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wRoTH WITH THE PRESIDENT.
The Place-Hunters Are Dispieased
Because He Is Slow.

The rumblings OF discomfort are heard
on the outskirts Of the army OF office
seekers They are almost complaining
that the President is going to do
the Cleveland act-appoint those to Of
flee who did the least for his election.
Many of them assert that he is giving
them the 'frOze n foot.
The Indignation at the slowness in max
ing appointments is rising In many di-
rectiOns The enforcement of the Cleve-
land rules at the White House. too. causes
great wall OF woe to go up that can be
heard far and wide
IL was generally supposed by place-hunt-
ers that the work of diSposing OF patron
age would begin on Monday last, and now
that a whole week will have passed and
nothing done. is calculated TO send a thrill
of disappointment through the veins OF all
those who came here for government posi-
tions
In addition to this, the President has in
timated that I've proposes TO allow his Cabi-
net ministers opass upon the minor places,
and he will then act upon their recommen
dations. With the thoUsan nds who are ask
ing for places upon the ground that they
know the President personally, this is like
pulling out their heartstrings Then, too.
the President has said he proposes TO recOg
nize the civil service law in all Its pro-
visions, which has been the most Unkind-
est cut Of all 1 is evident that the PTesi-
dent is not 20 be stampeded while the ma
rush for office goes wildly on
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hardened minions, should have done this
thing; yet there are compensations in the
world for almost everything, for now that
this monument to Mr.. Thurber's great
martial prudence has been destroyed, we
are enabled the better TO pay to him our
long-deferred compliments. They may
be brief, but they shall be pointed.
It is possible that the Hon. Henry Ten
derfoot Thurber would like more than
anything else to mark his final resting
place with simple boulder without any
inscription whatever. We ourselves should
think IL more appropriate, however, that
the spot should be marked with a tall,
smooth marble slab, inscribed with Mr.
Thurber's own most stirring utterance:
Nobody will ever know the extent of
my efforts TO protect President Cleveland
unless be should be assassinated.'
The evening times., 1897-03-12
The Srsfem VIII stand.

The Times has repeatedly declared that
the vociferous onsaughts which certain
members OF Congress seemed disposed to
make upon the present system Of eXamina-
uons for entrance into the public service are
vocireroas merely and mean nothing, and
if they did the present administration would
not only not countenance the critics, but
would even oppose them stoudy if occa-
sion required. 1t is now announced, not of
ficiany, but distinctly, that Mr.. Mckinley
and all Of the members Of his Cabinet, while
they have found, somewhat to their chagrin
In certain cases, that they ire very much
hedged about by the civil service rdles, have
nevertheless agreed among themselves that
the spirit as well as the letter Of the new
condition of things must be strictly Oh
served. Thisdecision max be relied upon the
more because more than one Cabinet Off
Ger has brought 20 town with him two Or
and efficient ones. whom they have desired
10 place about them in capacities supposed
70 be necessary. And the President himself
q said 10 have added his testimony 10 the
Kll-cmhracing character OF the tentaclos II
the Civil Service Commission; for ne has
found that all Of the employees at the White
House are worSing under the civil service
rules, except the cook, and the Civil Ser
rice COMMISSIONS is said 70 have designs upon
him. The outlook for an OF these important
officers. then. while il seemed never SO dis
rouragng at first. seems never SO inevitable
Or advantageous a. now
We repeat, then. that whatever criticism
6 the merit system may be offered in Con-
tress or out OF it. neither the system nor
any part OF it is in any danger.
The evening times., 1897-03-12
A Raven 100 Years Old.

