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FROM WASHINGTON.
A SCENE AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
Mr.. Wise Making Things Lively.

STORMY INTERVIEWS OVER THE FAILURE
TO APPOINT GRUBBs POSTMASTER AT
RIcHMoND-TALK OF BROKEN Pro.
= MISE.
Especial Dispatch to the Baltimore SUM-
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.-Mr. John S. Wise,
of Virginia, accompanied by Mr.. Grubbs,
who wants to be postmaster at Richmond,
called at the White House yesterday, and
it is understood that a highly sensational
scene occurred, in which some very plain
language was INDUCED in by all the partic
ipants. As far as can be learned Messrs.
Wise andsGrubbs presented themselves at
the Executive Mansion primarily to talk
over the Richmond postmastership, which
| it seems had been taeitly assigned to Mr..
| Grubbs as part of the recent compromise
| between the warning factions in Virginia.
Besides the President and Messrs. Wise and
Grubbs, First Assistant Postmaster General
Clarkson was present during the consul'a a.
ton, as all of the political cases arising in
the Postoffice Department have, so it is
stated, been assigned to his special care. II
appears that the meeting had heen pre-ar.
ranged. and after the agreeable conferences
other Virginia leaders had recently held
with he President there was nothing to in
dictate the approaching storm.
DISAPPOINTMENT FOR MIR. WISE.
Mr.. Wise at once proceeded on the as.
sumption that the appointment of Mr..
Grubbs had b:e1 agreed to by the Malone
faction and sanctioned by the representa-
tives of the republican national committee
specially detailed to pacify the conte1ding
factions in the Old Dominion. The Presi
dent, however, declined to make "a positive
promise that Mr.. Grubbs should receive the
plum, and referred to Mr.. Clarkson to know
whether or not such action was contem plat
ed when the compromise plan was formu
lated. Mr.. Clarkson coincided with the
President taat no promises had been made,
and this brought out a vigorous rejoindel
from lfr. Wise. Incidentally he stated
that he had received a letter from Mr.
Clarkson, in which the latter made specific
statements as to the postmastership al
Richmond. This was denied by the First
Assistant Postmaster General, whereupor
Mr.. Wise, it is said, produced the letter in
question from his inside pocket aud waved
it defiantly before the very much chagrined
official.
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The President has appointed r. S. Dud-
ley Postmaster at Pulaski City, and A. .
Asbury at Roanoke City.
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John L. Sullivan in Jail.

When Sullivan reached jackson, Miss g,
on last Saturday, be was met by number
of his sporting friends, and large crowd
of people followed to the hotel where he
was introduced by Col. Hamilton and
shook hands with many, but finally retired
to his room and the crowd was shut off. A
dispatch from that city says that ''this de-
monstration so angered the Governor that
he ordered Sullivan locked up in the city
Jail, saying that he did not intend to allow
a prisoner, charged with a serious crime,
to be holding levee and making farce of
Justice"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-08-07

Alfred Tennyson, the Poet Laureate of
England, became eighty years of age yes
terday.
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HARMONY NOT YET ACHIEVED.

Then Mr.. Wise let loose his pent up feel
ings and proceeded TO show to the President
that the promised harmony in Virginia was
not as it had been predicted it would be,
but that the anti Malone m en- would not be
notified by few beggarly Offices, when
the fat positions were being given to the
opposition.
Then followed heated conversation, in
which Mr.. Wise had to stand some hot per-
sonal shot fred at him by the President and
Mr.. Clarkson. The plucky Virginian did
not finch, but ietorted to the full extent OF
bis well known ability. He told the Presi-
dent very plainly that he was tired of hav-
ing the statement thrust into his teeth at
every turn that he is now New Yorker
and should not mix up in Virginia politics.
He remarked thai he still Owns burial lot
in Virginia aud pays his poll tag there, and
added that the administration would find
out whether or not lie is Virginian on
election day.
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W g Elam hazinr haen annninted t

W. G. Elan having been appointed to an
Office under the Federal Government has
resigned his Office as delegate from Louisa
in the House of Delegates and his resigna-
ton was accepted by the Governor last Sat
urday.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-08-07

