The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-08-19
WASHINGTON CITY,
Special Correspondence


This has been . decidedly bad
week for the Gormar Presidential
boom which has lately been on the
rampage. It received two separate
and destinct cot backs in - many
days, and it may be that it will haye
to be taken of the track for repairs.
First the Gormanites, who had sup
posed themselves in control Of the
executive committee, ofthe National
Association of Democratic clubs,
which met in New York, discovered
that they had made big mistake,
and that a majority Of that commit
tee were unalterably opposed to the
candidacy ofthe Marylander. Then
the Maryland Farmers Alliance con-
vention jumped on the boom by max
ing the intimation so plain that even
he who ran might read, that it would
control the next Maryland legisla-
ture; that itintended 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 effectually end his Presiden-
tial aspirations.
Attorney General Miller who has
stuck manfully to his desk during the
summer turning out an amount Of
important work which lawyers have
pronounced phenomenal, has gone
with his family to visit Secretary
Proctor at his Vermont home, where
he will be Joined by tho President
in time to take part in the unwilling
Of the battle monument at Reming-
ton, Vermont, on the 10, inst. He
has earned vacation.
Senator Plumb who has been hard
at work in Washington almost inter
ruptedly since the adjournment Of
Congress has been obliged to abar.
don his intended short European
trip on account of work he had map
ped out before him. file left Wash
ington this week for short visit to
Boston, and in order to get as much
rest as possible he went by water. No
Senator was ever more attentive to
his constituents than Mr.. Plumb, in
fact he couldn't be.
The Department Of State has tel
egraphed instructions to U. S. Min
lister Pachcco to make q complete
investigation into the alleged seizure
or intended seizure Of the Pacific
Mail Steamship City Of Panama by
the authorities of San Salvador and
to wire the result. Officials at the
department decline to express any
opinion about the matter at this time.
Acting Postmaster General Whit
field has decided that non. resident
cannot rent q box in any postofice
with a view to having his mail sent
to that box and afterwards forward
ed to him at his residence address.
The decision is based on the assump-
ton that the party who wished to
rent the box desired to mislead the
public as to his actual residenc or
place Of business.
During the past few months the pos
tai receipts at Chicago have shown
a phenomenal increase, and officials
at the Postofice department say they
will not be surprised if the Chicago
gross postal receipts shall exceed
those Of New York during the expo
sition and for a few months before il
opens. Already the postmaster o.
that city has made requisition for an
increase allowance for clerks to han
die the business of his Office and it il
expected that it will become necess.
AIRY to ask Congress to make specia
appropriation in order that the posta
facilities of Chicago may keep pace
with the business. This increase
was looked for the next year and it
consequent earlier arrival has causet
surprise, but the department official
say they intend to do all in their pow
er to see that the money is nst lack
ing to give the Worlds Fair Cit.