Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-25
SWEET VIOLETS.
The White House Redolent with Their
Fragrance To-day.

Fragrance To-day.
but FEW oFFIcE-sEEKERs on HAND AND NO
PUBLIC REcEPTIoN-sEvERAL SENATORS IN
TERvIEw THE PRESIDENT, PRESUMABLY ABOUT
APPoISrMESrs-JUsr1cE MATTHEWS FUNERAL.
Sweet violets! Numerous and odorous.
The White House was full of them
this morning and their fragrance overpowered
the bouquet of rapidly expiring cigars, and even
competed with the more powerfully aromatic
smoke of the cigarettes which several visitors
brought with them. The little bluish-purple
flowers were worn by ninety out of every
hundred of the people who came either to see
the President or to look at what was visible of
the interior of the mansion. The atmosphere
was as full of the scent of violets as the White
House was empty of office-seekers.
Between the main entrance and the east
room there was steady flow of travel, for
hundreds of visitors thought to shake the Pres
ident's hand, forgetful of the fact that Justice
Matthews funeral would take the President
away just at the reception hour, but the traffic
up the stairway was very light, for Monday is
the Presidents "off" day.
SECRETARY WINDOW WAS THE PREMIER CALLER,
and after little while he gave way to Secre-
tary Blaine, who monopolized the Presidents
attention for fully an hour, and then went away
i'll the rain with Senator Plumb. looking as
though he was very much puzzled over some
thing.
Senator Hoar talked to the President for
few minutes and introduced the Hon.
Charles Noyes, eX-speaker of the Massachusetts
house OF representatives, who wants to be in
terstate commerce commissioner.
Senator Teller was also admitted and not far
behind him was John c. New, with whom was
ex-Representative Pierce, a gentleman who
avowed himself an interesting nOyelty-a
Hoosier who wanted no office.
Senators SpoOner and Paddock both went up,
the latter declaring that Nebraska did not eX-
pect anything but was trying hard to get all it
could
THREE DISTRICT MEN.
But three persons interested in District af-
fairs were visible during the day. NJ. NJ. Parker,
f. Kurtz Johnson and Father Donnelly. The
first two saw Secretary Halford and said moth
ing to anyone else; the last one also saw Mr..
Halford, but he publicly acknowledged that he
was moving in the interest of n. Ii. Shea for
District Commissioner
THE MEMBERS OF THE CABINET ARRIVE.
Shortly after 1870 members of the cabinet
commenced to arrive. They had agreed to
meet at the White House and from there to go
to the Matthews funeral. Secretary Rusk was
the first, followed closely by Secretary Noble
and Attorney-General Miller, Mr.. Noble trot-
ing upstairs with the agility of a bow No less
active and close behind was Postmaster-Gen-
eral Wanamaker. Even Secretary Window
would not walk
At 1855 the party left for the funeral. Sec
rotary Halford led the way, followed by the
President and Mrs. Blaine, Secretary Blaine
and Mrs. Mckee, Secretary Window and Mrs
Russell Harrison. Attorney-Ge General Miller and
Secretary Noble, Secretary Rusk and Postmas-
ter-General Wanamaker, Secretary Proctor and
Admiral Porter (the latter representing the
Navy department. Secretary Tracy being out of
town., while Mr.. Russell Harrison brought up
the rear. Mrs. Harrisons cold has almost dis
appeared. but she did not think it wise to run
any risks on damp day.
THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE CoMMIssIoNERsHIP
There is every reason for believing that the
rumor of Gen. James II. Wilson's appointment
as interstate commerce commissioner, vice
Walker, resigned, is correct. The nomination
will probably go in Tomorrow. although the
Massachusetts candidate, Charles Moves, will
do his best to have his name take the place of
Gen. Wilson's.
FOR CIvIL-sERvICE COMMISSIONER.
So far there has been no struggle for place on
the civil-service commission, but it may be
that one candidate will bring out another
Gov. Sherman. if Illinois, is in the field for one
of the vacancies, and he expects to get it within
tomorrow half dozen candidates, disap-
pointed elsewhere may be contesting for the
honor and the salary.
KENTUCKY APPLICANTS FOR OFFICE.
John Wanamaker Sayers is the name Of one
of the Kentucky republicans who wants to be
collector of the port at Louisville. He is named
after and said to be relative of the Postmaster
General. James Buckner, a son of one of the
former collectors, and brother of the last re-
publican holding the Office John W. Lewis and
j. VI. Armstrong are candidates for the same
Office. Col. John Falkner, the ex-surveyor of
the port at Louisville, is here seeking reinstate-
ment. Ex-Representative Hunt is one of his
rivals after the Office.
Senator Beck took Col. Falkner and Mr..
Buckner to see the President and Secretary of
the Treasury Saturday.
NOTES.
The Massachusetts, delegation called on the
the President to-day to present petition
signed by Charles Francis Adams and numerous
Massachusetts business men, asking for the APP
pointment of Edward W. Kinsley at present
one of the state railroad commissioners, to sue
coed Mr.. Walker on the interstate commerce
commission.
1t is reported that ex-Representative Merri-
man, of New York. is to be made the democratic
civil service commissioner