Rev. Joel T. Tucker, a Virginian by
birth, but now a resident of Kentucky, has
accepted call to the East-End Baptist
Church, on Twenty eighth and R. Streets
Richmond, and will enter upon his work in
this field on September 1st.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-08-07

NOR SALE OR RENT-A GOOD STORE
~ STAND, on the Chesapeake & Ohio
Railway, Augusta county, Va.
Address,
w. W. PATERSON.
aug I-ItT Staunton. Va
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-08-07
)me in America.
THE SOCIAL coEPACT.
ere WAS no civil government.
rants did not believe in a thee
ny mp.e than in a secularized CT
necessary to organize a form G
Iment, and out of that nee
, that noble instrument known
compact Of the forefathers.
CON sact was deemed necessa
rates how serupulously thes'
, the s"paration of State aud Oh
~ BIZ organised Church, tht
wn cppvictions of the province
5 aud tae limitations of it's autl
to form a civil body I
mig arts do not leave their &C
their, they carry it with theil
lstom.
n die, these survive. They
lie belief is, convictions, life and
posite people who are born, t
We under their influence.
hers brought with them thei
/ of Ea gland-their England.
1t no titles or ranks, priestly
no ecclesiastical ranks and {
0 plic ted system of fees. B1t
NOT WHOLLY TRUE.

1t Was not true, except in a narrow
sense, that they were freed from the insti-
tutions Of the Old World, and at liberty to
choose what material they would use in the
New World. No men were ever more fully
committed by the prepotency of blood, rare
training, life and convictions as those
grave, eafues1, heroic pilgrims, and the
highest praise to be awarded them is that
they were faithful to those convictions,
steadfast III that faith, unwayering in the
devotion to thase beliefs.
"Iet US be inst to all. These were not
exclusively theirs, nor did they alone bring
them here. BIT this immigration was pc.
culiar-that Church as Church should
found settlement, and therefore peculiar
in the form OF organization which this
produced and IN the selection of the per-
sons composing it; peculiar in that it vas
the first coloby to proclaim its belief in the
freedom Of the Church from State regula-
ton; peculiar 10 that it landed on territory
not included ia the permission granted to
ii, and where there was no superior, except
the somewhat uncertain rights of the King,
and therefore T. had TO form a government
for itself, pecu isr in the instrument which
this EFFICIENCY Produced.
THE FIRST TOWN MEETING
During the first year, under the cor
tract 10 sde 81 shipboard, meetings had
been hsId ard : me laws or ordinances sn
acted. These meetings were the first
tow meetings, which, perhaps, is the Pc
culiar political feature of New England de-
velopment. And in the congregational
form of chufci, government the congrega-
tional meetings are simply religious town
meetings. The MISREPRESENTATION, Pc !
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CLERKs OFPICE COUNTY COURT OF
" AUGUSTA.
ESTRAY HORSE
Augusta Female Seminary,
STANTON, VA.
Miss NJ. J. BALDWIN, PRINCIPAL.

For further particulars apply to the Princi-
pal for catalogue. aug III
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ANOTHER STORMY INTERVIEW.

Subsequently there was another stormy
and protracted interview aJ the Postctfioe
Department between Messrs. Clarkson and
Wise, in which the latter was taken to task
for having divulged the contents of letter
which was confidential This Mr.. Wise
| justified On the ground that be had been
placed in false position before the Pres
dent, and it was merely question of vera
city between Mr.. Clarkson and him self.
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OSA|AA NN@Jf
"AFRAID OF GEN. MALONE.
The President reminded him that his

