Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-30
A QUIETDAY AT THE CAPITAL
Oflce-seekers Solace Themselves at
the Races.
ONE VOICE IN THE STIFFNESS.
a Scalp-Huntiug Cincinnati Lawyer
the only Man Talking Politics
in the City-Thayer In
dorses the Post.
WASHINGTON BUREAU, THE OMAHA BEE,
5l3 FoURTEENra STREET,
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MAY we come in, sirl" was the question
blushing bride put to the door-keeper at the
white house early this morning.
YES" was the reply, "but the president
is not here"
1--WE only want to look around the house."
the newly married young lady continued, and
the happy couple entered. A few minutes
elapsed and another bride and,groom entered
the great east parlor. AT IL o'clock forty
five persons were in the room, and thirty-six
were brides and grooms. The spring install
ment of these people is just arriving in
Washington and they are seen everywhere.
Over two hundred persons called at the white
house during the DAY, but none sought Office
1t was almost as quiet as a sunday through
out the city. large bevy of Office seekers
amused themselves during the afternoon
making technical examination of new
steam bicycle in the corridors of the Ebbitt,
having nothing better to do. The only in
dications of political life were seen ut the
postoffice department and the pension bureau,
where Acting Postmaster General Clarksou
and Commissioner Tanner appointed fourth
class postmasters and new pension
boards ad libiIum and with celebrity.
There was also some life in the
office of General Superintendent Bell, of
the railway mail service, who is making
changes in postal clerkships as rapidly as
possible with view TO meeting the CIVIL SER
vice laws on Wednesday. He has made
wholesale re-instatements of old clerks re-
moved under Cleveland, put in new men TO
supplant incompetent democrats and said
this afternoon that there would be changes
in three -fourths of the places by day after
tomorrow
The absence of the president and his cab
met in New York induced many senator's
and representatives to join the office-seekers
in little sojourn out of the city, and the
streets nrpSnntpl inSnrtpI nDDpnrancp
The races at Ivy City, in the suburbs of
Washington, drew several thousand vis
tors 1t was noticed that those who go to the
white house daily with nervous tread and
who expect a call to the service of Uncle
Sam were not among the investors in mu-
tuals. They are clinging to their money like
grim death. Tomorrow there will be more
life on the streets in the national capital
and less in the departments Being ma
tonal holiday the departments will be closed.
A few people will respond TO the presidents
suggestion and gather in the churches for
thanksgiving and grateful worship. Many
more will go to the races-provided it does
not rain 1t has been raining by perpetual
down pour. or feverish snatches, since last
Wednesday night. Tonight it looks threat
ening. There will be general suspension
of business IN Washington. The people close
the departments and the business houses on
the slightest provocation, but they give up
their pleasure only under protest. 49,
The only man who cried his political wares
on the streets, today was Edward Ritchie,
lawyer from Cincinnati. He is here with
his war paint on and a scalping knife drawn
for eX-Mayor Amor Smith, who wants to be
collector of customs at Cincinnati He
charges Smith with catering to the saloon
element and decimating the republican ranks
thereby, and with being generally undeserv
ing of political preferment He created quite
sensation, in some quarters, by his bold
declarations, and by being the only man in
town who talked politics, and got an audience
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heavy demands from Office seekers, of late,
are enjoying their brief respite now.
THAYER ENDORSES THE MOVE.
To-days Post publishes lot of letters
from prominent men indOrsing its demand
that the house committee on rules be abol-
shed. 1t has the following from Governor
John M. Thayer: II indorse fully and COM
pletely your editorial of April last on the
rules of the house of representatives at
Washington. They are medley of incon-
gruties and a tumble of absurdities. How
| intelligent congressman ever put together
such set of rules is beyond my comprehen-
sion. trust you will continue the war upon
them until they are abolished and common
sense takes their place."
NEBRASKA PoSTMASTERS APPOINTED.
George b. Main, Galloway Custer county,
vice W. l.. Savage, resigned; James A.
Walsh, Franklin, Franklin county, vice Cap
tain e. Marstuler, resigned; Robert A.
Glenn, Hidreth, Franklin county, wee w.
S. Ashby, resigned.
IOWA PosTMAsTERs APPOINTED.
S. Fl. Hedrlx, Allerton, Wayne county,
vice ID. ID. Shirley, removed; Martha J. Cow
man, Casey, Guthrie county. vice $. p.
Thompson, removed; Mary McCombe, Le-
drot, Van Buren, county, vice S. G. Vincent,
resigned.
The acting comptroller of the currency to-
day authorized the Iowa National bank, Of
Davenport Ia, to begin business with a capi-
tai of 100000.
PERSONAL.
hnn 10 thn n1,,il lnra
New York. PERRY S. HEATH