Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-05-23
WASHINGTON
A Weeks Excltements-The Three
.Teas-Cleveland at Church.

WASHINGTON, May 15.-During the
week the administration has made quite
a number of important changes, remov-
ais and appointments. The Jockey
club spring races have been going IN at
which there has been large attendance
daily Of prominent people, foreign minis
ters and statesmen. General Sparks,
the commissioner of the land Office, has
been before the police court, charged
with assault, and Dr.: Marley, the noted
English evangelist, has held a series Of
meetings. Still people say nothing is
going on now. At the white house, del
egations pour in upon President Cleve-
land. Among those who have impor-
tuned him in the past few days, were
four delegations from Richmond, Va,
each pressing a different candidate for
postmaster Of that city. Another dele
CATION was in behalf of Gen. Rosecrans,
asking that he be remembered in the
distribution Of official gifts. This party
consisted Of ex-Union soldiers, who were
also members of congress. The constit-
uents Of Minister S. s. Cox, visited the
white house to protest against Mr.. Cox
accepting the mission to Turkey. The
different factions of New York were rep
resented among them, both Democratic
and Republican, and they requested the
president to advise Mr.. Cox to remain
in this country, where, especially at this
tt ne, his long congressional experience
would be of so much value to his party.
Then Mr.. Cleveland had some Mormon
visitors who presented o declaration Of
grievances, and n protest ratified by the
Mormon population of Utah. They
made a plea for justice and fair treat
ment, complained Of the continuance OF
territorial bondage, special legislation,
the tyranny Of federal officials, the
breaking up Of f&!u;iy rclnl:uns formed
previous to the passage of the Edmunds
law, &c. The president listened atten-
lively to their complaints and requests
and replied, telling them among other
things, that he hoped 500 to be able to
get at these matters, but it would require
time. His face broke into u smile as he
concluded, II wish you out there could
be a little like the rest of u.s." Mr.
Cleveland is we'll pleased with the axe
cutive residence, and since his health
continues to be good, he has no intention
of removing to the; presidents Cottage
for some weeks yet.
There is quite q Sc nsation Mt the &c
partment of agriculture. The new com
missioner has discovered a condition O.
affairs there which is embarrassing
Several specific appropriations are ex
hausted; certain branches of work have
to be temporarily suspended, and EN-
ployees %furloughed without pay. I'm
mense quantities of seed are on hand
and only $32:of the 100000 appropri
ated is left to distribute them, Will,
boys have. to be employed to stir then
around to4keep them from spelling.
At this season society is devoting it
self to tea. There are three divisions o
tea-tea, high tea and blue tea. Thu
first is a gathering for the purpose O
drinking tea and eating some simple
refreshments. The second, or higl
tea, is more like a party and more pop
ular. Guests come between the hour
of four and six,and are served with sour
terrapin and salads, with their tea ant
coffee. The ladies appear in elaborat
toilets, without bonnets, and all stant
while being served. The third, or blu
tea, has other features than eating an
drinking, such as readings, recitations
} songs and music, the guests being es
/ pected to do something at these enter
tainments. The last have not obtaine'
a firm hold yet in Washington society
When Mr.. Cleveland attended churc.
last Sunday with Mrs. Lamont, it wa
noticed that the usual crowd that gath
ers at the church door to see him O.
: his arrival and departure had not les.
ened. One little girl caught a glimps
of him rs he stepped into his carriag
t and exclaimed, 'sOh! I've seen him.
: The president looked back and smile
, at her, and after this distinction tn
child was more than satisfied. 1t ha
been limited that the presidents irrcgr
lar attendance at church was dlscou1
aging to his pastor, and that the latte
3 has prepared a sermon on regular churc
attendance, which will be delivere
s one Of these Sundays when Mr.. .Cleyt
land occupies his pew. On the contrar
DR.. Sunderland is rather pleased wit
the presidents way of disappointing til
: crowd Of visitors who rush to tn
t church, onlyto find that the chief fiji
IRE in the, show is no where to be seer
}. He attends church just about, half {
4sIthe time, and it is thought that b
making himself unreliable in the ma
ter, hea hopes to discourage, to som
: extent, the curiosity hunters who s
there to see hin.