San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-08-10
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondence

WASHINGTON, Aug, D. 1859.
Daily LIGHT.
The President has had very busy
time since his return here last Thurs
day and dare say he is heartily glad
that he is to start for Bar HarbOr, %
paw Mr.. Blaine a visit tomorrow.
The politicians seemed to recognize
this TO be their only opportunity to
get at the President before the fall,
and they have made the most OF it.
Every minute of his available time,
and much that would not have been
available, except for his good natured
desire to give all hearing, has been
taken up by his callers. Washing
ton has suddenly found herself al
most as full of prominent republicans
as in March. The result is quite a
large batch of appointments, and
more are expected tonight or tO-nlor-
row before the President leaves.
Among the most important among
the appointments were EX-Gov. War
mouth, of Louisiana, to be Collector OF
the port of New Orleans: John T..
Patty of Louisiana "a coIOred man
to be Naval officer at New Orleans,
and J. r. G. Pitkin, of Louisiana, to
be minister to the Argentine Repub
lie.
Postmaster General Wanamaker has
issued an order extending the age
limit governing the appointment of
letter carriers in nOn-clvil service post
offices from thirty-five to forty years.
The age Limitation does not apply to
persons honorably discharged from
Army or Navy.
The seizure of the Canadian sealer
"Black Diamond in Behring's sea
by the Z. S. Cutter Crush" still con-
tinues TO be talk about here. One
thing may be set down as certain, the
administration is determined to carry
out the law, and every vessel caught
illegally taking seals in Behring's sea
will be seized, Representative Far
quhar, of New York, who was a
prominent member of the Congressio-
nal committee which made the in
vestigation of the seal fisheries that
led to the enactment of the law under
which this seizure was made, is now
in Washington. Speaking of the
seizure and it's probable outcome he
said "This country will &C right on
asserting and maintaining it's juris-
diction over the Behring Sea fisheries,
and England can't say word in
earnest about the matter. Russia
stands ready to make good our title
derived by purchase from her. Great
Britain cannot afford to antagonize
two great nations-Russia and the
United States. There is no doubt
about Russia sssdisposition in the mat
ter. They guaranteed US title and
England cannot seriously question
that title without antagoniZing Rus
STA. If she went into a fight she
would have two antagonists. This
is all well understood in England, as
well as in Russia and America.
In answer to the charges made by
certain democratic papers that GER
tain pension attorney had been favor
ed in having applications marked
especial" Commissioner Tanner has
had prepared list of all the cases
made special since he took charge of
the Pension office. There are 952
cases. OF these III had no attorney,
90 were represented by Geo. E. Lee
mon, 5 by w. w. Dudley, 26 by NJ.
3. Stevans & Co. % by Fitzgerald Il
Co. 20 by J. w. Morris, II by II. w.
Talmadge, 10, by SOule d Co. 16, by
King Bros, II by p. J. Lockwood,
II by A. w. Mccormick & Son, II by
P. O'Farrell s by Allan Rutherford,
8 by j. b. Gradle-3S5. The balance
of the cases are distributed among
three hundred and three attorneys,
no one OF them whom has as many
as eight cases. This statement fully
answers the very silly charges of
favoritism. Commissioner Tanner is
all right up to the present time and
don't you let it slip your memory.
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
Tichenor is quite ill. He was attacked
while hard at work in his office. He
has been in bad health for some time
and lately he has overworked him.
self.
Virginia republicans who visit
Washington express great confidence
in carrying the State this fall.
f. w. Oyster, the man who is said
to have complied the democratic cam
paign document purporting to give
General Harrison's record on the
Chinese question, has been dismissed
from the Government printing office.
He was greatly surprised as he eX-
pected to retain his position because
of his prominence in labor Organiza-
lions.
Secretary Noble has appointed a
special agent to visit France to in
vestigate the system of irrigation
used i'm that country. The infOr.La-
riOu gained is expected to be Of much
benefits in aiding the department to
solve the problem of iFrigating the