The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1895-08-16
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, ID. G..

WASHINGTON, ID. c., August 70.
MR. EDIroR:-Secretary Morton be-
lieves in practicing what he breaches.
Several weeks ago he publicly advised
young men to buy farms in Virginia, be-
cause of the cheapness of land in that state.
To show that he considered that advice
good he proposes to buy farm in the
state himself, and to divide his residence
after his return to private life between
Nebraska and Virginia. Secretary Nor
tons good words for Virginia so interested
some prominent citizens of the state that
he was invited to deliver an address at
Manassas near the famous battle field of
that name. He has accepted the invita-
ton and while there he will decide about
the purchase of a farm in that locality,
which is only 26 miles from Washington
and connected by rail
\ great deal of silly twaddle was nipped
in the bud by the, cablegram received by
the Department of State from the United
States Consul at Port Louis, Maritius, stat
ing that he had made arrangements to send
Mrs. Waller wife of the negro eX-Consul
who is now serving a twenty years sea-
tence in a French prison, and her children,
to France, by the steamer leaving there
the Goth inst. OF course the pathetic story
of this woman and her children being left
to starve in a foreign land will continue
to be printed in the class of newspapers
which prefer mistatements to facts all the
time.
Hon. Chauncey +. Black, of Pennsylva-
mia, who was in Washington for several
days in connection with business of the
National Association of Democratic Clubs,
of which he is president, said of the re-
publican ii ght in his state: The demo-
Gratis, while the funeral is none of theirs,
are sincerely DESTROYS to Senator Quay's
triumph over the combine that is tryingto
compass his political humiliation. | don't
think that democratic well wishing will be
of any benefit to Quay; on the contrary,
it will add to his load. Senator Cameron
is another load-a good bit heavier one
than the sympathy ofthe democrats. Thus
handicapped Quay has Il desperate fight
on his hands, but my belief is that he will
win. The character of the men fighting
him is enough to put the people on Quay's
side They represent all that is detesta-
BILE and corrupt in modern politics. They
are an ungratcful lot too, for most of them
are under the heaviest obligations to
Quay"
There is little probability that the va
cancy upon the bench of the United States
Supreme Court. made by the death of Jus
before Congress meets. The position be
ing to important to be filled by a recess
nomination which the Senate might de
cline to confirm after the new Justice had
taken part in the work of the court. The
absence of prominent democrats from
Washington makes all the talk about a
successor to the late Justice Jackson moth
ing but speculation. Because President
Cleveland nominated Justice White, of
Louisiana. to the last vacancy after two
New \ Orkcrs had failed of confirmation.
the spectators now say that the President
viii fill this vacancy from New York.
which l., oi course. more or less probable.
but all the same ii is only Il guess. Three
members of the present Supreme Court
Chief Justice Fuller and Justices ShiraS
and White-werc appointed by President
Cleveland and the appointment which the
late Justice jackson received in the last
days of the Harrison administration should
have been made by him Thus
What Mr.. Harrison deprived him Of PROV.