Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1889-05-16
tFrom our regular Corresponden..)
Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., May 6, SO.

| WASHINGTON, ID. c., May 6, SO.
| The President had some very pleasant
i visitors to-day in the persons of the Tippe-
canoe Veteran Club of York, Pennsylya-
mia. They We're escorted to the White
House by The Pennsylvania republican as
sociation Of this city. The club presented
the President with a very handsome ban
ner, which he received with few feeling
remarks that greatly affected the veterans
of ls40, as well as everybody else present
The club has received every attention since
its arrival this morning; everybody seems
to want to do something for its members
| Secretary Blaine has entirely recovered
| from his recent indi>position and resumed
his duties at the Department of State.
| Secretary Proctor left Washington Sat
urday on a tour of inspection of the Wcs-
tern Military posts. He was accompanied
| by Adjutant-General Drum and Col Bane
and the company will be joined at Chicago
by Gen. Schoield
Secretary Noble has called upon the Gov
ernment officials in Oklahoma to explain
their connection with the alleged fraudu-
| lent location of town lots and homeSteads,
and unless the explanations are prompt
and satisfactory there will be a sudden
falling Of official heads in the new coun-
try.
Gov. Foraker of Ohio. stopped here on
his return from the New York celebration
! and he has not yet been able to get away
He is being lionized, not only by the large
I contingent of Ohio people in Washington
but by everybody else; he has been twice
invited to the White House, III the even
ings and Ohio Office seekers are all in the
throes Of great expectations" therefrom
ON Saturday EA.Goy. Foster of Ohio ar
rived. He was recently appointed a mem
Der OF the commission to treat with the
Sioux Indians for the purpose Of portion
of their lands Somebody asked one Of
the ohio party whether they were after
any particular office. He answered by ask
Ing the inquirer II he ever saw an Ohio
man that did not want an Office
GOV. lloycy. Of Indiana stopped in
Washington on his way home to pay hi.
respects to his old friend, Gen. Harrison.
GOV. Hovcy is very popular here. and par
ticulary - with the Oh soldiers for whom
he never tired working. He was mem
her of the House of Representatives
Secretary Tracy has given the contract
for the construction Of The monster armor-
ed coast defence vessel provided for at
the last session Of Congress To the Union
iron works of San Francisco The price
is To be sl.62- ,ooo Five years ago no
one would have believed it possible to
build such vessel on the Pacific coast,
owing 10 lack of facilities. But this con
cern now has one of the finest plants for
iron shipbuilding in America.
EXCongrcs>man Ryan, Of Kansas. the
new minister to Mexico was giycna fare
well dinner Friday by admlring friends
Representative Cannon, of Illinois was the
presiding genius.
The New York celebration proved too
much for Secretary Window He has
been under the weather ever since his re-
turn.
Joshua Hill Of North Carolina, for the
eastern district Of North Carolina, Garter
B Harrison of Tennessee brother Of the
President for the middle district and
James ". Brown Of Tennessee for the
western district Of Tennessee were ap
pointed United States Marshal~
Superintendent of the census Porter ha.
regularly opened the census bureau. The
work for many months to come will be
merely preliminary
Secretary Blaine ha~ 70 maly presented
the new British minister To the Prc>idcn,
and once more everything j. smooth he
tween the Great Britain and the Greater
Britain,
Great efforts are being made by friends
of the President to get him to take week
or ten days vacation. but he has 30 far re-
fused to 10 50 owing TO the mass OF mpor-
tant business that he wants to straightrn
up.
The following appointments have been
made by the President since his return
from New York United States Attor-
neys, s \. Hawkins of Tenn, for the
western and John Ruhm of Tenn. for
the middle district of Tennessee; ID. s.
Alexander Of New York, for the northern
district Of New York, Mr.. Alexander
was Fifth Auditor Of the Treasury when
the Cleveland administration came in AZ
ter his resignation he went to Buffalo, \.
y, and opened law office. When Gen.
Harrison was nominated he requested Mr.
Alexander to come to indianapolis and
take charge of his corresp spondence. After
the election Mr. Alexander returned to his
law practice in Buffalo 7. X. Borland Of
Va, for the eastern district Of Virginia:
A. J. Evans OF Texas for the western di>-
trct Of Texas; w. II. II. CLAYTON of Ar
kansas for the western district of Arkan-
saS.