The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-04-26
THE NATIONS CAPITAL.

THE NATIONS CAPITAL.
A Bill Passed that Makes South Da-
kota State, While Moth Dakota Re-
mainl a.Ferritory. Other News.
WAsHINGToN, D. G. April 90
Col. 5. Med. Tate, Bank Examiner,
and Fab. FL. Busbee, Esq, u S. Dis
trict Attorney have. been in this city
several days.
Last Tuesday, Mrs Mills made the
"efort of his lite" in his speech sup
porting the tariff bill. The revenue
reformers were enthusiastic in his
praire, and the House loudly applaud
ed him. The speech reflects great
credit on him. confess, it was much
better than 1 expected it would be.
He was replied to by Pig Iron Kelly
who, the opposition says, did badly
because Mills arguments are unan-
swerable. The tariff battle has fairly
begun. The appropriation bills may
retard the fight somewhat, but it will
waa warm from this date until the
te of thebill is decided.
Your people will be glad to learn
that Revenue Agent Clark has been
succeeded by Capt. Battle. Battle is
native of North sCarolina, and will
be more popular than Clark was. 1
have heard number of complaints
of Clark here from time to time,
though the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue, Mr.. Miller, seemed to think
very highly of him.
Mr.. Phelps, our Minister to Eng
land is here. Hell the guest of the Sec
retary of State. 1t is said that Mr..
Phelps came at the suggestion of the
President, and with reference to the
vacant Chief Justiceship. reiterate,
| I think the rumor is false one, and
that Mr.. Cleveland will appoint a
lawyer and Democrat from the
northwest 1 have before in this
correspondence given good reason
why Mr.. Cleveland, would not from
polite motives appoint Mr.. Phelps to
the position. On the strength of the
mere rumor, however, very consider
able opposition has developed in the
past two days, to Mr.. clips. A Re
publican Senate might confirm the
appointment of Mr.. Phelps, but the
Democratic Senator would not en-
dorse it, from d party standpoint.
They would, of course, vote for him,
but they infinitely prefer finding a
western lawyer whose name and infu-
ence will be worth something tangi-
BILE to the party. 1t is urged that the
Republican Senators would refuse to
confirm a comparatively young and
able northwestern Democrat, this
near the close of Presidential term.
Whether this is true or not 1T is prob
able Mr.. Cleveland will soon give
them an opportunity of proving.
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The following which 1 clip from
the editorial columns of the Macon,
Ga. Telegraph, edited by Frank III
Prichardson, one of the most brilliant
of the southern editors, will be OF
special interest to your readers.
The poem entitled "The Country
Editors Wife," which appeared in
the Sundays Telegraph credited tc
the Montreal Gazette, originally ap
peared in the Sunday edition of the
New York Sux, since which time il
has been published in nearly every
paper in the country. The author o.
the poem is Mrs. Margaret Andrews
Oldham, wife of Mr.. Edward A
Oldham, journalist and writer, now {
resident of Aniston, Alabama, bu
formerly publisher of The SENTINEL
at Winston, N. G. Mrs. Oldham il
the daughter of Prof. G. G. Andrews
who was for years president of An
drew College at Cuthburt, in tai
State. She was resident of Geor
gia for many years, going from thi
State to North Carolina. She is
frequent contributor to numerou
literary publications at the North
and is the author of number O
poems which have attained remark
able popularity. Among these ma.
be mentioned "The Old Fashione'
;. HAIR" and "There are Two Sides to
Question"
: The House practically wasted tn
! day yesterday in discussing point G
! order raised by Mr.. Blount, Of Geol
: gia. The business for the day wa
: the Indian Appropriation bill. Co
: Johnston's amendment to give ou
: people a chance at educating th
= Cherokee Indians in North Carolin
was defeated. Col. Johnston elaine
! that there was discrimination agains
:. local teachers.
! Yesterday the Dakota bill passe
+ the Senate by strictly party vot
f The bill makes Sonth Dakota Stat