River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-07-25
WASHINGTON LETTER.
from our regular eorrespondent.I
Washington, July 10, 80.


Washington, July 10, 80.
The President returned to Washing
ton Wednesday, held a cabinet meet
ing on Thursday besides tTansaeting
considerable amount of other business
and this afternoon or tomorrow he
Will go to Deer Park again, and the
chances are that Washington will see
him no more for some weeks, he hav-
ing almost decided TO hold the few
cabinet meetings that will be neces-
sary between now and September at
Deer Park. He finds that he can do a
great deal more work at Deer Park
than at the White House. Mrs.
Harrison came with the President.
She is not feeling very well and
thought the trip might benefit her,
and besides she wanted to look after
some domestic matters. She returns
20 Deer Park with the President.
Pension Commissioner Tanner has
decided TO reorganize the medical
division of his office. Several medica
examiners who were democrats were
dismissed this week and more are to
follow shortly. Il Is needless to say
that their successors will in every
case be good republicans. There is
no mugwumpery about Commissioner
Tanner.
Attorney General Miller will keep
house during the remainder of his
term. He bias leased residence next
door to one recently leased by Chief
Justice FillEer.
Judge Tyner, law officer of the
Post-office department has been quite
i'll for some days. lie has been taken
to Deer Park by order of his physi-
clan.
Hon. W. B. Richie of Lima, Ohio,
who was in Washington this week is
democrat but he openly acknowledges
his fear Of Foraker In the coming
gubernstorial election, and he does
not stop there. He says that if
Foraker is elected he will be the re-
publican candidate for President in
1892. It is very kind of this gentle
man to save the republican party the
trouble of selecting its candidate in
1892. It's rather early to make pre-
dictions, but from the way things
look at this time, the name of the re-
publican candidate in 1892 will be
Benjamin Harrison.
The Ohio Republican association
held an enthusiastic Foraker ratitica.
ton meeting this week, Sixth Auditor
Coulter, the man who recently de.
manded the resignation of every dem
ocratic chief of division in his Office,
was the speaker, that pleased the
boys most.
Secretary Noble says that all the
talk about the cattle companies max
ing lease with the Cherokee Indians
and preventing the Government from
opening the Cherokee strip for settle
ment, is the yeriest bosh.
Senator Quay IS here engaged in
hunting a house for his family to
occupy next winter. But that is not
al he has been doing. He had long
conference with the President on
matters political and several with Mr..
p. (. Herwig, chairman of the Louisi-
anna State committee on the same
subject, besides he and Assistant Post
master General Clarkson have, as
representatives of the National re-
publican committee, settled the
wrangles in the ranks of the party in
Virginia, at least as far as 1t is in the
power of that committee to settle it.
The Civil Service Commission has
dumped a nice mess into the lap of
Postmaster General Wannamaker. 1t
consists of lot of evidence taken by
the Commission in regard to violations
of law by the post-Office officials at
Grand Rapids, Michigan. 1t is as
choice lot of swearing as any one ever
saw outside of the pages Of a sensa-
tional novel. For instance, two men
made afIidaYits before the Commission
that they were compelled by an
official to pay political contribution
in October 1888, under a threat of
dismissal. The official charged with
making this forced collection turned
over to the Commission afiidavits
made by these same men stating that
they had not been asked to make and
had not made any contribution during
the last compaign. The Commission
can hardly be blamed for wanting to
get rid of this case.
The attempts on the part of Secre-
tary Blaine's enemies to make him
out such a sick man that no must re-
sign proved as big a failure as its
predecessors of the same kind. These
absurd rumors are becoming monoto-
nous.
Secretary Window will spend his
vacation at Deer Park in order to be
where the President can easily consult
him about important financial matters
while preparing his message to Con-
gress.
1t is matter of especial interest to
intending purchasers that in my bust
ness l employ no agents, and conse.
quently, paying no commissions, but
selling direct, am able to give custom