The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-01-28
g0UNCE The FOLLOWERS.
.soTEOWFUL WATETHA EXTENDS
across THE COUNTRY.
Al tho Principal Virginia fcstofnees are
ne, Iniouched-1he Delay. u IL 'a'm-
ed, is the Fault OF the Cabinet



,.ocing the Federal o6ice-holders. The |
.nplaint is not made so much against
.,. consular service. in which hardsy |
..,~e ihan one-naG OF The changes nave
,.., made. nor even do the Democrats
.,mplain very much about the large
....,,hor of places under tAc Treasury De-
,,rimeni which includes SUPERVISORS Oh
49,. ~, vessels. but when II comes down 10
odd. question OF post-Oinces, maIshais' ais
attornevs. ana revenue collectors,
ere Is "A howl SONG up over the cOuh-
,ry which. beginning at California mas
,.ns across the continent, Is borne pS '"e
a,pcrb0rcan winos 81 Inc bakoiaS anu
,vat up by the ceaseless zepnyrs OF the
-,uih. ana its sorr0wfW waiins Is iost
D.. me airge-nke cadence that moufns
.~atnd the pillars OF the Post-Onice De
.trtmcnt. while within Fourth Assistant
,fsNwcu sits in comparative iGleness' anu
tbc wonderful Mir. Bissell cannot muster "P
.ufficicut energy 10 appoint Democrats
,.hcrc terms have actually expired ,,
n was figured a year ago that II WOMB
rc1uire about eighty 10 one hu"uter
f,nrth-class post-ofncc changes ~ %
- make al Of them pemo'i"u( - A.,
md OF the present admihls'i "'lo.'. So.
Maxwell is dropped 20 about 'hiiS w -
,..r .lav and generally about hair OF THESE
.~o caneod bv deaths and designations at
r.bf,b rate the close OF this century
,,os,d sin find him in the august 'asN
OF settling up party accounts
The virginia onioss.
.-.o rost-oeices al Richmond, Norfolk,
,.or,.,1rrth. Petersburg. Lynch0urs' anu
t,osnoke are an yet untouched al'housh
49,. four wears OF service IN nearly every
st,.ic case has long since expired anu
Inc four years even from the date %
,o,erroatieu will bc past before action
an now be taken. The only cases %
patronage which seems TO oe a'N", '-'e
The attention Of Mr.. Cleveland are 49,
Of New York. over wnich ne anu "-s,fn
IAN arc having a regular pltchen oa'N''
-, - ,be DISGUST Of the representa-
lives of tho other fOrty-threc H'a'eS, W.
AFRO anxfo,,s 10 get those necessarily uiS-
.c,ceahIe disputes. wranSlcs' ana eNcleV-
,,.,,,, set,le5 apDcased. and allayed' Inc
cabinet officers are mostly 10 piaihr lVi
chose DELAYS. as months ago the fIeslueh'
,.,,,,,,,-Ced that they would hereafter be
,,iven exclusive control In these matters
Vnt that Cabinet, Ia would seem ihey
,.ore Ont out for anything else on eaTth
fhan to control 20 such an extent 'he We
go ~ a nation and TO maintain party
~ -, man corrected with the admin
ss,ration I'm high degree who has so ldi
..o,div gained in public favor Is wee
president Stevenson, a prince "u Lille,
psrno~rats and splendid man. " ',1n
stevenson first came here 10 assume nis
offce he felt. Just as others did' thal niS
innueuce and endorsement NouiI
worth a great deal with the new o'uei -
things. but within sixty days ,he 49,
t,novyn these DAYS 10 recommend any OIus
-, onvthing. and this gave rise 10 MS
.,feaeantrv al the New York Bar Associa
,,on a few nights ago when he assured
tho audience that upon a Visit 10 " "S.-
tnc,on he would see that they got sed,s
a. the senate gallery. adding: rms -
the only patronage l have IN Nashihs 'o'''
s.-,,tarie. Hoke smith and Herbert.
s.(ret.ries Hoke Smith and Herbert OF
,ho far south. have proven about as ~
,racftvo and valuable acquisiuCns 10 ne
rabinot as any Of them, and the io'hiei
s,suag his time horseback riding anu
,,,,,ting ,obs for stray Georgiars, whiie
enc la1tor employs the days in going from
enc iunkcting trip 10 another ana CVh0o1
fnr some plan 10 demon sfatc 10 w
world that he is not Southeiter choue"
IN svmpathize or help his people Ills az
round treatment of the Norfolk lazy yetu'
"a his conduct toward Governor McNin-
NV IS calculated 10 weary people. Cover
nor Mckinney wanted 10 get sun for the
Virginia oyster navy, so he came up here
a. see Mr.. Herbert. as the former Repup-
ucan Secretary Of the Navy had let us
have one. There arc about q hundred OF
the little cannon lying at the navy yard
rusfinc in the rain, but Mr.. Ierber.
really couldn't see his way clear 10 give
up onc-somnbody might think he was
arming the South for another war Cover
nor Mckinney told him that he believed
Col. Dan. Lament would have given him
one and in all probability he would
Mr. Hoke Smith did perform one official
act though. He opened the Cherokee strip,
and hedged fl about with such arbitrfry
restrictions about registration not required
BY law. that the settlers fell anshting
about the improvised polls. and about
nalf Of them, like Moses. never passed over
into the promised land. and their friends
in The South and East to-day are trying
10 ind out where they are buried.
siutchIer's Tilt with Bissen.
Congressman Mutchler. Of Pennsylvania,
took a fly al Postmaster-General Bissell
the other day. He called upon the rotund
law partner regarding a post-office change
that a man had already been selected. and
gave his name. Mr.. Alutchler protested
against the mans Democracy. fitness. etc.
but the Postmaster-General was ,mrnova-
bic. The Congressman then called unon
MIR. Cleveland and told the story of the
case. The President however Informed
him that the matter rested solely with Mr.
Bissel. then Mr. Mutchler stated: "rbat
man. Mr. President, Is friend of a Penn
sylvania railroad. and Mr. Bissen as at
torney is on its payroll, and that's
why ne insists upon making this appoint
ment."
The Committee OF Boilers and Machin-
'ry, Of the Committee Of Supervising In
spectors Of Steam Vessels. met this morn
ing with Commodore Melville. Chief of
The Bureau Of Steam Engineering, 20
consider a question which has arisen
regarding steam boilers which Is of great
Importance 10 every steam vessel builder
and owner I'm this country The present
law requires boilers 10 be made Of
wrought iron and steel" Recently one
of the inspectors was called upon to pass
upon a new lot OF boilers made Of
wrought iron and cast steel He held that
only wrought steel was allowable under
the law. and the question is to-day under
discussion.
The United states Navy uses largely the
Ward boiler, Of West Virginia. which is
81 wrought iron and cast steel. and. Of
course, while the decision Of this board
could ncf change the usage of the Navy
Department, they would by holding
against cast steel and FOR wrought steel
compel a thousand ordinary steam yes
sells 20 change their boilers.
Among the principal boiler makers Of
the country who use wrought iron and
cast steel are Ward. West Virginia:
seabury. New York; Belviiie. Michigan;