The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-09-02
WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGTON. D. c.. Aug. 2s. 1891.
Secretary Foster is in fair way of earning
the title of the Colonel Sellers of the admins.
tration" from his propensity to see every thing
in its rosiest light. About the first of July he
was telling everyone of the great benefits which
would follow the extension of the $51 OOO. COO of
AZ per cent. bonds at per cent. and how glad
the national banks would be to take all that
might be surrendered by private parties in or
der that they might increase their circulation.
Now that the extension of the bonds has proven
a fizzle. not half of them having been presented
for extension, one would suppose that Mr. Fos-
ter would feel bad enough to at least keep quiet
Not he. He is. according to his own statement,
not at all disappointed over the failure of his
first large financial transaction, and he preach
es from the text OF what good thing it is for
the dear peop.e' that $25 goo or $50 OOO, 900
is to be put in circulation by the redemption of
these bonds and how much good this increase in
the circulation will do business circles. He re-
minds one of the young physician who when
asked how he was making out in family where
he was attending woman in confinement,
said: s,The mother is dead and the child is
dead. but hope to pull the father through %
Representative Mills has gone over to New
York and it is probable that while there he will
make little investigation into statement
made here few days ago that the New York
delegation was divided in its choice for Speaker
as follows: Crisp 16. McMillin Mills 1. The
statement was made by a member of Tammany
Hail. but its accuracy was at once questioned
by Mr.. Mills friends. who claim to have the
best of evidence to prove that it was wrong in
every case. Mr.. Mills will go TO Ohio shortly
to make speeches in the campaign.
The noble army of '.ex's'' is again marching 9
upon Washin gton. each and every member of ii
anxious to get the place to be vacated by Secre-
tary Proctor, who has been formally notified
that he is to be appointed to serve out the un-
expired term of Mr.. Edmunds in the United
States Senate. and those who fail Will at least
have the satisfaction of knowing that they have
temporarily got out of the obscurity into which
they had sunk. by having their names mention
ed as possibilities for the vacant seat in the
Cabinet by the obliging newspapers If you
have curiosity to see these names, get copy OF
the last Congressional Directory and check of
the names of all the men whU retired from Con-
gress with the Fifty-first Congress, and you
will have correct list of them. 1t is said that
the New England Senators have demanded OF
Mr.. Harrison that he shall appoint a man from
that section to the vacancy, and that the repub-
cans of the northwestern States have made a
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pointment where it will make the most votes
for Harrison in the next republican national
convention. no matter who it may please or dis
please. and the belief here is that the place will
60 to Ex-Governor Cheney. of New Hampshire,
unless General Alger can be persuaded to ac-
cept it.
Some queer stories are being told around here
of how Prof. Dyrenforth is manipulating his
dynamite and gun powder rain forcer, for the
purpose of getting big appropriation from the
next Congress to pay all further experiments
1t is said he took advantage of climatic condi-
tions. which made it certain that he could moi
fail, when he made the recent experiment
about which so much has been printed. 1t is
also said that none of the party now in Texas
with the Professor have any faith in the eficien-
cy of the apparatus to produce rain in really
arid section. and that they regard the whole
business as a sort of scientific humbug, which
promises to furnish probable employment for q
long time. at least that is said to be the sub
stance of letters that have been received in
Washington.
There is clash of opinion between the interior
department and the Department of Justice
Secretary Noble holds that Notwithstanding the
recent judicial decision that the sale of Lager
Beer in Indian Territory was legal. that he has
the power, under a U, S. statute, to prevent it
and has instructed the Indian agents to seizt
all found in the Territory. The Attorney Gen.
eral holds that the decision Of Judge Bryant, O.
the Eastern District of Texas, is good law unit
it is reversed by higher Court. and under tina
decision dealers have a right to sell beer and tt
demand pay for all the beer seized by the IndiaI
agents.