Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-10-31
WASHING TON LETTER.
From our REGULAR Correspondent.

Secretary Blaiue's return to Wash
ington is a terrible blow to the
writers of sensational rot about him
and his intentions who have been
sending out one silly imaginary
story one week only TO be con
tradicted by a similar one the next
week. This class Of writer's have
pretended to think that Mr.. Blain
was acting in very mysterious
manner because he would not take
them into his confidence regarding
his plans. Mr.. Blaine is well &C
[ qualntcd with these newspaper
| jackalls; they have lied about him
for so many years that he has about
! gotten used to it by this time, never
/ theless it must be a source of much
! pleasure to him TO know that his re-
turn to Washington, in the face Of
many positive statements from these
people that he would not do so, has
resulted in TEN porary cessation Of
their labors to convince the people,
that they knew more about his in
tenLiOns than he did. However, the
cessation is only temporary. In a
few days these same people will be
telling detailed stories about why
Mr.. Blaine returned etc. Meanwhile,
Mr.. Blaine will quietly pick up the
threads of his work and resume his
pleasant personal aud official rela
tons with the President and his
colleagues in the cabinet.
The President is deeply interest
ed in the State campaign now going
on, and through personal friends IN
the several States he manages to
keep thoroughly posted on them all.
He has never had a doubt about the
election of Mckinley aud repubh.
can legislature in Ohio and he
believes that Iowa, New York, and
Massachusetts, will 90 republican,
unless something unforeseen shall
occu. to cause change in the
sentiments of the voters in those
States between now and the day of
election. This belief is based upon
information which he has received
from unbiased sources, and not
merely upon his hopes.
The u. S. Supreme Court has
designated the first Monday in Dec
ember for the hearing of arguments
in the Nebraska Governorship case,
Boyd W. Thayer.
Maj Gen. o. o Howard, in his
annual report as Commander of the
Department of the East, follows
precedent and devotes much space
to detailing the necessity for better
coast defeuces. 1t viii seemingly
take an actual hostile demonstration
from some foreign nation to awaken
Congress TO the danger of the
present condition Of our coasts and
harbors; then it may be too late,
Gen. Raum is at MS desk in the
Pension Office and says that he has
notresi yned, butthat unemployment
it being positively stated by meu
who usually know what they are
talking about that if he has not
actually resigned he has informed
the President of his desire to retire
and his resignation will be rendered
a. soon as the right man to succeed
him can be found. The name Of
I Governor Steele, who has ust re.
signed from the Governorsaip Of
. Oklahoma, has been mentioned in
this connection, but there appears
to be nothing known about itanoug
his friends here,
Some enemies Of Washington are
evidently engaged in circulating
stories about extortion to be prac-
uced during the q \. r. encamp-
men, here lext year for the purpose
Of trying 70 keep people away from
the eucampmeut Mr. J. J. Edison,
one Of our most prominent business
men, o member Of the q. A. Il. and