Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-04-03
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, March 25 1889,

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lence of his appointments made this
week. Among them are the follow
ing: Robt. T. Lincoln son of the
late President Lincoln and Secre-
tary of War under Garfield, to be
Minister TO England; Murat Hal
stead, editor Of that staunch old re-
publican paper, the Cincinnati Com
mercial Gazette, to be Minister to
Germany; Allen Thorndike Rice, of
New York, editor of the North
American Review, to be Minister to
Russia; Patrick Egan, Of Nebraska,
formerly President of the Irish Nat
ional League, of America, to be
Minister to Chilli; Thomas, Of Kan
sas, who has just retired from the
House Of Representatives, to be
Minister to Mexico; John Hicks, Of
Wisconsin, to be Minister to Peru;
Ex- Congressman Loring, of Massa-
chusetts, to be Minister to Portugal.
Through some unexpected delay
the Presidents proclamation open
ing to settlement part of Oklahoma
Territory was not issued until Wed
nesday. 1t names l2 o'clock, April
22nd., as the earliest date that the
new land can be occupied. The
General Land Office has perfected
arrangements for dividing the land
opened to settlement into two dis
tricts, the Eastern office to be located
at Guthrie, and the Western at King
Fisher stage station.
A caucus Of republican senator's
has decided againts discussion of
Mr.. Hoar's Southern election investi-
cation resolution at the present ses-
sion.
tits generally expected that the
Senate will adjourn next week, the
most of its members being very
anxious to get away. Senator Wash
burn has had to return to Minnesota
on account Of his bad health. He
has not been we'll since he took his
seat.
Secretary Window has appointed
NJ. E. Bell, formerly Supervising
Architect Of the Treasury, to be
Superintendent of public buildings
at Chicago. He has also removed r.
Lancaster, surveyor Of the port of St..
Louis, and recommended J. O..
Churchill for, the position. ......:
1t can be stated on the very best
authority that there is no founda-
ton for the stories printed in the
Democratic papers about row be-
tween Postmaster General Wana-
maker and the Pennsylvania Sena-
tors over the Philadelphia Postmas-
terships. There is no row, has been
no row, nor is there likely to be
any.
Secretary Window has leased a
house here. The house belongs to
Senator Sherman, and is well known,
having been the residence of Secre.
tary Stanton when he was Lincoln's
Secretary Of War.
First Assistant Postmaster-G eneral
Clarkson is beginning to get in his
work on the $4,000 fourth-class
postmasters and the heads are begin.
ming to fall at very rapid rate.
The President made a popular
step when he nominated "Corporal'
Tanner to succeed Gen. Black as
commissioner Of Pensions. It shows
recognition of the rank and file
that is highly gratifying.
Recognizing the fact that the
troubles in our Railway Mail Service
were largely brought about by Dem
ocratic removals Of experienced Su
perintend ents in that service, Post
master General Wanamaker has pu>
a number Of old officials back into
their old positions.
A foolish attempt was made by
some personal enemies of John G
New to defeat his confirmation al
Consul General at London, by bring
ing to light some old charges agains
him. that had been fully investigat
ed in the courts of Indiana years ag'
without resulting in any injury t.
Mr.. New. 1t is hardly likely tina
the President, who has for man,
years lived in the same town will
Mr.. New, would have nominated
him for an honorable position had b.
not have known him for an honora
BILE position had he not have know
him to be worthy Of it. The Senat
made short work of the absur'
charges.
Since the advent of the presen
administration Mondays are spoke
of by the politicians as "Blue Nor
day." because the President has ri
served that one day in the week fo
himself and refuses to see any offic,
seekers. :
The newspaper men of the Repub
lican party have no right to con
plain Of the recognition they hav
received from this administration
The President evidently knows tn,
there is no danger of making a mi
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