The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-02-06
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, D. g. Feb. 2, 1891.

reSeHiatiVe. ex-senator ana secretary
nf the Treasury, was in apparently
good health when he left here Thurs
day for New York. where he went to
speak before the N. Y. Board Of Trade
and Transportation to-day, official
Washington saw. with tear.dimmed
eyes, his remains lowered to their
last resting place in beautiful Rock
Creek Cemetery. 1t all seems like
horrible dream, and | find it ex.
tremely difficult To realize that this
big Drained, big-hearted. whole
souled Amerlcad is dead that /
shall no more see the bright CHEEKY
smile WITH which he always received
a newspaper man in quest of infor-
nation and he always got il too, il
1t was in the Secretary's power to
give it to him.
There were two services over the
corpse. one private, at his late resi-
dence, and the other public, at the
| CuuECH vi buC SOfcuoh'S vi "uhSh
Mr.. Window was a member. Owing
to the general desire on the part OF
the officials and members of Con
gress to attend the funeral. it was
necessary to have admission to the
church by ticket only. By 11.5O
O'Clock to-day every seat in the
capacious church was filled and
hundreds were sitting in the aisles.
Among them were the President,the
Justices of the Supreme Court, the
entire diplomatic corps, all Of the
departmental officials of prominence.
all of the Army and Navy officers at
present in Washington and. be-
lieve, every Senator and Representa-.
tive in the city. A more impressive
scene l have never witnessed than
that presented when the remains
were brought into church. followed
by Mr.. WINDOWS late colleagues in
the cabinet, who acted as honorary
pail. bearers. Many were the tears
that fell from many eyes, while there
" as scar ely a woman in the Church
who was not compelled to make con.
slant use Of her handkerchief.
The widow and her son and
daughter have the heartfelt SYM
prthy of everyone but sympathy
can do little to assuage such grief
as theirs. To the public tho death
OfSecretary Window is a great ma
li0nal loss, how great, only those
know who have to with the finances
of the country. but to the willow and
children it is the personal loss of u
kind and affectionate a husband and
father as any wife and children were
ever blessed with.
Already gossip Is busy suggesting
names for the successor of the late
Secretary Window, and it is genef-
ally agreed that the President has AN
unusually hard task before him in
filling the vacancy. There are for
tunately plenty of strong. able and
sGillfIl financiers men of the neceS.
sary hr0adness Of mind and strength
Of purpose to mJve straight ahead
on line of policy. once adopted In
spite of the thousand and one wild
cat financial schemes which will he
certain to spring up in the next
, House of Representatives. but. it
will be difficult to get these men to
: consent to assume responsibilities,
the weight of which have undOubt.
eddy killed three men-Secretaries
Folger, Manning and Window
within the last three administra'
tions. .,
t 1t is generally believed here thai
Representative Mckinley could re-
, ceived the appointment if he would
2 accept il. which, his close friends say,
is extremely doubtful. However
, Mr.. Mckinley is very warm
f:iend of the administration, and !
t h We an idea that il the Presidenj
: concludes that he is the best man fol
the position ne can persuade him Il
accept it. Among Others promi'
8 nentIy mentioned for the vacancy
3 are Senators Sherman, Allison. In
gals and SDooner. and Represents
, tive Cannon. of Illinois. Chief among
! gentlemen in private life who ART
J, spoken of in thus connection are ex
!, Gov. Foster. of Ohio, and Stephen B
Elkins. 1t is not thought that the
vacancy will be filed this week. II
the meantime Assistant Secretary
!, Nettleton is under the law acting a,
Secretary of the Treasury.
The apportionment bill. whict
passed tho Senate just as it came
from the House, Is now in the hand
of the President, and will undoubt
eddy be law within the next ter
. days.
y The committee investigating tn,
alleged Congressional silver pools i
holding meetings almost every da.
and taking lots OF testimony, Blu
p whaS it is actually finding out is no