The National tribune., 1897-05-20

this Government should recognize the insur-
gents as belligeronts aud that Cnha nan
demonstrated it was her manifest destiny,
that. like Mexico. she should be free aud in
dependent without the payment to Spain OF
any indemnity.
MONDAY, MAY I7.-Alvinaghi Khan. Special
Embassador of tho Shah of Persia delivered
to President Mckinley an autograph letter
announcing the accession Of the Shah to the
throne The Embassador Was ompanied
by Secretary Shermau.-Elverton K. Chap
man, the recaletrant sugar witness. entered
on his brief period of so days imprisonment
ia the District Jail. Two cells assigned to
Mr. Chapman have been fitted ont COM
fortsbly, and with the aid of telephone, tele-
graph, and messenger the prisoner proposes
to 90 right on attending to business. One of
the best cooks at the Arlington will prepare
the meals, and no restriction will be placed
on callers.
cpAT OF THE CORRIDORS.
The office-seeker is still with Us. He is jast
now basking in the sunshine of the days that
most beautiful of the year ia the Capital.
The birds sing. the trees are laden with sweet
smelling blossoms, nature is green and Joyous.
and though the weeks have dragged by and he
is not yet in the coveted position, he cannot be
downcast amid such surroundings. But more
weeks will drag by, Old Sol will pour down MS
concentrated rays on tue luckless ofiice-seekers
head, this town will get so boiling hot that
the pelucid Potomac itself will sizzle, and
still the man will seek the Office. By the time
Summer and his energies have been well spent.
he will be, like Mark Twains hero, who first
, xspired to the Court of st. James, willing to
take flint pickers iobsnd not be able TO get it.
That is the fate of SO out of hundred who are
hunting office this year. for everywhere they
turn the Civil Service law onfronts them like
q stone wall.
Senator Quay has got his eye on the Civil
Service, and has been taking occasional pecks
at il for some time. The other day he intro
dueed some amendments to the law the adop-
tion of which would be to exempt Examining
Surgeons iu the Pension Bureau and Collect
ors Storekeepers, and Gangers in the Internal
Revenue Service from the operation of the
Civil Service. He also wants Special Indian
Agents to be appointed by the President. The
Civil Service blanket is wide these days, and
Congressman have almost given up the task of
trying to make their constituents who want
Offices understand just how wide it is.
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In an interview last week, Senator Chandler
had something pertinent to say about the man.
| ncr of distributing the offices now only at the
White House. He recalled that in the time of
Lincoln and Grant, and even before them, the
heads of Departments administered upon the
Offices causing a directness OF dealing" said
| Mr. Chandler, like with like. aud economy
of time and dispatch. Mr.. Cleveland under
took from his nervous arrogation of all the
Executive powers to see applicants for office.
and il caused strain, loss of temper, and
| finally an isolation in him. President Nc
KinIey, from a friendly interest and wide
personal acquaintance. has resumed that per-
sonai role, and it will some day break down a
| Presidents health"
Washington has another colored Recorder of
Deeds. This time it is Henry r. Cheatbam.
| Con gresham from North Carolina. The cry
has always been for a District man, but the way
! Cheatham seems to have secured largo blocks of
District real estate will soon wipe away all
grumbliug on that score, SO far as he is con-
| cerned.
The story is being told about funny mistake
Gen. Grosyenor made recently. As matter of
fact. the joke is rather on Congressman James
Hamilton Lewis, of Washington State, than on
his veteran associate Of Ohio Mr.. Lewis is one
| of the new members. and. of course, when he
first came here all the Congressmeu did not
know him. 1t is told that one day veteran
living III Washington State. who once was a con-
| stituent of Gen. Grosvenor, sent letter 10 Mr.
| Lewis asking him TO aid him i'm securing pen
sion, and to ask Gen. Grosyenor 10 cooperate.
Mr.. Lewis caught Gen. Grosvenor one day in
the early part of the session as he was hurrying
along through the corridor Yes; I'll help
him." said the General, probably not catching
the name of either the comrade or Mr.. Lewis.
:" But you pension lawyers bother me nearly to
death"
The President is being flooded with invita-
tioBs to visit different parts of the country.
The Utah delegation visited the White House
aud urged the President to accept their invita-
tion TO be present at Salt Like the third week
in Jnly. Tho St Louis people are after him to
deliver the Memorial Day Grafton at ST. Louis,
ana the New Workers have asked ss,im to West
Point aud New York City on May 81. 1t is i'm
probable that he will accept any of these Me-
mortal Day invitations. Should Congress ad-
journ by July 10. the President will probably
make the Utah trip, aud il is probable that he
will visit several nearby cities en- route. The
President will visit Nashville on "Ohio Day.
The chess match between members Of the
English Parliament aud of the House of Repre-
seDtaiives OF the United States will begin on
the Gath of May. The committee of player.
selected TO represent the American House ara
| Representatives Rober. \. Bodine, of Missouri
] John L. Shairoib, Of Colorado; l.. Irving
Handy, of Delaware, and Richmond Pearson
OF North Carolina. The talk of this match
has developed the fact that there are grea
many chess players in Congress. and much in
terest will be taken in the match as it pro
crosses.
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The Congressional Record is frightened nearl,
every week nowadays with the interminabl,
tables of figures about something or other tha
Gen. w beeler, of Alabama. succeeds, amid muci