The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-06-29

she was no longer DIE 10 sform even
.theaIghs dutieasw Riissis-asad bssn imposed
upon herr that she shoulasresigu and
spend che remainder Of her fife quiet
~. Instead Of taking the hint she called
on Mr. Cleveland. After telling him
where she was employed the following
conversation took place; Mr.. President
was appointed by my enemy, Gen. Grant,
| and now that my friends arc in power |
am to be discharged" ~ have nothing,
| to do with IL madam; M T. Lamont is the
man for you 70 see. = "Do you know Mr.
Lamonts" she asked seriously. Certain;
iy," replied Mr.. Cleveland, smiling in,
spite Of himself "And also are you ac-;
| quaiuted with Senator Danicss's 81 also,
have that honor" "Wcll, then, younust
see them and tell them what want. ]
am too old, Mr.. Cleveland, to ask such fay
ors of these young men, so you must at
tend to it for me-" But madam s'Nev-
| er mind, you will do this. / know. viii
you not? And tell them not to increase
my duties. They are light; hut heavy
enough for o woman reared as,I was. |
will depend upon you, may ! not Mr.
Cleveland stared at her moment as if he
! hardly comprehended, and then said:
| "Oh, yes-certainly-ofc course you may
The will and audacity Of the old lady tri-
umphcd. Dir. Cleveland not only request
ed Sec. Lamont not to disturb her, but
also to see that her duties were made as
light as possible, and the old lady is loud
in her praise of him for doing it. fsf
Secretary Morton isn't so certain as
! President Cleveland and Secretary Car
Isle appear to be that Congress viii pro-
coed at once to Internationally repeal the
| Sherman Silver law as soon as it meets.
In reply to direct question asking his
opinion he said II do not know about
that. am little uncertain as to just
how Congress will stand on that question.
| am hopeful Of the repeal Of the Sherman
law and think it may be repealed, though
| there ia mn element Of doubt. | see no
objection to the repeal OF the. ten per
cent. tax on state bank currcncr as u
compromise with those who want more
money in circulation. Under one condi-
ton the ubsoiutelyfree coinage of silver
and gold mike might be agreed TO as a
compromise. That condition is that
both I've deprived of their, legal tender
quality and be placed upon their intrinsic
merits"
4 That the grand jury will this week find
indictments for manslaugh liter against Col.
Ainsworth and the three other men who
were with him committed by the coroner $
Jury for criminal negligence in connection
with the killing Of those who lest their
lives by the falling Of the floors in the old
theater building, is wellniSh certain. but
their trials cannot take place until; fall.
Col. Ainsworth and two other OF the in
dicted men are government officials, and
neither of them have been suspended
i from Office. Sec. Lamont has revoked
his order appointing military court of
inquiry to look into Col Ainsworth's
/ connection with the matter, and accord
ing to semi-official information neither
the President nor the War Department
will take any further steps until the con-
clusion of the civil trial. Public opinion
here is almost unanimous that these men
should at least have been suspended from
Office pending their trial, but probably in
no place in the country is pnbic opinion
quite 80 powerless as in Washington.
A delegation of FRENCH farmers sent to
the United States by the government OF
France, to investigate our agricultural
methods, are at present in Washington.
The inspector general of the French de-
partment of agriculture is at the head 'of
the delegation. Sec. Morton has heen
very attentive to the visitors and has Civ
ell them pointers tuuI VIII Hiu t"Sh' ~
gathering information from their visit to
the Worlds Fair. go
i Quite flutter was caused a few days
ago in one of the uptown hotels in which
politicians congregatc by the offer of a
gentleman to wager one hundred dollars
that no extra session Of Congress would
he held in September. An ex-Congress-
man took him up. He then, offered to du-
plicatc the wager and when there was no
taker offered TO include October; but by
that time his apparent confidence had
staggered the crowd, which appeared to
think that he had some inside informa-
ton of contemplated change Of pro-
CRANE. Whether he really had some in
formation or WAS merely cudeavo.ing to
create sensation and was willing 10. pay
for it rs question. The latter is more
probable.
TALK wlrIg .DOCk" TAYLOR.
He Is Prepared to Die. But Hopes For Il
New Trial.
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