The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-09-04
Washington Letter.

WASHINGTON. ID. C. Aug. 2Sth, 1891.
Secretary Foster is in n fair way OF earn
ing the title of the Colonel Sellers OF
the administration" from his propensi-
ty to see everything in its rosiest light.
About the first of July he was telling
everyone of the great benefits winch
would follow the extension of the SOL
600, 900 of u per cent bonds at : per
cent, and how glad the national banks
would be TO take all that might be sur
rendered by private parties In order that
they might increase their circulation
Now that the extension of the bonds has
proven a fiizzle, not half of them having
been presented for extension, one would
suppose that Mr.. Foster would feel bad
enough TO at least keep quiet. Not he
He is, according to his own statement,
not at all disappointed over the failure
of his first large financial Transaction,
and he breaches from the text of what a
good thing il is for the 'dear people"
that S25. 200, 900 or $50, 600, 600 Is to be
put in circulation by the redemption OF
these bonds and how much good this
increase in the circulation Will do busl-
ness circles. He reminds one OF the
young physician who when asked how
he was making out in a family where he
was attending a woman IN confinement,
said: THE mother is dead and the
child is dead, but / hope to pull the
father through.
Representative Mills has gone over to
New York and it is probable that while
there he will make little investigation
into statement made here a few days
ago that the New York delegation was
divided in its choice for speaker as fol-
lows: Crisp 16, McMillin 6, Mills l.
The statement was made by q member
OF Tammany Hall, but its accuracy was
at once questioned by Mr.. Mills friends,
who claim to have the best of evidence
to prove that it was wrong in every case.
Mr.. Mills will go to Ohio shortly to
make speeches in the campaign.
The noble army of ''eX's' Is again
marching upon Washington, each and
every member of it anxious to get the
place which is to be vacated by Secreta-
ry Proctor, who has been formally mott
fed that he is to be appointed to serve
out the unexpired term of Mr.. Edmunds
in the United States Senate, and those
who fail will at least have the satiSfac
ton of knowing that they have tempo
rarily got out of the obScurity into
which they had sunk, by having their
names mentioned as possibilities for the
vacant seat in the cabinet by the oblig-
ing newspapers. If you have curiosity
to see these names get copy OF the
last Congressional Directory and check off
the names of all the men who retired
from Congress with the Fifty-tirst Con-
gress, and you will have correct list of
them. 1t is said that the New England
Senators have demanded of Mr.. Harri-
son that he shall appoint a man from
that section to the vacancy and that the
Republicans of the northwestern States
have made IA like demand. Mr.. Harri-
son will place the appointment where it
| will fetch the most votes for Harrison in
the next Republican national conven-
ton, no matter who it may please or dis
please, and the belief here is that the
place will go to Ex-Governor Cheney, of
/ New Hampshire, unless Gen. Alger can
be persuaded to accept it.
Some queer stories are being told
around here of how Prof. Dyenforth is
manipulating his dynamite and gun
powder rain-forcer for the purpose of
getting big appropriation from the
next Congress to pay all further expert
ments. 1t is said, he took advantage of
climatic conditions, which made it GER
| tain that he could not fail, when he
! made the recent experiment about which
so much has been printed. 1t is also
| said that none of the party now in Tex
| as with the Professor have any faith in
the efficiency of the apparatus to pro-
! duce rain in really arid section, and
that they regard the whole business as a
/ sort OF scientific humbug, which promi-
| ses to furnish profitable employment
| for a long time. at least that Is said to
! be the substance of letters that have
| been received in Washington.
There Is q clash of opinion between
| the Interior Department and the Depart
ment OF Justice. Secretary Noble holds
that Notwithstanding the recent judicial
! decision that the sale of lager beer in
I Indian Territory was illegal, that he has
/ the power, under U. 5. Statue, to pre-
vent it, and has instructed the Indian
/ agents to seize all found in the Terrific
ry. The Attorney General holds that
! the decision of Judge Bryant of the
! Eastern District of Texas is good law
until 1t is reversed by higher Court,
/ and under that decision dealers have a
right to sell beer and to demand pay for
, al the beer seized by the Indian agents.
NJ.