San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-14
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent

| WASHINGTON, May, y.
Daily LIGHT:
The president had some very pleas
ant visitors today in the persons Of
the Tippecanoe Veteran club of York
Pennsylvania. They were escorted to
the white house by the Pennsylvania
Republican association of this city
The club presented the presi-
dent with very handsome
banner, which he received with
a few feeling remarks that greatly
affected the veterans of 1910 as we'll as
every body else present. The club has
received every attention since it's
arrival early this morning. Every
body seems to want to do something
| for It's members. -.. .. .-....
Secretary Blaine has entirely re-
covered from his recent indispositlon
and resumed his duties in the depart
ment of state. ....s o.. - .. ..
Secretary Noble has called upon
| the government officials in Oklaho-
ma to explain their connection with
the alleged fraudulent location of town
lots and homesteads, and unless the
explanations are prompt and satisfac-
| tory there will be a sudden falling Of
| official heads in the new country.
Governor Foraker, of Ohio, stopped
| here OH his return from the New York
| celebration and he has not yet been
| able to get away. He is being lion
lied, not only by the large contingent
of Ohio people in Washington, but by
every body else. He has been twice
invited to the White house in the
evenings, and Ohio office seekers are
all i'm the thrOes of great eXpecta-
tiOns" therefrom. On Saturday eX-
| Governor Foster. of Ohio, arrived, He
was recently appointed member of
| the commission to treat with the
Sioux Indians for the purchase of a
portion of their lands. Somebody
asked one of the Ohio party whether
| they were after any particular office.
He answered by asking the inquirer if
| he ever saw an Ohio man that did not
want an office.
Gov. Hovey, of Indiana, stopped in
Washington on his way home to pay
bis respects to his old friend General
Harrison. Gov Hovey is very popu-
| lar here, and particularly so with the
old soldiers for whom he never tired
working when he was member of the
house of representatives.
Secretary Tracy has given the con-
] tract or the construction of the mon
ster armored coast-defense vessel pro-
vided for at the last session of con-
gress, to the Union iron works of
San Francisco. The price is to be
81, sos 900. Five years ago no one
would have believed it possible to
| build such O vessel on the Pacific
| coast, owing to lack offacilities. But
| this concern now has one of the finest
plants for iron ship-building in
America.
Ex-Congressman Ryan, of Kansas,
| the new minister to Mexico, was
given farewell dinner Friday by adj
mring friends. Representative Can
non, of Illinois, was the presiding ge-
MUS.
Superintendent of the census, Por-
ter, has regularly opened the census
bureau. The work for many months to
come will be merely preliminary.
Secretary Blame has formally pre-
scented the new British minister to the
president, and once more everything
and the Greater Britain.
Great efforts are being made by
friends of the president to get him to
Jdhc a Wcch vi Ucu
he has so far refused to do so owing to
the mass of important business that
he wants to straighten up.
The following appointments have
been made by the president since his
return from New York: United
States attorneys, S. n. Hawkins, of
Tennessee, for the western and John
Ruhm, of Tennessee, for the middle
district of Tennessee; D. S. Alexander,
of New York. for the northern district
Of New York. (Mr. AlexanC-
er was fifth auditor of the
treasury when the Cleveland
administration came in.) After
his resignation he went to Buffalo, n.
Y, and opened law office. When
Gen. Harrison was nominated he re-
quested Mr.. Alexander to come to In
dianapolis and take charge of his cor
respondence. After the election Mr..
Alexander returned to his law prac-
tice in Buffalo: T. r. Borland, of Vir-
ginia, for the eastern district of Vir-
ginia A. J. Evans, of Texas, for the
western district of Texas; w. H. H.
Clayton, of Arkansas, for the western
district of Arkansas.