The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1889-04-04
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, March 25, 1889.

all sides for the excellence of his appoint
mentS made this week. Among them
are the following; Robt. T. Lincoln, son
of the late President Lincoln and secre-
tary of war under Garfield, to be minis
ter to England: Murat Halstead,
editor OF that staunch and true republi-
can paper, the Cincinnati Commercial
Gazette, to be minister to Germany; AL
len Thorndike Rice of New York, editor
of the North American Review, to be
minister to Russia; Patrick Egan, of Ne
braska, formerly president of the Irish
National league of Am RIGA, to be minis
ter to Chill; Thomas OF Kansas, who has
just retired from the house of representa-
tives, to be minister to Mexico; John
! Hicks of Wisconsin, to be minister to
Peru; Ex-Congressman Loring of Massa-
chusetts, to be minister to Portugal.
| Through some unexpected delay the
Presidents proclamation opening to set
tlemcnt part of Oklahoma territory was
not issued until Wednesday. 1t names
- o'clock, April 22d, as the earliest
| date that the new land can be occupied.
The general land office has perfected ar
engagements for dividing the land opened
to settlement into two districts, the
| eastern office to be located at Guthrie,
and the western office to be located at
| King Fisher stage station.
a caucus ofrepublican senator's has de-
cided against discussion of Mr.. Hoar's
southern election investigation resolu-
| ton at the present session.
1t is generally expected that the senate
! will adjourn next week, the most of it's
members being very anxious to get away.
Senator Washburne has had to return to
he has not been we'll since he took his
| seat.
Secretary Window has appointed M.
E. Bell, formerly Supervising Architect of
the Treasury, to be superintendent of
public buildings at Chicago. He has al
so removed r. Lancaster, surveyor of the
port Of St, Louis, and recommended 7. O.
Churchill for the position.
1t can be stated on the very best au-
thority that there is no foundation for
the stories printed in the democratic pa
pers about a row between Postmaster
General Wan&tnaker and the Pennsylya-
MIA senators over Philadelphia postmas-
terships. There is no row, has been no
| row, nor is likely to be any.
Secretary Window has leased house
here. The house belongs to Senator
Sherman, and is well known, having been
| the residence of Secretary Stanton when
he was Lincoln's secretary of war.
First Assistant Postmaster General
Clarkson is beginning to get in his work
on the $4,000 fourth-clasr postmasters
and the heads are beginning to fall at a
very rapid rate.
The President made popular step
when he nominated "Corporap Tanner
to succeed General Black as commissioner
! of pensions. 1t shows recognition of
the rank and file that is highly gratifying.
Recognizing the fact that the troubles
i'll our railway mail services were largely
brought about by democratic removals
of experienced superintendent in that
service, the Postmaster General has PIT a
number of their old officials back into
their old positions.
y foolish attempt was made by some
personal enemies of John c. New to de-
tat his confirmation as consul general at
London, by bringing to light some old
charges against him, that had been fully
investigated in the courts Of Indiana
years ago without resulting in any in
jury to Mr.. New. 1t is hardly likely that
the president who has for many years
lived in the same town with Mr.. New,
would have nominated him for an hon
orable position had he not known him to
be worthy of it. The senate made short
work of the absurd charges.
Since the advent of the present admin
istration Mondays are spoken of by the
politicians as "Blue Monday" because
| the President has reserved tkat one day
i'll the week for himself and refuses to see
any office seekers.
The newspaper men of the republican
party have no right to complain of the
recognition they have received from this
administration. The President evidently
knows that there is no danger of making
a mistake i'll selecting newspaper man
- eli any position, no matter how i'm
,,o-+o+ = ~ be. Let the good work
go on, the hard working + 'S'o.' 49,
not receive more than it is entit,, W
from the republican party.
Great pressure is being brought to bear
upon the President to persuade him to
appoint successor to the late Justice
Mathews, of the United States supreme
court, before the adjournment of the ex-
ira session of the senate.