San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-09-18
WARRINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent

White House tomorrow, Will nnu all
the mem bers of the Cabinet, except
three-Secretary Blaine, who is still
in Maine, but who Is expected to re-
turn to Washington inside Of three
weeks; Secretary Proctor, who has
gone Oh 8 tour of inspection of the
military posts in the West, and
Secretary Foster, who has gone on
little ocean fishing trip-at their desks
Owing to the Presidents nearness to
Washington and his keeping almost
con stantly at work during the sum-
mer there has been no large accumu-
lation of routinbus mess in the CIV
verDment departments during MS
absence, The field therefore is clear
to him to devote his attention to the
more important business OF selecting
successor to Secretary Proctor and
rossibly one also for Attorney-Gen-
eral Miller, 1t being very generally be-
meved here tn, { Mr.. Miller Will be OF
of the nine justices OF the new Clr-
cult Court, all of whom must be de-
cided upon before Congress meets;
the filling of q number of other inpor.
tant vacancies, and the preparation
of his annual massage to Congress,
which for various reasons will be an
unusually important document this
year. 1t will be readily be seen that
the President has a very busy season
before him.
A gentleman who is in aposition to
be cow ersant with the plans of Score.
tary Proctor says that he will not re-
tire from the Cabinet until his Sens.
torial term begins and that he is GER
tain that the President will not give
any serious consid Iteration to selecting
his successor until he has had an
opl ortuuity to confer with the parry
leaders both in out of Congress and
get their suggestions.
There is no Disgusting the fact that
the harmony of the recent republican
State Con ventions in New York and
the undisputed strength of the ticket
nominated and the platform adopted
has badly frightened the democratic
leaders, and 1t may smash the MIL
linaire Flowers boom as he has never
heen regarded as strong candidate.
Republican from New York who have
been in Washington since the Con-
vention are Enthusiastically confident
of carrying the State.
Secretary Tracy has issued an or
der which puts in practice in the
navy the method adopted by Secre-
| tary Ptocter for the Army more than
a wear ago, of ascer aiming period
ically the fitness OF officers for their
various professional duties, in order
that they may be by the depart
ment designated to perform the
duties for which they have the most
natural aptitude. This is done by a
series of questions embracing about
everything concerning an officers
official life which are to,be answered
in writing, by those Immediately a.
bove and I'm contact with them, twice
a wear, in June and December,
Secretary Tracy is making one of the
best heads orr Navy department has
ever had.
Treasury officials are trying to de-
wise some means of keeping the ex-
pert accountants at work on the
ueoks Of the Keystone National
bank at Philadelphia, the funds or
diDarily available for such purposes
having been exhausted, and the ex-
animation temporarily stopped just at
most interesting stage. 1t ts
thought to day that the matter can
be arranged so as to complete the
investigation, but it is first necessary
| to get an opinion from the legal ad-
visers of the department.
1t is said that Senator German was
asked to accompany the democratic
show which left here yesterday
bound for the Pacific coast in spec
isl car which will stop tor exhibition
purposes at various important points
between Chicago and TIE coast and
that he replied: mo thank you, 1
haven't yet reached the prize OK
stage OF political existence" He may
have used the language, but he
could not have safely gone no matter
how great his desire may have been,
as he has fight for political existence
on his hands IN his own State
that will leave him no time tor side
shows during the next Elk or seven
weeks.
The new Window 81 silver certifi.
cate which is to take place of the
Hancock note which has been e1.
tenslveIy counterieited will be put In
circulation Oct. /. 1t ia by artists
said to beSthe handsomest note ever
issued by this or any other govern.
ment. Upon it the big brown seal
u hich has been used on all United
States currency will be replaced by
the small red seal which has been
used exclusively for national bank
notes. The ugly brown seal is to be
entirely discorded.
Secretary Tracy has decided to
have the Neipsic, the Adams and the
Ranger, wooden vessels, repaired at
once, and the necessary orders have
been telegraphed TO the Mare Isl and
navy yard, where they all are. If
it were not that the need of more