Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-07

Mr.. Blaine arrived at the State department
at about 10 o'clock to find his Office besieged
with folks anxious to pay their respects. The
day was almost entirely occupied in receiving
callers, and the new Secretary was not given q
chance to take up any departmental business
whatever. Among the distinguished people
who called were Senator Frye, Gen. Sherman
and Gen. Butler. Mr.. Walker Blaine was at
the department all day, "helping out" as it
was said at the desk Of the first assistant secre-
tary. There seems to be no doubt whatever
around the department. now that he will occupy
that position permanently. Mr.. Ellis Mills,
Secretary Bayards private secretary, has gone
to his home down in Virginia for q rest, he
says. MIR. Thomas Sherman, who has been
with Mr.. Blaine ever since the latter has been
prominently before the public, was doing duty
as right-hand man to-day, and says that he will
probably stay around until things get straight
ened out. He will. without much doubt, be
the new private secretary. No one seems to
know whether or not the other assistant pri-
vate secretaries have rendered their resigna-
tons, but they have probably intimated that
the documents are at the disposal of their new
Secretary.
AT THE NAVY DEPARTMENT.
Gen. Tracy was at the Navy department early
and began work at once receiving people. Ex-
Senator and ex-Secretary Chandler was among
u Sec
Rotary. Admiral Porter and Rear Admiral
Jouett called together. Russell Harrison
brought in a delegation of about q dozen
men from Montana who, he said, were
not after any office but merely going
around to pay their respects to the new
AT THE WAR DEPARTMENT.
The same state of things existed at the War
department. Secretary Proctor came down
shortly after and was none too soon, for his
callers began to come almost Immediately.
Senators Henderson and Paddock and Repre-
sentative Dorsey called in their rounds Of the
building. Mr.. Vim. G. Endicott, jr., was at his
desk as usual, In his capacity of private secre-
tary. His father, the ex-Secretary, was in and
out OF the office all the morning gathering up
the loose ends of his affairs. One OF the officers
approaching him, said he would like the privi-
lege of calling him Judge" that he had al
ways called him Mr.. Secretary and would
like to see how it sounded to change Mr.. En-
dicott smiled as he said that no title sounded as
well to him as MIR. Endicott," which it was
quite a relief to hear. and which he would like
to be called while here.
POSTMASTER GENERAL wANAMAKER
began his first day Of official life promptly on
department time. He was not in his Office at
9 O'Clock, however, as he spent some time with
Col. Stevenson, the first assistant and Chief
Clerk Roy in going about the building and get
ton of the various offices and something about
the organization Of the department. The Off
cials Of the department who have met Mr.
Wanamaker express themselves as being favor
and business methods. All the higher
officials have rendered their resig-
nations and Mr.. Wanamaker, without
accepting any, has requested them to continue
for a few days until he had chance to look
around. His son. who accompanied him to this
rel tn Mr.
maker brought with him his private secretary
and he Is busily engaged in replying to the flood
of congraulatory letters and kilograms which
have come pouring in. To-day Mr.. Wanamaker
had very little time to become acquainted with
his new duties. He held reception nearly all
day. Among his callers were Senators Wilson,
Hiscock, Platt, Paddock, Henderson and Gull
lum, Representatives O'Neill, Bayne, Lansing
and others.
SECRETARY WINDOW,
like the other cabinet officers, found his day
pretty well occupied in receiving callers.
Several Senators and Representatives we're
among the number and quite crowd Of people
passed through the room and shook the hand
of the new Secretary.
GEN. NOBLE, THE NEW SECRETARY OF THE INTE-
RIoR,
reached the department shortly before clock.
The visitors began to come in, and his first Off
cial day was mainly a reception day. He shook
hands with good proportion Of the members
OF the Senate and House. and large number
Of personal friends. Gen. Lew Wallace made a
short call, and then a large delegation from
Montana, headed by Russell Harrison, was
ushered in and paid their respects. Among
the callers were Senators Evarts, Hiscock,
Plat, Plumb, Teller, Henderson, Paddock
Wilson, Hoar and Stewart Representatives
Morey, Henderson, Baker, O'Neill and Med
riuQhaus