The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-09-11
HEAD 0E THE HEAP.
WASHINGTON THE PLACE
FOR THE AMERICAN EN-
POSITION In 1892.
Preparing to Entertain 80, 900
Knights Templars next
Month.
From Our regular cOrresp ,nden..

Tanner will have to go. That this
conclusion has been reached by
Secretary Noble is the impression of
nine out Of every ten people one
meets here no matter what their
politics may be. Ii is said that Noble
was disposed to look over Tanners
official acts but his eternal talking
was the straw which broke the
camsls back; as one of Mobiles
friends puts it. Tanner seems to
think that instead of being sub
ordinate of the Secretary of the In
;erior he is that officials superior Of
ficer..' That Tanner will go is ex-
tremely probable, but | should not
hesitate to WAFER Il 1.s I'd apple
that his resignation will not be asked
for until after the Ohio election.
MIR. Benjamin Harrison got his po-
litical education in Indiana. and is
fully aware of the danger there is in
attempting to swap horses while
crossing stream.
The Union Iron Works of San
Francisco, which built the new
cruiser Charleston will have to pay
Uncle Sam a penalty of $4,000 on
account of failure to demonstrate
the amount of horse power called
for by the specifications, unless Con-
gress can be persuaded t, remit it.
Senator Barbour, who called a
conference of Democratic leaders in
Virginia this week, says everything
is in excellent condition in that
State and all the indications point to
big Democratic majority.
Langston, the negro WHO'S a con-
testant FIR seat in Congress from
the Fourth Virginia district an,
nounces that he will support Ma
hone. provided that Malone. the
Firginian State Republican COM
mittee, the National Republican
committee aud the administration
will support him { Langston1 IN his
contest for a seat in the House. To
Appreciate the GOODNESS of thi. an-
nOuncement it must be remembered
that LangstOn ran for Congress on
an independent ticket, the regular
Republican nominee having been
named by Malone. A Democrat
was elected and Langston is con-
testing the seat on the ground that
the Malone people state votes cast
for him. No matter what Malone
aud the rest NAV promise it is very
safe to say that Langston will not
occupy thatseat in the next Con-
gress.
This administration has develop
ed quite faculty for disposing Of
Mr.. Niger" in a manner that j.
pleasing to the white Republicans
II has just designated LIEUT.. Alex.
ander, the only negro officer in the
Army, as military attache Of the
American legation at Haiti. Fred
Douglass is the minister.
Washington will be designated a.
the place for holding the American
Exposition Of 1882 by more than a
two-thirds vote Of Congress-. Re.
member thi, prediction.
Owing to heavy bond purchase.
and pen.ion payments the Treasury
department for August shows an
increase Of ss.Oc0,0OO in the public
debt.
Ex-CoDgressman Thomas, oil
Illinois, having declined ex-Con.
gresham Little. Of OHIO. has been
appointed to represent this Govern.
ment on the venzuela claims com.
mission. The ex's have no right 10
complain Of the admin ,tration.
Ex-representative and ex-senator
Norwood Of Georgia is visiting
Washington. He was asked what
he thought the administration would
effect by its tariff crusade in The
South. lii answer was: Ninety.
n.ne out Of every one hundred Of
the intelligent people Of the South
are tariff reformers. The RepubIi.
cans can do nothing with our people
on the tariff question" lie wa,
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