The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-11-21
The FEDERAL CAPITAL.
U. S. SENATOR GORMAN DENIES
AN ALLEGED INTERVIEW.
He Urges Democratic Unity and Depre-
Gates the Premature Discussion OF Can
didates-A Happy Congressman Tells n
Good Story-Capital Notes.


WASHINGTON, ID. c., Nov. 20.-lspecial
Senator German, Of Maryland, is in the
city today. What purported to be an in
terview with him was recently published
In that publication Mr.. German was made
to say that everything pointed to Mr.
Cleveland as the next Democratic nominee
for the Presidency, and that he was warm
ly in favor of having the New YORK
leader at the head of the ticket
in 1892, and would DO all be could
to effect such consummati0n. Mr.. Cor
man most emphatically denied that any
such interview had ever been had with him.
lie added; II am not In favor now of agita-
ting the subject Of the next Democratic
nomination. Let that alone. There are yet
some differences in our party differences OF
sufficient gravity to make their etfacement
a matter of Importance. Let US work To
that end. let us get the party together
in all harmony. That is the duty OF the
hour. When 1t is accomplished it VIII be
time enough to talk about candidates. As
the case now is, the discussion of candi-
dates is premature and does not tend to that
harmony which, as | have said, is 50 de-
sirable."
AHAPPY CONGRESSMAN.
Representative Tarsney, of Missouri, got
in to-day, feeling so good that just TO look at
him was Of itself worth the price Of admis-
sion. Missouri, you know, gave us solid
Democratic delegation in the next House.
A DIsGUsTED REPUBLICAN.
Tarsney brought with him a rather good
story. Ii is about a farmer in the Ihlr-
teenth Missouri district which is now
represented by Farmer Wade, a Repub-
lican. The hero of the story is such an out
and-Out Republican that the sight of DEM
ocrat is calculated to give him insomnia for
a couple of nights. On election day he
went into town and cast his vote. He
stayed in town long enough to learn that the
Thirteenth district had gone Democratic.
Then he went home in disgust. The next
morning he told his wife TO begin packing
uD the household effects as he intended to
move. He would not, he said, live in
a district that was not Republican. He
then returned to town to hear more
news. AS the sun was sinking in the
Western sky Ga habit Of the
sun, as may have been nOticed)
he showed up at home again. He found
the house upside down. His wife had made
no small headway in the work OF preparing
for migration. He Of course noticed this,
and told her that on the morrow the house
must resume its status quo.
Why" said the spouse, 81 thought you
said you would not live in Democratic
district. Why have you changed your de-
termination so sOOn?"
BECAUSE" be answered YEARLY, "there
is no place for us to move to-"
THE NAVAL ENGINEER CORPS.
A yoluminous report detailing every duty
performed by the Engineer Bureau Of tine
Navy Department during the last fiscal
year has been submitted to Secretary Tracy
by Commodore Melville, the engiDeer-in-
chief oi the navy. Commodore Melville de-
votes considerable space TO he personnel OF
the engineer corps, and repeats ais fOrebo-
dings Of prior reports concerning the
detriment that is being worked to the SER
vice by the smallness Of the crops. Com
mOdOre Melville shows that there are not
enough engineers 70 man the new ships.
and says that the corps not only needs a
very much larger number Of officers, but il
needs also a very much better course Of in-
structiOn for the young men who are ap-
pointed to it.
CAPITAL NOTES.
Chief POstoflice- Inspector RathbOne re-
ceiyed a telegram this morning from the
postmaster at Smithted, Va, saying that
the mail coach on his route was robbed last
night. The mail carrier has been placed
under arrest.
Br COX Payne, Of Warenton, Va, was to-
day appointed cadet to the West Point
Military Academy.