The National tribune., 1893-04-06

NATIONAL TRIBUNE: WAS1
! White House, and it Is thought their stay at
the National Capital will be somewhat pro-
tracted, as many of them have brought their
| knitting and sat themselves down behind the
| intrenchments, where they will remain as long
as their supplies hold out. Many of these ap.
picants for the higher positions have not as
yet filed their applications and papers. They
have been in Washington for the past month,
and have taken advantage OF the temporary
| Inll which the various rules promulgated by
Mr.. Cleveland caused. They remark that AS
the President is very deliberative in his selec-
tions, they may as we'll follow his example and
be deliberative TOO. They seem to have no
| fear that the offices they seek viii be filled
within the next month or two, and in case they
should be appointed, seem to be perfectly will
| ing that their conirmations should be delayed
until the regular session of the Senate next
| Winter.
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| Another candidate entered the field last week
4 for appsintment as q member of the Court OF
Appeals of the District of Columbia, in the per-
| son of Hon. Benton j. Hall. who was the
| splendid Commissioner of Patents during MIR.
| Cleveland's former Administration. Congress
man Hayes. tho only Democrat from Iowa In
the SD Congress, accompanied Mr. Hall to the
| White House and urged his appointment to be
one of the Judges of this Court. which was
created during tho second session of the SGD
Congress. Mr.. Hall represented the First Iowa
| District in Congress, and is one of the most
prominent Democrats in the Hawkeye State.
He came to Washington backed by all the
| patent attorneys in the Northwest for his old
position of Patent Commissioner, but President
Cleveland's order Or rule against ex-office hold
ers applying for their old positions turned him
| in this new direction. Mr.. Hall is good
lawyer, and would make a good Judge. His
father was one of the first Judges in Burling-
| ton, Iowa, going to that State when it was a
1 Territory.
Mai. o. E. Brummel, a resident of Wash
/ ington, is the proprietor of that grewsome
| relic, the scaffold upon which Jahn Brown
Whose soul goes marching or" was hung at
| Charleston, Va. Recently Maj. Brummel has
| had the gallows put together for inspection
before shipping it to Chicago, where it will be
exhibited during the Worlds Fair. At the in
| spection all the timbers were found to be in
| good condition and the trap worked as easily
as it did on that fatal day when the great abo-
| litionist- dropped through it to eternity. A
| photographer was present and took snap
shot at the gallows, and the scaffold was then
taken to pieces and shipped to Chicago. The
gallows Will be exhibited in building on Wa
bash avenue, near Van Buren street, in cennec-
tion with other relics and paintings OF the
| abolitionist. These paintings, which ara the
work of Washington artist, represent the
| principal incidcnts in the life of John Brown,
from the house in which he was born to the
trial and death scenes. All the paintings are
not yet completed, bnt will be forwarded to
Chicago in time for the opening of Maj. Brum-
mels museum about May 1.
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1t is generally believed here in Washington
that ex Secretary of the Navy Whitney will
yet be induced to accept some high position
under President Cisyeland's Admin istration.
Since his wife died Mr.. Whitney has been eruis-
/ ing in The viriniiy of the Windward Islauds,
| but he reached New York On Thursday morn
ing, March 80. Prominent people here at the
National Capital have the idea that, despite the
fact that Mr.. Whitney recently asserted in the
most positive terms that while he had been
offered place Of trust by the President in 3
lettcr, which he said he would always prize
more highly than any offire7 he would not
enter official life. Mr.. Whitney is fond of ad-
ministrative affairs, and has a distinct leaning
toward as well as aptness for diplomacy. Since
the death of Mrs. Whitney he has been ~ at
ease, distrat, and dissatisfied. He has def
| nitely announced his withdrawal from the
gigantic business concerns which, since his re-
tirement from the Cabinet and mp 10 the open
| ing Of the last campaign, had cngrossed his
attention. 1t is this fact which tue prophets
urge most strongly In support Of their predic-
ton. They argue in this wise: Dir Whitney
declined to accept portfolio or to 60 abroad
because of business affairs; he has determined
to abandon business affairs. therefore he is will
ling to go abroad.
Mr. Jefferson 7. Short is prominent citizen
of Carrizo, Tex. who has been stopping tenn
porariiy in Washington since the 4;h of March
hoping that the Presidential lightning would
strike somewhere in the vicinity of where he
had erected q lightning rod in the shape of in.
dorsements from the prominent men of the Lone
Star State. He dived into his pockets the other
day and fished out nearly hundred neatly-en.
graved visiting cards bearing his name. and
said: "What'H / do with these things when
get home? If offered one to a man he'd shoot
me. But ] fnd up here that if want to see
the Eighty. Fourth Assistant Secretary to the
| Twenty Third Assistant Secretary of the Sec
retary Pve got to give one OF the pasteboards te
a colored gentleman, who wears better clothes
! than do, and kick around for an hour in the
! hall outside before / can get inside. Judging
by the time it takes, will be able to make moi
4 more than four calls week. Whatll | dc
with theses ] know the printer won't take
them back, because have been to see him.
can't give them to anybody. / can't throw
them away, because they cost too much money
If pHt 'em in my trunk my wife will raise
trouble over my extravaganza, and couldn't
explain to her in 40 weeks II this is what you
call Democratic Government, I'd like to Set
return to Federalism. 1 used to think ths,
these fellows in the Departments, being hired
by the public and getting their wages from tbs
public could be reached by the public"