, 1889-03-21

neu time. 1hlS is q formal matter,
and will probably be attended to ear
ly next week.
Secretary Window assumed actual
charge of the Treasury department
Saturday. He was busy with callers
during most of the day, however, and
found difficulty in transacting the
necessary routine business Of the de,
partment. Secretary Noble, of the
interior department, appeared in his
Office at $50 o'clock in order to have
a half hour to himself in which to
look over his morning mail. As soon
as the regular time for the opening
OF the department work arrived, at
9 o'clock, he was besieged with con-
gratulations, and requests for Office
until 10 O'clock. He then put on his
overcoat and silk hat and went over
to the Pension Bureau 10 meet the
clerks of that department in accor-
dance with previous arrangements.
Postmaster General Wannamaker
was importuned all day with requests
for positions as postmasters. Many
OF the delegations were in charge of
senators and representatives, but
some came without an escort. In
several instances the petitioners for
offices were ladies'. The Postmas-
ter General told them all that he
could make no promises at present;
that he would have to have time to
consider all the applications. Sec
retary Rusk had no time to begin to
acquaint himself with the routine
duties of his Office. His desk was
covered with congratulations and
letters from farmers and others all
over the country.
The Inauguration, with its at
tending festivities, is over. The in-
Vulnerable stands have nearly all dis
appeared and the decorations have
been taken down. Everybody is
tired and yesterday was hailed with
much JOY because of the chance to
obtain their much needed rest. Fo,
nearly one week the city was in an
uproar. Bands of music, with many
thousands of soldiers, paraded day
and night and many persons were
unable to get little, # any, rest. Ho.
tel men, saloon keepers and bartend-
ers, boarding house clerks and many
: others spent night and day at theiI
= work. Strangers, generally, were
we'll provided for ana the city wa:
highly complimented by many of The
visitors for its hospitality and ac-
commodations. The meals furnish
ed were first class for such an occa-
sion. Prices were increased in many
dining~rooms, but even then they
were not extortionate. The majority
of the strangers have now left the
city, and home folks are settling
down to their work.
1t seems as though nearly one
fourth of the people who come tc
Washington to witness the inaugura
ton ceremonies, made it u point tc
ascend the Washington monument
The fact is, that the great shaft has
come to be one of the main features
in and about the city, and those who
had time to stay felt that they would
leave very interesting page of the
local book uncut if they should 60
away without Il glimpse of the earth
from an elevation of half-a~thousand
feet. So the elevator has been bob
bing up and down as fast as steam
would carry it, packed with bumani
ty, while the iron steps inside have
rung to the tread of thousands of
feet. The record for the week end
ing last Friday was something over
10000 people who assembled the shaft.
Besides this number, thousands went
as far as the base and after shiveripg
IN the line for some time gave it up
and turned away
At the head of the newly construct.
ed social world in Washington. there
are a number of ladies who are new
to the forms and ceremonies and pos
Utilities of social life at the national
capital. Mrs. Harrison has her own
theories of the duties devolviug upon
the first lady of great broad land
like this one is, and they are
by no manner of means the
ideas Of an amateur in social matters.
but of thoroughly competent. well.
bred American woman, whose sound
judgement, good sense and kindly
heart will direct her in the right
way. Associated with Mrs. Harrison
are such well Known social leaders in
this and other countries as Mrs. Levi
2. Morton and Mrs. Blaine. There
IS every reason to assume th:t the |
administration will be brilliant one
socially, even though this city were
not rapidly becoming au important
social center by reason of the high |
standing OF its social standing. L.
"
The future of Port Townsend lies
with her citizens. 1t is for them to
decide whether this city shall occu-
py secondary place among the cities