Mohave County miner., 1889-12-07
WARRINGTON LETTER.
correspondence q Tnr Mlsrn.

the news sends thrill through the re-
publican party in Illinois. The valise
was first missed by the Senator on his
arrival here last week. II IL just an
ordinary English frame, seal club bag,
known 10 the trade as long Is, but in
side its throbbing heart IL containes
about nineteen pounds Of applications
and endorsements for office that the SEN
ator had promised to file at once. There
we're hundreds Of letters Of endorsement
in the lot that must have caused trouble
and expense 10 secure. And Just whose
papers they were the Senator does not
know. He has no list Of them and the
human memory quails at the task Of rec
olecting them. He is fully aware that
every man jack who has applied for an
Office through him will fear that his pa
pers were in the lot and will curse the
luck, II he does not go further and attrib-
ute to the Senator connivance with the
thief who stole them. In the meantime
the Senator feels as II the gods had
visited upon him an undeseryed calamity.
The Post this morning prints classifl-
cation bv states Of the probable first bal
lot in the republican caucus to elect a
speaker. During the past week the
doubtful votes have been greatly de
creased in number. One OF the features
Of the contes, during the last few days
has been the dwindling Of Mr.. Reeds
strength in the West. While he still
holds the lead as TO the first ballot, the
united attacks OF the other candidates
have badly injured him. The loss Of
strength in the West is largely due to the
fact that newspapers Of that section are
insisting upon Western speaker And
in this cry there is danger for Mckinley
The far Western men say "rhe East,
New York, has the the yice-President; !;
the Center, Indiana, the President; let
the country west OF the Mississippi have
the third officer Of the government. I"
One is almost satisfied that Major McKin-
ley's henchmen made mistake in rails
ing sectional issue.
The Post estimate Is as followes: Reed,
So; Mckinley, AZ; Cannon, "a; Hender.
son, IL: Burrows, IL. The other II
votes are held TO be in doubt. These
will, al whole, 90 TO the candidate who
shows on the first ballot the best chance
Of winning. In this table General Hen
derson Is credited besides the solid vote
Of Iowa, with one vote from Missouri,
one from Nebraska and one from South
Dakota. He himself, does not strange TO
say, claim them. His opponents concede
them. The situation is unique. The idea
Of a candidate who does not claim even
what is conceded, bewilders one
DR.. Valenta, the Brazilian minister, on
Saturday urged upon the Secretary Of
State the suitability Of formally recogniz-
the United States OF Brazil II is reported
that our minister TO Brazil, Judge Adams
has already established relations with
the new government. The conference
was productive Of no definite result. The
State department will probably wait until
the Brazilian Congress meets next month
and elects chief executive. That will
be the formal organizing OF new gov
ernment, and the State Department Il
prone to regard the present as only
transitory period. The reported recog-
nition Of the new government by the
other South American republicans, to-
gether with the peaceful acquiescence Of
Don Pedro. might impel an earlier recog-
milton. The greatest republic in the
world should not be over cautious in
recognizing the flag Of new republic.
1t may even be that an immediate rec
ognition would cement the good-fellow-
ship that the Pan-American Congress has
created. There should be on generosity
or cordiality, in recognizing the new gov
ernment after its congress has met and
all is complete. A recogniation now by
this country would help the finances Of
Brazil. u would establish its credit At
least, 80 says the Brazilian minister. He
did not add that the International recog-
milton we 80 eagerly sought for in l776
we are not 50 quick to accord to day.
The drowning Of Midshipman Kirk the
other day, and the swimming to shore Of
two landsmen recalls most fofcibl the
necessity Of teaching swimming, at least
to seamen. Fully one third Of our naval
officers cannot swim a stroke. Whether
from lack Of training or from INABILITY to
is neither here nor there, the fact remains
they are a. bad off as the colored boat
men and fishermen on the Potomac.
These people manage small sail boat
instinctively from infancy and yet never
learn to swim. II makes them cautious
however, and II they tell you 1t is safe to
60 out for sail you may be sure no
signs Of storm are visible.