A contributor informs us that he has just
received Intelligence of the death of u
raven, which bird had been in the writer's
family for over hundred years. The bird
was a pet when his father was child, in
1898. and had then been in the possession
of his grandfather for some years. 1t is
well kno wn that the eagle, raven, swan and
parrot are each centenarians. An eagle
kept in Vienna died after a confinement OF
la years, and at Sheibourhe is an oak,
known as the raven tree, in which the
same pair of ravens are believed to have
nested for more than ninety years. Swans
upon the Thames, about whose age there
can be but little chance of mistake, since
they are annually .'nicked,'' have been
known TO survive 150 years and more
London Echo.
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other night. He was from Ohio, of archaic
architecture and raiment, and confessed 70
the avocation OF keeping tavern at
home. He asserted that he had rocked
Bill to sleep many a time when he was
a baby" and trotted his infant form upon
knees that therefore ought TO rest under
So 900 desk at the very least Say"
inquired the ancient bucolic Buckeye OF
the environing statesmen, don't you be
lieve Bill has called that extra session
to break up that civil service law? Be-
cause, il he hasn't, there amt no show
for any of his old friends that can see,
and they better go home
The President has not called the Con-
gress for any purpose like that, and the
original Mckinley men, in company with
the others who dandled the young Ma
poleon, indeed had best go home. The
sooner they start the filter will their
boots be for the walking.
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Mr.. McKinIex,s Resolution.

1t has been said repeatedly, and no doubt
truthfully, that the President is going very
slow in the matter OF appointments. We
are told that Mr., Quay called upon Mr..
Mckinley the other day, and was informed
that few would be made for two or three
months yet, and that the pscatOrial Sen
ator Pennsylvania promptly packedhis
portnanteau anu startedfor Florida. There
Is sanother case in point The Hon. Richard
c .Kerens. OF st. Louis, came TO Washington
with a large gnpsack fun Of recommends
tions for office, but he, too, was informed
that nothing would be done for a while.
1t is related that Mr.. Kerens wanted to
know if he, the original and richest Nc
Kinley man Of Missouri, wouldn't get lost
in the shuttle. Mr. Mckinley assured Mr..
Kerens that he would not. W whereupon the
stLouis gentleman took the next train for
home.
The fact is mentioned by almost every
one who visits the new President that be
naturally admits that there will not be
offices enough TO go around, but his friends
and the friends of his friends are not going
TO be entirely forgotten. Mr.. Mckinley
implants these impressions in the minds OF
his visitors gently but firmly. He eX-
tends the hand cordially, hut il is a COZ
hand. He listens attentively, but says
little He neither throws his arm around
the neck. as one OF his more or less Illus
trious predecessors from the State of Ohio
used TO do, nor does he insult his visitor
and well-wiSher with tile stiffneckcd and
Fat boisterousness of gentleman whose
name shall not be mentioned in connection
with this brief parag graph, if we know it.
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CnnnihnI.. Coolies and sugar.

IL may be feared that the press is too
freely advertising. and thereby digni-
fying Mrs Lydia Doninis, for sometime
chieftainess Of cannibal family, Douh-
nany governing the Sandwich Islands,
under the auspices and for the bcacfit
Of Mr Claus spreckels, sugar rermer,
OF San Francisco.
The person in QuestiCn is in 10 sense
political factor, and President McKin-
ley has done wei in refusing to he an
noyed by her pIetensIons TO be con sidered
q party to any arrangement between
thisconiIy and the government Of Hawaii.
Sic is merely a private person owing ale
glance to her own country IL she has
business with this government the only
proper or legal channel through which it
can be presented is the Hawaiian legation.
She should toe strictly confined TO that
means. and left alone by tEenewspapers.
Since size has been i'll washin gton, Mrs.
Dominis has been badly spoiled by the at
tentions of notoriety hunters, who ought
20 know better. but they never do.
The evening times., 1897-03-12
ROBERT G. BLAINE'S FUNERAL.
A simple Function, But Full of
Deep Pathos.

