The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1889-11-02
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Nfron oar Regniu Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20, 1880.
President Harrison has ended
the agony byopponIlng Green b.
Raum, Of Illinois, px-congrcssman
and cx-commissloncr Of Internal
Revenue, Commissioner of PEN
sions. Mr.. Raum, although cred
tied TO Illinois, has for twenty
years hcen 4 resident of this city.
The appointment is generally re-
garded ~ a good ono for the adj
mnlstraIon. II is believed that
il anybody can succeed in getting
The badly mixed up Pension office
In order again, without political
row, Raum is the man,
The appointment aud the pub
hcution by Secretary Noble, a
few hours previously, of the cor
respondence between himself and
Tanner, is relied upon by Presi-
dent llarrlson 70 plucate the dis
grunlled CT. A r men But Tam
ner is preparing a statement m re-
gard to the correspondence, so
that 1t will be well enough to wait
awhile before attempting to form
IN opinion, The portion of the
correspondence given out BY Sec
rotary Noble makes d far yinjl-
cation for presidcnt Ilairlson,aud
| understand that it vas by lis
direction that ii was gwen out, II
shows Tanner to have been on
tlrcly unfit for the office, m more
ways than on.
Secretary Window has declined
to Change the Treasury ruling,
winch admits sllycr and had orc
from NJ 'xico duty, froc.
Level thcadcd democrats here
express rcglets FOR the dispute
now going on between the friends
of Gov. Hill aud Mr.. Cleveland.
If the democratic party Is to en-,
ter the next Presidential cam
paign divided into two fractions.
It may as well abandon all hopes
Of success.
Washington Will be doomed as
the place for holding the World 4
Exposition Of 1892, by repre-
sentatiycs from thirty states that
aye to meet here this week. Every
day Washington grows stronger.
Indications are already out that
The Three America's Congress IS
to be used rs 4 lever upon our own
Congress, to accomplish The pas
sage ola Bill subsldng one 81
more lines Of steamers 60 Central
and Southern American ports.
Said a prominent Southern statrs-
man: III don't want TO throw
away cold water on anybody Wha
thinks that we can get the South
and Genital American trade wlth
our present tariff, but as for me-
self, | don't believe they Will pur-
chase our manufactured goods adj
mltted into their borders free, ~
long as we place hlgn tax On ali
the products they send Hto the
United States. They will prefer
sending them 10 England where
they are admitted free Of any
duty. That's the whole mater
IN nutshell" F"
Mr.. Wanamaker Is evidently
chatting under the many charges
Of parlizauship against his depart
mcnt on account Of the political
cusseJness of his wicked assist
art, Clarkson, and is anxious H.
tly to balance things. II was
this feeling that caused
him to snub delegation Of Yir-
gina republicans who called, ID
the interest OF 4 republican APP
pIicant for position nog helI by
a democrat, by telling them that
neither the republicansfm Of lnr
nor the democracy Of
the incumbent would en- er into
the decision of the matter. It
would have hpeu hhftcr fhau n
circus TO have seen Clarkson when
be first heard about it.
Gen. SchOfeld has amended the
army regulations, in the hope Of
being able to secure bette. class
OF men Tor recruits.
Daily sIttiugs of the Interna-
tional Maritime Conference are
being held, The have oeen