Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-09-19
WASHING TON LETTER.
From our regular correspondent.

cept IN general way, yet given any
consideration TO the selection of a
successor to Secretary Proctor, nor
is it probable that he will for sever
al weeks to come. There are other
things occupying his attention at
present, and there is no good reason
for his being In a hurry to pick out
new Secretary of War. Ny own
impression is that two new members
of the Cabinet will be appointed at
the same time, and that the appoint
ments will not be made until late iu
October, possibly not until Novem-
ber." The gentleman declined TO
name the other member Of the
Cabinet who he believes will resign,
but there are reasons for believing
that it is Attorney General Miller,
who is thought to be booked for
one of the new Circuit Court Judge
ships, although he refuses to discuss
the subject.
Secretary Blaine will return TO
his duties at the State department
not later than the first of October.
Word was received at his Washing,
ton residence last week to get it
ready for the family at once. This
will be very unpleasant news for the
Oh us who have labored so indus
tri"as y through the summer just
passed to kill him, but to the
thousands of patriotic Americans
who admire his manly way of con
Quoting our foreign affairs it will be
most welcome news.
The board Of managers of the
National Homes for Disabled Vol
unteer Soldiers held meeting
here last week. The board is
composed of the following gentle
men: Gen. w. b. Franklin, of
Connecticut, president, Gen. Martin
f. McMahon, of New York, secre-
tarY, Gen. w. j. Sewell, New Jersey,
Gen. John 9. Black, Illinois, tex
commissioner of pensions,) Gen.
Alfred L. Pearson, Pennsylvania,
Gen. James Barnett, Ohio, Gen.
Francis Fessenden, Maine, Col. John
l.. Mitchell, Wisconsin, Maj +. N.
Morrill,, Kansas, Maj, George II.
Boonebrake, California, and Maj
George w. Steele, Indiana.
Representative Mills seems to be
getting alarmed at his Speakership
prospects, and his friends in their
efforts to secure eastern support for
him have been giving it out that his
ideas about the free coinage Of
silver have lately undergone a
change aud that he may in the near
future write letter defining mis-
position on the subject, And they
hint that In that letter he will take
a position very near to that occupied
by Mr.. Cleveland on the same
question.
The question of the seizure of the
Gillian steamer Itata, which many
people feared might become a
serious as well as an expensive one,
has been happily settled, at a con-
ference held here, with Secretary
Foster and Attorney General Miller
representing this Government, aud
ex-Mayor Grace, of New York, aud
Messrs. Mont, Foster and Trumbull
the new CHILEAN government. Under
the agreement reached the Itata is
to be turned over to the Gillian
government aud the case against
her for Niolating our neutrality laws
nolle pressed in the courts, and the
/ ChiIian government is to pay to the
| United States sum equal to the
expenses of the cruiser Charleston
in making the chase after the Itata.
This is very satisfactory ending
Of the matter, much more so than
| if the CHILEAN government had
made demand for heavy damages
ON account of the seizure.
The State department has been
officially notified that Denmark,
which followed Germany in exclud-
ing American pork, has followed
the same example in removing re