The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-05-08
Washington Letter.
From our Regular Correspondent. ]
WASHINGTON, May Q, 1889

WASHINGTON, May Q, 1889.
The. President returned from the great
New York celebration greatly fatigued
but much pleased with what he saw, as
we'll as with the cordial manner in which
he was received and treated during his
entire stay-three days. HIS return to
Washington was the signal for the reap.
pearance otthe army of place seekers that
somehow mysteriously disappeared when
the President started for the centennial.
They are back as smiling aud chippy as
ever, and seemingly far more numerous.
But as 1t is a good -natured, well.fed
crowd with money in its pockets Wash.
ington is glad TO see them back again In
the hotel lobbies and wishes them well
generally.
Mrs Harrison was so pleased with the
New York celebration that she will re-
main there until next week. She Is the
guest Of Mrs Morton.
The employees of the railway mail ser.
vice number $500. About one.third Of
this number are Republicans appointed
since the 4th Of March, and a small num-
Der are Republicans found in the service
by the Cleveland administration and over.
looked in the general slaughter which
followed Clevelands Inauguration; the
rest are Democrats. On May1 the entire
service passed under the control Of the
Civil Service Commission aud in the fu.
ture when vacancies occur they will be
filled from names certified by that body,
Civil Service Commissioner Lyman says
that the commission has already on flt
more than 1000 applicants for examine
tion from parties desirous Of receiving ap
pointments In the service and that he an.
ticipates no trouble whatever In filing am
requisition tfai Superintendent Bell Of III,
! railway mail service may make on hin
: for clerks F
The indiposition OF Secretary Blain,
: which prevented his accompanying tn
President 10 New York has been the caus
= Of some uneaslness on the part Of NJ
Blaine's friends and OF thousand an,
one rumors making his condition mncl
worse than It is. am assured by thos
closely associated with him that the at
tack has only been an ordinary one o
lumbago, and that at no time has il bee
serious enough TO prevent the secretar
= paying the usual attention 10 his mai
: both private and official. The rumor
(some OF them sent to outof-town paper
we're too absurd for anyone to believe
:, gave the secretary more worry than HI
!. . lumbago pains.
Controller Of the Currency Locey wa
, sworn in this week and began his ofieii
, career.
A circular issued 10y Postmaster Generi
. Wanamaker, at the reques, of Superb
tendent Of the Census Porter, will has
: the result Of placing $1,000 census cole
!. tors in the field Immediately. The circt
= lar In question directs the 5000 postmai
:, ters Of the country TO furnish the Gems,
~ bureau such information in regard TO st,
~ tis,ics, etc, pertaining to the census,
: may be requested by Superintendent Po
!. Ter, provided Il can be done without ietr
:, ment TO the business Of their offices. Tn
~ Idea Of utilizing the thoroughly organiz,
!. machinery Of the postoffice department
:. - gather information for the census bures
I, = Is an entirely new one and originates,
think, with Mr. Porter,
Senator Hoar's select commite on o.
50 relstions with Canada meetin Chicago I
r day TO begin their investigation.
n Ex-senator Harlan, Of Iowa, is visItii
n Washington. Hecame east to see b
) daughter, who Is the wife of Robt. T Lii
,v coin, the newly appointed minister
= England, of 10 London. .iss