Inc FrGSluoUG HUI ludt Its SUI
had just been appointed q cadet at West
Point, and that fact ought to convince him
of the friendly disposition on the part Of
the administration. This personal ailusion
only added fuel to the flames, and IN the
plainest OF Anglo Saxon, accompanied by
gestures with bis left hand, thu new irate
Virginiau informed the President that m
der no circumstances could he permit a
personal cnurtasy To stand in the way of his
duty to his oorstitutuests. He said that he
was in Washing ton to see that q promise
made to his friend Gruhbs should be carried
out, and he was met with rebuff coupled
with the statement that if Mr.. Grubbs is
not appointed to the position, it will not be
conferred upon Malone man. That, he
said, was not acting fairly with him, and
he did not hesitate to say that the entire
administration, from the President down,
is afraid of Gen. Malone. Continuing, he
said that be would be defeiiet III his duty
to the people Of his native state if he did
not protest against such treatment, and
more especially in view of the much parad-
ed assertion that all differences in the re-
publican ranks have been healed.
ERR. BRADY REGENTS HIS BARGAIN.
But a few days ago, added Mr.. Wise, a
so.called compromise was effected, whereby
Mr.. Brady was appointed collector at
Petersburg, and now he heartily repents
beng led into srch an agreement, as it has
placed him in a false position before the
people of Virginia 1t was further stated
that Collector Grady is seriously contem-
plating throwing up his position and going
in with the anti Malone element to prevent
the accom- plishment of the ambitious designs
Of the willy General, who wants to be Uni
ted States Senator again. There was no
attempt at mincing matters, and the Pfesi-
dent was told the exact condition of affairs
in the State, where SO much is expected
next fall.
AH-nnrrrn1, cnnn,ry I1rrp1rrr,u
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WHAT MR.. GARRISON sAys.


First Assistant Postmaster General
Clarkson, upon being questioned concerning
the matter acknowledged that there had
been strong interview,in which MIR. Wise,
he eaid, talked in an unreasonable manner.
1t was represented to him both by the Pres
ident and Mr.. Carlson that it was their
impression that he had been contending for
principle when he agreed to the compro-
mise recently, but it was now apparent that
he merely wanted postoffice for friend.
An objection raised by those in authority
against Mr.. Grubbs for postmaster is that
he is a clerk in the postoffice at salary of
5000 per annum, and is rot in any sense
representative man. II Mr.. Wise had pro-
posed the name of some leading business
man or citizen of Richmond he would, It is
said, undoubtedly have been favorably con-
sidered in connection with the Office. AS
the matter stands, Mr.. Grubbs will not be
appointed postmaster at Richmond, and it
is not likely that Mr.. Wise will b. further
consulted.
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One result of the conference at the Post
office Department was that Mr.. Wise vowed
as he left the precincts of the first assist
ants Office that he would not again intrnde
his presence unless upon the special invita-
ton of Mr.. Clarkson.
1t remains to be seen what following Mr.
Wise has in this matter, and especially in
view Of the fact that Messrs. Grover, Lang
ston and Brady have accepted the terms of
the compromise effected by the national
committeeman recently. Gen Malone is
understood not to be DESTROYS of having the
nomination for Governor, but would be cor
tent to resume bis place in the United States
Senate if a Legislature favorable to the re
publican party is chosen il, Virginia. Sur
face indications are that the present fight ia
more personal thar political.
PINNING THEIR FAITH TO THE GENERAL
1t is predicted that the Norfolk conven-
ton will be conspicuous for the apparent
unanimity in favor of Malone, but it will
also be notable because of the absence of
all Of the leaders who have opposed him.
On the other hand, Senator Quay and Gen.
Clarkson are not in favor Of dealing with
Wise, as they pin their entire faith, 50 far
as Virginia is concerned, to Malone. They
regard the average Virginia republican as
chronic seeker for office, and they believe
that if the administration is judicious in
the distribution of the federal patronage in
that State it will be found in the republican
column next fall.
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of any kind have been laid for several days,
Six of these curiosities have already been
secured. They are so hard that they can be
thrown smartly against wall without any
visible effect.
The Rev. Phillips Brooks, the removed
public orator, is q most rapid speaker Of
the English language He can stand and
talk at the rate OF $40 words minute, can
keep it up indefinitely. and never utter
sentence that is not simple, clear and strong.
He is to-day one Of the great speakers Of
the English language.
For six months or more workmen at .
quarry on Lay avenue, St Louis, have
been finding human bones. They are,
found at depth of more than 4 hundred
feet, under deposit Of limestone seventy
five feet deep. There are evidences Of
either waterway that one time existed ON
the surface of the earth, or it may have
been q subterranean river
A man in Bangor. Me-, who tarried in q
cemetery after dark in order to finish q lob
Of digging had an encounter with q ghost
It was Of the regulation wilderness and
groaned just as those encountered in similar
places by some Of our Observation-Disclosures
The Bangor man was frightened and start.
ed to run, but managed to run against the
ghost and both fell to the ground together.
It was an innocent white calf that frat "a.
covered its feet after the collision.
A few months ago London club adver-
tised for secretary. Six hundred caodi.
dates applied. The list included graduates
OF Oxford and Cambridge, barristers doc.
tors. schoolmasters solicitors, architects.
and whole regiment made up from al,
arms OF her majesty's military and naval
forces. The salary was $500 per annnm
This looks as if there were good MANY
gentlemen who thought the professions
were "played out"
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of London surgeon. He studied law, and
was called to the bar in 1885. Previous to
this he had figured as an author, having in
1892 published some poems, which, however
attracted little notice. In 1888 there ap-
peared "Proverbial Philosophy" in connec-
ton with which Upper is chiefly known.
The success OF this publication was extra
ordinary.
The st. James Gazette states that Mr.. Par
nell disappeared several weeks ago, and since
that time he has not been heard from. His
whereabouts is q mystery. and his prolonged
absence causes much trouble to his adherents
The Gazette says that, though it has been
Mr. Parnells custom to occasionally seclude
himself, his period of retirement has this time
been longer than usual. He has even failed
to keep a number ofimportant engagements,
among which was one to meet Mr.. Glad
stone.
The Herald commission has sent the follow
ing despatch to London; Nassau, Nov. 90
have just met Henry NJ. Stanley, Emin
Pasha, Casati, Lieut.. Stairs, Mr.. Jephson,
DR.. Parke, Nelson and Bonny. and $50 men,
women and children. have found Stanley
looking exceedingly hearty He wears u
P russian cap, linen breeches and canvas
shoes. presented him with the American
flag with which l was intrusted, and It'll now
flying from Mr.. Stanley's tent. The great
explorers hair is quite white and his
mustache is iron gray. Emin Pasha is Il
slight, dark man. He wears spectacles. In a
short conversation which had with him he
told me he did not wish for any honors for
what he had done.
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FOREIGN CULLINCS