The funeral of the late Robert G. Blaine
took place at 8 O'Clock this morning from
ST. Peters Church, the obSequies being
Of a simple religious Character, in accord
ance with the frequently expressed wish
of the deceased. High requiem mass was
solemnlzed by the fathers of the church,
and remarks were made by Rev. Father
Ryan. it's former pastor, and warm friend
of MT Blaine.
The pallbeareTs were DR.. Newman, Mr..
Croft, Mr. Lanvoigt, Mr.. Mcknew, Mr..
Mohun and Mr.. Bedford Maokey.
Among the floral tributes were mag
nificent wreath Of pink roses and Brazilian
ivy, sent 10y Mrs. James q Blaine, sheaf
of palms. by Mt. Blaine's associates in the
Congressional Library, and crown OF
white roses and vIolets, by Col. Supplee,
Of Baltimore.
A touching incident was the pTesenta-
tion OF a pillow Of flowers by Blaine and
Roderick Mallon, the little gTandsOns Of
the deceased
Mr. James e. Blaine was present at the
funeral, having came ON nom New YORK
for the occasion. The remains were laid
temporarily in Hicks vault, in the Con
gresSional Cemetery, until arrangements
for permanent interment are made.
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An amusing situation presented itself
himself 50 aud costs lie paid the charges,
too, hut the indignation of the citizens has
not been appeased even with the swelling
of the treasury. Hewas elected mayor 10y
the Republicans, having lett the Demo-
cratic party, because of the influence
some OF its wicked members exerted over
him; for he was a reformed tippler. The
situation was made more Interesting. be-
cause His Honor was thrown into a
cell with a prisoner, whom he had soundly
lectured for being drunk. the unfortunate
man unable to pay his fine being given
twenty days in the workhouse. Thus viii
a mans work confront him
The evening times., 1897-03-12
A SDaniSh Farce-Couledy.

whilethe Cuban patriots continue to give
evidence of their ability to do about what
they wish in the way of taking Spanish
stroneholds under the nose of the Captain
General, the latter and his worthy ''se-
gundo," Marquis de Ahunada, are busy
conducting the thorough Investigation"
into the Ruiz case promised by Senior Du-
puy de Lone.
As Iaight be expected. the inauisition
will end in water haul" II is not 10
be supposed that the witnesses who could
testify TO the bottom facts OF the torture
and murder of eur fellow-citizen will do
so. IL they were 10 tell the truth concern
ing the fiend Fondeviela. or even the war
den of the jail, in connection with the nor
ror,, their lives would not be worth a min
ute's purchase.
1t is not strange, therefore. that General
Fitzhugh Lee should be tissusted with the
whole business and want TO come home.
On the whole, perhaps it may be well for
him to do so before long. In the interests
Of disgraced national honor and humanity
bis presence here may be useful in crys-
tallinng and organizing vigorous Am"ri-
can sentiment on the Cuban question.
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soIace for the Anxious.

Notwithstanding the genial spring at
mosphere on the outside, and around Wash
Rgton generally, a horrible conviction
has seized upon officeseebing patriots from
Ohio and elsewhere, that the temperature
OF the White House has been suddenly and
severely affected 10y a cold wave, anC
that by tomorrow, perhaps. there will
he a hard freeze, accompanied with a
pOld shake.
This may determine good many to
Itart for home tonight, while others may
hear OF the whisky and quinine treatment
that everybody had to take during the
chilly Harrison regime, and perhaps resort
20 that. In any event it must be too ap-
parent that the sentiments and emotions
OF the Republican hungry and faithful have
undergone change during the last week,
confidence i'm second, third and fourth-hand
promises falling steadily with each
successive visit TO the Executive Mansion.
One OF the most hopeful and frankly
deserving OF the contingent aired his am
btions and fears at the Riggs House the
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He Lived Under Every President,

DR.. William b. SpragUe, OF Coldwater.
Mich, was 100 years OF age last week. Ii
had long been his ambition to round out a
full century, and he often declared he
would then be ready to surrender to the
arch-enemy of the race DIR. Sprague has
the remarkable distinction OF having lived
under the administration OF every Presi-
dent He was born February 2S, 1897, and
he consequently had several days under
the rule Of George Washington before John
Adams, the second President, took up the
reins OF office Though fran in body, his
mind is bright and clear, and he has rca-
son 10 hope he will add Pr, sident MeKin-
ley's administration to his record Dr
Sprague was born in Mata. n. Y. Ednca-
tional opportunities were limited IN that
early day, but he fitted himself for tie
The evening times., 1897-03-12
INAUGURATION ECHOES

