The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1889-10-05
WASHINGTON LETTER

WAsnNarox. oes. /. 1880

oenator NOrhees, WAC, by the
wav has been quite sick, but is
now much better, was asked what
he thought Of the administration
as far as had goae and OF the
political situation.
"Ihe administration, said the
Senator, "suits me, as | guess 1t /
does mos democrats, a great deal /
better than it does the repubh-
cans. President Harrison has |
only to keep on as he has begun
to make the election Of demo
crat in 1892 IN absolute certainty |
The DOLLY thing ! lear Is that some
of the long-headed ropublicans iul
Congress will open President liar
rison's eyes to the danger ahead
ot him.'
PnhIc Panter Palmer has ap,
pointed his son to a clelkshIp I'M
the Government printing Office,
and several republicans who were
applicants for the position are
busy writing essays on nepotlsm
winch they viii probably threat
en- 10 publish il th " are not
provided for. Mr. Palmer is not
at all alarmed as he has only
followed the example set by those
above HIM oliiclalv.
The French G ,vernmcnt has
apologized for The arrest anI dis
courteous treatment of two MY
York ladies by the public authori-
ties of MeatOne, France, saveral
months aga, and the officers who
made the arrest have been re-
punanded. These facts were sent
by the S;atc department TO the
ladies that were arrested, and they
say they are satisfied.
TINS IS likely 10 go down to
posterty as the administrations
afraid-of-its mouth.
Mr. Lew Blrnard, n we'll
known CINCINNATI democrat, has
been giving his friends here 4
! glowing description Of the demo-
cratic pr3sp cs for carrying
Ohio He says; "lt viii be
awful for the republicans in OHIO
if lhs remainder OF the Sta c gives
the same democratic gains that
Hamilton county promises. For
akrr Is particularly unpopular
there, aud h. will be scratched On
J all sides. | have standing Offer
Z to wager that Foraker will pol
the lowest vote of any candidate
9 on the republican state ticket and
Z that Campbclls majority IN Hum
! llton county Will be over 000.
e Of course everybody know
/ that the United Suites leads tht
q world in Inventions, but few hay,
: aey IDEA Of the eoolmous number
+. Of patents issuel by the Cover +
!. msnt. The annual report or thi
Commissioner Of Patents JUS
completed, shows that the nun.
Der Of applications for pateAts re
ceiyed during the Year ending
I June 30, VAS 36, 740, and iha
; 2l,5lS were granted
Things at the Pension Office ar,
!. IL decidedly mixed up c3ndi
: lion, and there Is much complain
7 from the attorneys doing, 0
Q rather trying to do business witt
= 1t. Nothing IS beng done that i
e out of the roatine, and it Is im
= possible 70 get anybodg in til
y Office from the acting Commission
). er down 10 the humblest mes1en
J. ger to say single word relstin,
q III THE remotest manner to th
u business Of the Office. This stat
> of affairs is likely to continue Til
g Ill the new Commissioner come
i in and President Harrison deier
a miaes just how far the method
= Of eX>eommissioner Tanner shal
y b. reversed. The army Of Pen
e sion attorneys are all on til
IS anxieus bench.
e Secretary Tracy IS a bold man
&c Notwithstanding the record Of hi
republican predecessors he has Dc
g c;dsd that the two 1900 to
& cruisers, for which the last Con
gross provided, shall bs built !
T Government Navy Yards. 1'h
y reason is that sIl ths bids receiy
Z ea from private builders exceed
e Ell the appropriations. If Seer.
p tary Tiacy can build these We.
y sells for less than the bids offerc
+ BY private parties he will do nor
than has ever been done by 81
predecessors
= President Harrison Is 10 a prs
dicament, and he has asked e.
b. representative Warner to hel
Is hrm out by accepting the Office {
ie Pension Commissioner if onl
% temporarily although that gentls
e, man bad already positively a
cilnea the office. The lroub'