The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-04-29
TO BOOM SECRETARY BLAINE.
ClaTkSOn EndeaVOTinS 10 Start a KeW
Republican Daily.
10 TIDE THE BANKRUPT TREASURY.
9 ason-in-IAw Of the Late President Garfield
Appointed special Agent of the Treasury
% AlAska-Capital Notes.

mako Blaine the. next Republican candidate
for President has developed General Clark
son has advised tho Blaine element in Wash
ington that he will soon start a daily Repub-
hcan newspaper either in New York or Chica-
20. Even before his retirement from the Of
fec of First-Assistant Postmaster-General
Clarkson began 70 admonish the Repub-
lican party that Its greatest need
was for newspaper influence, that the
bulk Of newspapers nd periodicals published
are either avowedlv Democratic or under the
guise of independence. support the Demo
cratic party. ClarksOn has had mm-
self interviewed repeatedly during the
last several years, and his every
uttorance has been warning TO the
Republicans that they required greater news
paper influence. Clarks0n Is newspaper
man and his differences have been construed
70 mean that he was bidding for Republican
capital TO establish a radical organ.
This opinion was confirmed by the recent
sale Of Clarks0n 10 bis brothers of his inter-
est in tho Dos Moines Register. Now Clark
son has communicated with leading kepub-
hcans in Washington g. inform them that he
has sufficient capital 10 establish kepubh-
can daily.
FAVORABLE FOR CHICAGO.
He has not decided whether 10 establish il
in New York or Chicago As the bulk of
promised capital comes from the West the
chances favor Chicago as the place for the
newspaper The significant feature Of the
proposed Repu hhcan organ is that Clarkson
Is an avOwed Blaine man, and that as editor
ln-chlef of a Republican organ and as presl-
dent of the Republican League he will be il
position 20 boom his tavorlte candidate
Ii Is not 20 be supposed that Secretary
Blaine IS unaware OF all these movements IN
lis behalf In fact it is known that Secretary
d. .Ifr
tiou with Clarkson, and has kept posted as 70
his every movement. General Clarkson made
an effort 10 purchase controlling interest IN
the st. Louis Globe-Democrat and offered
$500. 600 for the controlling stock, butthat twas
refused. lie next undertook 20 purchase the
Chicago Inter-Ocean. and being ioilod III that
decided t. start a new paper.
BTBTH FoR STANLEY DROWN.
J. Stanley Brown. son-in-law Of the late
President Garfield has been appointed and
accepted the position Of Special Agent Of the
Treasury to Alaska 10 look after the Govern
ments interest IN the State Fisheries there
lie succeeds Professor Elliott who resigned
The acceptance of tins position by Mr..
Brown causes some comment IN Washington,
as the proper discharge Of his duties VIII re-
Quire his absence from hls family for SIX or
eight months in each year.
The social gossip explain Brown s wiling
ness 10 leave home on the theory that he has
had a disagreement with his mother-iu-law.
Mrs. Garfield. IL Will be remembered that
the fund raised after Pres dent Garfeld's 5
death for the benefit of The family was placed
at the absoluta disposal of Mrs.. Garfield Mr..
Brown married the eldest daughter, and So
cial gossips say that Mn. Garfield has kept a
close rein on the finauces, and that her policy
has SO dlspleased her sOn-ln-law That bee pro-
poses now 10 strike out in life for himself.
THE BANKEUPr TREASURY.
To-day's developments 10 have well
v0uched for the statements made in these
dispatches yesterday AS 10 Secretary Fosters
schemes 10 tide the Treasury over lts present
difficulties The announcement was semi
officially made at the Treasury Department
that "a change is contemplated IN the form Of
the debt statement This Is generally taken
T. mean that the Secretary has, a. SAID yostef-
dav. designs on the SlO0.O 900 legal tender
redemption fund. and that means T. convert
II back into the Treasury as available assests.
OF course If the change was in the form Of
bookkeeping il would have little significance.
But 10 is believed Mr.. Foster not only intends
e. take the 800 O00. 900 out OF the reserve fund
IN which it was placed hy Secretary Naming,
but actually 20 use it in meeting the immense
payments made necessary by the approprAs-
tions of the late billion dollar Congress.
Fnancers question his legal power TO do
this and If be does 90 II they predict the re-
suits viii be TO uusettle business confidence.
They point out that ever since the one hun
dred millions was first set aside IL has been
held sacred by the secretaries OF the Treasury.
Before Mr. Manniugs time, although 1t was
counted as available cash, II was never dis
turbed. Secretary sherman was boldlt con-
seryative fnaucier. but he always held that a
legal tender redemption fund of at least 40
Der cent. Of the total amount Of
outstanding Treasury notes shmld he
kept in the vuults The total amount OF these
legal tender notes now ln circulation IS ia
round numbers $3.50 100000, OF winch rlOJ-
4.|.l 4 . r..l mol
course the Government possesses wealth
enough TO eventually make all these notes
good whether there Is gold IN the Treasury 10
meet them on demand OF not But the ex-
trcrne timidty OF the money - lrovcrbial,
and If IL were known that the reserve fund
Lad been dlssipated u IS feared the result
might be unsettling 10 business.
IMPORTANT INTERNATIONAL ISSUE.
An international question has sprung up
between the United states and Germany
through the action of Gornan officials IN
sendlug % this country AN insane German
criminal. The matter ls one of Importance
coming ou the heels of the New Orleans trou-
bles, and indicates and intention on the part
Of the United States Government
20 institute q more rgid lnspec-
tion Of emigrauts. The case that gives
rise % the action taken is that OF Nikaleus
Bader. who recently arrived IN New York. ln
an affidavit on flc with the Treasury Depart
mont Bader states that he is hity-nine years
0f ace. and that he arrived from Germany at
the port of New York April 23 by steamship
Wioslaud from Antwerp that his passage 20
this country WAS paid for hn by
the authorities IN the town of OfStauszach, Ger
many. and that he has with hun one dollar
in money. that he has no relatives or friends
in this country that IN 1861 he murdered q
oi~l with whom he WAS ia love. Tor which
crime he was imprisoned one year when he was
declared insane and was confined I'm an insane
asylum for twenty-fOur years. and from which
be Wa discharged somewhat over year ago:
that he requested 10 be- sent ~ America ana
the authorities sent him here Secretary Eos.
ter has ordered that Bader be returned {?
Germany by the steamship company which
BROUGHT him here, and the fact that he was
transported 20 the United States at the *
pense Of the public authorities iu Gcrmany
has been called % the attention Of the State
Department for such action as may DO deemed
e1pedicut
CAPITAL MOTIFS.
A postoiiice has been established at Trum-
nell Greek, Dickinson county, with Eliza
Owen postmaster. Special postal service 20
Dora. Dickinson county, Va. has been
discontinued, and the postOtice has
been abolished. The postOihce at Jor-
dons Grove. Orange county, n. O.,
hes been discontinued Mail 10 Laws;
T. ,. Price has been appointed postmaster at
1fesn Bay, Priuce Edward county, Va, vice
H..