Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-06-13
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Washington, June 3, $50.

edly the cause Of considerable
dissatisfaction among the rank
and file of the party, the men who
don't want anything for them
selves, but who insist on seeing all
the important positions filled by
good republicans. As samples Of
the men holding important posi-
tons three months after the
Inauguration Of republican
President let US take the I. S.
Marshal of the District of Colum-
bia, the Register Of Wills, and the
Collector Of Customs. The incum-
bents are all Cleveland appoint
ments, and they each glory in
having left his home in this
District and enlisted in the rebel
army, and the last mentioned once
publicly offered the following
toast:
Here's to the man that pulled the trigger
That killed the man who freed the niger
Is it any wonder that the
republicans of this District are
inclined to blame the President for
allowing such men to remain in
office a day longer than is abso-
lutely necessary to select their
successors. These men mind you
had not the excuse of those men
who followed their states into
rebellion; they lived here under
the shadow, SO to speak Of the
United States Government, and
deliberately of their own free will
went South to take part in an
effort to destroy the Government
and now they are, thanks to that
very Government, and the tardi-
ness of a republican President in
receipt of very comfortable in
comes, paid by the Government
they tried so hard to destroy.
Among the few Presidential
appointments during the past
week were the following: George
S. Fisher, of Delaware, to be
First Auditor of the Treasury; J.
n. Patterson, of New Hampshire,
to be Second Auditor of the
Treasury; 0. w. Chapman, Of
New York, to be Solicitor General;
John B. Cotton. of Maine, to be
assistant Attorney General and
Lewis Z. Parsons ST., of Alabama,
to be U. States Attorney for the
northern and middle district Of
Alabama. Mr.. Parsons was the
originator, and the leading spirit
in organizing the "White mans
republican party" Of Alabama
which recently held a convention
at Birmingham.
The two Haytian Commission
ers-Gen. Lew Wallace and Bev-
erly Tucker-whose appointments
were announced last week but
Immediately withdrawn as prema-
ture are still here but neither of
them seems to know whether the
Withdrawal of the appointments
was permanent or only temporary.
In the meantime Dame Rumor is
busily engaged in circulating all
sort of tom-fool stories about the
matter. Not wishing to do any
one an injustice l shall not report
any of these very improbable
yarns.
The President greatly enjoyed
his trip to Brooklyn, where he
reviewed Memorial Day parade,
notwithstanding its hurried nature.
He left here Wednesday afternoon
and Thursday night at 10 o'clock
he was back in the White House.
Superintendent Porter, of the
census bureau has received the
application of Mrs. Kate B:
Cothran of California, to be
appointed supervisor Of the census
for the Californian district The
fact is notable because it is the
first application of the kind ever
made by a woman.
At the State and Navy depart
ment little credence is put in the
report telegraphed here from
Canada that several English War
vessels had been ordered tc
Behring's Sea with instructions tc
prevent U. S. vessels from Selling
English sealing vessels in those