The Penn's Grove record., 1891-09-11
Washington Letter.


Washington. Sept. 9. 1891.
Secretary Noble has gone to Cape
May Point to confer with Mr.. Harri-
son about the opening of the Okla
homa Indian lands, the vacancy upon
the Interstate Commerce Commission,
and other important matters pending
before his department. Mr.. Harrison
is expected 10 return about the 10 inst,
but some of these matters required inn
mediate attention.
The most striking feature that has
yet cropped out in the Speakership con-
test was the publication of a long edi-
torial attack upon Representative
Crisp's candidacy in the Sunday Gazette,
a democratic paper edited by Gen.
Duncan S. Walker. who was Secretary
of the National Democratic Committee
in the Hancock campaign. The strong
est point made against Crisp is that
among his principal supporters are
those democrats who favor a policy Of
inaction in the Fifty-secoDd Congress.
Gen. Walker takes the ground that the
election of Crisp to the Speakership
would prove disastrous to the demo-
cratic party. 1t is generally understood
here that Gen. Walker favors the elec-
ton of Mr.. Mills.
When Secretary Tracy returned from
Cape May Point Saturday he brought
instructions from Mr.. Harrison to the
acting Secretary of State directing him
to cable instructions to Minister Egan
to recognize thenew Gillian government
This ends a rather interesting chapter
of diplomacy, in which gold, as well as
brains, largely employed.
Secretary Rusk never did an official
act that reflected more credit upon him
as a manly mar than when he took time,
amid the showers of congratulations
that we're pouring in by wire upon him
on account of the news of the official
PRONUNCIATION of the German Imperial
decree resembling the restrictions upon
American pork products, to write 10
his political opponent, Representative
w. II. Hatch, of Missouri, the follow
ing letter: SIT gives me great pleasure
to inform you that l have been notified
by the representative of the German
government in this country Fthat Ger
many has this day removed its prohi.
bitiOn against the admission Of Ameri-
can pork into that country. / feel as
sured that you, as representative Of
the farming interest of this country
will rejoice with me at this event. The
thanks of the farmers of the country
are due to you for your efforts in their
behalf, and especially your advocacy be-
fore the House of Representatives Of
the Fifty-llrst Congress of the meat
inspection bill, without. which the
above result would not have been OBJ
tanned"
Governor Fifer, of Illinois, and his
official staff were given a public recep.
ton here Saturday night. They stop
ped here after d~edicatiDg the Illinois
monuments on Gettysburg battlefield.
Mr.. Webster Flanagan, Of Texas,
whose question in the republican Ma
tional Convention of 1SS0-"What are
We here for?n-raised q smile which ex.
tended across the continent. has had
that question answered to Ills satisfac-
ton, although he had to wait q long
time for the answer. He has been ap-
pointed Collector of Customs at El
Paso, Texas, and as he is what is known
as a practical politician" it is thought
that his appointment is a direct bid by
Mr.. Harrison for the Texas delegation
to the next convention. So too, the
appointment of the negro, J. s. Dur
ham, of Philadelphia, to be U. S. Min
lister to Hayti, is regarded as a bid fol-
the colored delegates to that cOnven-
ton. There is no certainty that either
of these suggestions are true, but SC
long rs Presidents are allowed a second
term everything that is done by them
during their first term is taken both by
their friends and foes to have a bearing
upon their second nomination and il
generally does have such a bearing.
Every day rumor presents the name
of a new man who is for the time being
certain OF becoming the next Secretary
of War, but it not probable that Mr..
Harrison will name his choice, and nc
other counts, for some weeks, certainly
not until Secretary Proctor shall have
formally resigned, and that may not bs
until the first of November, as that il
the date when he will become u Sena.
tor.
Representative Mills, who is now
here, says there is no foundation in the
report te~legraphed from New York
that he and McMillin were trying tC
make a combination and dicker with
the House clerkship for the purpose Of
getting control of the New York dele
CATION. He says he will make no deaI
with anyone and that he will sink OF
swim solely OF his merits. He does
not figure on being nominated on the
- 4 a
first ballot in the House caucus, but he
appears to be confident of ultimate sue
cess.
Remarkable Rescue.
Mns. Michael Curtain, Plainfield, H.,
makes the statement that she caught cold,
which settled on her lungs; she was treated
for . month by her family physician, but
grew worse. He told her she was a hopeless.
sscfin Of consumption and that no medicine
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