Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-10-20
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nicago day, but con.ented himself with
atting down and figuring out To his own
mtisiaetiun Just how great the total attend |
.nee az the fair would be 10 the clos, of IN, |
asst day, Oct. 81. The postmaster general /
iad process of his own for arriving at his
esuit What that process was Your cor
espondent is unable to say, but Mr. Bisseu
aves his estimate of the total attendance
Sl,soo,un In a week or ten DAYS we shall
~ able 10 ascertain how good guesser our
'ood natnred postmaster general Is.
A Perfect rostotace.
The postmaster general WAS very much
leased with the postoflice which the de.
aftmeht maintains in the Government
uiiding at the Worlds fair. He made a
hfeiul inquiry concerning the operation of |
nat office and discovered that it IL per.
APPS the most perfect postal establishment
the world, Picked experts were sent To |
he ONCE not only from the Chicago post.
lice, but from other Offices, as this was In.
haed To represent the perfection of Amer.
AN postal operations. That IL has sue I
'eded IN this effort there can he no ones a
'oh. Tor many foreign commissioners and &
thibitors have voluntarily given testi- y
ohy To the efficiency of the service They II
mite IN declaring that IL is the best thing II
that me that they have ever seen. and q
any OF them are surprised to discover that n
ich perfection of postal service Is possible
hey have had six deliveries and collections
'ch DAY that the fair has been open. ex-
'ptihg sunday, and the promptness with II
men mail has been delivered as well as
g intelligence shown by the carriers and
softers IN putting on the straight and
rrow path OF destination thousands of
isdirected letters, has reused the enthu- cs
ism Of our foreign visitors. te
MIR. Woicotts Sarcasm. at
senator Wolcott has a very happy way w
giving little side raps at the leaders on ol
other side of the senate. One day last
Elk orders came from the White House to 10
,ator Voorhees, that the senate should he nj
d III session until IL o'clock that night ca
the purpose Of helping to tire out the Is
'er ohstruetionists. And here we have te
most magnificent example of senatorial be
ependence Of the executive that | ever NJ
:, said Senator Wolcott, in speaking of Or
incident. President Cleveland sends
sn word that the senate must sit until ba
= clock tonight, and Senator Voorhees, go
: up In all his dignity as u senator of de
i nlted States and as an ambassador |
n the sovereign state of Indiana, as MIR.
gan would put it, and on his own re
lslbihty, without consultation with Mr. Go
'elahd or his secretary of the treasury.
as IL were bidding defiance TO them
10 their authority, changes the order
II O'Clock until 10. Was there ever "A
instance Of senatorial dignity and in VIII
indence" And with this sally Mr.. TAX
colt strobe away To the cloakroom to bet
western story to some of his sena
ll friends sta
senator Lindsay on Long Speeches. nu
hator Lindsay Of E.n.ucky 4. ,,, 20 her
b statesmen who will never makc steI
speech. He despises long speeches 10,
, own sake and on account Of his repu
II. He says he would never wish to add
me known as n long winded orator. IS
coming to the senate he has heard
boast Of their ability to talk for one
or two days, or any number of DAYS,
these boasts have filled him with an
terable disgust. 81 would rather have o'o
utation of being able to cat 80 ouails
days" said Mr.. Lindsay to your cor
hdent, than to be known to the com T
"a man who was able to speak for 10 ing
or 20 hours on the floor Of the senate ayr,
I'D rather he known rs a man who they
walk n thousand half miles in n thou ~
haif hours, or as a man who could eat
rs IN 40 minutes, or suck four dozen =,
before breakfast, or anything of that &C.,,
Almost any of these feats would be -
IN my line than to bore the sennte
speech 10 or II hours longer than +,
was any reason for its being" Veht
a Senator Under Surveillance
60. nsn' III ',ie seiate held
a conspicuous senator was under the 81
lance of the scrpeap, IL, o,,,,, nj "ian
n IN question has in times past been hu
)r less addicted to the excessive use I'a'f
nxicating liquors. His friends were IRE
lned that on the occasion of these de- FL
Hlng night sessions he should be pre- who
from falling by the wayside Sothey jury
ms cnSe over to SerReant-at- arms untal
=, who is one Of the best tscticians attor
anagers i'll the world. II any man was
induce another to take drink when the C.
not wish to, or to leave drink alone bail
ne wanted it very badly, Sergeant-at- Pa
',e man; ne staid with east
lator from first to last. His eye was foh,
II him. When the senator went to r.,
VIZ. Bright lunched with him When h,,,
: Tor drive, Mr., Bright or one of 90,
ted lieutenants was by his side. The ,n,,
MS triumph for the management -,
ergeant-at-arms. Not drop Of in ~,
ny drink passed the lips Of the sen IL
onghout the whole exciting siege. hiea'