Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-09-17
WASHINGTON LETTER
From our Regular Correspondent
W.eur,.ero.s Sank II Is

Mr.. Harrison is, IN the language of
the sporting men, playing in luck in
the matter of patronage, and, being
very shrewd politician, it may be set
down as certain that in the distribu-
ton of it he will not injure the chanc-
es of his own nomination. He has
one cabinet position certain, and pos
sibly two or three to give out, two
positions on the Interstate Commerce
Commission, with salarles-$S, ! 900
equal to members of the cabinet with
out the responsibility, worry and hard
work attached to the administration
OF the affairs of the great executive
departments of the government; there
are nine lifetime positions on the
bench of the new Circuit Court, one
of which is believed to have been pre-
empted by Attorney General Miller,
besides a number of diplomatic ap-
pointments and prominent positions
elsewhere including the Collectorship
of Customs at New York which Fas-
sett will resign. It has been seldom
that President has at one time had
the disposition of so much patronage
so late IN his term.
There was a rumor here this week
that Representative Mills would short
" write letter modifying his posi-
ton in regard to the free coinage of
silver, but it was not generally believ-
ed. One member of the House said
of it: take my word for it there is
nothing in it. As you know I am not
in favor of Mills for Speaker, but I
have known him for years and believe
him to be too honest man to change
his views or to pretend to do so IN or
der to curry favor with anybody or to
secure any position. He has for
years been an ardent advocate for the
free coinage of silver and I shall be
greatly surprised if he does not re-
!, man such to the end. But even
granting that he would be foolish
enough to swallow his honest convic-
tions, such course would kill him at
home, for the sentiment in Texas is
all for free coinage"
The big lawyers who practice before
!, the United States Supreme Court are
looking forward to some very rich
picking in the proposed suit against
the Bell Telephone company by the
Western Union Telegraph company,
for the purpose of reopening a case
recently decided by Judge Lowell in
the U. S. Court District of Massachu-
7 sets against the Western Union COM
pany, the claim being that evidence
will be procured to show that the
3 Judge was by reason of relatives own
ing stock therein unduly influenced
in favor of the Bell company. This
is not the first time that judicial and
: executive officers of the United States
7 Government have been charged with
aiding by illegal methods the Bell
company, and now it is hoped that
the Western Union monopoly, which
o has quite as much money to spend
y in finding out the truth as the Bell
: concern will spend to conceal 1t, will
u succeed in letting it be known to the
public, upon which both concerns
( have grown bioated by taxing the peo-
pie upon millions of watered stock.
:, It Is not probable that one of these
monopolies is one whit worse than the
o other, but it is only by their fighting
q each other that the truth will ever be
, found out 1t is but another exemp-
Il LITIGATION of the adage: "When rogues
. fall out'' ETC., and it will be some sat
isfaction to see the lawyers bleed them
. as they have bled the people.
The two men upon whose opinions
% the Chilian steamer Itata was chased
in the open sea by the cruiser Char
misunderstanding Tracy and Attor-
70 ney General Miller-had the satisfac
D ton this week, as representatives o.
. this Government of making an agree
Il ment with the representatives of the
new ChiliRn Government which end:
y that episode without expense to this
u country. Under this agreement the
Itata is to be released and the cas-
y against her nolle pressed, and the
. Gillian Government is to pay the ex
Il pense of the Charleston's loug trip.
Much regret is expressed here a
= the resignation of Judge T. NJ. Cool
= ey, of Michigan, chairman of the In
. terstate Commerce commission, on &C
count of bad heath.
y It is now settled that Mr.. Blaine
L will re turn to Washington by Oct. ]
and his residence is now being pre-
pared for his family. He will fine
% the officials of his department IN
s. somewhat disgruntled condition, ow
It ing to Mr. HarrIson's having, 70
D. some reason, seen fit to transmit hi
=. orders for that department through
Secretary Tracy instead of communi
u eating with the department direct
D. This has rafied their dignity yer.
.e much.
N Uncle Sans guarantee that all tbs
pork exported from this country shall
be pure is catching the European pow
al ers. We had hardly finished rejcic
a ing over the action of Germany in re
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