The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-06-06
THE IRREPRESCIBLE BLAIR.
BE Still Has Hopes Of Filling the Chinese
Mission.
OEFAULTRR BARDSLEY AND PIOUS JOHN.
How Banker Marsh Managed 20 Effect His
Escape Suspected Chilian Trick on tho
United States-Capital Notes.

WASHINGTON. d. c.. June 5.-lSpeciall -
Ex-senator Blair, Of New Hampshire, who has
been rejected as the Minister to China, is still
exploiting himself as a political leader and
,alks with as much assurance as il he had met
Wi.h success instead Of failure. He is
aow in Washington scheming to per
tuade the Chinese legation 10 interpose
ns influence TO have the objection 10 him re-
considered and rescinded Mr. Blair speaks
Of the Chinese mission as if it were matter
of entire Indifference, but at tho same time he
is paying his friends to labor with the Chinese
Minister 70 convince HIM that despite his de
nuncistons of China and its people Blair IS
a good friend Of them.
The ex-senator IS not at all disposed 10 re-
lnQush his claims upon the administration,
and II China persists in rejecting him he
wants the appointment 70 Japan. In
talk to day Mr.. Blair dos-
and like Ingalls, he IS trying the dodge OF
catering the farmers and of denOuncing COZ
poations This course is emnentiY char
acteristic of Blair. He is a time-server.
Dunng his years of service in the House
and IN the Senate he was most
subservient tool of Eastern corpo-
rations and monOpolies Now, having
jected by the heather Chinese" he IS en-
deavoring 10 make fair weather with the con-
clomarate peoples party and by turning his
back upon the influences that have conferred
upon him all political hcnors he ever
enjoyed. In his wild theory Blair
goes so far as to protest that the Repub-
hcan party in 1892 will declare for the
free coinage of silver. With that exalted ego
tsm that has made him notorious rather than
famous be says: Il believe / could write the
plank ION silver in the platform now" tie
then says it will declare for the free coinage
of silver and gold as legal tender for all debts
public and private.
BANKER MARsH's DISAPPEARANCE.
The sudden fight and successful conceal
ment Of Banker Marsh. OF Phlladeiph2'
caused no little surprise at first. but gradually
a food Of light is being poured upon the mat
ter Ii was surprising that Marsh
could so suddenly disappear and despite
all the pretended efforts TO trace hlm
absolutely conceal every clue 10 hls course;
Now il is asserted 10y private depostors and
public officials Of Philadelphia and of Penn
sylvania that Marsh was urged to take refuge
in fight as a means Of protecting postmaster
General Wanamaker from ignOm.neOus eX-
posure. 1t Is said that ex-City-Ireasurer
Bardsley has made a confession which SHOWS
where much Of the lost money went. and
which explains why he tred to recOup by
lending public funds at interest
BABDsLEY AND wANANAKER.
Bardsley, it appears, was an instrument Of
Wanamaker in raising the slush fund for Har-
rison aud Morton in 1883. The public funds
were used 70 make up the necessary amount
rfp1u as grance that The money would be re-
paid. Wanamaker became financially in
v0lved and could not repay. Various expe-
dents were resOrted to for the purpose of OBJ
tanning delay and at last even the power of the
Eadaral a ION lgol slave of tlo
collapse. President Marsh was engaged with
Wananaker in raising the corruption fund,
and if placed on the stand or if arralgned for
trial oil the facts would come out Hence as
the only means Of protection Marsh was urged
to leave the country. and with the influence
back of him il is doubtfulif he will be caught.
If captured il is declared that his revelations
will be of a character calculated TO force
vacancy in the Cabinet.
CAPITAL NOTES.
In Virginia j. A. Barbee has been appointed
postmaster at bonneville. Sussex county, vice
+. TgnOr. resigned: f. Y. Wells. at Walters,
Henry county. vice r. c. Wells, resigned.
In North Carolina 2. T.. Nelson has been
appointed postmaster at Fcstel' cherokee
county. vice +. Z. Nelson, resigned.
Ella Fensom has been commissioned post
master at Paynes Va
Professor r. ID. Wilson, of Allegheny Semi
nary, Pa, is in the city, the guest of Mr. a. G.
Bruce, III north Sixth street. He will preach
for Or. Fair at the Grace-street Presbyterian
church tomorrow night
A board of officers has been ordered to meet
al the Norfolk navy-yard tomorrow TO inyes-
tioate the circumstances of the death of the
two men Oh the United States steamship Con-
cord by the blowing out of her main steam
pipe, which occuuedsa few. .daysago while on
her final trial trip.
The centre of population in this country in
1890 was % miles east of Baltimore; IN 1870 1t
was nearly 50 miles east of Cincinnati; now 1t
is 20 miles east Of Columbus, Indiana; 1t
moves westward at the rate Of SO to 81 miles
every ten wears