San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-06-01
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent
WASuTNGTON Nav. Of.

trip to salt water. lie lefu mere Sat-
urday afternoon on Postmaster-Gen-
eral Wanamaker's steam yacht "Rest-
less" with party composed of the
following gentlemen:
Private Secretary Halford, Attor-
ney-General Miller. Representative
Anderson, Of Kansas, and General
George B. Williams.
The postmaster-general placed
the yacht at the presidents disposal,
but asked to be excused from accom-
pany him because he did not wish to
be absent on Sunday from his Phila-
| delphia Sunday school. The party
expressed themselves as having de-
lightful trip.
The gossips have it that the present
situation in Hayti is very ticklish
and that some fighting may be neces-
sary on the part of Uncle Sam in order
| to carry out the Monroe doctrine. 1t
| is reported here that France is about
| to interfere in the affairs of that
country and that Secretary Blaine
and the president after consulting the
rest of the cabinet had determined to
send an American commission on
board one of the strongest war YES
sells to see that France and the rest
of Europe keep their hands off. Many
people believe that this commission
has already been appointed, and that
the whole thing will be kept secret
until it is all fixed or unfixed as it
may turn out. No official informa-
ton can be gained OIL the subject,
either at the white house or state
department. OF one thing the country
may be assured, the administration
| will never allow any European power
| to gain control of Hayti either direct
ly or indirectly.
The season of the year is rapidly
approaching when the newspaper
lake nreigns mall it glory. To
give an idea OF the small
foundation required to build a
"fake' of the greatest magnitude it
| is only necessary to mention a little
crcums lance that occurred last week.
| United States Treasurer Houston left
| for Indianapolis for the purpose Of
| making arrangements for bringing
| his family to Washington. a very
simple and natural reoccurnce, and
vet the flake correspondence build
upon it story Of two columns, detail
| ing the row between Mr.. Houston and
! the president and stating positively
that Mr.. Houston has rendered his
resignation and would not return to
| Washington.
The president made fewer appoint
ments last week than in any week
since his inauguration and the lions
share. as far as importance goes, was
captured by Senator Quay for Penn
syivanians, Is. f. Gilkerson, being
| made second comptroller of the treas
ury and s. B. Holiday, commits
sioner of customs, to say nothing of
David Martin, appointed collector of
| internal revenue for the Philadelphia
district. There were few more ap-
pointments made, such as U. S. attor-
neys, marshals' etc., and one United
States consul at Prague, which was
captured by Robert G. Spooner, of
Wisconsin, a brother of Senator
Spooner.
The department of the Potomac, q.
A. r., held a memorial service in the
Metrop olitan church last night. There
was large attendance OF veterans,
including the president, who &C.
cupied General Grants old pew.
1t is estimated at the pension Office
| that there will be deficiency of
about $l5, 900, 900 in the appropriation
for the coming fiscal year, which be-
gins July lst. This is largely the
| fault of the late commissioner OF pen.
sions who knowingly made his osti-
mates too small.
It seemed little queer to see men
on the streets OF Washington openly
wearing badges consisting of the con-
federate flag and the Virginia state
flag, but l saw them last week they
| were members of a Virgi nia camp OF
confederate veterans, that had been to
! Alexandria, Va, to lake part in the
ceremonies consequent upon the un-
yelling of monument erected to the
memory of Alexandria soldiers in the
late war.
Commissioner of Pensions Tanner
has decided that pensioners that have
lost both an arm and leg are entitled
to S72 month instead of $50 and $50,
as they have been heretofore. There
are only twenty-one cases affected by
the decision. They will receive about
100000 in arrears.
The president has approved a re-
commentator of the civil service
commission which provides that here
after the standing of all parties eligi-
BILE for appointment shall be made
public. This is reversal of the rules
as since the organization of the COM
mission the lists and the standing of
the applicants have been kept secret.
If there is prominent republican
whose name has not mentio ned for
one of the two first class missions,