The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-10-22
A HEAVY BURDEN TO CARRY,
/ Cloud has Almost MysteriouSly Come
Over the Republican Prospects.
MORE CONSCIENCE MONEY" SENT IN.
A North Carolina Negro in Washing.
ton-The Death Of Count Arco-
Valley-Other Notes.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15.-John C.
Dancey, colored, ofN. c., is getting
up in the world. He was some time
ago made Collector of the port of
Wilmington. He has taken promi-
nent part in the deliberations of the
colored wing of the ecumenicaf coun-
Gil, and his picture appears in this
evenings issue of the Star.
A leading republican correspondent
says: "The prospect for the Reprb-
icans is bad one. 1t has become
SO since the battle in the November
States began. 1t is wholly contrary
to what the Republicans counted on.
There are peculiar reasons. In Ohio
the third party operates against
them, but more than any thing else,
the Mckinley law, has set the tide
against them. In Iowa the prohibi-
tion issue works against them, and,
as in Ohio, the Mckinley law is a
heavy load to carry. In Massachu-
setts a similar condition operates the
tariff question, especially having i'm
posed a heavy burden on the party
New York is Democratic naturally,
and that is reason enough. The loss
of the Worlds Fair created special
reasons, for it was the Platt leader
ship that did it. New York and Penn
sylvania Republican leaders, work
ing in concert, defeated New York
and gave Chicago the fair. Politi
cal reasons solely operated with
these leaders, and now an immense
brood of chickens are come to roost.
A cloud has almost mysteriously
come over the Republican prospects
in the November States. Six weeks
ago all was cheerful in their eyes.
The Harrison administration doubt
ed not for a moment that the NOvem-
Der elections would give it splendid
Endorsement. Harrison counted on
a fine send-Of for his nomination. 1t
is not to be disguised that Harrison's 3
mista kes in the use Of the appointing
power constitute not the least of the
causes for the cloud that has risen
over its neutrality-suspicious. in
the past and others that are contem-
plated. In the White House, in the
departments and in the councils of
the party sense of impending
calamity has come to exist as the day
Ofthe November elections approaches.
Nothing could add any thing to the
interest of the situation, which is de-
scribed by the statement that five
leading States, all of which cast their
ELECTORAL votes for Harrison for Presi-
dent, are on the doubtful list for next
month only one being claimed even
by sanguine Republicans, Ohio.
The acting secretary of state sent
a cable message to Minister Phelps
at Berlin this morning conveying an
expression ofths Presidents condo
lence over the death of Count Arco-
Valley, the German minister at w ash
ington. Count Arco-Valley went to
Berlin to have an operation perform
ed which proved fatal.
Acting Treasurer Whelpley found a
$500 Treasury note in his mail yester-
day in an envelope post-marked New
York. 1t was accompanied by the
following statement: "This money
is interest on money defrauded from
the government years ago. Princi-
pie and interest have now been res
tored." The money was deposited
in the treasury to the credit of ICON
science"