Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1889-09-12
tFrom our regular Correspondent
Washington Letter.

WASHINGTON. ID. c., Sept. 2, 1889.
Postmaster General Wanamaker has had
several consultations with President
Green of the Western Union Telegraph
company, aud rumor says that compro-
mise between the Government and the tel
egraph company Is on the eve of being eff
fected. Mr.. Wanamaker refuses to con-
firm or deny the rumor. In reply to d-
rect question he said II have nothing to
say about the conversation with Mr. Green.
There Is nothing to be said publicly about
a matter which is under private discus
sion"
The President, on Friday, settled one of
the hardest fought contests for an Office
that has yet been brought before him. by
the appointment of Frank 2. Clark, TO be
collector of customs at FL Paso, Texas.
There were thirty seven candidates in the
field for this Office and each of them has
been, since the fourth of March 'hustling"
as only Texan knows how to hustle" to
get there The man appointed has from
the first been the choice Of Secretary Win
N'Fui Abi tilt pidtt atti lbuE tliiltN hiS tOtit-
mission has been sent to the President for
his signature, but the other candidates BY
combining succeeded each time in pre-
venting the attachment Of tEe Presidents
autograph thereto This case gives
good idea of the trouble there (, in tllmg
the Offices.
Aliof the cabinet officers except Sccre-
taries Blaine and Rusk are now in the city.
but It i probable that several If thcm viii
take short vacations during this month
Secretary Tracy has several intricate
problems to solve and Is compelled to
deny himself to Official caller, for several
days to come He will first give hearings
to both Sides in the controversy over the
battle ship "Texas" now On the stocks at
the Norfolk navy yard Oue side cen
tends that If built on the present plans
she will not foat. and the other that the
plans are all right. Both cannot be right
and the amount of money inyolyed--morr
than So 900 00O-makcs the question
very important one. In addition to this
the Secretary viii try 10 arrive at some
conclusion regarding the completed, bat
unaccepted vessels, Vcsuyius, Petrol and
Charleston.
The national Museum here has just been
presented with two Interesting war relics
One is The gun a hight duubIe-barrrl,t
fowiug-piecr, With which COL Ellsworth
Of the Ncw Yrrk Zouavcs was klllcd on
the step, If .Ae Marshall House" in Alex
andria, Virginia, as he was returning from
the roof whittier he had gone to remove a
Confederate ilag au.l the other the o.i
fashioned army mu>kct, with sword bayo-
net, with which the slayer Of Ellsworth
was shot and afterwards pinned to the
door by private BrownelI. The weapons
Brownell in whose possession they have
been since the unfortunate tragedy, which
at the time Of It's occurrence May ~, 1861,
created profound sensation throughout
the United States.
The Navy department has been notified
by the Cramp Brothers of Philadelphia the
contractors that the new cruiser "Phila-
delphis" will be launched on the 7th inst.
Representative Caldwell, OF Ohio, who
succeeds General Brown, Is In town. He
says the Ohio delegation will vote a. unit
for Mckinley for speaker, and that all the
talk by friends of the other candidates Of
support from Ohio Is without the slightest
foundation.
Hon Edward Woicott, the new senator
from Colorado, il In Washington 10 Sc
cure house. He refuses to discuss poll
tics, saying that he wants to familiarj1r
himself with things before, as they say in
the mines, shooting his mouth oh.
Sixth Auditor Coulter is one OF the new
officials courageous enough to say that he
believes the Offices should be given 10 thr
men who helped elect The President II
also believes .n A.,.ag 'r Ga, Wors ..
his otlce auj ue a-- .u X -.,,r d lsa.t..
illustration Of ho~ =, l1 lt. rs latuu- ..
whole force 10 wora.u- until - u'Cloch t-
night in order to cat,u up ou t4y yxam.lt-
tion of the money orIcr a,co.ut- from 70
500 post-offlcr~, which he fpuud much ,,
hind MIR Coulter : what th, mIgwum.,
call spokesman but to "A man up
tree it looks a. i d. would Ne IA good
thing to have morg like Inn ,n oGc,
Washington know, that III, Gov,sumrn.
which owns enough ground utr, to place
the necessary building, upon Tor taa
worlds exposition Of l-a2 will never oou-
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