Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-04-13


MER AND COL PRED. GRANT.
The published announcement of the Presi-
dents decision to go on a trip down the
| river was received with ll-concealed dis
gust by a large number of the importunate
and unfortunate ones who have been striving
| for the past month to have him crown their eff
forts with salary and honors. They all agreed
that il was very inconsiderate Of the President
TO leave the city while there were so many fat,
juicy Offices untitled. Their protests, however,
were UNDECIDED, because they were unheard,
but the Chief Executive might almost as well
have left the city, SO far as they were con-
cerned, as to have spent so much valuable time
as he did in company with Secretary Window.
Yesterday it was Secretary Tracy, to-day it was
| the government fnancier. He occupied more
than an hour of that portion of the day which
hungry ones. Those who saw the President ar
rived before he did.
SENATOR sPooNER's LAST CALL.
The only Senator who put in an appearance
was Mr.. Spooner, and all he came for was to
say goodbye" He is going home tomorrow
and Washington will not see him again for a
week when he will stay but day or SO, for on
the 9th he boards the 'Etruria" and, in COM
pany with bis wife and the boy who has been SO
sick during the winter, will sail for Europe.
Six weeks is the limit he has set upon his stay
there. Then he will return and give some at
tention to his private affairs, which must have
suffered considerably during the past eighteen
months.
II FEEL AS THOUGH I DESERVED A REST"
said he to STAR reporter as he was leaving
the White House. 'Since a year ago last
November have been busily engaged in at
tending strictly to Senatorial duties. The only
break in that period was during the campaign,
when delivered on an average three speeches
a day. l feel as though ought to have little
holiday"
Senator Spooner will be missed at the White
House not only because he has been pretty
regular caller there, but because of his popu-
larity. Everybody likes him and everybody is
continually looking out for an opportunity to
do something which will please him. Wiscon-
sins interests will be cared for during his
absence by Senator Sawyer.
MISSOURI
was solidly represented. Congressman Wade
has returned and was up early. The clerical
looking gentleman from the thirteenth district
never allows himself to be preceded by brass
band nor is his triumphal way lit by torches. but
he succeeds in getting great deal of valuable
patronage that more noisy competitors, as he
says, Never get a smell Of"
THE ONLY SOUTHERN REPUBLICAN.
republican who came around He counts a
day lost that sees him not in the library talking
with the President oyer the ways and means by
which the party south of Mason and Dixons is
to be rewarded and built up.
OHIO had Representative E. B. Taylor He
makes daily visits too. but his state has not
secured anything since the Senate rejected Mr.
Halstead's nomination.
THE PACIFIC COAST.
Representatives Morrow and McKenna, who
saw the President twice yesterday, were ION
deck again this morning. They are working
earnestly for some substantial recognition of
the Pacific coast, but beyond admitting that
they favor the candidacy of II. u. Osborne for
public printer, they will say nothing.
Representative Tom Reed and Delegate
Allen, Maine and Washington Territory bulky
and attenuated, arrived about the same time.
The first looked very grave when he went out
the second wore the same gOod-natured smile
he always wears.
SUNSET cox CALLS TO SAY "GocD-BYE"
Representative S. S. Cox climbed the stairs
meekly, as became one who had no political
interest in the administration. When he came
out he button-holed a STAR reporter and said
Il simply said goodbye to my old friend,
Benjamin Harrison. | feel we'll; very much
better than little while ago. 1 have been
through the valley of the shadow of political
utdlH WIFI tue rest Ol lHe UeMOcrat5, ana now
am of on featuring tour through Indiana,
Ohio, Illinois. Missouri and Kansas. New lee
lures? No; Just a few old ones Something to
make the folks smile while gather in a little
money. L trust L shall have no more eggs
than pay for"
COL. FRED. GRANT
had a pleasant chat with the President, and
when he came out held quite reception among
the employees. He was evidently pleased to
meet the old retainers and he greeted them
heartily.
Representative Cannon went in for awhile.
but had nothing to say when he came out, ex-
cept that ClarksOn was getting along very
nicely indeed as to the fourth-class post-offices
IN BEHALF OF JUDGE sPEER.
strong effort is being made by leading re-
publicans of Georgia and other parts of the
south to induce the President to appoint Judge
Emory Speer. of Georgia. to succeed Justice
Matthews on the supreme bench. Judge Speer
is endorsed by many of the most prominent
members of the bar in his section. as well as
by the politicians, and his friends think that if
President Harrison concludes to put southern
man on the bench he will be selected.
EX-SENATOR PALMER TALKS OF HIS EUROPEAN
TRIP.
Ex-senator Palmer, the new minister to
Spain, was upstairs for more than half an hour.
Col. Lacy, of Detroit who would like to be
second controller, came in with him I'm
going away soon," sighed the jovial ex-senator.
II shall remain here for about week and
then am going back to Michigan. The good
people of Detroit have arranged to give me a
farewell banquet on the 25th, and L have been
led to understand that my presence is neces-
sary to make the thing success. My present
intention is to sail on the Sth OF Nav
Mrs. Palmer may accompany me and 40 NAV
my niece, Mrs. Hamilton; they have not def
nitely decided to do so. Mr.. Griffiths. nv pri-
vate secretary, will be along. He's a valuable
mana good linguist and ready-made diplo-
mat"
FRIENDS OF THE RED MAN.
The North American Indian had few
friends call upon the President, and they de-
parted very much pleased at the reception ac-
corded them. They are members of the So
ciety of Friends, and were Thomas Foulke and
Aaron NJ. Powell. of New York: Levi X. Brown,
of Lancaster county, Pa; Thomas H. Matthews,
Joseph j. Janney and Edward Stabler, jr, OF
Baltimore.
OTHER CALLERS.
Charles W. Sears, s. c. Willard, and James
B. Weed of Binghampton, N. Y, arrived early
and the President So did Anthony F.
Dignowitz, of San Antonio, Tex; James A. Pat
ton, cashier of the First National bank. of Gar
den City, Kans.; John n. Stewart. of Ashtabula
Ohio; Judge Cole, of Fredericksburg, Va, and
Winfield L. Darbin, of Anderson, Ind
Asa {. Hill, misunderstanding gentleman
the foreground of whose gray hair stood up
like church spire, wanted to have granted to
him O private audience. lone moment of
time" wrote he beneath his name on a card
He could not wait until Secretary Window got