Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-08-21
Washington CITY News.
correspondence to the HERALD.

"Niuooly odu week Tor the Cor
man presidential boom, which has lately
been on the rampage. 1t received two
separate and distinct setbacks in as
many days, and it may be that it will
have to be taken off the track for ra-
pairs, First, the Gormanites, who had
supposed themselves in control of the
executive committee of the National As
s"clation of Democratic clubs, which
met IN New York city, discovered that
they had made big mistake, and that a
majority of that committee were unal-
teranly opposed to the candidacy of the
Marylander. Then the Maryland Farm
ers Alliance convention jumped on the
boom by making the intimation so plain
that even he who ran might read, that it
would control the next MARYLAND legis-
latnre; that 1t intended naming the sue
cessor to the late Senator Wilson. and
that unless Senator German ''walked a
chalk line" so to speak, it would not
allow him to be his own successor. OF
course, if he fails in his effort to be
elected to the senate, that would effectu-
ally end his presidential aspirations.
Attorney General Miller has stuck
manfully to his desk during the summer,
turning out an amount of important
work which lawyers have pronounced
phenomenal, but he has now gone with
his family to visit Secretary Proctor at
his Vermont home, where he will be
joined by the president in time to take
part In the unwilling of the battle mon
ument at Bennington, Vt, on the 18th
inst. He has earned vacation.
Senhtor Plumb, who has been hard at
work IN Washington almost interrupt
edly since the adjournment of congress.
has been obliged to abandon his intended
short European trip on account of work
he has mapped out before him. He left
Washingtonssthis week for a short trip to
Boston, and in order to get as much rest
as possible, he went by water. No SEN
ator was ever more attentive to his con-
stitueRts than Mr.. Plumb--in fact. he
couldn't be-
The department of state has tele-
graphed instructions to United States
Minister Pacheco to make a complete
investigation into the alleged seizure of
the Pacific Mail steamship City of Pan
anna by the authorities of San Salvador.
and to wire the result Officials at the
department decline to express any op1n-
ion about the matter at this time.
Acting Postmaster General Whitfield
has decided that a non resident cannot
rent box in any postoffice with a view
to having his mail sent to that box and
afterward forwarded to him at his resi-
dence address. The decision is based on
the assumption that the party who
wished to rent the box desired to mis-
lead the public as to his actual resi-
dence or place of business.
During the past few months the postal
receipts at Chicago have shown a phe
nomenal increase, and officials at the
postoffice department say they will not
be surprised if the Chicago gross postal
receipts shall exceed those of New York
during the exposition and for a few
months before it opens. Already the
postmaster of that city has made requi-
sltlon for an increased allowance for
clerks to handle the business of his office,
and it is expected that it will become
necessary to ask congress to make
special appropriation in order that the
postal facilities of Chicago may keep
pace WITH the business The increase
was looked for next year, and its conse-
quent earlier arrival has caused surprise,
but the department officials say they in
tend to do all in their power to see that
the money is not lacking to give the
worlds fair city model postal service.
Senator Stewart of Nevada left here
this week for the City of Mexico, and
from there he expects to go to Nevada.
There is well-defned rumor, which
Acting Secretary of State Wharton will
neither confirm nor deny, that Senator
Squire of Washington has been rendered
the position of minister to China, to
which ex-senator Blair was appointed,
but owing to objections on the part of
the Chinese government, he did not as
sume the duties of the Office, which is
still filled by General DENLY, an Indiana
Democrat.
Owing to the great demand for 50
notes and the lack of time to get the
plate ready for the new design which has
been adopted for these notes, because of
the counterfeiting of the old design, the
department has given the tu-
reau of engraving and printing orders
70 nrint 100000 from the old notes,
which has a vignette of General Han
cock The pew design, which will be
mood as soon as it can be got ready, has
!. v;onette of the late Secretary Window.
BeerbOhm on Crops.
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