River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-05-09
WASHINGTON LETTER.
from our regular correspondent
Washington, May Sd, s!

fatigued but much pleased with what
he saw. as well as with the cordial
manner in which he was received and
treated curing his entire stay-three
days. His return to Washington was
the signal for the temperance of the
army of place seekers that somehow
mysteriously disappeared when the
President started for the Centennial.
They are back, as smiling and chippy
as ever, and seemingly far more nu-
merous. But as it is good-natured,
well-fed crowd, with money in its
pockets, Washington is glad to see
them back again in the hotel Hobbies.
and wishes them well generally.
Mrs. Harrison was so pleased with
the New York celebration that she
will remain there until next week.
She is the guest of Mrs. Morton.
The employees of the Railway Mail
Service number $500. Aoout one
third of this number are Republicans
appointed since the 4th of March, and
"A small number are Republicans found
in the service by the Cleveland admin
istration and overlooked in the gener-
al slaughter which followed Cleve-
lands inaLs uration, the rest are Demo-
Gratis. On May /, the entire service
passed under the control of the Civil
Service Commission and in the future
when vacancies occur they will be fill
cd from names certified by that body.
Civil Service Commissioner Lyman
says that the Commission has already
on file more than 1000 applicants for
examination, from parties DESTROYS of
receiving appointments in the service
and that he anticipates 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 accompany
ing 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.
L am assured by those closely associat-
ed with him that the attack has only
been an ordinary one, of lumbago, and
that at no time has it been serious
enough to prevent the Secretary pay
ing 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
to believe) gave the Secretary more
worry than his lumbago pains.
Controller Of the Currency Locey
was sworn in this week and began his
official career.
The death of ex-senator Barnum,
chairman of the Democratic National
Committee, has created much interest
among Democrats here, and specula-
tion is rife as to who will be his sue
cessor. Senator 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 enough in his tariff ideas; they
want Cleveland tariff reformer,
which is Synonymous with being a
free-trader, to fill the position. Sena-
tor Germans friends say that he does
not want the place aud will not accept
it if it is offered him. If the Demo
Gratis are to fight among themselves
over this position all good Republi-
cans 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.
A circular issued by Postmaster
General Wannamaker at the request of
the Superintendent of the Census Por-
ter, will have the result of placing
$1,000 census collectors in the field
Immediately. The circular in question
directs the $4,000 postmasters of the
country to furnish the census bureau
such information in regard to Stats
tics, etc, pertaining to the census, as
may be requested by Supt. Porter,
provided it can be done without detri-
ment to the business of their offices.
This idea of utilizing the thoroughly
organized machinery of the post-ofiice
department to gather information for
the census bureau is an entirely new
one, and originates l think with Mr..
Porter.
Senator Hoar's select committee on
our relations with Canada meet in
Chicago to-day to begin their investi-
CATION.
Ex-senator Harlan of Iowa is visit
ing Washington. He came east to see
his daughter, who is the wife of Robt.
L. Lincoln, the newly appointed min
lister to England, off to London.