Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1890-10-11
WASHINGTON ETTER


The President left on his Western
trip this morning. He will o direct to
Gaiesburg, ILL.,. where his old brigade
will hold a reunion on Wedue sday.
Thursday he will take part in the
Soldiers Day" exercises at Ottumwa.
Iowa, Exposition. Friday he will at
tend the veterans celebration at Topeka
Kan. Saturday he will be the honored
guest of tho Yelled Prophet, who will
hold his gorgeous annual festival at ST..
Louis on that day. sunday he will
spend at his old Indianapolis home and
Monday morning he will ssart c7 his
return, coming by way OF Pittsburg
and he is expected back at the White
House on Tuesday.
When will Congress put an end To
the ridiculous and expensive practice Of
closing department of the Govern
ment on the day of the funeral of every
ex-secretary? Saturday the Treasury
Department was closed on account az
the death OF Hon. p. r. Thomas, OF
Maryland, who was for less than q
month I'm the last days of the Buchanan
administration, Secretary OF the Teas
ury. have not the exact data. but |
am quite sure It costs the Government
| at least go 600 to close that department
one OF the largest, for a day, aud IL
meant nothing but q holiday for the
employees, who are already literally
| provided for In that respect. This
senseless custom furnishes great CD
| portunlty for some watch dog'' OF
Uncle SIMS money box TO make fame
| anu at the same time save a consider
BILE amount of cash
To day the Mckinley tariff law goes
into effect, and secretary Window SAYS
there will be no trouble st even the
most reno Q Custom House, as COPIES
OF the new law were mailed TO all of
the collectors soma days ago, and full
instructions have been prepared at the
Treasury department in regard TO its
Interpretation and administration, and
telegraphed to the more prominent
p0rss. Owing 70 the extraordinary
efforts of che importers to load IN be-
fole the new law went into effect, IL Is
expected that there will be a great de
crease in import duties for months to
come.
The Democrats are In w0efu, state
OF mind over the condition of the Con
gressi0nal campaign, and already many
of them arc discounting the defeat
which they see staring them ia the face.
by saying that they would prefer seeing
the next House Republican because it
would increase their chances of carry
ing the Presidential election of 90, but
1
best to carry it them selves All this
talk about the Democratic Campaign
committee not having any money Is
simply bosh- Ii is part OF the s'keep
easy" programme which Mr.. Flower
has adopted. They have all the money
they want, and it behooves the Republi
cans of the close and doubtful districts
TO keep their eyes wide open to see that
/ none OF 1t Is used corruptly. 1t is be-
cause it is intended TO use 1t in that
manner that this cry OF mo money!
has been raised. Mr.. Flower the mil
lionaire chairman of the Democratic
, Congressional committee, started it bv
& complaining, in newspaper interview,
that no one had contributed to the
campaign fund bat himself, and that he
had purpose in making that statement
G is not for moment to be doubted, and
that purpose is TO make the Republican.
believe that their opponent win have nc
D money TO spend on the election.
2 Capt. James K. White of Chicago, ma.
been appointed superintendent of the
Railway Mail Service to succeed j. Low
RE Bell promoted to be Second Assist
5 ant Postmaster General. Capt. White
g has been continuously connected with
D the Railway Mail Service since the close
q of the war, and was one Of the two divi
n ion superintendents retained by tn,
4 Cleveland administration, and is EN-
nently qualified to fill the position with
:. credit 10 himself and satisfaction to tn,
= public.
Il Secretary Tracy has given the CO.
II tract for building two of the mammoth
d battle ships. provided for by Congress
TO the Cramps OF Philadelphia, and 70
n one other to the Union Iron Works O
, San Francisco. They are to cost % u
4 900 each.
Representative Sawyer, speaking 70
!. majority of the committee engaged i
70 investigating the charges against Gen
% Raum. says that nothing has been pro
& en- which reflects in the slighte. degre
e. upon either his private or official inte
| rity.
of A circular of instructions to POSTING
ters, defining the new anti-lottsry la
g. has been issued by the Postmastt
- General.
~ The Navy Department has formal
= accepted. the newlcruiser San Francisc
III # has also contracted for the buildin
e. of four new ships to cost more ths
a eleven millions of dollars. Our nav
re is growing, and the additions are I'll
II. best in the world.