The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1889-05-09
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGTON, D. G. May g. 1889.
Editor Herald:
The President returned from the great
New York celebration greatly fat1gued
but much pleased with what he saw, as
well as with the cordial manner in which
he was received and treated during his
entire stay-three days. His return to
Washington was the signal for the re-
appearance of the army of place seekers
that somehow mysteriously disappeared
when the President started for the CEN
tenial. But it is good-natured, well-fed
crowd, with money in its pockets, Wash
ington is glad to see them back again in
the hotel lobbies, and wishes them we'll
generally.
Mrs. Harrison was so pleased with the
New York celebration that she will re-
main there until next week. She is the
guest of Mrs. Morton.
The employees of the railway mail ser
vice number $500. About one-third of
this number are republicans appointed
since the 4th IF March, and small num-
Der are republicans found in the service
by the Cleveland administration and
overlooked in the general slaughter which
followed Cleveland's Inauguration, the
rest are democrats. On May 1st, the en-
tire service passed under the control of
the civil service commission and in future
when vacancies occur they will be filled
from names certified by that body. Civil
service commissioner Lyman says that
the commission has already on file more
that 1000 applicants for examination,
from parties DESTROYS of receiving APP
pointments in the service and that his an
ticipates no trouble whatever in filling
any requisition that Superintendent Bell
of the railway mail service may make on
him for clerks.
The indisposition of Secretary Blaine
which prevented his accompanying the
President to New York has been the
cause of some uneasiness on the part of
Mr.. Blaine's friends and of a thousand
and one rumors making his condition
much worse than it is. 1 am assured by
those associated with him that the at
tack has only been an ordinary one, of
lumbago, and that at no time has it been
serious enough to prevent the Secretary
paying the usual attention to his mail,
both private and official. The rumors
(some of them sent to out-of-town pa
pers, were too absurd for any one to be-
lieve)gave the Secretary more worry than
his lurnbago pains.
CONTROLLER of the currency Locey was
sworn in this week and began his official
career.
The death of ex-senator Barnum, chair
man of the democratic national commit
tee has created much interest among
the democrats here, and speculation is
rife as to who will be his successor. Sem
ator German seems to be the favorite for
the place, but it is said that Cleveland and
his crowd don't want German because
he is not radical enoughin his tariff ideas.
They want a Cleveland tariff reformer,
which is synonymous with being a free
trader, to fill the position. Senator Cor
mans friends say that he does not want
the place and will not accept it if it is Of
fsred him. Perhaps not. May be it is
case of sour grapes. If the democrats
are to fight among themselves over this
position all good republicans will wish
that the free-trade element of the party
may win, for as long as that wing of the
democratic party rules its councils the
republican party is certain to remain in
power