The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-08-20
WASHINGTON LETTER.
August I4, 1904.
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rampage. 1t received two separate
and distinct set backs in as many
days, and it may be that it will have
10 be taken off the track for repairs.
First the Gormanites. who had sup
posed themselves in control OF the
executive committee of the National
Association of Democratic clubs,
which met in New York City, dis
covered that they had made big
mistake, and that majority of that
committee were unalterably opposed
to the candidacy Of the Marylander.
Then the Maryland Farmers ALI
ance convention jumped on 1.-THE boom
by making the intimation SO plain
that even he who ran might read,
that it would control the next Mary
land legislature; that it intended
naming the successor to the late
Senator Wilson, and that unless Sen
ator 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 Presidential 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 Secre-
tary Proctor at his Vermont home,
where he will be joined by the Pres
ident in time to take part in the un-
yelling of the battle monument at
Bennington, Vermont, on the 10Th
inst. He has earned vacation.
Senator Plumb, who has been hard
at work in Washington almost in
terruptedly since the adjournment of
Congress, has been obliged to aban-
don his intended short European
trip on account of work he has
mapped out before him. He left
Washington this week for a 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 nena-taasnt Of state has tele-
gfaphed instructions to u. S. Minis
ter Pacheco to make a complete in
vestigation 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 nonresident
cannot rent box in any post office
with 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 as
sumption that the party who wished
to rent the box desired to mislead
the public as to his actual residence
or place of business.
During the past few months the
ostalreceipts at Chicago have shown
phenon email increase, and officials
at the Postofdce department say
they will not be surprised if the Chi
cago gross postal receipts shall ex-
coed those of New York during the
exposition and for few months be-
fore it opens. Already the post
master of that city has made requisi-
ton 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 a special appropriation in
order that the postal facilities of
Chicago may keep pace with the
business. This increase was looked
for about next year and its conse-
quent earlier arrival has caused sur
prise, but the department officials
say they intend to 90 all in their
power to see that the money is not
lacking to give the Worlds Fair City
a model postal service.
Senator Stewart, Of Nevada, eft
here this week for the City of Mexi-
CO, and from there he expects to go
to Nevada.
There is we'll defined rumor,
which acting Secretary Of State
Wharton will neither confirm nor de-
ny, that Senator Squire, of Washing
ton, has been rendered the position
of Minister of China, to which ex-
Senator Blair was appointed, but,
owing to objections on the part of
the Chinese government, he did not
assume the duties of the place,
which is still filed by Gen. DENLY,
an Indiana Democrat.
Owing to the great demand for
two dollar 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 coun-
terfeiting of the old design, the