Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-01-17
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Many New Postmasters Promised Dur
ing the Next Month Big
Purchase of Silver.
History OF the Fight Between Senator
John II. Mitchell and an
Oregon Editor.
Tho Want ot AN international Copyright
Law Subject for Congress-
iOnnl Legislation.

N''f' - ''NA'NA AbA Np'ASitFN-
ional Legislation.
From our regular correspondent
WASHINGTON, Jan. lit is reported
that William Henry Hurlbut, formerly
editor of the New York World was the
author OF the recent open letter to Secre-
tary Bayard which appeared in the North
American Review. 1t is well known that
Mr. Hurbut has been very viudictivo to-
wards the secretary because OF his failure
to secure the mission to Italy.
The attack on the financial policy of the
administration will shortly be renewed,
and it is stated that Senators Morrill,, Ed
munds and Hawley and other Republicans
will defend the presidents course
Mrs. Burnett, the well-known authoress,
is quite i'll in Massachusetts,, suffering
from acomplete prostration of the nervous
system, and her physician has prescribed
absolute rest and quiet.
A movement is on foot to start an cleo
trio railway in Washington. bill has
been introduced in congress TO in
corporate a company to build the road.
Many OF the representative business men
are interested in the movement who be-
slSNN lAIllklNlJ III sum III tuAtlL lliEts
Manuel del Campo, secretary OF the
Italian legation, and now acting minister,
has been having monkey and parrot
time for the past month, and has given
the police considerable trouble Last
Saturday night was his third drunk dur
ing the past month and he received Sc
we're drubbing from man whom he in
suited. He should be recalled by his gov
eminent; If not he is liable TO be pulver-
lied here and returned as dust
This will be gala theater week for
Washington. Salyini appears at one the
ater, while the Boston Ideal Opera COM
pGny fill an engagement at the other.
The debt statement for December,
issued yesterday, shows a decrease dur
ing the month of S0,0S9,939.94. The
treasury statement OF assets and liabili-
ties at the close Of the year shows sur
plus of 500, 342,l47 20.
! James Gordon Bennett is expected
| home from London in Il few days, and
changes in the Herald force are spoken
! of. 1t is also said the New York Sun will
double its size.
Ex-Minister Astor's novel has been very
successful. 1t has had an enormous holt
/ day sale.
Theodore Roosevelt, the wealthy politi-
clan and stock man, whose Hunting
| Trips Of Ranchman," has reached q
large sale, is about TO publish novel
Mr.. Roosevelt is charming writer, and
also has unlimited means to bring his
books before the public.
During the next month the commits
sions of over one hundred pos tmastcrt
will expire. Many nominations viii be
sent in as soon as congress meets.
Since the LIST of July there have beer
over nine thousand changes made II
fourth-class Offices, of which there ar,
over fifty thousand.
The treasury department has decided
that memorial tablet, on which is elab
orately engraved an obituary record, il
not work of art, and is not entitled t,
free entry.
The treasury department last weel
purchased twenty thousand ounces o
silver. This does not look as ii silye
} coinage was to be suspended,
The senate has been flooded the past weel
with photographic edition of the Port
land Oregonian, published by Harvey W
) Scott, in Portland, Oregon. The desigl
of the editor is TO cover Senator Johi
IL. Mitchell with mud The history o
| the matter is just this In years gone BY
Senator Mitchell opposed Harvey w
Scott for internal revenue collector a
Portland. The latter, however, was ap
! pointed. Mitchell kept up the fight, ans
: finally prevailed upon Grant to remove
, him for malfeasance In office. When
Mitchell ian for the senate some eiSh
7 years ago OF course he had no enemy
i Dlore bitter than Scott. Every issue o.
7 his paper contained scurrilonS attacks
upon Mitchell. The charges made b.
! Scott were, in brief, that Mitchell hat
J had improper relations with bis Wife,
, sister, and had even gone SO far as e
say that lie would put his wife out OF The
way If the sister would marry him. Th
T fac simie of tho letter which, according
10 Scott, passed between Mitchell and III,
woman are unfit for publication outsid
of the Police Gazette, and have raiset
! quite n breeze in Washington society
where Mrs. Mitchell and her daughte
Matte, who is famed for her beauty, ar
widely known. Both OF them are now il
i Paris, where they will pass the winter
and rumor says that wealthy count ha
get his heart upon Miss Matte.
Senator Mitchell has not replied 10 tn
attack, but there is considerable epccula
ton among his fellow-scnators as u
t whether they shall grasp the hand OF /
J man which is represented TO be so soiled
. There seems to be a poverty OF Chris
tian names in the senate. OF the seventy
six senators, ten are called John, nin'
/ James, five william, four Joseph, foul
Henry three Charles and three Thomas
more than half the entire body being Inn
! tied to seven names.
Something should be done this session
with the international copyright law
, The American Copyright league will re
new It's struggle against literary piracy
One OF its first measures will be 10 appeal
} 10 congress for higher rate OF postage
on ali editions reprinted from foreign
hooks. In so-called libraries" which are
now sent through the malls Ms periodicals
The present postofilce regulation is tha'
ali books issued regularly, with the sub
scription price printed on them, are teen
nical periodical publications Since this
law went into effect the government ha'
+ nrobably lost two hundred thousand dol
lars year In carrying all manner o.
cheap editions. James Munro OF New
YORK has made a fortune in publishing
: foreign books in cheap 'llbrary" editions
az there is no international copyright law
nrotecting the same from piracy, anf
some of the older American books, OF
. which the copyright has expired
{. have also been published in TIM
form. II is thus that the amer
lean people have acquired tss.'
= for these cheap novels, an ideal wnich =
: entirely foreign and British. Ia the az
/ sence Of an international copyright "a"