The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-10-02
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from Our REGULAR Correspondent

From Our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, September 20, 1S9l.-
Mr.. Harrison has kept everybody on
the tiptoe OF expectancy All this week.
but further than {, lew appointments
and the semi-otticai announcement,
that NJ. NJ. Estee, of California is to TN
ter the Cabinet wien it is reursanizeu,
no important announcements have been
made, although every day II number OF
important appointments are expected
to be made. There is II continuous
stream OF prominent callers at the
White House every day, and few OF them
leave without putting in an areumen,
for some friend VINO is an applicant for
some one OF the large number OF speci-
ally desirable places now at Mr.. Har
rison's disposal. tits probable that the
large number OF advisers, many vi whom
are here without being sent Tor, are re-
sponsible for the delay i'll making APP
pointments.
There is a wide discrepancy between
statements made by two prominent
citizens of North Carolina, both at pres
emit in this city. as to the present atti-
tude Of the Farmers Alliance OF thet
state toward the third party movement.
One OF them, Senator Ransom, who is
strongly opposed to both the demands
Of the alliance and a third party, says
that there is no third party in the state
and that there will be none, because
exception OF a few demagogues, are all
democrats and will continue to be, The
other gentleman, Col. L. l.. Polk, who Is
president OF the National Farmers Ali
the intentions Of the organization over
which he presides, says that the Alliance
in North Carolina, as well as in all the
other southern states, is prepared in a
certain contingency to enter heartily
into the third party movement. The
contingency Is that both OF the old
parties shall refuse to recognize the de-
mands OF the Alliance. Which of these
two men ought to be best posted on
this subject?
misrepresentation ("Deacon') White,
who was at the head OF the New York
firm that went under this week on ac-
count OF it's failure to corner September
corn, was well known i'll Washington,
where he served two years in the House
OF Representatives, nominaIly represent
ing a Brooklyn district, but in reality
directly representing the spectators OF
Wall street. He has been charged, and
his actions confirm the charge, with
having purchased a nomination and
election to the House for the single pur-
pose OF gaining an entry to the floor to
look after the interests of himself and
other spectators. While a member OF
the House he was lever heard from ex-
cept when there was legilation up that
affected his interests. Then he never
failed in a single instance to stand up
u~nblushlngly advocate what would put
money in his pocket. SirGc his term eX-
pred he has visited che capital as a
lobbyist when~Nci there WAS any likeli-
hood OF legislation affecting Wall street.
should have lost his large fortune in
gralr speculation, after he had been i'll
strrmental in defeating the bill, which
wa; before the last Congress- to prohibit
agricultural products. 1t was charged
at the. time. that he was the disburser OF
a large fund raised IN Wall street to
"Hang up' the Dill, wnicn had been en-
dorsed by the republican caucus and
which appeared certain to become a
law. He openly made his boast that
he had succeeded in putting the bill
where 1t would not be heard from, and
it was not heard from again, notwith-
standing the efforts Of its authUr-ex-
Representative Butterworth--and others
to get it before the House.
Washington has this week entertained
two distinguished national bodies-the
American Congress OF Physicians and
Surgeons and the American Pathological
society. The physicians were the most
numerous, but the pomologists caught
the popular favor by reason OF the
handsome exhibit made OF nearly one
thousand varieties OF improved fruit
raised by themselves, which was held in
one wing OF the National Museum build
ing, and which the public permitted
to see and admire.
In a room at the postoffice depart
ment there has been a small but impor-
tant gathering holding sessions every
day since Tuesday, consisting OF the
eleven district railway superintendent
and the general Superintendent. They
met here under orders from Mr.. Wanna
maker for the purpose OF exchanging ex-
periences and discussing ways and means
OF improving the railway maui service.
In a speech on the first day tie general
superintendent congratulated his Gel
leagues that the past fiscal year had
shown the most efficient work in the
history OF the service, the number OF
errors in proportion to the number OF
pieces of mail matter handled, the COM
plants fewer and the complimentary
letters more numerous. 1t has been
customary for these superintendent to
meet here once in two years, butMr. Wan
amaker proposes that they shall here
after meet once q year or %oftener, as the
meetings are found to be OF great bene-
fit to the service.
THE CAUSE.
The present time throughout the
country is one OF hardships and priva-
tions. People every where are trying to
find the cause OF this trouble. Almost
every paper or magazine we pick up has
long articles on this subject. Some adj
vocate single tax as q remedy for the
evil. Others, a change in our present
financial system; and still others a
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