Arizona weekly citizen., 1891-09-12
PRESIDENT HARRISON
TAKING HIS VACATION.
Talk of Duel between. Farmer Al
lance Polk and an EditOr-AIis-
celleneous News.
From our regular correspondent.

WASHINGTON, d. @. Sept. 1, 1891.
The president keeps in constant touch
with the business Of all branches of the
government by having the members Of
the cabinet take turns in visiting him
at Cape May Point. Secretary Rusk
spent several days with him this week
and as soon as be returrsG q Washing
ton Secretary Tracy paid him d, 1t.
Mr.. Wauamaker, who i COW at his DIX,
spent the greater part his vacation as
q ueighbor Of the pre- dent, az he is the
owner CT cottage at Cape May Point.
Secretary Foster left TO-DAY Ter New
York, whence he.propOses taking short
sea voyage upon friends steam yacht.
1t has been said. but rot sy him, that
ne would probably make it convenient
10 call upon Secretary Blame. at Bar
Harbor before returning, and that he
was the bearer of a confidential message
from the president TO Mr. Blaine. but
this last is probably nothing more than
gossip, as the understanding between
the president and MIR. Blaine is so ex-
plicit, according to my information,
which 1 am sure Is correct, that there
can be no necessity for any confidential
messages being exchanged between
them. Before leaving town, Secre-
tary Foster extended the time indef-
nitely within which the 41%per cent
bonds, which ceased to bear interest on
the I'd inst, may be extended at Der
cent. In other words the holders of the
S27 100000 Of these bonds which have
not been presented for extension will.
whenever they present them, be given
their choice OF receiving the money for
them or having them extended at per
cent. 1t will probably be long time
before ell OF these bonds are heard from
but if every dollars worth of them were
presented for redemption today they
could be paid, and that without serious
ly inconvenieDcing the treasury depart
ment and it is probably the knowledge
of tine fact which prevents the holders
Of them from being IN a hurry.
The talk about the possibility Of
President Polk of the farmers alliance
having TO fight duel with an abusive
North Carolina editor has reminded
many people of how Senator Blair. whsn
personally attacked in a speech in the
senate by Senator Butler, of South Car
DINA, stated IN language not to be mis-
understood that while he disapproyed
of duelIna be should, nevertheless, con-
sIder it his duty TO fight should he be
challenged. He was not challenged. nor
was he again attacked by any fiery
southern senator. Polk might draw a
profitable lesson from Mr.. Blair'5 exper-
fence,
There is no one at present in Wash
iugjon who can authOritatiYely deny or
affirm the rumor that Civil Service Com
u i sioler Roc ssvelt has resigned, as he is
away, and if be has resigned the resig-
nation had to be sent directly to the
president, who is at Cape May. There
is reason, however, to believe that the
rumOr originated from a statement Of
Nr. Roosevelt TO friend some time ago
to the effect that he intended resignIn9
before the presidential campaign opened
as he proposed taking an active part in
that contest and be would not feel at
Liberty to do so while a civil service
commissioner. Owing to the fact that
Mr.. Roosevelt has been discussing with
bis colleagues upon the board certain
work of the commission during the
coming winter, it is believed that he
will not resign before next spring.
Secretary Proctor has written a letter
to the governor of Vermont accepting
the appointment rendered him to serve
the uDexpired term of Senator Edmunds
N the United States senate. His ap-
pointment as senator will take effect
November l, the date of Mr.. Edmnnds,
resignation, and it is presumed that he
will on the last day Of October retire
from the cabinet, although there is
possibility that he may do so sooner.