The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-06-07
WARRINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent.

WADDInRLOu Always haS something
interesting on hand. When the poll
ticians get quiet, as they happen TO
be just at this time, there is always
something to take their place in pub
lie interest. That something at this
time is the trial of DR.. Briggs, for
heresy, the Presbyterian General
Assembly, which has been in session
here for ten days and will probably
continue all this week if no longer.
This trial promises TO be very exciting,
for the nearly six hundred gentlemen,
many OF them ministers, who are sit.
ting as a jury have already shown that
they have high tempers and sharp
tongues, just like the most Of us. There
is little doubt that Dr.. Briggs will be
found guilty. [Dr. Briggs vas found
guilty.-Ed.]
Bee. Smith has just made a very
important pension ruling, which re-
peals the rule previously in existence
as to the construction which shall be
put upon the DISABILITY not Of service
origin" clause of the pension law of
1890. Under this ruling no penson
will be granted under that clause
unless the disability is 80 great us to
prevent the applicant earning a living
by manual labor. tits estimated that
this charge will result in reducing the
pension payments nearly $2O,OOO.OOO
. year. ..
A shrewd and close observing New
York politician who has just returned
from an extended tour of the far
West and is now in Washington has
caused considerable talk, not to speak
Of establishment, among Eastern
people by giving his impression gath
cred from the people in ell lines Of
life of the sentiment in regard to silver
which is generally entertained in the
West. He says he heard secession
openly advocated more than once by
intelligent men. and that President
Cleveland and Senator Sherman stand
on o par with these people, as repre-
sentative "gold. bugs" ~ believe"
said this politician, Who, by the way
is a Democrat, "that the populists will
carry every state west OF Missouri ut
the next election, if neither Of the old
parties advocate free silver"
As a rule the big government officials
do not care how much delay there ia
in accepting their resignation when
there is q change of administration, bat
there lie NJ least one man who wishes
his resignation had been accepted
when rendered, on March 9, last.
That man il U. s. Treasurer N ebeker
who as a special favor to the incoming
Treasurer-Mr. Morgan-agreed 70
remain in Office until June l. His
obliging disposition cos Mr.. Nebeker
just $1,055, that being the amount that
was Lost, strayed or stolen, in the re-
demption division, since his resigna-
ton was rendered, and which he has
had to replace from his own pocket.
The secret service is trying to find out
where this money went, and II il sue,
ceeds Mr.. Nebeker will get his money
back. The money in each case,
disappeared from packages of old mon
ey sent in for redemntion, first q 81,
600 note, next a $50 note and last a
IS, note.
The embassy business is catching.
Following the lead of Great Britain
and France, Italy, which has for years
kept its minister to the U. s. housed
in a cheap suite Of rooms, has notified
the State Department of its intention
to raise its mission here to an embassy.
This means another American Ambas-
sador abroad, and il ia expected that
Germany, which has just purchased a
new b%uilding'in Washington for its
legation, will also send us an ambas-
ssdor. The lex thing in order will be
o demand for increased salary to
enable our Ambassadors to live up to
there titles. Then look out for q gem
eral protest against the whole business.
THE gold reserve fund has been again
e~ncroached npon to the extent of
nearly 5000, 900, but Treasury
officials treat the matter lightly and
say they apprehend no trouble.
There are some very ugly rumors
floating around Washington about
combination between bankers and
certain politicians to bring about such
a financial stringency that Congress
will be compelled to repeal the Sher-
nam silver law. So very ugly are
these rumors that your correspondent
will no add to the unrest OF the public
by giving them In detail. Such things
are dangerous even to talk about they
destroy the very corner stone of