Omaha daily bee., 1889-08-21
THE SPEAKERSHIP OUTLOOK.
New York Still Seems To Lean
Toward Reed.
MAJOR M'KlNLsYwoRklNe HARD.
GuilIotino shavcs or tho
Heads of n Regiment OF Demo-
cratic Postmastcrs-Kcar
Gets Free Delivery.
wAsnrYeroN BUREAU, THE OMAN, Bee,

5l3 FOURTEENTH STREET.
WASHINGTON, d. c., August 30. J
Major McKinleys frank avo wal of his
speakership prospects, made last night in
Pttsburg, are considered the more sgnia-
cant because he is man of few words, and
least of all talks about himself. A friend Of
the major said to o.night:
"Mr. Mckinley does not look hopefully
enough toward New England. The twenty
three republicans there, TO be sure, will vote
for Reed on the first ballot but it Is not by
any means certain that they will stick to
him through thick and thin Indeed, | hear
that some Of them are prepared to desert
him, but perhaps the major looks little too
hopefully towards New York and Pennsyl-
vania. Belden aud Ketcham, of New
York, are openly for Reed and they
don't usually get aboard the wrong
train if they can help it, and, strongly as
favor Mckinley, and much as believe that
he is the logical result of the situation, be-
ing admittedly the strongest western man. I
must say that it looks to-day as If Reed
might get fourteen of the twenty-one New
Workers, and hence the whole delegation.
Major Mckinley wants to watch out for
similar break in Pennsylvania. There is no
doubt that Senator Quay is at present favor
able TO Reed, but we know that Judge Kelly,
who aspires to be chairman of the ways and
means committee, and John Dalsell, of Pitts
burg, who Is opposed to everything that has
the Quay flavor to it, are for Mckinley. My
own idea would be to secure third or more
Of the Pennsvlvanians and so break the
Reed in the middle"
"How about the staying powers Of the two
menl"
"Wel we in the west don't want to make
any mistake ABOUT tnat. am afraid that
Reed has friends in OHIO, Illinois and Michi-
gan and that if keed can hold his strength
for ballot or two Mckinley, Cannon and
Burrows are all liable to lose by It, l may
be mistaken, but don't count Henderson in
it at all He has Iowa as a matter of course,
but does not name single supporter outside
of that state"
what about the southern members!"
There am afraid you have me again. 1t
will depend good deal upon which man
leads on the second ballot and how the south
ern members will play politics. They will
get aboard the fastest train II tney can, and
you can't blame them for it''
''Do you look for any interference on the
part of the administration or the secretary
of stateI"
'None whatever General Harrison and
Mr.. Blaine are both too good politicians for
that. 1t is hands Off absolutely in both
cases. Both of these political giants realize
that the republicans IN the next house will
have fighting enough on their hands without
sauabbling among themselves. This speak-
ership business Is to be fought out good
naturedly on its merits, and my own opinion,
and think al republicans will agree with
me, is that whether Reed or Mckinley is the
leader in the chair or on the floor, there Is
going to be q man OF brains and sand in
either place."
BUT VERY COLD FOR SOME FOLKS.
1t was very warm day in Washington.
The heat was very oppressive, but 1t vas not
sufficiently great to wilt the ardor of AS
sistant Postmaster General Clarkson. On
the contrary, that gentleman succeeded in
getting in a very good days work He ap-
pointed l4S fourth class postmasters and
authorized the appointment of seventy-four
letter carriers. The latter will be employed
in twenty cities in which Mr.. Clarkson,
acting as postmaster general, to-day directed
that the free delivery service shall be estab-
lished under the new law which authorizes
the establishment of the carrier service IN
cities where the population reaches 10000, or
where the gross receipts OF the postoflce are
$40, 900 per annum 1t is expected that there
Will be about two hundred new towns sup
Piled with letter carriers within the next two
years. There are many already possessing
the requisites in this respect in which the
service would be established at once, but
for the fact that congress never consents to
appropriate SUN sufficient TO carry out the
recommendations of the postmaster, so that
while complying in all respects with the laws
and the regulations of the department the
towns are deprived of their rights through
the niggardliness of the men in congress who
aim only to secure reputation for economy.
IOWA PosTMAsTERs APPOINTED.
Big Rock, Scott county, J. M. Mitchell;
Bandalin, Fayetto county, L. A. Pratt; VII
lage Cree, Allamakee county, A. h. Doehler.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The comptroller of the currency to-day
approved the selection of the Commercial
National band, of Omaha, as reserve agent
for the Jones National bank OF Seward, Neb.,
the Schuster Hax, of st. Joseph, Mo-, as re-
serve agent for the First National bank Of
Tobias, Neb., and the First National and the
Omaha National bank, of Omaha, for the
First National band of Ainsworth, Neb.
Drs, r.. l.. Cook and w. III. Axline were
to day appointed members of the pensions
board at Harlan, la.
The following appointments have been
made in the revenue service Gaugers,
| James S. Rittenhouse, in the Fifth Illinois
| district; William l.. Norris, in the Second
| Wisconsin district Storekeeper, Andrew j.
| Preivell, in the Thirteenth Illinois district. {
Acting Postmaster General Clarkson to-
| day ordered the free delivery service estab-
lished on October 1 at Wausau, Wis, and
Kcarney, Neb.
g j. w. +. Williams, of Nebraska, has been
| appointed postoffice inspector.
| ALMOST ROAST COWBOY