culatiug TO bring home com missions in their
pockets; Of course there Is disappointment
and a good many are mad, but so small
fraction of the Democratic party has been to
Washington since March 4, | should
affect anything, even IL all were as mad as
the Republican papers represent them to be.
But as 8 matter OF fact, while many, and
probably almost all, are provoked at the de-
lay, they understand we'll that they have
nothing 10 hope for from any other
quarter, aud don't propose TO do anything to
reinstate the Republican party in power,
even II personally they may feel little dis
appointed
"How is
TuE MINNESOTA DELEGATIoS
faringf'
THE representation from Minnesota in
Washington il quite limited. Probably
there were not over half dozen applicants
for position from this state. or course you
know who they are; Mr.. Donuelly for sur
yeyor general, ]. J. Thornton for
the United States marshalship, Col. Robin
son for the mission TO Berne, Mr.. Henderson
of Morris for the Swiss mission. They have
simply made their applications, but so far as
know they have obtained no satisfaction or
any information as to the prospects Of sue
cess, aud really know no more about their
chances than they did before they left home.
''Ihere are more people from Dakota than
from Minnesota. They seem 70 feel
that there is 20 be general
change in the territorial Offices, from
governor down, as the territories are a sort OF
appondsge 20 the federal government. I
saw or learned nothing to indicate any diff
ferent treatment 81 applicants from the ter
ntories than from any other quarter.
p II. KElLY's INFLUENCE.
ssWhst Is your idea Of the relations P. II.
Kelly holds with reference 10 the admins
sratiout"
u don't consider he holds any special POI
sstion 50 dispenser Of patronage, but he IS
undoubtedly an influential man with the
r-,,rrrn mani This is on accnrnt OF his