New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-18
WHITE HOUSE CALLERS.
RED CLOUD ON HAND TO SEE THE GREAT
FATHER.
orrgcEysxEKERs GETTING DIscouRAeED-THH
DEMOCRATIC CIVIL SERVICE con-:
MIsSroSERSEIP.
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DEMOCRATIC CIVIL SERVICE COM
M1ssIoNERsHIP.
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washington, April lT.-within tho last few days
,hsr has been decided change for the worse IN
,,n. m.nner and general appearance Of . majority
~ tho oiee.soeker and their friends who sat down
s.,o,. the White House gatcs and the doors OF tho
nsp.rtn snts SIX weeks ago IN the vain expectation
,,.t fat Offices would be as plenty shortly as rpe
,uts under big chestnut tree after sharp OCTOBER
INST and high wind, and could be as eashy gam
sred Frowns have chased away smiles from uio"
faces, and anxiety and disappointment have pau
shed expectation. and almost crushed and destoseu
,n., hone which Is said 10 spring eternal in the once
seekers breast The lucky winners are not sasins
much: they are comfortably settled In their omo0S
here or have feft here for their posts OF uu'9 o'o
where Some OF the disappointed ones nave so''e "
their homes, but good many still hoiu 'non So 90
OF the three or four thousand applicants i"i '"u 80
or more Consulships. only few score ~ro ~ 49,.
inrton Probably these viii rehirn 10 uher "
now and wait with such patience as they can sun
mon until the President Is ready to cohsiuor apps
tons far panes In the Consular service, which, ~ 70
understood, VIII be in about four weeAs - a..
them were represented at tho WhiVe hou'o ~ -.
when the announcement to that eneot was ma a,S
an .srrsnt who said be had received suas"'
TIN from the President -. c.n
e.rvcs f,omm,ssioner LYMAN in the Presioenps once
soday gave the Quidnunos something " tam eoou~
Ar Hampton is an earnest advocate Oh INC sppo"
ment Of Hugh s. Thompson, OF soo'n oaioiio' %
Edgerton's successor, and the gossps az onOe IuPu
10 the conclusion that the senator's WISH sishiuou
decision In Thompson's favor When MI Hampton
r.,,yd n, seemed TO be good spirits, but 1t was
understood that he informed that the Presidene
h.a NOT vat reached decision. There Is pretty
.r.r., h.ues Inst az. Congressman Norman viii be
appo,ntbdI There sre strong objections 10 Mr.
THOMPSON Who according to the statements OF Re
pubI,cans from that state, is political product Of
south Carolina bulldozing and fraud. The attacks
u,on Colonel McrTtman by the Mugwump news
pspers ars as unjust they are weak The ostensi-
hie ground of attack H. the fact that he formerly
connected with The New-York Sum- OF course
ths real anfnus Of the Mugwump opposition 10 Colo
nal Norman Is well understood. II he had not
voted against the Freeraders in the House, the Mug
wump would not feel bad over the prospect Of his
Selection. He has not pestered the President with
opportunities, and has not been seen at the White
House this spring.
whatever may have been the mission Of the solid
Oregon delegation to-day, bVth the Senators and
Representatives seemed happy and contented when
they left the Presidents presence.
Two great chiefs shook hands this afternoon In the
library of the White House, but the services of an In
ierpreter bad to be called into requsition to mako
them understand each ether. Red Cloud, the famous
head Of tho Sioux nation, paid his ninth visit TO the
Great Father at Washington, It being hs custom to
greet every head Of the Administration as soon as
possible. He wore the garb Of civilization and the
Inevitable black SLOUGH hat Of tho frontier, and was
accompanied by Agent Jordan Of the Rosebud Agency
whose makeup strongly resembled that of Buffalo
BIZ. Red Cloud doesn't want any Office, and the
President glad to see him.
Senator Hiscock called twice, and later 10 the day
the appointment OF Robert p. Porter, of New-York,
as Superintendent Of the Census was announced. Mr.
Hscock stopped long enough to say that sensational
story that he had treated Minister Egan with rudeness
and narrowly escaped chastisement at the hands OF
Mr.. Egan's companion a /" fake" Another caller
was Representative :" Joe" Cannon, of Illinois.
Other Congressman who called were Mr. Frank OF
Montana, who Is anxious to have his friend, Mr..
KimbaIi, appointed United states District-Attorney
for Missouri in recognition of his splendid race for
the Covcrnorship; Captain Morey Of Ohio who intro
duood several friends Major Morrow, Of California,
and Evans of Tennessee; cxsen ator sewall Of New
Jerscy, accompanied by several friends from that
state h T. Osborne, Of los Angeles, called so that
tbs President might not forget that California stu has
candidate IN that field for the ONCE Of Public Printer
President Marsh and Professor Langley OF the National
Academy Sciences introduced the members OF that
DISTINGUISHED body who are in Washington TO attend
the spring session Of the Academy There were many
other callers IA the course of tho day and the Pres
dent,s time fully occupied