Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-06-15
WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGTON LETTER.
Especial CORRESPONDENTS OF THE MONITOR.
Washington, D. c., Iune Z, 1891.
The president was SO interested in
preventing Secretary Blaine from un
necessarily worrying himself over the
business of the state department that
he sent Representative Hit of Illinois,
a close personal friend of both himself
and Mr. Blaine, to New York to tell
Mr.. Blaine that there was nothing
here which required his personal at
tention and to persuade him to take
long rest before again resuming his ar
duous duties, and he is much pleased
at the success which Mr.. Hit met
with, and also with the good news he
brought of Mr. Blaine's condition. Mr..
! Hit told the president that Mr.. Blaine
only needed a rest to be all right, and
he has promised to take that.
Secretaries Tracy and Proctor and
Postmaster General Wanamaker ac-
companied the president to Philadel-
phia Memorial Day. The party re-
turned Saturday night.
Secretary Noble is expected to re-
turn to Washington this week. The
rumor dispensers now have it that he
is to succeed Robert Lincoln as minis
ter to England aud that Mr.. Lincoln is
to have the place he occupied in Pres
idents Garfield and Arthur'S cabinets
Secretary of War, in place of Secre-
tary Proctor, who is to succeed Sena-
tor Edmunds. All of which is inter
esting, and of course possible, but the
most diligent inquiry among those who
ought to know something about such
important changes failed to authenti-
cate the rumors, and it is known that
when Secretary Noble left here a short
time ago he had no idea of retiring
from the cabinet before the 4th day of
March, 1898.
There are lot of mad democrats in
the town. A scheme which has for
some time been whispered among the
faithful of that party has been expos
ed, and its friends fear, defeated by
sensational publication.
The article in question set forth the
fact that the national association of
democratic clubs, the executive COM
mittee Of which was at the time in ses-
sion fn New York, is engaged in lay |
ing the wires for the nomination next |
year of Senator German. 1t is well |
known here that such movement, |
managed by some of the shrewdest F
men in the democratic party, has been I
quietly going on since early last win
ter, and that its managers did not wish I
it to get out because they were not |
fully prepared to antagonize the Hill |
and Cleveland people. The original |
programme, as outlined by a promi-
nent democrat who was very much |
disgusted at the publication named, |
was to allow the Cleveland and Hill |
men to carry their fight to such an eX
tent as to make the nomination of Ell
ther impossible and then to spring the
name of German backed by the ma
chinery of the democratic clubs, on
the party as that of a man whose NOM
inatiOn would be acceptable to all
wings of the party. Whether this ex-
pOsure will result in making or killing
the German boom remains to be seen;
but it will in either case make the 9th
er candidates look with suspicion upon
the association of democratic clubs.
No more elaborate and general OBJ
servance of the ceremonies of Memo
rial day was ever held here than those
of this year. After more than week
n
was ushered in with glorious sunshine,
and not soldiers grave was left un-
decorated, and Arlington cemetery
never looked more beautiful.
1t seems to be, the general opinion
here that England will eventually
agree to Secretary Blaine's proposition
for closed season in Behring Sea this
year; but there are few who believe I
that it is already too late to stop the
killing of seals this season, and some
think that Lord Salisbury, in going to
parliament for authority to agree to
Mr.. Blaine's proposition, is only in
tentionally killing time so as to make
it too late to interfere with the Cana
dian vessels which are already illegal I
ly taking seals. All admit that it will
be extremely difficult, even if both
countries earnestly try, to prevent il
legal sealing, after waiting until so
late in the season.
1t is semi officially announced that
Hon. Chas. E. Mitchell, commissioner
of patents, has rendered his resigna-
ton, preferring to return to the prac
tice Of his profession. There is a gen
eral feeling of regret as his admins
tration of the Office has been an ex-
cellent one.
Notices calling in the AZ per cent
bonds which mature in September are
being mailed to the holders of those
bonds by the treasury department.
These notices are sent out in compli
ance with law; but it has not yet been
fully decided whether the holders of
these bonds will be given the option :
of continuing them at a reduced rate
of interest.
Attorney-General Miller said to day
that he expected the appointments of
the judges of the new land court to be
made this week
Adolf Lalloz, carriage manufacturer, 119
Carroll Street, Buffalo, n. Y, states: [ was
troubled with nausea of the stomach, sick
headache and general debility Burdock