The Portland daily press., 1883-04-09
WASHINGTON.



Secretary Folger Better.
WASHINGTON, April Secretary Folger has
almost entirely recovered. He went out riding
on horseback this afternoon, In company with
his private secretary Sherry, and appears to
have been benefited by the exercise II Is ex-
pected tAat the Secretary will be able to re-
srme his duties at the Treasury Department
on Monday He has given his personal atten-
tion 70 all the most important questions that
have been presented 10 the department during
the past week or two Z The Secretary has vir-
tnally abandoned his contemplated trip to Ber-
mnda.
The Panama Robbery.
1t IS declared at the State Department that
our Government has made all the necessary
representations 10 the Columbian Government
TO secure an early and speedy trial to the seven
Americans who are confined in jail at Panama
on the charge OF robbing the Panama Railroad
Company OF keg OF gold. The delay in the
trial is said not to be be due 10 any unfrlendly
feeling 20 this country, but to the ordinary de
lays OF criminal procedure. Pinkerton. the de-
tectlVe, reports that the arrested men have not
good characters, aud that there is reason to
suspect that they have been concerned In other
specie Fobberies.
The Sandwich Island Sugar CONTROVERSY
One of the special agents who is 10 20 to the
racine coast to investigate the charge made In
Perry Belmont's minority renoft a. 10
ined the late report OF Mr.. Daggett, our Minis
ter 10 the Sandwich Islands, on this subject
IL IS very evident that the Treasury Is not
believer IN the charges of fraudulent importa.
tion, but an attempt is TO be made 10 fmpar-
tally investigate tho subject. A Treasury OIL
fcia says that all the charges really come from
the testimony given by II. A. Brown a former
Special Agent OF the Treasury, who has great
~ Interested himself IN the matter, and whose
testimony before the House Foreign Affairs
Committee they do not think can be sustained
Reduction in Postal Revenue.
Il is estimated BY the post Office officials that
under the new law regulating tue pay OF post
masters aud the reduction of letter postage
that not mora than one office in four, taking
The country through, viii pay any revenue to
the government above the postmaster's salary
Under the existing law every post office, how
ever insigniticant contributes two-hfths OF It's
receipts 10 the government.
An Indignant Protest From Sergeant
Masons Wife.
An evening paper publishes the followiuo
letter from the wife of Sergeant Mason, dated
AZ Locust Grove. Orange county Va, April 4,
1885,
l have read in yonr paper the very strange
steps taken by j. G. Bigeow and his effort 10
get at my money which good, kind and geuer-
ous people gave to me for the benefit Of inyself
and dear little baby. / have never employed
Bigelow to attend to my business for me, ana
and / want the public TO know this. He pre-
tends to have done much for my husband
butt have never employed him and have no
money for Bigelow, and hope the court win
throw aside his unjust claim MY poor hus.
band is still in prison, and Bfgelow should ba
ashamed 10 ta1e from me the money given 10
me and my child for our support. Bigelow has
never done any good for my husband, and he
cannot have any OF the money with my con.
sent. Respectfully,
BRTTIE T.. MASON.
This speakership of the 49th Congress
Ii is understood that Sunset Coxs candi.
dacy for the speakership is a diversion In favor
Of Mr.. Carlisle. Mr.. Coxs strength is expect
ed TO come from the North, which Mr.. Randall
has been calculating upon almost TO a man IL
viii not be formidable enough to elect Mr.
Cox, but 1t will make serious break in Mr.
KandalPs column. Mr.. Cox has not been
friendly to him since their struggle In the for
ty-fonrth Congress, and his diversion now ia
the result OF that quarrel In the meantime.
Mr.. blackburn Is practically out of the race
against Mr.. Carlisle. In spite Of these disad-
yantages the Randall men are gaining in con-
fidenee, and In conversation few days since
he expressed himself as more than ever conf
dent OF success. careful preliminary cam
vaass has already been made. and by the frat
Of next December all the candidates will be
here with headquarters wide open. A senti-
ment is being quietly developed among the
Republicans TO confer their nomination upon n
new man rather than follow the usual custom,
aud thus compliment General Keller.
Miscellaneous.
Recent dispatches from our Consuls Indicate
that there is growing apprehension in several
European countries OF retaliatory legislation on
the part Of the United States, on account Of or
position 70 American pork. II is the impres.
sion az the State Department that the Presi-
dent will recommend retaliatory measures 10
Congress,
The story circulated that the Civil Service
Commissioners have removed the stenographer
for personal reasons In violation OF civil SER
vice principles Is utterly false,
BnshyheAd, tho Chief OF the Cherokee ma
tiop, has applied TO the Secretary Of the Interi.
or for permission 10 take small quantity OF
"niskey into the lndien Territory and has re-
ceived vigorous refusal accompanied by
temperance lecture by Commissioner Price.
An investigation into the methods of ball at
tho Police Court here discoses the fact that IL
hRs eeen the custom to take worthless bonds,
ana tnat Criminal Tor series Of years have for
feited their ball and the bondsmen escaped
prosecutions The Government Is now con-
scious Of the disgrace Of these facts aud Is en-
deayoring 70 recover from the gureties OF q
large number Of forfeited bonds.
Inc Government agent sont TO investigate
reports OF pleurC-pnenmonia among cattle In
West Virginia says that the disease is tubercu-
ioaH aud rs not contagious The accuracy CT
his conclusion Is doubted
Surgeon General Hamilton OF the Marine
Hospital service has gone to Florida with u
vlew o. considering preventive measures
Gen; sherman, beeretAfy Lincoln, CQmmo-
dorc Watker, Senator Hawley, Col. Dudley
nla many Nhefs will leave Washington 40
o.ao p N. Monday to attend the banquet OF
Ine Union veterans OF Maryland, at the Eaton
House, Baltimore, in tho celebration of the
anniyersary Of the surrender Of Lee at Apo.
mattox