The trial of thirty-four Italian anarchists
began ut Milan, Italy, with every prospect
of their conviction.
1t is said that the governor and captain
general of Cuba will resign shortly and re-
turn to Spain.
Influenza has become more or less prevalent
in all the towns throughout Russia. In St
Petersburg alone 49, 900 people are suffering
from the malady.
The Russian minister OF the interior is pre-
paring n scheme to check the increasing
immigration into Russia, especially of Ger
mans.
The London trade and council has decided
to support the full demands of the Silver
town strikers and to call out the rubber
workmen of the country il necessary.
Hammond. the man Who kept the ina,
nous house where the West End club scam
jals in London originated, is said to be in
Philadelphia, and is sold to have in his pos
session evidence Matchmaking several prom
inent members of the English aristocracy
Martin Farquhar Upper. the we'll known
poet and prose writer, died in London Mr..
Topper was born in 1910, and was the son
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NEWS BREVITIES.
The Latest Telegraphic News
Culled from Associated
Press Dispatches.
WASHINGTON BRIEFS.

In the senate NJ. Marcel Barthe introduced
o measure providing that members of the
press who published offensive articles con-
corning the president of the country, the
ministers, senator's, and members of the
chamber of deputies shall be ameuable to
the correctional tribunals.
Secretary Window transmitted to con.
gress the estimates for appropriations re-
quired for the fiscal year ending June 30,
1891. Tie estimates that $341 ,42S, 977
will be needed. The estimates for 1890 were
1928, 467 ,486. The appropriations for the
present fiscal year were 1923. 495. 936. The
principle increase in the estimates is for pen
sions and public works. the former exceed
ing the appropriations the present year by
So, 1927 SIG end the latter exceeding the ap-
preparations by S6,996,272,
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THE MARKETS..
The Current Prices in the More
Prominent Markets.

