Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-06-13
WASHINGTON NEWS.

Collector Erhart is TO deliver the oIhuVh
al the commencement exercises OF MS COZ
lege.
Republicans are talking about trying to
persuade Mr.. Depew TO run for mayor TINS
fall.
MIR. Depew's friends eritieise ex-senator
Warner Mi Ter very sharply for lugging IN
Mr.. Depew's name in the interviews Mnicn
condemned the Republican State COMMITTEE
for denouucing Fish and Gibbs. Mr.. Miller
In these interviews said that when the com
mittee aimed at him, they also fired shot
AT Depew. as both were in the same boat on
the Worlds Fair bill. Mr.. Depew's friends
recall how at the Cooper union meeting ne
called upon the vast audience Tor three
cheers for ex-senator Plat, aud add that, Us
Mr. Depew Is a man of peace and detests
controversy, Mr. Miller should have SPOKEN
for himself and made no remarks for MT
Depew.
Republican Federal officeholders say that
when they 90 TO Washington to have any
thing done they are compelled TO appeal 10
the Democrats of New York because Senator
IIscock refuses to recognize their existence
There are certain routine matters constantly
coming up, and the Senator's critics in his
own party aver that he will rot be bothered
with them.
Fremont Dole was at the Fifth Avenue on
Decoration Day. Gracious. what a lall
that Young man had, remarked one OF his
old frienos. "A year ago he was Speaker ana
now he is absolutely forgotten. He wants
to leave New York State and 20 to the far
West as the representative OF an insurance
company. ! hope be may succeed
Secretary Tracy is referred to by Lis friends
In BROOKLYN as a candidate for Mr.. Evarts's
place. Ifthis should come about and Mayor
Chaplin should go TO Albany as governor
Brooklyn would lift Der head TO the en-
pyrean. But there are also republicans who
intimate that Gen. Tracy has even higher
ambition than TO succeed Mr.. Evnrts. As
Senator Fassett Il supposed TO be booked for
the republican nomination for governor,
Gen. Tracy's friends think that his ambition
must point to the presidential chair.
Commissioner Mason says that the collcc-
tons of Internal revenue In May were great
er than the collections for any one month
since 1870. They amounted TO SIG, S37,I72,
ind showed an increase on every object OF
taxation except oleOmargarne. The COM
missioner said the large collections indicated
the general prosperity OF the country, anu
also that the people were drinking more
whskey and beer and eating more butter
than heretofore.
Attorney-Ge Miller desires 10 have it
known In regard to the Port Townsend Gus
toms frauds that he did not order nolle pros
In the ease OF Beecher. lie says he wrote to
District Attorney Winstone at Spokane
Falls, Wash, in regard to these cases In
April last, directing vigorous prosecution
OF Brooks & Harmed, aud also against
Beechcr, unless II should appear that the
charges against the latter were barred by the
statute OF limitation, in which event he was
instructed TO enter a nole pros, but not
otherwise.
Representative Darlington has reported to
| the House from the Committee on Public
| Buildings and Grounds the bill providing for
the purchase OF a site and the erection OF a
building for the Use of the United States
Mint in Philadelphia, IT a cost not exceeding
S20OO.000. The bill also authorizes the sale
at public or private sale OF the present
| build ng used for the mint when the pro-
posed new building is completed.
The claims Of the government against
| AlIard 4 Sons, importers OF New York, on
account Of alleged frauds on the customs
laws, have been compromised by Assistant
| Secretary 1ichenor, so far as the seiznres at
| New York are concerned, by the payment
! by the firm OF the sum of $40 600 and co Is.
! The frauds in this case. which were com
mitted over year ago, consisted of under
valuing, and In some instances smuggling
valuable an expensive articles OF house
| hold decorations and works Of art
Col. Gibson of the Sd artillery, has re-
ported 10 the police that extensive robberics
have been discovered in the storehouses and
magazines ut the Washington barracks. Two
! brass cannon and several hundred pounds
OF gunpowder are 30 far reported as missing,
and board Of survey Is making an inVesti'
CATION. Ordnance Sergeant Clisham. the
man responsible Is suspected OF the robbery
and is under arrest.
A number of ex-senator Platt's friends
say that he and the Republican State Com
mittee have given Hamilton Fish, Jr., and
| the Wicked Gibbs unnecessary prominence
MIR. Gibbs was tickled to think that he was
mentioned by name In the coldemnatory
resolutions.
The rOstmastcr-genernl has ordered tn,
establishment OF the free delivery system al
Winche, ter, Mass, the service to bcgiu
July |.
Representative Mason of Illinois has pre-.
pared bill for introduction in the IIous,
which proposes TO amend the Interstate
Commerce law so as to permit railroad CON-
pancs to make special rates for theatncn
travellers in parties OF five or more.
Representatives Miles HIS submitted tc
the House Committee on Pacific Railroads
the report which he had been instructed tC
prepare in favor OF the adoption OF the bill
previously agreed upon, to ref md the gov
ernment Indebtedness of the Union and Cen
trail Pacific Railroad Companies. The re
port was adopted by the committee.
The Secretary Of State has received n de
spatch from The United States legation a
Rio de Janeiro announcing that the cabinet
has passed a resolution enthusiastically mp
proving the ictiOn of the Internationa
American Conference in recommending or
bitration in ollqucstions OF differences he
Iwnen the srNcrnI Coy IN nnnnfs of Arnoricn