The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-07-22
BLAINE AND HARRISON AGAIN.
The Former Once More Declared to Be Ont
Of the Race.
ANOTHER TREASURY COUNTERFEIT
Cabinet ofrcers Seeking Cooler Business ne-
treats-Pntcnts Granted In virginia
Capital News and Notes.

WASHINGTON. D. c., July H.-tSpec'""i
The Harrison boomers are working uingen',s
10 convince the Republicans that hiAi'e 20
not even "A possible candidate for the p'eS'-
sancy The Harrison leading organ OF ihiS
CITY ia ont in n double-hcaded article assert
inc that Blaine's only aspiration IS 70 remain
8. the head Of the State department anu
earrv ont his great foreign policy. ms
sc,iva Harrison organ further declares that
Plains has abandoned any idea of being
candidate tn 1891
There is no doubt as to the inspiration OF
49, sr.icle II came from the White house
iThouch the chiefs are away there are trusted
suboriinates left here who get 'stfaight UPS
from Cape May Point This article III the
Presidents Washington organ declares Vnas
d. notorious Home Market club OF
Eos,on sent committee 70 walt
ON Secretary Blaine, with On invitation 70 at
tend their dinner last spring that bialne
declined. and with a show Of resentinent Saso
be did not care 10 make friends III Massa-
chuseits; that when he needed them the ne,
Publicans there opposed avi nlm' the The
committee 10 invite President HARRISON 10y
predicting the denomination OF HARRISON
ealogizine the latter, etc Now even II Mr.
Blaine did thus deliver himself last spring
and il was last winter, in truth, when the Gun,
ner was piven-many things have occurred
since then. At that time the Blame boom
was pnny thing comparatively. Nowit Is OF
enormous prOportiOns and despite all asser-
tons Of the Harrison organs, Blame
is ugly and reseDtful towards the Presl-
dent. For the last several months
he has not uttered word which might imply
that be would not accept the presidential
nomination. In truth. al his utterances
have tended TO intimate that he Is IN tho
hands OF bis friends.
NECESSARY TO CONFER.
Secretary Foster has suddenly discovered
that il is imperative for him to confer with
the President. and TO this end no will make a
visit 10 Cape May on public bust
ness" with all expenses paid. 1t IS sig
nificant that MIR. Foster usually DIS
covers some great need OF c9nleIrhg WIN
the president when the weather grows I'M
begrablv hot here. Nor is be alone in his
opportune methods Of discovery. Secretary
Tracy has discovered that it is necessary TO
review some Of the naval plants or
other naval attachments along the
Atlantic coast Secretary Rust has found
something to examine or investigate along
the borders of the cool Northern lakes. Sec
rotary Proctor can always find something
connected with the War Department requir-
ing inspection when Washington weather
grows TOO warm for comfort The other
Cabinet officers are not behind IN hndng
official reasons for making pleasant excursions
on public business. In the days OF President
Grant these subteriuges were severely con-
demned, but under this pretentiously pious
administration Government vessels can be
used ad lbitum for personal purposes, and
public money can be used upon all sorts OF
pretexts for the benefit OF Government Off
cials. and yet it seems 10 be accepted as all
right.
ANOTHER COUNTRBFEIT.
Treasury officials or experts have discovered
another counterfeit or spurious note-this
time also Of two-dOllar denomination. but
q Treasury note. The expert opinion is that
the back WAS printed on the genuine
plate and that the front of the note was made
upon copy. No hurrah was made over tins
discovery. IL was kept quiet on the alleged
ground that no good could be attained by
needlessly alarming the public.
When all the facts concerning these conn
terfeits' made from plates designed, executed
and paid for by the Government for its eX2-
clusive use shall become public, the people
will, no doubt, be startled. And all these
facts will be brought out but perhaps not
until during the next session Of Congress.
PATENTS GRANTED.
For the past week the following patents
have been issued 10 MISUNDERSTANDING A.
Blakemore. Stanton, marking device for
Photographic negatives; John L. Davis, as
signOr of three-fourths TO Dir. Council, of
Lynchburg. and others, for treating cocoanut
husks; Isaiah c. Mellinger, Stephenson,
machine for plucking poultry; Achille NJ.
Willis, Rediviva, artificial oyster bed.
The examining board at Norfolk has recon-
mended c. Il. Richardson to be appointed as
the best qualified of the applicants for the po-
sition of master plumber at the Norfolk navy
ward