The Springdale news., 1889-12-20
WASHINGTON NEWS.
W ashingtor D. c,
 Dec. I3, 1889. {


 became certainty. They would not go together, nor even on the same llne of railroad. One had . spcclal car on one Ine and one on the other, although one car would have furnished ample aceommoda- tons for both parties. In Chicago they had nothing to do with each other, and at the dedication of the auditCrum, which both atte ended, althoQgh it was the intention of the managers of the affair that they should make their entrance arm in arm. It is not probable that any one thing brought about the pres. ent state of feelings between the two genflemen-it has neaa steadi- ly growing since March. Mr. Nor ton was very liberal, one might say extravagant. contributor to the re- publican campaign fund, and he very naturally thought that he was entitled to a little more than the ffth-wheel sort ot influence usually accorded the Viee-President. Mr. Harrison. 1t seems, thought differ. ently, hence they now eonfine their assoeiation to barely speaking as they pass by.
 Senator Call has created mild sort of sensation by introducing q bill authorizing the President te open negotiation with Spain for the purchase of Cuba. Whether VIC want Cuba, or whether Spaln wants to sell Cuba, have suddenly became interesting questions. To the first question tn are many answers, mostly different. The last everyone, nearly, answers in the affirmative.
 Poor Mrs. Harrison! Everybody IS sorry for her. She has been wor- ryinG herself to death because she could not live Tn the White House as she did at Indianapolis, and now to add to the good little woman's troubles her sister Mrs. Scott-Iord, has died. It will hot be at all sur prisins if Mrs. Aarrlson's health should break down under the bur den of sorrow. She has not been well tor months.
 No man ever spoke to an audi ence winch more nearly represent ed the entire civilized world than was the one which gathered Tn the Hall of the House of Representa- tives, Wednesday afternoon, to hear Chef Justice Fuller deliver an ad dress on the inauguration of Wash ington. The Chief Justice, though making no pretence of beng an orator in the popular sense of the word, acquitted himself in manner that was highly credltabIe to hlm, and enjoyable to hls hearers. The ceremonies were held in commem- oratlon of the one hundred annIver sary of W ashIngtons' inau guration. The real annive rsary was the Both ot last April, but as Congress was not in session at that date it post. poned it's part Tn the centennial un- til December II.
 Speaker Reed hes already proven that the republican managers knew what they were about when they slated him for Speaker. Never be- fore has any Speaker announced any of the committees of the House until they were all completely made up, but so anxious are the re- puhlleans to oust some of the demo- cratic members and give thelr seats to the republican contestants, that precedentwas set aside and five committees announced last Monday. The committees named are Ways and Means; Appropriations; Manu- lecturers: Elections and Mileage. The committee on Elections is the one they wanted to get to work, as no contested election case can be acted on by tie House until It is re. ported from that committee.
 he detaleatlon and apseonding of E. c. Silcott, Cashier of Sergeant