Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-12-04
Wash5neton Lettsr.



WAsHDGroS d. u. Nov, 20, So.
Thanksgiving day in Washington
was quiet, aS 10 usually IS. The Ouly
pubic demonstrations cOutemD plated
was q parade by the ire deuartment,
but that was spoiled by the torrents OF
rain. There were family reunions and
dinners that represented the highest
culinary skill OF each household; reiig-
iOus services at The churches; closed
Government Departments and liberated
clerk-s while ut orphan lsylums and
public Institutions the inmates enjoyed
additions 10 the ordinary bill OF rare,
through the generosity of the chariLa-
bic
The city has g sombIe appearance
now on account OF the Arthur mourn
ing Flags hy al half mast from nan
dIeds Of stats, and public building are
heavily drapeu IL black IJ IS quI-e an
item Of expense 10 the Government 10
put up official mourning. Ii took
twenty men three day 10 drapC the pat
ent Office alone Zach Of its big pill
lars and there are forty eight III all,
reuuiled forty yards of bunting. All
{ geJher about 6,UCU yards We're used
f-r the Interior Department at a cost
not Tar from 81. $50. 81 hen this de-
pariment was draped for Gen. Grant
The cost Was nearly 81 400. But 81
800 da.l of new material was ,,rr-
chased az that times some OF which was
,.riIiz.d for Vle4-Prestdenr Hendricks
and some which is now being used Tor
the third time or course the expense
Oh draging the Interior Department is
greater taan that of any other. because
il includes The Patent once, Pension
Eflrsaf7 Euresu of FdHcariYu rbe Geo
I-.l,icsI eT5-vey and others which are
-I7 n, .e..e.gt- h1ff.Ifugs
The e-,f gf dragl1g other daDar--
rprurs f. a55ut sl50'or sIT5 each. The
suu.riBtsudeuu of the Post Office de-
,arfwenr for instance is disyo-ed 10
economic. He buvs Inc blatfng and
-r,5.I..vs his own mon and c.rprnr-rz
81, in fre o-erIy. f0.sfnu- sitter 3D. himself
fss bTrrfgs- n5ed COTS Ibfrfg cents n
,-rd h -gr,.srz On, fo, -rfrtv- d.
nd H. is rf-sT taler down and lnrb If
h a. -f.r ra++eraH and Faded Iv he
wind and nam, Is hacked ug-.tv f..r rra
next occasion OF buulic sorrow.
The President has c0muIeEed nor
lions OF his message 10 gougress
add has read them 10 rbs Caiine-.
The r7es-s.-e will he shorter thfS wear
rb..rl e.r which Il "a KIND az raforui a.
proved b. ever, bodv. gbe Presidents
friends us well rs EIs ALLEGED enemies
are kent busy denving what Tue news
yaDeIs accuse tnem of saving and
IbInkipg and ATTEMPTING. Ills sd Iaw
p,,rrner AIt.. BisseiI. who has inst been
here. denies ever having soug6U 10 in
7npnce fbe President 10. M, lz.TIl- snDt;r,r-
nents. lie saws AIR. Cleveland. whom
he EEevy rs sheriff. MAYOR and Govern
ar aIwavs dI-cbaroed the dnf5es of
these olIcgs wuhouJ much aid or as
-i,rauc.. and he believes he viii be
equally successful in his pre- ,eut trust.
lie also denies having advised the Pres
ideut 10 sell his country place as uu.ck-
Nv es g0,sIb!e because OF lHe EO.siD
about tbe syndicate formed over his
urouerly 10 gd yaues real estate ~ thag
direction.
and Senator Edmunds. the Presi-
dents SO called butter Zoe. denies some
ihiugs. lie denies that he is Ursya.r-
iug an attack 10 be made this winter
mon the Presidents civil service UyI-
lev. and he saws lb4 artsngt 10 crigieiss
MIR. Cleveland an connection with the
purchase OF his country home is unfair.
Tbe extensive imyrovemants contem-
Mated I'm the Cirecti1n OF ..l..I- View
have become p .Dub1c necessity and lie
-ubiect c,.ne mo in CONGRESS iogE BE-
iore he President had ever Son the
ltln.e