The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-08-28
Washington Letter.

Representative Tom Reed, of Maine. will be
the next Speaker of the House of Kepreienta-
tives. at least. that is what 1 have just been
told by prominent republican. who is usual
ly well posted on the inside news of his party
He says that the GOODNESS, which has existed
between Blaine and Reed for several years
has been all fixed up and that Blaine's intiu-
ence will be thrown for him. This, he says
was brought about by Quay. Carl son and
other leaders in the party. who have decided
that Reed is the only one of the candidates for
the speakership whose partizanship is strong
enough to make him decide in favor of his
party every contested occasion, and owing
TO the narrow majority they will have in the
House. only such man will fill the bill. There
fore. it has been decided that the caucus should
nominate Reed.
Congressman Sunset Cox is in the city whil
ing the time away telling miraculous stories OF
what he saw during his recent visit to the
north west
It is now stated that the report of the Com
miss on engaged in Investigating the Pension
Office. will be ready about Sept 1st. 1t is also
said that this report will determine whether
Commissioner Tanner will continue in office or
not.
tits remarkable how quick foreigners catch
on" to the American way of doing things
: he Fre;ch cook, who was recently di charg ed
from the White House. and who for several
days hsd the papers fall of sn intended uit to
be brought against the Pre- i'll Mt for breach OF
contract, now says that she never had any idea
Of Bringing any such suit but as she and her
husband are about TO open a boarding house in
this city. she thought it would be good idea
TO get some free advertising in the newspapers
hall r
Another Washington girl has married full
blooded Indian. Tae girl went to Versailles
N. T.. the other day. aud the next thing her
parents heard was that she had been married
to Nathaniel Patterson. Seneca Indian, who
is farmer near that place. There's no &C
counting for taste.
The relic crank is abroad in the land. The
latest freak of one who lives in this city. is te
| exhibit the scaffoid upon which John Brown
was hung. He says he will use the money re
ceiVed to Duild a monument to the memory Of
Brown. If everybody was of the same mind a.
your correspondent. it would take him life
time to get enough to buy pine board.
The Indian Bureau has sent circular to ap
| plicants for teachers position in the Indiar
| schools. informing them that no person will b,
appointed who has not the ability to stand tn,
examination required to secure a similar posi-
ton in the best schools for white children.
this bureau lives up to the circulars it has o
late been sending out, the scandals in the In
dian service are likely to be lever.
Contested [ OF gressiOnal election cases com,
rather high but it seems we are bound to hav
them. O.er ten thousand pages of testimon
| Ii I'VE been printed, relating to those Of the mex
House. It's dollars to little apples that VI
would not have one, ,enth of the contests if tn
contestant had to foot the bills himself Tn
present methods offer premium to the con
testant.
The Postmaster General has decided ths
the telegraph compan les must accept the oil
rate of one cent per word for government mes
sages pending settlement of the dispute. Tn
telegraph people have not J ct been heard from
1t has lie, IL decided by the Treasury depart
nlent that The four new states can have no pal
of the $500 600 appropriated by the last Cor
gress for :tablishing experimental agricultu
raj stations in the different states
The democratic state ticket just nominate
} at Richmond, is enthusiastically received b
Virginia mocrats here. They say that it r.
moves the last vestige of doubt as to the resu
of the campaign.
i he lnter-stat Commerce Commission wan
to know all about ihe organizations of railwa
employees for insurance and other purpose
and has sent II circular letter te railroad mal
ageis asking +, + information
President Harrison has returned from Bi
Harbor, looking well He leaves for Indianal
oils next week. to take part in the reunion
his o Il regiment and in the laying of the CO
! ner stone of the soldiers monument. 1t will
his :: ist visii home since has been Presider
adj he will probably remain there several day