Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1889-06-06

w A~ItINGIuN, ID. q. May y, IS.
/ me President returned to-day from a
TRIP :" salt water lie left here Saturday
afternoon on Postmaster General Wana-
makers steam Yacht Restless" with a
party composed Of the followin. gentle
/ men Private Secretary IalforI, Attor-
ney General Miller. Representative An
4 icr>on of Kansas ana General George b.
Williams, The Postmaster General placed
ting yacht At the Presidents disposal but
asked to IN excused from accompanying
/ him because he did not wish TO he absent
Oh sunday from Mi, Philadelphia Sunday
school. The party expressed themselves
a. having Had delightful trip.
The gu~~!p> have it that the present sit
uation III Elayti Is very tickllsh and that
some lighting may BE- necessary on the
part Of Uncle sam in order to carry out
the Monroe doctrine. II Il reported here
that France il about 10 interfere in the af-
flir> Of that country and that Secretary
Blaine and tho President after consulting
the rest of the cabinet have determined to
send an American commission On board
one of the strongest war vessels 70 see
that France and the rest Of Europe Keep
tncir hand, Of. Many people believe that
this commission has already been appoint
ed and that the whole Thing viii be Kept
secret until il j. all iXcd or unfxcd A. il NAV
turn ont. No official information can be
gained On the subject either at the White
House or the State department OF one
!, thing the country may he assured, the al
miui>tration will never allow any European
power to gain control Of Hayti either di-
rectly or indirectly.
The season of the year is rapidly ap-
preaching when the newspaper fake rcign>
in all il glory. To give an idea of the
small foundation required to build fake"
| Of the greatest magnitude it is only ncces-
>ary to mention a little circumstance that
occurred last week. United States Treas
| urer Houston left for Indianapoli, for the
purpose Of making arrangements for
bringing his family to Washington. \
very simple and natural occurrence, and
ytt the fake" correspondence built upon
it a story of two columns, detailing the
row between Mr. Houston and the presi-
dent and stating positively that Mr.. Hous-
ton mad rendered his resignation and would
not return to Washington.
The President made fewer appointments
last week than in any week since his in
auguratioi and the lions share, as far as
| Importance goes, was captured by Senator
Quay for Pennsylvania, b. +. Gilkerson,
being made second comptroller OF the
treasury, and S. b. Holiday commissioner
of customs, TO say nothing of David
Martin appointed collector of inter
nal revenue for the Philadelphia district
There were a few more appointments made
such as L. S. attorneys, marshals, etc,
and one United States Consul at Prague,
which was captured by Robert C. Spooner,
of Wisconsin, a brother of Senator Spoon
er.
I he department of the Potomac, G. A.
R., held a memorial service in the Metropol-
itan church last night. There was large
attendance of veterans, including the Pres
ident who occupied General Grants old
pew
1t is estimated at the pension Office that
there will be a deficiency of about SIS, ,000,
900 in the appropriation for the coming
fiscal year. which begins July lst. This
is largely the fault of the late commission
er of pensions who knowingly made his
estimates too small.
1t seems little queer to see men on the
streets of Washington openly wearing
| badges consisting of the Confederate flag
and the Virginia State flag, but saw them
last week; they were members of Virgin
ia camp of Confederate veterans, that had
been to Alexandria, Va, to take part in
the ceremonies consequent upon the un-
yelling of a monument erected to the MEM
DRY of the Alexandria soldiers in the late
war
Commissioner of Pensions Tanner has
decided that pensioners that have lost
both an arm and a leg are entitled to S72
a month instead of S36 and $50 as they
! have been heretofore. There are only
| twenty-One cases affected by the decision.
They will receive about SlOO, 900 in ar
| rears.
The President has approved a recon-
mendation of the Civil Service Commits
sion which provides that hereafter the
standing of all parties eligible for appoint
ment shall be made public. This is re-
versal of the rules as since the organiza-