The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-09-14
FROM WASHINGTON.
uannenings at the Capital City Reported
by Our Correspondent.
From THE GLOBE Correspondent.

! ing for the fat places under the Govern
ment Reed has a large following in
Washington which is lot confined to
mon from his own state. These men
composed of the most jubilant crowd you
ever saw. They are devoted 10 the
fortunes of the jolly and cultured ex'
speaker and believe firmly that he will be
the next president of the United States.
They are also claiming the next house
of representatives. All this however, is
an empty claim. The new tariff bill has
made nearly everything cheaper. John
Wannamaker, one OF the high priests OF
republicanism, is scattering his advertise
ments all over the country in which he
admits this and ~solicits trade on the
strength of it. At the democratic head
quarters the talk is il a very different
strain. Reports received there are of an
entirely different nature especially from
the great west. Where the reduction j.
looked upon, Of the tariff, with great
favor. There is also a slow, steady, and
sure business revival all over the coun-
try. There is also an increased conn.
dence in the integrity, ability and SINGER
ity of Grover Cleveland, three attributes
without which no nan can successfully
stand for very many successive years be-
fore the people. The people ultimately
find out what a mans real character is
and by this they judge and reward him.
Every day adds to the popularity of Mr..
Cleveland. The people trust him. They
may not always agree with him but they
always know just where to find him.
He has never deceived them. I venture
to predict that when this administration
ceases to exist, Grover Cleveland will be
at the hight of his popularity.
A great many Kentucky clerks have
left here to 60 home to vote for w. Z.
Breckenridge, who was, perhaps, the me-
dunn through which they got into office.
A Reed republican was turned out of
the state department to make place of
Pendleton King of Guilford | learn
this republican says he will get back two
years hence and is now just enjoying a
vacation. This is the way they brag.
The result will probably surprise them.
1t is reported that Mr.. Theodore Roose-
welt contemplates %resigning from the
civil service commission to accept the
nomination of mayor of New York. Mr..
Roosevelt is one of the wealthiest and
ablest republicans in the empire state
and would adorn any position in the gift
of the people. He would thus put him
self in training for still higher honors.
Much interest continues to be felt here
in the outcome of the senatorial fight in
North Carolina. Yesterday every demo-
crat | saw asked me what l knew about
it. ! told them that / could not tell how
the legislature was going to vote but one
thing l thought | knew better than my
alphabet and that was: "North Carolina
will have two democratic senators, one
from the east, one from the west and
that there was no dearth of senatorial
timber in either section Of our grand old
commonwealth" 1t is a reflection on the
state to intimate she has only two men
who can represent her in the United
States senate. Any intelligent boy knows
better than this, and any patriot ought
to be ashamed to admit it.
The engineer of the light house board
tells me that it is more important to have
a powerful fog horn at the projected
Diamond Shoals light house than a light
because no light has yet been discovered
which can penetrate a fog for any consid
cradle distance. He also tells me that
the idea now is 10 build a light iron
structure instead of a solid stone one,
similar to that which was wrecked. SO
far, the light house board has found only
O sand bottom for the light house. They
have bored in vain for a rock bottom.
The iron light house will be erected on
sand in twenty fee. of water. 1t is nat
ural to suppose that it will be quite a
shaky home for the keeper, and not a
very attractive place during the average
storm off Hatteras at night. In spite of
this, there are plenty of applications on
file for the position.
The president has designated Charles
w. Oabney as chairman of the govern
ment board of the cotton states and In
ternational exposition which will be held
in Atlanta in 1895. DR.. Dabr eY, is we |
known as the former state chemist of
North Carolina. He is now first assist
ant secretary of agriculture
The cotton states and international ex
position bids fair to be of more benefit to
the south than any movement of recent
years. Secretary HOke Smith is making
especially renuo efforts 10 make the
government exhibits as extensive and
successful as possible. Through the me
dunn of the geological survey, he will
have a very fine showing made of the
mineral resources of all the Appalachian
region