Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-03-13
WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGTON LETTER.
+ Written and compiled for the HERALD
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 9.-Ihe
President after an unusually long period
of the most arduous work has gone to
MARYLAND for weeks recreation in the
fascinating sport Of wild duck shooting
He has wanted to take the trip all the
winter, and several dates have been set
for him to 60, but be found the pubic
business so pressing that until now ne
has been unable to do so. He will be
gone for about week, and number oil
prominent Republican Senators and Kep-
resentatives will defer their departure M
til his return, as it is understood that he
will :hen take under consideration the
appointment of the nine United States
Circuit Court judges provided by the
new law for the relief of the Supreme
Court, law, by the way, which IS one OF
the most important ofthe many important
things done by the much abused Fifty
first Congress.
Secretary Blaine has received one OF
the most remarkable business testimonials
ever presented to a cabinet officer 1t is
signed by more than two hundred OF the
most prominent business men OF New
York city, irrespective of party, and IN
eludes the most prominent wholesale
merchants and importers of the metropo-
lis. representing an invested capital OF
more than sG0.0OO,CO0. The testimonial
expresses the appreciation of the signers
of Mr.. Blaine's actions in negotiating a
treaty ofreclprocity with Brazil upon the
terms provided in the Mckinley tariff act
anG their trust that the wise and far'see'
ing policy thus inaugurated may be ex-
tended to other South and Central Amerl-
can nations, thus increasing the prosperi-
ty of the United States. Mr.. Blame Is
very proud of the testimonial which Is
enclosed in handsome morocco case
Secretary Proctor left to-day Tor a
months tour of the South. He had not
fully determined upon the places lie
would visit when he left here. His health
hasn't been very good of late and the
trip is taken upon the advice OF his phS-
sicians. Like all members of the present
cabinet Mr.. Proctor has been working
very hard.
Postmaster General Wanamaker is
much pleased with the result OF the ex-
detrimental free delivery service, which Is
now going on at thirty small towns ana
villages, and about April first it Will be
extended to twelve more in different sec
tions of the country. He hopes to be
able to make such a good showing that
the next Congress will provide for the
permanent establishment of the free de-
livery service throughout the country.
Another new feature of the postal ser
vice will be established April l, when
ocean postofices will be organized upon
all the German steamship lines plying be-
tween New York, Bremen and Hamburg
with all the facilities for the prompt dis
tribution of mail matter that our railway
postal cars now have. 1t is hoped that
the English and French postal authorities
Will shortly enter into a similar agree
ment. Heretofore all the ocean mails
have been dumped in bulk iEto the New
York city postoffice, and much valuable
time has been lost in distributing the
matter intended for other sections of the
country.
The Democrats never lose anything
through not having cheek enough
TO ask for it. Members OF that party
are now pulling the wires here f1r
the purpose of getting Representative
Culberson, of Texas, bourbon oil
the bourbons, appointed to one of the
new United States Circuit jGdgeships
Republicans can see no good reason for
going to the Democratic party for any OF
these Judges, and they would he greatly
surprised and panied should Mr.. Harrison
do SO, but am perfectly confident that
the President will put none but "true and
triedo Republicans into these important
positions, and that the Democratic sup
norters of Mr.. CulbersOn will simply get
their pains for their trouble in pushing
his claims.
Ex Senator SpoOner was rendered
banquet and presented with handsome
and substantial testimonial by his late
colleagues, both Republican and Demo
cratic. Every body ihere Is sorry to see
Mr.. Spooner retired, but man Of bis
marked ability will certainly be heard
from again in the political world.
The President has appointed j. II.
Beatty to be United States district Judge
for Idaho. He was nominated for the
same position previous to the adjourn
ment of Congress but the Senate failed to
act on the nomination.
Indian Commissioner Morgan has, by
request of the Secretary of the Interior,
given his views upon the recent request
of the governor of South Dakota for the
disarmiDg of the Indians in that state.
Mr.. Morgan is opposed to disarming the
Indians, aad presents a long argument.
doubtless very satisfactory to himself,
against it, but for several reasons it is
not likely TO be the same to whites living
in the vicinity of the reservations.
English Capital Subtracted Itself.
VIRGINIA has inst bad an object lesson