The evening times., 1895-09-10
Sent from Washington.

| SCiIl IlQIIl WQSllIiISlOII.
Some OF the officials of the Postoffice De-
partment are very much worried over the
tendency of business men having large sums
OF money to ship from point to point to
! patronize the mails, rather than the express
| companies.
| Within the past few months a marked fen
dency has been noticed, among bankers
especially, to transmit large sumse of
money through the mails. Heretofore
\ express companies have been used, and
| while the companies have been engaged in
the attempt to place ouch sareg yards
| around yaluabies entrusted TO their care
as to insure safety, even against dynamite,
they have at the same time suffered a
heavy loss in their business from the par
| tiality shown for the United States as q
medium for carrying funds.
This change is due, in part at least. TO the
| establishment of several companies, prin-
| cipally located In England, who, for a small
| fee, insure the safety of valuable packages
| transmitted through the mails. The Post
office authorities fear that the result will
be that the road agents will devote their
| attention to the mail car instead of to the
| tAIrtt5 CdT LII tIe Tue
| tendency to patronize the former is main
| taincd.
1t is claimed by the banks that the
charges made by the express companies
for transp ortation are. excessive. The
| express companies, on the other hand,
declare that, owing to the heavy loss due
to train Iobberies, they have been com
PEELED to equip their trains with strong
boxes which will resist the most formid-
able explosive agents and at the same
time to guard the treasure intrusted TO
their care with extra forces OF armed EN-
ployes, all OF which has made it neces-
sary to increase the charge for the trans
mission or money and valuable packages.
c. A Hamilton in Rochester Post E xpress
The leading Democrats here and the
various Dem ocratic associations intend
To put in some hard work in behalf of
the party ticket in Maryland. The en-
phatic claims made by the Republicans
have stirred up the Democrats, and they
are preparing to work with system and
effect. SO far as the Democrats of Wash
ington are concerned, there seems to be No
difference of opinion whatever as to the
support OF the ticket nominated by the
regular convent.ol recently held in Bal
timore They are all OF one mind on this
question.
1t is not without sigpifigancc that the
Democrats employed in various positions
under the Government are now outspoken
in support of the ticket For reriod of
two or three weeks after the convention
Some of the Maryland Democrats holding
Federal office were cautious and reserved,
to say the least in expressing Themselves
on the subject; at that tine it was being
vehemcnuy Inserted that the President
and his cabinet officers desired the defeat
Of Mr. Hurst and his associates on the
Democratic ticket. The more wary of
the Marylanders apparently thought it
wise to await further developments be-
fore committing themselves; but W lille
there was no Authoritative information
as to the attitude of the administration,
sufficient has developed to convince every
observant Dernocrat in Washington tat
there viii be no unfriendlness IN the
part of the administration toward the
Democratic party in Maryland
On the contrary. Should the situation
demand it, there will be very manifest
signs from the Government here that Dem
ocratic uccess is earnestly desired
F. P Ferris, in Baltimore Herald
Several prominent Pennsylvania poll
ticians in Washington on terms of friend
ship with Senator Quay are inclined to re-
sent the statement that the Senator had
mapped out a programme of interference
with the organization of the next House
in order to pay off political scores result
ing from the Harrisburg convention. They
assert that it would be extremely bad pol
icy for the Senator to engage in such |
q warfare, even if there was any hope of |
success, but they add that Speaker Eaed |
would not, in their Judgment. permit him |
self as a public official to be used as club |
to injure his personal friends for the sake |
Of carrying out the private revenge of a |
member of the Senate.
Representative DalzeIl stands second on |
the list of Republicans OIL the Ways and |
Means Committee, Representative Payne, |
of New York. ranking him in position on the
committee The familiarity of Mr.. Dal.
zell with the details of the tariff. and his |
ability as a speaker and parliamentarian |
have caused q general impression that he
is the most likely to be selected by Speaker
hetu W pItoiue oNcA nhC ways dbu 2hcahs l
Committee. In addition, Mr. Dalzell's
relations with Mt. Reed have been pc
culiarly warm, and the ex-Speaker is
known to have high opinion of the ability |
Of the Representative from Western Penn
sylvaDia. Friends of Mr.. Reed are very em-
phatic in their belief that he will not allow
any other considerations than those of the I
public service to. control him in the making |
up of the committees Of the next House.
w E. .Anninin Philadelphia P ublic Ledger.
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