Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1891-07-10
WARRINGTON LETTER.
From our regular correspondent.
WASHINGTON. d. c., July 6.

WASHINGTON. d. c., July 6.
The tln-plate liar having failed
both in his original mission and IN
that of his second choice the con-
yincing of a sensible public that
Treasury which was paying every
claim presented at q hundred
cents on the dollar and still keep
Ing a surplus of millions of dol
lars constantly on hand was bank
rupt, has now taken up as q good
subject to lie about, Mr.. Blaine's
health, and We are informed by
"Bar Harbor specials" written in
the home offices, that "Mr. Blaine
is terribly i'll and can scacely re-
member events a week old" and
more rot of the same sort. Off.
cials of the State department have
the very best of reasons for know
ing that Mr.. Blaine's mental pow
ers are in tip top condition, be-
cause they are constantly receiv-
ing communication from him re-
lating to public business, and |
saw private letter written by his
own hand on an important bust
ness matter, which was received
here this morning, not an hour
ago, which shows him not only to
be all right, but to be carefully
looking after his private interests
as we'll as the country's foreign
policy. Just let these fellows wait
until Mr.. Blaine returns to Wash
ington this fall and they will see
how good memory he has and
how active his brain can be.
"The right man in the right
place" is what everyone saye wheu
discussing the appointment of Ex-
representative VIM. Edgar Sim
onds, of Connecticut, to be COM
missioner of patents. He is
practical man and thoughly under.
stands the business of the very i'm
portant bureau which he has beer
selected to preside over, having
for years been at the head of {
firm engaged in practice before
the bureau. He was q member ot
the last Congress, during which he
served as a member of the com
mittee on patents, where hi
knowledge enabled him to perform
excellent service. He also has 1
good war record. having enlisted
as private and been promoted t.
a lieutenency for galantry on th'
field. He studied law after h
was mustered out of the army, ant
has been speaker of House of tn
Connecticut legislature.
The schedule OF the lines o
I ocean steamers with which Post
master-generaI Wanamaker ha
made contracts under the "sub
sidy" act of the last Congress, t
g carry the mails. will probably b
made public this week, and just t
,, show how sectional this admins
tration is Mr.. Wanamsker has Sc
i lected, among others, lines run
:, ming out of four southern ports
a Norfolk, Virginia; Tampa, Floridt
q Galveston, Texas, and New Or
leans, Louisiana.
Il Maj. Rathbone, of Ohio, VIII
> has been chief postoffice inspect
!, or since April 1889, is now Fourt
| Assistant Postmaster General an
it is expected that under the re
q organization of the department
!. now going on he will be give
charge of the fourth-class post
offices, which have heretofor
been in charge of the first assist
ant. Maj. Rsthbone's wide poli'
icaI experience, and his rare fac
ulty for Judging character emi
a nently fit him for the duty of look
!. ing after the post masters belo,
= the Presidential grade, and it vii
, be good business as we'll as goo'
politics to assign them to him.