The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-13
HIS USELESS MISSION.
Col. Griggs Making Little Head
way at the Capitol
THERE IS HOPE FOR WORKERS.
The Democratic WheelhoPses VIII Ne
Rewarded Soon, and tho Civil Ser
vice Keformers Will Be Sad.

WASHINGTON CRY. May l2.-FSpecial.l-
Col. c. ". Griggs, of Tacoma, has been III
Washington City for some time, and there
are few indications yet that he has been
received by Presiden, Cleveland and the
members Of his cabinet with open arms.
As is we'll known in Washington state,
Col Griggs hied himself to this city to en-
deavor To induce the president and the
members of his cabinet to appoint some
friends OF himself and John Collins. OF Sc
attic, to certain Offices in Washington
state The haste which Col. Griggs made
70 get here rather indicates to friends OF
National Committeeman Wallace here that
the Tacoma colonel feared that young Mr.
Wallace was going to get too many Offices
for his friends. or that he was going TO get
more credit than he deserved when the
president decided to begin to fill certain
big Offices in Washington state. Col.
Grisgs. of course, IS big man In Tacoma,
but he can elbow among the Office seek
ers and Office brokers in Washington
City without being at all conspicu-
GUS. In other words, Gel Criggs Is
not nearly SO big man in the capital
Apy as he Is IN Tacoma. Doubtless Col.
%riggs has already discovered this fact,
SndNfurther than this, he has probably
esaf9ed that il is not such an easy matter
=, gee the ear OF President Cleveland on
sSsapoifx ment matters. and, after the pom
s:srous Acad Of the chief executive is low
Sized to '2.,en 10 the words of Col. Grigss.
:sttle sttSstion is given 10 what he has to
:Sy. prescent Cleveland receives nearly
2:sery noyicA in the Office brokerage BUSH
S..9ss kindly. .,Yt the novice usually gets
81 satisfactiorNA hatevcr from him. This
3sas doubtless besa the case with the Ia
::4.ma colonel. ~ to the present time
,:aither Mr.. Cleveia.,d nor any member of
se.ss cabinet has madeNup his mind wha.
:stc;ion viii be taken W. respect to filling
ssze fat offices in Wash. ogton state when
::s,e terms of the preA'nt Republican
stcum bents expire ,.wing to the
sset that there ar. few officials
-: Washington state who's terms are at
;;asl end presiden, Cleveland has not been
sk,sposcd to give any of the va Eld-be Office
S;sokers from shat state who al, now here
ssuch consideration. He has y kindly
.,.eling for young Mr.. Wallace, Is course.
ead II goes without saying that If he finds
S.sat there will be any serious difficulty
;,srcafter he will probably listen a..cn-
ssvely TO wha, the young Tacoma leader
:as TO say in reference to the disposition
-: offices in that state when the time comes
=! make the appointments. TO casual
Observer here it would appear that Col.
-.siggs has made his trip to Washington
s:s$ty without much return. OF course. he
Sssay be recognized in certain cases when
<ssc president makes appointments, but
>e:.at his influence will be extensive in any
direction Is not believed To be a fact.
There are growing indications that the
s1.treme civil service reformers who are
ssow beginning to be disturbed by some Of
.:.c dismissais and appointments that are
:r4ing made, will have good deal more to
saink about in the course of time, while
:sany Democratic statesmen who, at this
si:ne, are devoting their attention to ques-
Gs.,ns Of appointments are worried because
re AK does not fall a few more times TO
ss;e hour. There is an impression general
slough to indicate that there are some
sAounds for il that in the fullness Of time
ss.erc will be q complete change in all the
sSslces not protected by civil service law
stzd that appointments to places will he
s$9rly appor.ioned among Democratic
sSorkers.
Il The president had an unusually light
s&ssy today, four representatives forming
,si.e sum total of callers up 10 the time for
assembling the cabinet. There are re-
aE2rts that the president contemplates TAX
tEg fishing trip i'm the near future.
Z sien. Wade Hampton. commissioner of
e>.iiroads of the interior department. will
seart next Tuesday on an official inspec-
sian tour Of the Pacific railroads. He will
81 direct to San Francisco.
Attorney General Olney said today that
$te had issued no instructions to the dis
<s9ct attorney at Sitka. Alaska. as to aban-
Taning the prosecution of the British
schooner Henrietta, libeled for a violation
&c the modus vivendi. Instructions to
::sat effect, however, were given by Attor-
fp@y General Miller on February - last.
fs.d as they had not been revoked they
acre still in force. Attorney General
sS:ney declined to say whether or not he
>s0uld take any further action in the case.
The Russian extradition treaty is cx-
ss:cted at the state department on Monday
f1d Will probably be made public through
%sEesidentiai proclamation next week. No
additional formaIities other than the issu-
As:lee of the proclamation are necessary,
:: The application of Spruille Rralen q.
e3elens, Mont, for director of the mint in
sSeasury department, and :. W. Cart
zsfight, of Circieyilie. o., for register of
:sse treasury. have been filed in the de-
Iasriment
: The threatened trouble at the Navajo
53sdian agency has been avoided through
;i'e friendly disposition of Chief Black
srorse. who has undertaken 10 deliver up
St:e Indians who murdered ranchmaI,
sSelsh several weeks ago. Today Adit.
Gan. Williams received IA dispatch from
stsn. McCook, at Los Angeles, transmit
Sag from Col. Hunt, commanding the
s:aited States forces at Fruitiand, Ariz.. As
sislows:
The troops returned from BLACK Horses csgnp
sg$.iay. Black Horse promises to collect aad de
ster al the met asked Tor Everything IA
aaset hill leave two troops here.
In transmitting the above dispatch Gen.
sSeCook added a positive denial OF the re-
g.s.rt telegraphed few DAYS ago 10 the
s..ect that Lieut.. plummeT vas Killed bv
Sc NavaloeS.
.;3,iwsri q. Leech. director Of the mint.
las resigned Ia become cashier OF the
RATIONAL L MON bank. of New York, to be
nE,ened on June |.