There were some quaint sights during
inauguration week. The people on the
gEand stand Thursday morning werestirred
to nigh degree of excitement by the
spectacle of a frantic woman rushing
through the closely-paeked crowd with
the suddenness of a catapult, and nine
children, more or less kept together by a
meek-looking husband, trailing after her.
She was screaming at the top Of her voice.
'Oh. IuddyI Oh. luddy!'' said she,
"Mabels lost; she's lost; Eever shall see
ner again! Oh, what shall dor
The people on the stand were sorry, and
so were the people in the crowd, but 10 is
difficult TO do anything even for lady in
distress, in such a sar,Iine-like combina-
tion as that of Inauguration day. The
meek-lOoking husband endeavored to sOotht
his wife By reassurances as to Mabel :
safety, but every time he reassured her
She broke forth in louder wall. Finally
she dashed up To the grand stand and en-
deavored To- climb up it, for what reason
she 6i0ne could have told, if there was any
reason. She had just been dssuaded fron
graspiDg the dress of lady seated on
tn, stand, when, in the distance, Mabel
appeared. There was a shrek that echoed
to the blue empyrian Of that beautiful
Dag, ana Mabel rushed into her mother $
arms
The crowd expected 10 see Child Of about
ten. Instead, tn. saw a tall young woman.
She was dreadfully embarrassed, of course,
as Eer mother poured forth reprOaches AMI
cnIieatmcnts and other conversation IN
breati.less excitement. The crowd grew
sorrier and sOrrier for her embarrassment,
bus il saw no way to improve matters.
Finally Mabel struck out one elbow and
gave her mother u shove. She said:
You shut upi''
And the family marty mnYpd Of
The evening times., 1897-03-12

They have a fine sense Of the fitness
OF things out West, even ia far away
oklahoma. The legislature OF this Ter
ritory has just initiated the example OF
their felluw-Statesman of Missouri. pro.
testing against late, or against the last.
public performance OF Mr.. Cleveland. They
have passed resolutions crticiSing him for
''confiscating a vessel belonging to the
United States to 90 fishing in The
resolutions 20 further, and say that he
ought to bc arrested '.for the wanton use
OF the Government property This is the
legislature that is said recently TO have
disbanded the Territorial militia because
the society people of Guthrie and other
important centers all carried guns them.
selves and were jealous Uf the uake-be-
heve soldiers who carried them. The
news OF this resolution criticising Mr..
Cleveland does not come, then. as a clap
of thunder out of a clear sky. 1t was
TO be expected OF gathering OF publicists
where such fine ideas of propriety OBJ
tainel
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TONIGHT.
An Evening with
EDGAR ALLAN FOE.
CARROLL INSTITUTE HALL.
Admission. =. e. =. =. ESQ

study of medicine, and graduated from q
medicJl college at Fairfield. y. Z. lie
practiced at Rochester and later nc Home
oye Falls, ~ Y. He came to COldwdter N
1888, and therefore, has the unusual record
OF having lived in one community in Michi-
gan for sixty-twO years In 1856 he was
appointed associate Judge, and subse-
qUently be was elected probate judge lie
was chosen a member OF the Iegislal urc N
1S45 These are the only poliri'zll offiees
he has held DR. sprague is a sy9ie.d cen
tIeman Of the old school. stately and e',irte-
Gus In manner. He was familiar lEure
on the streets of COldwater until xitain q
few years. He has been out OF his ioase
seldom for several years past. chicago
Times Herald.
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senator stewart and His Cause

senator stewart ana HIS Sduse'
Ithasalready beennoted dwitheonsiderahle
Measure by many Of our esteemed con-
John Sherman from the Senate William
Nj. Stewart of Nevada is the statesman Of
all statesmen in that body who goes tack
farthest into the misty past. Senator
Stewart hogan His period of service IN
1864 Ii has not been continuous, but
both sections of il have been long and
honorable.
Mr. Stewart NAV be easily recognized
hy ans visitor t. the Senate gallery by
ris tan. s;alwart figure and his venerable
white beard. His eyes are kindly, except
when they snap fiereely in debate some
times: and his checks almost wear the
ruddy glow Of youth. HIS gesticulations are
not always graceful, but they are always
vigorous II, has another distinguishing
mark, If one listens to him closely. He
was present in the Senate when the crime
of '73 was committed. and he never ceases
TO refer to that clandestine outrage in
terms OF the utmost anger Upon the
beads of the criminals Of '73 he Invariably
pours the vialS of his wrath
Senator Stewards good man; aud sonic
dav the scoffers of the East viii cone TO
understand the correctness OF his eco
nomic philosophy. II he has been one
idea man, he has probably deemedit neees-
sarv; and probably that course was neces-
sary He is kindly, powerful, sometimes
great Has he talked good deal: His
hardy fellows Of the West, who all under
stand, almost as wen as he. tile topic
which he loves s. much to duscuse, believe
that he has alway Us spoken well 1t seetned
last autumn Us If the prediction and PRAYER
of his life might be verified and answered.
1t was not; but he will live to see it So
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Mr.. Tburber,s Public Service.

