Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-08-27
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent

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WAsHISeToN, August 21, 1891.
This has been a decidedly bad week for
the German presidential boom, which has
lately been on the rampage. 1t received
two separate and distinct set backs in as
many days, and it may be that it will have
to be taken off the track for repairs. First
the Gormanites, who had supposed them
selves in control of the executive commit
tee of the national association of Demo-
cratic clubs, which met in New York city,
discovered that they had made great
mistake, and that a majority OF that COM
mittee were unaiterably opposed to the
candidacy of the Marylander. Then the
Maryland Farmers Alliance convention
jumped on the boom by making the inti-
nation plain that even he who ran
might read that it would control the next
Maryland legislature; that it intended
naming the successor to the late Senator
Wilson; and that unless Senator .Gorman
walked chalk line," so to speak, 1t
would not allow him to be his own success
sor. OF course if he fails in his efforts to
be elected to the senate that would effectu-
ally end his presidential aspirations.
Senator Plumb, who has been hard at
work in Washington almost uninterrupt-
edly since the adjournment of congress, has
been obliged to abandon his intended short
European trip on account Of work he has
mapped out before him. No senator was
ever more attentive to his constituents
than Mr.. Plumb, in fact he couldn't be.
The department of state has telegraphed
instructions to U. S. Minister Pacheco to
make a complete investigation into the al
legged seizure or intended seizure Of the Pa
cific Mail steamship City OF Panama by the
authorities OF San Salvador, and to wire
the result. Officials at the department de-
cline to express any opinion about the
matter at this time.
Acting Postmaster General Whitfield has
decided that a nonresident cannot rent a
box in any postoffice with view to hav-
ing his mail sent to that box and after
wards forwarded to him at his residence
address. The decision is based on the as
sumption that the party who wished to
rent the box desired to mislead the public
as to his actual residence or place OF busi-
ness.
During the past two months the postal
receipts at Chicago have shown phenom-
email increase, and officials at the postoffice
department say they will not be surprised
il the Chicago gross postal receipts shall
exceed those of New York during the expo
sition and for few months beforeit opens.
Already the postmaster of that city has
made requisition for an increased allow
ance for clerks to handle the business OF
his office, and it is expected that it will be
necessary to ask congress to make special
appropriation in order that the postal
facilities OF Chicago may keep pace with the
business. This increase was looked for
about next year, and it's consequent earlier
arrival has caused surprise, but the de-
partment officials say they intend to do
all in their power to see that the money is
not lacking to give the Worlds Fair city a
model postal service.
Owing to the great demand fUr two uOt
lar notes and the lack of time to get the
plate ready for the new design which has
been adopted for these notes, because OF
the counterfeiting of the old design, the
treasury department has given the bureau
of engraving and printing orders to print
], zoo, 900 notes from the old plate. which
has a vignette OF Gen. Hancock. The new
design, which will be used as soon as it can
be got ready, has a vignstte Of the late
Secretary Window.