Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1889-11-30
WASHINGTON LETTER.
tFrom our regular CErespoadent)
v ashington, ID. G., Nov. ., 1889.

v ashington, ID. C., Nov. ., 1889.
cnator Farwells valise is missing
a the news sends terrific thrill
through Tie Republican party in lii
nois. Tie valise was first missed by
the senator after his arrival here last
week. 1t is just an ordinary English
frame, seal club bag, known to the
trade as long s, but inside its throb-
bing heart it contained about nineteen
pounds of applications and endorse
mems for office that the Senator had
promised to file at once. There were
hundreds of letters Of endorsement in
the lot that must have caused trouble
and expense to 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
recollecting them. He is fully aware
that every man jack who has applied
for office through him will fear that his
papers we're in the lot and will curse
his luck, if he does not go further and
attribute to the Senator eonnivaDce
with the thief who stole them. In the
meantime the Senator feels as if the
gods had visited upon him an undeser-
we'd calamity.
The Post this morning prints clas-
sifcation by states Of the probable first
ballot in the Republican caucus to
elect a speaker. During the past week
the doubtful votes have been greatly
decreased in number. One of the
features of the contest during the last
few day h 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 candi-
dates have badly injured him. The
loss of strength in the West is largely
due to the fact that the newspapers Of
that section are insisting upon West
ern speaker. And in this cry there is
danger for Mr.. Mckinley, The far
Western men say "The East, New
York, has the Vice President the
Center, Indiana, the President let the
country West of the Mississippi have
the third officer of the government"
One is almost satisfied that Major Nc
Kinley's henchmen made mistake in
raising sectional issue.
The Posts estimate is as follows
Reed, Sc Mckinley, At Cannon, "a
Henderson, 10; Burrows, II. The
other II votes are held to be in doubt
These will, as whole, go to the can
didate who shows on the first ballot the
best chance of winning. In this table
Gen. Henderson is credited besides the
solid vote of Iowa, with one vote from
Missouri, one from Nebraska and one
from South Dakota. He himself doe;
not, strange to say, claim them. Ills
opponents concede them. The situation
is unique. The idea Of candidate
who does not claim ever what is con
coded, bewilders one.
DIR. Valepta, the Brazilian minister
on Saturday urged upon the Secretary
of State the suitability of formally re-
cognizing the United States Of Brazil
1t is reported that our minister tt
Brazil, Judge Adams, has already es
tablished relations with the new gov
eminent. The conference was produc
/ tive of no definite result. The State
department is prone to regard the pre-
sent as only transitory period The
reported recognition of the new govern
ment by the other South American
republicans together with the peaceful
acouiescence of Dom Pedro, might i'm
pei an earlier recognition. The great
est republic in the word should not be
over cautious in recognizing the flag o.
new republic.
1t may even be that an immediate
recognition would cement the good
fellowship that the Pan-American Con
gress has created. There could be nc
generosity or cordiality in recognizing
the new government after its congress
has met and all is complete. A re
cognition now by this country would
help the finances of Brazil. 1t would
establish its credit, at least, so says the
Brazilian minister. He did not add
that the international recognition we
so easily sought for in 1776 we are not
so quick to accord to-day.
The drowning Of Midshipman Kirk
the other day and the swimming to
shore of two landsmen recalls most
forcibly the necessity Of teaching
swimming, at least to seamen. Fully
one third of our naval officers cannot
swim stroke. Whether from lack of
training, or from inability to learn is
neither here nor there, the fact remains.
They are as 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. 1t makes them
cautious however, and if they tell you
it is safe to go out for sail you may
be sure no signs of storms are visible.