Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-13
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THE WASHINGTON GRlsI
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u.rr,son will Receive Only at stated
e~ HanrslGen. Shermans ior
Gen. Johnston-Dsnocratic ex-ofiioiais
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wasHrrseros March s.-Ha rison ap;
reared to do as differently from Cleveland
az possible. Yesterdayshe rode the 7wnois
length Of Pennsylvania avenue In am open
buggy, and to-day walked dow the avenu
a mile when the .promenaders were the
thiokest.
Gen. Sherman made an urgent personal
request OF the President that Gen. Joseph
e. Johnston be retained in the office OF
the railroad commissioner and promised
to ask nothing more of the administration.
Johnston surrendered to Sherman twenty
four years ago pext April. 1t is probable
Sherman will be gratified. ae.6 s1
n Secretary Blaine received a number OF
diplomatic representatives OF iorelgn gov
ernments this morning. aE =
The navy department has postponed
from March 18th to April Sd tbs time Tor
receiving proposals for the construction OF
armored coast defense vessels. This order
was Secretary Tracy's first official act.
The rush of visitors to the White House
continued to-day, but they were much less
numerous than on previous days. For the
first time since he entered the White House,
the President was able to devote the en-
tire forenoon to visitors having business
with him. He received up stairs in his
office and was with them from 10 O'Clock
until nearly /. Among those who called
during that time were Vice-President Nor
ton with Senator Hiscock, General B. F.
Butler, Senators Quay, Paddock, Dolph,
Stork, Mitchell, Sherman, Stanford, Repre-
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tor Saunders and ex-senator Bruce.
Ex-Secretary Whitney left Washington
for New York, this morning. All OF the
chiefs of bureaus OF the navy departure. II
and many personal friends were at the sta
ton to say farewell.
A large and fashionable assembly, in
Guiding Vice President Morton and a num-
Der OF senators, attended the opening re-
ception OF the American exhibit, last night,
at the elegant recently purchased by Mr..
Morton from A. g. Bell. There were ISL
value of $125, 900. The exhibit will last
about ten days, and it is given for the ben
eft of the Garfield memorial hospital.
The New York delegation has decided
to ask that A. r. Hart of New York be
nominated for Public Printer, and the
Iowa delegation will push the name OF exs
Governor Stone for Commissioner General
of the Land Office.
Yielding to the inevitable, the President
has at last given formal notice that here
after he will set apart three hours daily
for the reception of callers. During two
hours, from 10 to - o'clock, senators
and representatives and other privileged
persons will be admitted; from 1 O'Clock to
2 p. m. the general public will be SEEM.
At half past 2 o'clock, Thursday after
doom, the first cabinet meeting OF the new
administration was held. 1t vas an in
formal meeting OF the newly.appointed
cabinet officers, called in order that they
might become acquainted with one another.
Col. Wilson, OF the engineer corps, has
been placed in charged OF the york on the
Washington aqueduct extension relieving
Major Lydecker, who will be tried by court
martial on the 25th inst. for neglect OF
duty in connection with this improvement,
Assistant Attorney General Howard ten.
dered his resignation. It is understood he
will be requested to continue in office until
the adjournment OF the court OF claims in
June.
Ex-Secretary and Mrs. Fairchild left this
afternoon for New York.
Secretary Window had a long interview
with Fairchild, last night, in relation to
the business OF the treasury department.
W. Z. N. Robinson of Louisiana, law
clerk to Attorney General Garland, to-day |
rendered his resignation.
Justice Matthews hadHa relapse yester. |
day, but was better this morning.