The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-08-07
Washington Letter.
[From our Regular Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Aug 2, 1889.
The President has returned TO the
White House, where he will remain until
next Tuesday when he starts for.Bar Har
Dor to pay Secretary Blaine visit. He will
spend the entire day of Wednesday in
Boston where he will be met by Walker
Blaine.
Postmaster General Wanamaker has re-
ceived the resignation Of Postmaster Paul
of Milwaukee, whose administration Of
that office was so severely scored by a re.
cent report of the Civil Service Com
mission.
The news of the seizure of the Canadi-
an sealing vessel "Black Diamond" by
the United States Cutter "Rush" for tax
ing seals in Behring's sea is being discuss
ed with great interest here, and there are
plenty of people who believe we shall have
row with England if We do not back
down. l don't know about that but its
dollars to ginger cakes that there will be
no repetition of the disgraceful back.
down INDUCED In by the Cleveland ad-
ministration when similar seizures were
made three years ago. The law says that
all vessels caught Illegally taken seals in
Behring'S sea shall be seized, confscated
and sold, and 1t is the intention Of the
present administration to see that the law
is obeyed, The President issued procla-
nation of warning in March. If England
does not like our laws, 50 much the worse
for England.
Hen. William Mckinley, the popular
Representative from Ohio, is in town this
week. He has been quietly resting in
the mountains Of Pennsylvania for some
weeks. He does not say 50, but from his
manner think he is confident of being
elected Speaker Of the House. He says
there's no doubt about Ohio electing Gov.
Foraker, the state ticket and Republic
an majority in the Legislature, ensuring
Republican successor to Senator Payne.
Maj Mckinley will take an active part In
the Ohio campaign.
1t has been decided by the commission
engaged in investigating the re-rating Of
pensions to make preliminary report to
Secretary Noble next week and leave il to
him whether they shall continue. During
the month Of December. 1888, when the
Office was in charge Of Gen. Black. they
found the total number of reissues TO have
been 500, Of which about in 10 were
re-rated, and during the month OF May,
1889, when Mr.. Tanner was in charge the
reissues were 1900 with the percentage of
re-ratings slightly increased. The object of
this comparison was to discover whether
there had been any radical change In the
methods Of making re-ratings. The pre-
liminay report will say that there has
been no gross violation Of law, nor any
discoveries Of sensational or serious
character. This will be good news TO
everybody, except the newspaper CORE.
spondents who have been filling their pa
pers up with stories of the terrible con.
dition Of things 10 the pension Office.
Postmaster General Wanamaker has re-
quested the Secretary Of the Treasury to
suspend the payment Of all telegraph bills
until the question OF the rates is settled.
The telegraph Companies object to the
rate-one mill per word-but
will go right along doing the Government
trusting to getting fair price for
/.
The President will 20 TO indianapolis on
he 22d inst. when the ceremony Of laying
he corner stone Of the new soldiers mon
iment Is 10 be held.