Smyrna times., 1891-09-09
Washington Letter.

secretary Noble has gone to Can
NAY Foint TO confer with Mr.. Harriso,
aOout the opening of the OklabOm,
indian Lands, the vacancy unon IN,
Interstate Commerce Commission anC
OCher important matters bending hafor,
ms department. Mr.. Harrison is CIV
pected to return about the 18th inst
out some of these matters reOuire in,
mediate attention.
The most striking feature that ba.
yet cropped out in the SpeakersbID
contest was the publication of a 1onr
Suitoriai attack upon Representative,
Orsp's candidacy in the Sunday Gazette
democratic paper edited by Gen
duncan >. Walker, who was Secretary
OF the National Democratic Committee,
In the Hancock campaign. The
strongest point made against CrisD i.
mat among his principal supporters
are those democrats who favor Dolicv
OF lnacliOn in the Fifty-second Con.
gfess. Gen. Walker takes the ground
tLat the election of Crisp to the Speak-
ershlp would prove disastrous to the
democratic party. 1t is generally nm
uerstoOd here that Gen. Walker favors
the election of Mr.. Mills.
When Secretary Tracey returned
from Cape May Point SATURDAY. he
OIou ght Instructions from Mr.. Harri-
sou 10 the aching Secretary of State d.
rectlng him to cable iDstructious to
~, Egan to recognize the new
Nniiean government. This ends :.
faIher interesting chapter of dinlomacy,
III "nlch gold, as well as brains was
largely employed.
Today Is being celebrated as "Iabor
Day" here by a large parade of the
labor organization. 1t is not a. Ioo,aI
holiday, but all work upon which 6r.
Eau 4, lanor Is employed, except at
stand still. az
secretary R*sk never did an official
ACT Chat reflected more credit upon him
as a mani y man than when he tool
.ihe, amid the showers of conpratuI..
tlOhs that were pouring in bv wire
upon MIN on account of the news IF
the Official PRONUNCIATION of the Ger
man Imperial decree resembling the
restrictions upon American Dork nroo
Iucts' TO write to his political opponent
representative w. H. Hatch, of Mis-.
'ourl' the following letter at pives
ne great pleasure to inform YOU that
nave been notified by the renresenta.
I'VE Vi the German government in this
'"uhIrE Chat Germany has this dav re.
noVeu It's prohibition against the ad
MISSION or American pork into that
ouhtry. teel assured that Won. as a
representative OF the farming interests
! TINS country will rejoice with me ot j
ms event. The thanks of the farmers
! the country are due to YOU for vonr /
Horts in their behalf, and esnecioIiv c
our advocacy before the Honse IF b
Of the Fiftv.first Con
ress of the meat inspection hin viii
ut which the above result womid nmt
ave been obtained" !,
&, Governor Fifer, of Illinois, and his =
ncla' stan were given public recen- +
on mere saturday night. They ston- =
gu mere after dedicating the Illinois
on Gettysburg battlefield W
Mr. Webster Flanagan, of Texas IT
nose question in the republican M nj
Dnal convention of 1S8O-"What ora 81
mere LOT -raised a smile which ev.
hded across the continent has baJ
Z question answered to his satisfao n '
'h' although he had to wait a Ionv ~
ne Tor MS answer, He has been an9 ~
ihIe9 Collector of Customs Mt IN g.,
'sO' texas, and as he is what is known 49,
practical politician" it is tbonobt w.
at ms appointment is a direct hid hv e..
r. HARRISON for the Texas delegatio1 @,''
the next cOnYeptiog. So. foo he ~
polntmept of the negro. / m
III, OF Fhiladel phia, to be u 8 Mi ~ ~
er to HaYti, is regarded az bid fnr lo'
cOlored delegates to that con,a', COZ
~ ~ mere Is no certainty that either an,
'lio'e sHPposltlOns are true, but so
! = "s presidents are allowed a sec
term, everything that is done NV Eu
IL the1 hrst term is taken mil
Il oy their friends and foes TO to
e a bearing upon their second ing
! and It generally does have our
q nearing, Ru.
very DAY Tumor presents the naue gra
new man who is for the time heinz spa
am OF becoming the next Secretarv cha
war out 1t is not probable that M II
nsOh VIII name his choice and NO mn,
5f counts, for some weeks .er- tvsI
~ not until Secretary Proctor shall citv
: formally resigned, and that NAV ides
Oa until the first of November 10 mar
Is the date when be will become tors
pnrooa.4, ~, pied
representative Mills, who is now carr
'ue[e u no foundation in the
report telegraphed from New as "
! that he and Mcmillan were trv. grea
70 make combination and dioker ~,
the House cleFkship for the pur. oo,.l
o. getting control of the New ~ :,
delegation. He saws he will I'LL &c u
no deal with anyone aud that he t HOrt
sink or swim solely on his merits '''ne
oes not agure on being nomina w
~ the nrst ballot in the Honse sittiu
Is, out he appears to he confident in Il
innate success. -''' noon
manf