The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-05-01
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From our Regular correspondent.)
wa.b;noton. April "a. 1898


National Surgical convention in session
here; the Annual convention of Scien-
lists; the mysterious ways Of the new
Administration, and Barnum's circus,
which has had possession of the city for
the past two days, are some Of the things
which the people of Washington have
had to talk about during the week.
The President keeps up his reputation
for grim Jokes in the way he doles out
the Offices. Pathetic spectacles of his
making are seen here almost daily. An
appointment for which drove of the
gaunt and eager have been waiting for
weeks, Ii sure to fall to the share Of
some quiet man who has never thought
of asking for it. The pathos is not in the
Office or in the man who gets it, but in
the worn, weary, crushed condition of
the crowd which gets left.
Much interest ID felt TO see how many
and what kind of Offices will be given to
the colored contingent of the Democrat:
&c party. Thus far they have received
only large assortment of promises
and one route agency which was given
to O colored ex-Congressman
| Secretary Bayard is having q hard
time to get up complete diplomatic
outfit. The burdens OF his Office press
so heavily upon him that he thinks with
regret Of the graceful ease and quiet dig
nifty which he left when he resigned his
seat In the senate to enter the new cab
met. His appointment of Mr.. Phelps
to the English mission has been much
condemned. The appointee to the Rus
sian mission, Mr.. Lawton, an ex-confed-
crate whose disabilities have not been
] removed, and who Is, therefore, inelig-
ible, has rendered his resignation in or
der to avoid embarrassing the President.
And now since there is no doubt about
the Italian government receiving. Mr.:
Kelly Of Virginia, the newly appointed
minister to Rome, on account OF some OF
his previously expressed views in re-
gard to Italian interests, he has decliu-
ed. About one hundred and fifty changes
were expected in the foreign service.
| Fifty of these have already been made,
and the rest are looked for this week.
There are at least one hundred appli-
cants for the Consul Generalship at
Paris, and there is q struggle between
wealthy Philadelphian, New Workers
and Bostonians for the Belgium mission,
which it is understood can go only to a
No sooner was Mr.. s. S. Cox's appoint
ment to the Turkish mission made
known than applications for lease OF
his imposing green stone residence on
Dupont circle began to come in. Mem.
bers of the new cabinet, officials of va
rious classes and wealthy lookers-on In
Washington applied for 1t, which shows
that expensive houses do not drag on
the Washington market. Secretary Man
ming is likely to secure the lease, al
though Mrs. Cox is rather unwilling to
let her house pass into the hands of any
member of the cabinet, who must enter.
tain great deal.
Mild weather and moonlight combin
ed tempted over 5000 people to pay
their respects to President Cleveland or
!, the night of his public reception. Be
fore the hours for the door of the White
House to open nearly 900 were waiting
In line outside, After the procession
began to enter the mansion, the line wal
, reinforced rapidly and continued to ex
tend to the gate of the grounds for tive
hours. The parlors were deliberately
, decorated with plants and flowers
twelve wagon loads of which were
brought from the Botanical gardens anC
Agricultural Department. The conserv
atory of the White House was lighted
carpeted, and open to the public, ant
the Marine band was grouped In the en-
trance hall, under the portrait of Thorn
| us Jeu6E5uu. SuTiObtty was
: evinced in the faces of majority of the
callers, and many hesitated few sec
onds after passing the President in or
der to obtain better view of him.
The disappointed Office seekers an,
congressional delegations from variou
. states that have been gradually comm
= to the conclusion that their place hunt
, ing missions were hopeless, have mad
!, q strong and combined effort during tn
, last few days to convince the Presiden
. that the welfare of the country and pan
q ty and the success of his administrator
i depended upon more rapid succession
!, in Office.
> There is now quite an array of lllinoi
: statesmen in the city. Messrs. Morri
! son, Springer, Lawler, Townsend, War
: and others. They say they are Iookin
! after the federal patronage in their state
but their chief business is to fix up som
= plan to secure the election of Demo
cratic senator. 1t is said the Presiden
q has refused to take hand in the matter