The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-07-20
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our Regular Correspondent

gresham AlOnZo Hart. OF Ohio, has
has at last received the appointme mt
which was rendered him early in the
administration, and was afterwards,
for some reason hung up until now.
It will be remembered that Senator
Clay had a candidate for the same
INSTRUMENTATION of Internal Reve.
nue-and that he was quite angry
when he found that the place had been
offered to Hart. The man that Sen.
ator Clay Endorsed for the position
has long ago been appointed to bet
ter one, while Mr.. Hart patiently
waited and wisely kept his mouth
closed. He evidently believes in the
aphorism "all things come TO him
that waits"
Secretary Rusk has issued large
edition of"Farmer's Bulletin No ~
a sixteen page pamphlet explanatory
of the work of the experiment sta
tons of the Department of Agricul
ture. 1t shows that the United States
is ahead of the world in the interest
it shows in helping the farmers i'm
prove their condition by bringing
them the aid of science. The pamph-
llet should be read by every intelli-
gent farmer. It may be obtained
npon application to the Department.
The steam plate printing presses
have all been removed from the bu-
reau of Engraving and Printing. Sec
rotary Window having decided
against allowing them to remain.
The plate printers are consequently
happy.
Secretary Rusk has removed w.
w. W.. Bowie, State Agent of the
Agricultural Department for Mary
land, and abolished the Office, for the
reason that the information desired
can be obtained by regular employees
of the Department here for less
money.
The Persian Minister who was so
deeply offended by numerous para
graphs in American newspapers re.
lating to the Shah, has gone home
Disguised with US. He left without
taking official leave of either the
President or Secretary of State. Well
we shall try to worry along some
way without him.
Statistician J. r. Dodge, of the
Department of Agriculture. has gone
to the Rocky mountain region to in
vestigate the means used for the col
lection of Agricultural statistics.
| Commodore Schley has just return
ed from Philadelphia, where he went
: to accompany the new steel cruiser
Baltimore" on her trial ocean voy.
! age. He is enthusiastic in his praise
of the magnificent ship and thinks it
will be one of the most formidable
war vessels afioat when armed and
equipped. The new vessel will be
commanded by Commodore Schley
as soon as it goes into commission.
1t is stated at the Interior Depart
ment that no more special land
agents will be appointed for some
time to come, but quite number OF
changes are expected among the
Registers and Receivers of the Land
Office.
Secretary Proctor has returned to
the city. He shows the effects of his
recent indisposition but is now all
right.
The treasury department has de.
cided that in the redemption of mu.
tilated legal tender notes three fifths
of note shall entitle the presenter
to its full value and less than three
fifths to nothing, unless an affidavit
is filed that the missing portion Of
the note has been destroyed. Here
tofore the practice has been to re-
deem these notes on the basis OF
tenths that is, the note was di'
vided into ten parts. and as many
tenths as were represented by the
parts presented were paid for.
| Postmaster General Wanamakel
has created a furry in telegraph
circles by taking advantage of the
law authorizing the postmaster-gen
! eral to set the price the telegraph
q company shall receive for the trans
mission of Government messages
The price now paid is one cent {
word and the telegraph companies
claim that the business is done at {
loss at that figure, but Mr.. Wanna
maker says the price shall be reduced
to one mill word.
The report that Senator Washburn
of Minnesota, is financially embar
raised is not believed here. The re
port was not started until the Senator
was on his way to Europe. He tolC
(, friend just before leaving Wash