Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-08-17
MAH0NE'S LITTLE SCHEME
A POSTAL TELEGRAPH TO BE
MADE n TRAP FOR VOTES.

The Opposition to the Little Senator at
HOme-Arthur to be Asked to Pardon
WassOn-SchOols for Little Indians-A
Healthy State of Trade in the Southern
States.
WAsHINGTON, August 16.-Mahone did
not turn up to-day for that expected con-
ference. Governor Cameron has gone on
to New York, and il is now believed that
the meeting will be held at Saratoga.
What the little Senator wants most is
money. His latest project is the estab-
lishment Of a postal telegraph. He
promises to aid in booming any scheme of
that kind in Congress. Office seekers are
to be promised clerkships in the hope of
drawing out subscriptions tor campaign
purposes. This is a novel method of as
sessment, but Malone is equal to any,
thing. He cannot assess the clerks in
departments now without bringing
down upon himself the wrath of Messrs.
Eaton, Gregory and Thomas, and their
wrath is terrible where any infraction of
even the spirit of civil service reform is
concerned, consequently the Virginia boss
expects to raise the wind from prospective
OthcehOlders over whom the Civil Service
Commission has no control. 1t is agreed
ON all sides that the campaign in Virginia
this fall will be an unusually hot one.
Malone aims to control the Democratic
vote, but the Democrats want to know
how he will stand next year. His recent
declaration that both Riddleberger and
himself VIII vote with the Republi-
cans next session has weakened him.
The cOlOred men are said to be bitterly
opposed to Malone. At a convention of
straightOuts yesterday he was called
President OF the United States forVirginia.
and one colOred delegate expressed great
Indignation that the 120,00 cOlOredRepub-
lican voters allowed the little ninety
pound Senator to bind them hand and
foot, throw his weight upon them and hold
them tight. Malone is a genius of ma
nlpulatlOn, however, and despite all this
bubbling and boiling Indignation is as
likely as not to come ont on top again.
SILVER DOLLARS FOR TIE SOUTH.
For several years the United States
Treasurer has experienced a heavy de-
mand for silver dollars. During this
month the demand comes mostly from the
South and Southwest, and the money is
used mostly in payment to labOrers for
wages. Treasurer Wyman saws that the
demand for standard silver dollars now
is much greater than during former years,
and is indicative of healthy trade in the
regions calling for them.
PARDON FOR WATSON.
In speaking OF Paymaster Wasson this
afternoon prominent army officer said
that the most powerful influence in the
land would be brought to bear upon the
President to secure a pardon for him.
that already a document has been drawn
up filled with the signatures of dis
tngulshed men in and out of public life
for presentation to President Arthur i'm
mediately upon his return. The argu-
ment used bY the friends of WassOn is
that he has already suffered enough. and
that his disgrace is complete. President
Arthur, however, is not so fOrgiving as
Hayes where the faults Of army officers
are concerned.
THE NANY'S TOP HEAVINESS.
The recent laws regulating appoint
ments and promotions in the navy have
so far caused decrease Of 30 in the num-
Der of officers On the books. We have
now ten Admirals instead of twelve,
twenty-five COmmOd0res instead of tWen-
ty-fOur, fOrty-seven Captains in lieu of
fOrty-nine, seventy-eight Commanders in
place of eighty, and 36G senior and Junior
Lieutenants instead of 277 Lieutenants,
and ninety-nine Masters are now included
on one list. There is room for further
reduction which will come in good time.
The navy is still top heavy.
TUTORING THE SAVAGES.
Buildings for three new industrial
schools for Indian children are being
erected by the Indian Bureau, one at
Chill county, Indian Territory, another at
Lawrence, Kansas, and the third at Ge-
nOa, Nebraska. They will be finished
within the next six months. and afford
total school facilities for 10000 pupils.
Inspector HawOrth SAYS that the total
number of Indian children of school age
is 1900.
According to the Inspector, who has left
to inspect the new buildings, it is not so
difficult now to induce parents to allow
their children to 20 to school as it was
formerly. The parents are becoming con.
vinced that the chase is no longer a
source of livelihood, and they are anX-
iOus for their children to learn how to
get living in some other way.
FOLGER SAFE IN MINNESOTA.
The anxiety respecting the whereabouts
of Secretary FOlger has been relieved. He
wired Acting Secretary French from Min
nesOta to-day that he will return to Wash
ingtOn in a week or ten days. Secretary
FOlger has a great trick of jumping out of
town and keeping his destination a secret.
He probably thinks it adds to his i'm
pOrtance to have people wondering where
the mischief he is.
CHANDLER'S RETURN.
We shall have another of the absentees
back by September first. Secretary
Chandler promises 10 be on deck by that
time if the navy requires his personal at
tentiOn.