We intend that this tribute to Hon.
Henry Tenderfoot ThuTber shall he none
the less hearty because ii is somewhat
tardy We believe that every important
departing official has had sincere and
appropriate farewell in these columns, and
the accomplishments OF Mr.. Thurber must
not be passed over.
Fcrt Thurber, that grim citadel OF war
that stands by the White House door, is
about to be dismantled, il 1t is not already
torn down and carried away in wheel
barrow 1t will seem almost sacrilegious
to many thai Mr. Mckinley, or some Of his
The evening times., 1897-03-12

One of the sidewalk peddlers during last
week was an old German, stout, gray beard
ed mi one armed, who carried slung around
his neck by "a Ieathern strap large green
wooden box. On the top of this box and
on the peddler's shoulders and hiding up
his sleeves were family Of gray and white
tame rats They climbed all over him with
the utmost unconcern, and nibbled cake
on the back of his neck. To his apparent
pleasure. He strolled into jewelry store
Just as The Times reporter saw him, and m
the store were standing a dozen ladies'.
Now, here comes in the remarkable fea-
ture of the story, which nobody who reads
the comic papers will believe, but it
is true all the same. Not one OF those
women screamed They gathered around
the old man. petted his rats. took them i'm
their hands, bought two or three, and
seemed very much interested Now, all
women are by nature afraid Of the tribe Of
rodents, according to the profound stu
dents Of this mysterious sex: so there must
have been some power ia the rat pe'itiI''r's
eye He may have hypnOtized them. At
any rate, he sold his rats
The evening times., 1897-03-12

The presence in the city OF Richard Guen-
ther, ex-CongreSsman fIom Wisconsin, and
the fact that he called on the Secretary OF
the Navy Yesterday recalls a very practical
joke played by Gov. Long on Mfr Guenther
while they were both members Of Congress.
They were at large dinner at one of the
hotels-perhaps John Chamberlin sand
Long had made a very neat 6fteT-dinner
talk. Following him Immediately came
,iuenther, who intlulged in some goOd-hu-
mored persiflage at the expense of the gov
ernor. He was nearly through with his re-
marks, when Long who sat near the toast
masters chair, yawned conspicuOusly and
remarked in a loud aside to the gem
is?''
1t is also remembered that it was Guea-
ther, who, with the help of Amos j Cum
minEs, organized the regiment of small
Colored boys, and took them up TO seren1de
Robert j Vance, then member of Cen
Cress from Connecticut This episode led
to the permanent designation or Vance as
Header of the culored Democracy"
Mr. Guenther was ten years a member of
Congress, and served his last term from the
Fond du Lac district, although a residet.1
of Oshkosh. In those days lit WAS re-
carlcd as a marvellous exploit for a non
resilient Congressman Ia carry district,
but it has since become common enough IN
cease to attract attention
Joe Sibley was the most recent prominent
exception to the prevalent rule that a man
must live among the people he represents
The evening times., 1897-03-12
CONVICT LABOR STOPPED.
Law Requires Contract Work tn BE
Abolished a. Rapidly as Possible.

Michigan City, Ind. March 12.-Warden
Harley. OF the Indiana State prison, yes
terday ordered the instant suspension by
every convict hired by binding contract.
The order was unexpected by the con
tractors. and one OF the firms Will lose
the lsbor OF nearly 200 men. This sud-
den action was due TO the discovery that
an emergency clause was added to bill
passed by the general assembly, abolish
ing contract labor. and the bill thus be-
came law as soon as Gov. Mount signed
it.
The result is that 200 men are locked in
their cells with no means OF employment.
The new law provides that contract work
shall tie abolished as fast as existing con-
tracts expire. and 10y the end of the year
more than 500 men will be idle. 1t was
intended that cOnyicts should be employed
in making goods for other State institu-
tions, but no appropriation was made for
buying material to put the plant into op-
Grafton.