The Republican., 1889-05-11
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our Regular Correspondent.)

the TippecanOe Veteran Club Of
York, Pennsylvania. They were es-
corted to the White House by the
Pennsylvania Republican association
of this city. The club presented the
President with u very handsome BAN
ner, 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 re-
ceiYed every attention since its
arrival early this morning, every
body seems to want 10 do something
for its members.
Secretary Blaine has entirely re-
covered from his recent indisposition
and resumed his duties at the De-
partment of State.
Secretary Proctor left Washington
Saturday on a tour of inspection Of
the Western Military posts. He was
accompanied by AIjutant-GeneraI
Drum and Col. Blanchard. The party
will be Joined at Chicago by Gen.
SchOfeld.
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 sat
isfactory there will be a sudden fall
ing of official heads in the new
country.
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 con.
tingent of Ohio people in Washing.
ton. but by everybody else; he has
been twice invited to the White
House in the evenings, and Ohio
office-seekers are all in the throes of
great expectations" therefrom. On
Saturday eX-GoY. Foster, of Ohio,
arrived. He was recently appointed
member of the Commission to treat
with the Sioux Indians for the pur-
chase 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 his respects to his old friend Gen.
Harrison. Gov. Hovey is very pop
ular here, and particularly so with
the old soldiers for whom he never
tired working, He was member
OF the House of Representatives.
Secretary Tracy has given the con-
tract for 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
S1,62S,000. Five years ago no one
would have believed it possible to
build such vessel on the Pacific
coast, owing to lack of facilities. 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 a farewell dinner Friday by
admiring friends. Representative
Cannon, of Illinois, was the presid-
ing genius.
The New York celebration proved
too much for Secretary Window. He
has been under the weather ever
since his return.
Joshua Hill, of North Carolina, for
the Eastern district of North Caro-
lima; Carter B. Harrison, of Tennes.
see, tbrother of the President) for the
middle district, and Jas. w. Brown,
of Tennessee, for the Western district
of Tennessee. were appointed United
States Marshals.
Superintendent of the census. Por-
ter, has regularly opened the census
bureau. The work for many months
to come will be merely preliminary.
Secretary Blaine has formally pre-.
sented the New British Minister to
the President. and once more every
thing is smooth between 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 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
Tenn, for the Western, and John
Ruhm, of Tenn, for the middle dis
tIict of Tennessee; D. S. Alexander.
of N. Y, for the Northern district of
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