Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-02-04
A BROKEN CABINET.
Assistant Builders in a State ot
Uncertainty.
NOT SO WITH HARRISON.
He win soon Have New slate Made
Up-He HAS Received No News
from Allison Announcing be-
elination.--Latcst Gossip.


tNnIANAPoIAs, Feb A-Cabinet matters
here remain in a smashed condition, to All
outward appearances, but no one need be sur.
prisea 70 hear within a day or two that Cen.
Harrison has taken a fresh grip, called John
e. New 70 take the treasury portfolio, told
Blaine that If he didn't like il he could htmI
it, and gone ahead 90 make his cabinet over
again. AT any rate, there are unmiStalznble
signs that Gen. Harrison has recovered from
the discontinue INTO which he was thrown by
Allisons unexpected refusal to take the treas
ury, and that qnick and positive action Is be
ing taken to settle the cabinet business
John c. News relations with Cen Harrison
have been so close all along that the fact that
he has been i'll consultation with Gen. Harri.
son may not be at all significant hut his
friends are confident that he win get the port
folio. Col. New himself disclaims any such
idea. The principal trouble about New would
be the antagonism between him and Blaine
This is very bitter, and even within a few
days New has been bringing influences 10 bear
that he hoped would cause Blaine to be left
out of the cabinet. Nevertheless, il the treas
ury portfolio was offered to New it Is doubtful
whether he would refuse it on account of
Blaine being also present at the council board
Whether Blaine could as readily overlook New
is another question.
Quite a spontaneous looking boom for
Justice Miller, of the supreme court, as a
substitute for Allison, was started, and seems
to have caught ON with great success through
out the country, but there is nothing in it
The Mckinley boom has been whiting, because
- Al
want 10 weaken the next house by taking
Mckinley out of it. The Ben Butterwofth
boom is a plant local to Washington, and
hasn't been heard of here except in dispatches
from that city.
After all there seems TO remain a fair
chance that New York may get the treasury
department. There would be no doubt OF II
if all the factions would unite upon Warner
Miller for the place, and it is probable that
almost any other good man upon whom the
Empire state Republican leaders would agree
would get the place.
Gossip about the minor places in the cabi-
net has almost ceased since the treasury de-
partment became the key to the situation
The information that Alger is not slated for
the war department, and never has been.
seems ito be confirmed. There is more life
than has been suspected i'm Uncle Jerry
Foster, of Ohio, is being talked Of for some
of the smaller portfolios, but upon what basis
does not appear 1t is said that Henderson,
of Missouri, is most likely to be the repre-.
sentative of the border states. The south ii
nearly certain to be left out entirely The
talk is all for Estee for the representative Of
the Pacific coast, but that is because Estee's
friends have been doing a lot Of booming,
while Swift's friends have contented them.
selves with quieter work
There is inclination to discount the talk
that Thurston has good chance. His rail.
road affiliations hurt him, though probably
not so much as they did when Granger Ali.
SON was supposed TO be fixed for the treasury
department.
Here is one solid fact to go with the deluge
Of cabinet uncertainty. Up to this time ii il
said no letter, telegram, or other message de-
Ginning the treasury portfolio, has been re-
ceived by Gen. Harrison from Senator Alli-
son. Some people say it win never come, the
idea being that the unfavorable comments on
the part of Gen. Harrson's friends as to ALI
sons acting unfairly toward the PRESIDENT
elect has scared the Iowa senator intoAanother
reconsideration Of the matter
Russell Harrison arrived at home after his
trip to Montana. He came alone, having
left his family in Chicago, and, remaining
here but few hours, he started for New
York. Ostensibly be goes to act as escort for
his mother and sister during the remainder Of
their stay in New York and TO bring them
home when they get tired or their money i
all spent. Mr.. Mckee has returned To this
city, having left his wife and mother-in-law
alone in New York in anticipation that Rus
sch would have got there day or twc
sooner
It should not be taken for granted, how
ever, that Russell Harrison has no other bl1si-
ness in the east but to look after the ladies.
1t is very probable that he carries other mes
sages from his father than those OF love tc
Mrs. Harrison and Mrs Mckee