Prominent Markets.
Wheat-No. 2 red, s41a@s5c.; elevator,
S6A@86ssc.; No. 8 red, S2@S2kc.; un-
graded red, 77A@s61ac.: No. l hard, &c.;
No. Northern, 92c.: Rye-Western, 500
55cs Corn-No. 2 4212c.: No. white, 41hc;
ungraded mixed. 4OA@41hc.; Oats-No. 2
white 3Ohc. mixed Western 26@29c Eggs
Western 23@24c. Butter-Elgins, 800
13@25c.; do factory TN 12hc.
Closing quotations. were as follows: Flour
firm and unchanged. No. 2 spring wheat
S1A@S1sc; No. 8 spring wheat, 61@65c
No. 2.red, s1A@s1ssc; No. 2 corn, 34c; No.
2 oats, 19M@20c; No. 2 rye, 45c; No. 2 bar
ley. SIC: No. fax seed, $1.33; prime
timothy seed. $1.16: mess pork,
per Dbl $9.60@965; lard. per 100
lhs. $6. @6! o2h: short rib sides Qoose), So
@5.6O; dry-salted shoulders (boxed), un-
changed: short clear sides (boxed), unchanged
whisky, distllers' finished goods, per gal
$1.O2; sugars unchanged. Butter-Steady
and unchanged. Eggs-19@2Oc.
MINNEAPOLIS.
Wheat-No. hard, 79c; No. 1 northern71xc;
delivered at New England points, IS 1895 so
No. 2 northern 73@76c. Flour-patspts in
sacks. local dealers. $5@5. 10: patents to ship
sacks car lots. "a. 5O@4. 60; in barrels, 81. TO
@4. 80 New York points. IS. 1905. 40; deliv-
cred ut Philadelphia and Baltimore IS .25@-
5.a5; bakers here. $325@3. go: euperfne,
$1.7O@2.25; red dog. sacks, 81 1901 .25;
red dog, barrels. 81. 1901. so. Corn, No. .
yellow. 32c; old, 3lc. Oats, choice samples,
21A@22c. Hay, IS.
ST. PAUL.
Prices on incoming trains only: Wheat
No: hard, 7S@79c; No. Northern, TIC: No.
Northern. 72@75c. Corn-No. 3. 3O@32c.
Oats-No. mixed, 1sc; No. 2 white, 21@22e:
November, 21c: December, 21Ha@22hc; May.
zee, No. 8, l9@21c. Rye-No. 2. 33c; Barley
No. 2, 4O@45c; No 8. 35@4Oc.
Ground Feed-s12@125O. Corn meal
-unbolted, $3.50. Bran-f6 $685.
Is. Aalt-65@7Oc Hay-No. l upland,
81. No. 1. So SO: timothy, $3.50. Flax Seed
No. l, $1.27. Clover Seed-$2 9O@3. Tim.
othy Seed-$1. 1001.2O. Eggs-Fresh. Sc. q.
$50; held, $5.4o@5.70 Flour-Patent,,
$4.75@5; straight. $4.25@4 so; bakers
sa.25@3. so; rye. S2.55@3. 20; buckwhsat,
$4.75@5.
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RECORD OF CASUALTIES.

RECORD OF CASUALTIES.
A severe earthquake shock was felt along
the New Hampshire coast.
The platform of theater in Weinhen in
the province of Shouting China, fell during a
performance recently, killing 200 persons and
injuring many others.
Fire broke out in Philadelphia, in three
story brick building, the basement and first
floor of which were used by Gustave Gross as
a bake shop and store respectively. The Sec
ond floor was occupied by Mr.. Gross. his wife
and four children, and on the third floor
dwelt Joseph Btnsr with his wife and six
children. The flames, which started in the
basement, burned quickly through the upper
floors and five persons were burned to death
before aid could reach them.
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Armour on the Rack.

Senator Vests committee, which has been
investigating the dressed business of the
country for some months resumed the ex-
animation of witnesses at Washington.
There were present of all the committee
Senator'S Vest, Coke, Farwell, Henderson and
Plumb, and number of persons interested
as witnesses or otherwise. Among them was
p. D. Armour, the Chicago beef and pork
packer. Mr.. Armour was the first witness.
His business, he said, was that of q beef and
pork packer. He denied being in the
cattle business. He said he had
been in the dressed beef business all
his life, and prices were lower now than they
had ever been before He attributed the de-
crease in prices to over-production and over
marketing. He denied that the Chicago
market absolutely controlled the price OF
cattle. Mr.. Armonr admitted that he was a
member of the hog packing pool of 1886,
but denied that he now has any agreement
with any person as to the prices that shall
be charged in certain districts. He declined
to answer the question as to whether there
is any agreement as to division OF territory.