Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1889-08-29
tFrom our regular Correspondent
Washington Letter.


WASHINGTON, ID. c., Aug 10, 1889.
The President arrived from the east Fri
day afternoon and remained at the White
House unsil Saturday afternoon when he
left for Deer Park. A. short as his stay
was he attended to great deal Of business
being in almost constant oonsultatio with
the heads of the various departments. He
also found time to make few appoint
ments. Tomorrow he expects to leave
Deer Park for indianapolis where he will
spend several deys. According Ia the
present program he will not return to
Washington again until he comes to re-
main but will go from Indianapolis TO
Deer Park and begin work on his procla-
nation calling an extra session of Con
gress and on his first annual message to
Congress, both OF which documents he
thinks 1t necessary to prepare with the
greatest care the first to show the nee
essitv for calling an extra session OF Con
gress and the last 10 lay out a policy for
the republicans In Congress 10 carry out a.
regards the tariff and other important mat
ters Mrs. Harrison who has been in at
tendance at the bedside of sick sister. ar.
rived here just in time 10 accompany the
President 10 Deer Park She VIII 20 with
him to Indianapolis and they are both
looking forward to their first visit home
with much pleasure
Acting Postmaster General Clarkson has
awarded the contract for furnishing postal
card, for the next four years to Allert
Daggctt ol New YORK The ncw contract
calls far better quality Of paper tHan i
now used and for cards Of three sizes one
, 2l5-l6 by / s. inches one by ) l., inches
the size OF those now u>rif and one 81
hs Is inches. Notwithstanding the inn
proved Qualities aud THU different s,ze~ the
nrw contract nil ~avr thr Government
one. The contract bc-us from October
the first next
quite large delegation from the var.-
ou~ Post, in this city will attend thc TWEEN
~ third national encampmcnt ~ the G a,
K at Milwaukee. They Hill 70 on a spec
ial train and " III carry a. their guests Pen
sion Commissioner Tanner, Col. W "
Dudley aud other prominent cx-eoliiers
Gen Fairchild chairman Of the com
mission appointed 70 negotiate for TIN pur
chase Of the Cherokee strip, reported T. be
Interior department that the commission
has done all that can tc done until after
the Cherokee Indians hold their coGuc,! in
November The council wll consider thc
Governments Offer 10 buy their Land at
81 25 pr acre, and It, action j, final a, far
a. the Indians are concerned
Secretary Noble has ISSUED a circular TO
pension sgcnts reducing their apportiou-
neni for clerks here 20 figure that W Ill not
exceed the appropriation made by Congress
for that purpose The appropriation j. IN
sufficient but The Secretary doc- not think
/, legal Ia increase the number Of clerks
thus deliberately making deficiency
This may result IN some delay AT some of
the agencies In paying the pensions fnr thr
quarter ending September pl.
Commissioner of Pensions Tanner wants
il distinctly untieTs tond that there is no
quarrel between Secretary Noble and him
self nor has there been nj any time the
slightest break 10 the pleasant personal rr-
latlons between them He say-, "Mr Noble
is one OF the most loyable men, a man Of
broad views, and while there may be- some
official differences between u, these
differences are not of q personal char.
acter Any statement tending 10 create
any other impression T. untrue"
Marshal Ransd has made himself solid
with the working republicans hercabout,
by asking for the resignation OF three OF
his democratic deputies and by announcing
that II his purpose 70 di>placr the rest
uf the democrats employed under hum and
replace them with good republicans soon
as possible.
Senator spooner dropped into Washing
ton last week from q Massachusetts sum
mer resort. He came % fix up some Wis
con-In post Offices and things and from the
broad smile he carried away he must have
Succeeded. reckless newspaper man
caught him and attempted 70 interview
him on the republican tarit bill Great
am goin. away IN an hour Wait until
come back for the winter and "c'll have
time To talk il over