Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-10-30
Washington City News.

Special Correspondence to HERALD.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. %, 1s9l-Secretary
Blaine's return to Washington is terrible blow
to the writer's of sensational rot, about him and
his intentions. who have been sending out one
silly imaginary story one week only to be con-
tradicted by similar one the next week. This
class of writers have pretended to think that Mr..
Blaine was acting in a very mysterious manner
because be would not take them into his conf
dence regarding his plans. Mr.. Blaine is well
acquainted with these newspaper jackalIs; they
have lied about him for SO many years that he
has gotten used to it by this time, nevertheless
it must be source of much pleasure to him to
know that his return to Washington, in the face
of many positive statements from these people
that he would not do so, has resulted in tenn
porary cessation Of their labors to convince the
the people that they knew more about his in
tentions than he did. The cessation is only
temporary. In few days these same people
will be telling detailed stories about why Mr.
Blaine returned, etc. Meanwhile Mr. Blaine
will quietly pick up the threads of his work and
resume his pleasant personal and official relations
with the president and his colleagues in the
cabinet
The president is deeply interested in the State
campaign now going on, and through personal
friends in the several states he manages to keep
thoroughly posted on them all. He has never
lad doubt about the election of Mckinley and
= republican Legislature in Ohio and he believes
that Iowa, New York and Massachusetts will
go republican, unless something unforeseen shall
occur to cause change in the sentiments of
The voters in those states between now and the
day of election. This belief is based upon in
formation which he has received from unbiased
sources, and not merely upon its hopes.
Secretary Foster did not get off to Ohio until
tuesday night of this week. He will make ten
speeches in the campaign, the last one the day
before the election. Just before getting on the
train he said: 81 think the majority of Maj.
3fcKinley will exceed the normal republican ma
iority of the state. 1t will be between 10000
and 10000, probably nearer the latter. OF the
107 members of the legislature we shall elect at
least 60, and of the thirty senators we shall get
| about 20, the democratic stories of rupture be-
tween Foraker and Sherman are not helping that
PARTY, as the people of Ohio know that no such
fight exists outside of the columns of the demo
cratic newspapers
The u S supreme court has designated the
first Monday in December for the hearing of ar
garments in the Nebraska 6overnorship case.
Bond VS.. Thayer.
Maj. Gen. o. o. Howard, in his annual report
az commander of the department Of the east,
follows precedent and devotes much space to
detailing the necessity for better coast defences
1t will seemingly take actual hostile demon
etration from foreign nation to awaken
congress to the danger of the present condition
# our coasts and harbors; then it may be too
ate.
Gen. Rsun is at his desk in the pension Office
and says that he has not resigned, but that does
rot prevent it being positively stated by men
who usually know what they are talking about
that if he has not actually resigned he has in
formed the president of his desire to retire and
lis resignation will be rendered as soon as the
right man to succeed him can be found The
Lame of Governor Steele, who has Just resigned
from the governorship of Oklahoma, has been
mentioned in this connection, but there appears
10 be nothing known about it among his friends
iere.
Things move little slowly in official circles,
particularly those connected with international
affairs. Although it was known some days ago
That Italy had removed the prohibitive restric-
tons upon the importations of American pork,
il was not until Wednesday of this week that the
official notification of that fact was received BY
oar state department.
Some enemies OF Washington are evidently
engaged in circulating stories about exortation
70 be practiced during the g. A. R. encampment
here next year for the purpose of trying to keep
people away from the encampment. Mr.. J. J.
Edison, one of our most prominent business men,
member of the G. A. R., and chairman of the
| eacampment committee, requests all comrades
To aid him in spreading the information that his
committee is prepared to guarantee every organ
ization individual who wishes to attend the
| encampment ample accommodations at prices
which shall be entirely satisfactory in every res
pect. He invites correspondence from those
desiring information to engage accommodate
! tons.