The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-07-13
washington Letter.
From our regular correspond.

tors during the silver discussions OF the
past three or four months, is In sub
stance about as follows: Those sill
yer senators will all attend the
Republican national convention as dele
gates. They will demand that the con-
vention nominate either Senator Cam
eron or Senator Teller or declare for
the free coinage Of silver In its platform.
When those demands are refused, as
they expect them to be, they VIII leave
the convention in body. They will
not attempt to make boiling nomina-
tion. but will return to their respective
homes and see that a Republican ticket
containing the names ofelecters pledged
not to vote in the electoral college for
any man not In favor Of the free coinage
OF silver is nominated. They figure
that the election of such tickets Will be
comparatively an easy task in ali the
silver states. because they will be voted
for by nearly all silver men, regardless
of their previous party connection. and
that enough electors can be SO chosen
to hold the balance of power in the cleo
toral college and either compel the cleo
tion of a silver mao, regardless OF the
party nominations. or throw the election
into the house of representatives. In
the latter event they claim that the sill
yer man would hold the balance OF
power-the division. according to
their figures. being l6 Republican gold
states. 10 Democratic states, and ~ Re-
publican silver states-and could sue
coed in compelling either the
Democrats or the Republicans to name a
silver man. They claim that ten of the
Republican silver states would cast their
votes regardless of party and in favor Of
silver Democrat rather than gold Re-
publican. Twenty-Five states would
elect.
Professor Willis L. Moore, who has
succeeded Professor Harrington as chief
of the weather bureau. is very well
known In Washington, where he first
twenty years ago. Although he has for
several years been known as the most
skillful and successful weather forecast
er in the service, Mr.. Moore is q printer
by trade and for some time after he be-
came an employe of the bureau he ran n
little job Office in Washington. lie has
already taken charge of the bureau and
he talks very nicely about how he pro-
poses to run it. He says merit is to be
the only test for the promotion of its EN-.
ployes and that there Is to be no poll
being q Republican, although he has
never been active 10 politics. He says
Of the work of the bureau; Showers
and minor changes in temperature are
relatively uuimportant, but at least so,
and perhaps 80 per cent Of the severe
changes of weather should be accurately
forecasted at least l2 hours or more
ahead. All officials aud employees will
be given an incentive to better work and
scientific discoveries will be rewarded by
advancement"
Honorable Matt W. Ransom, United
States minister to Mexico. now on leave
of absence, is in Washington. He says
OF that country: 1T is surprising to
know how large American interest is In
Mexico. Isuppose tina. there are from
$500. 900, 900 To $500. 600 900 of American
capital invested In the republic. All of
the railroads, except the one from Vera
Cruz to the City of Mexico. were built by
American money while grea; smelling
werks, factories, and other improve
ments have beed inaugurated by Ameri-
cans. 1t naturally follows that the
United States minister has good many
matters TO constantly claim his attention,
but the Mexican government Is disposed
to be very friendly with this country,
and the work of the minister is made as
pleasant as possible" Mr.. Ransom will
not go back until late In August, II he
goes back at all. The climate Of Mexico
does not agree with him, and II he can
get some other appointment he will
probably resign as Mexican minister.
Psstofice department officials have
been saying some very uncomplimentary
thinas-mnch harsher than anything
Postmaster-General Wilson wrote In his
letter TO the United States district at
torney, authorizing an offer OF 81 ,Oo0 re-
ward for each of the escaped prisoners
abodt the reform officials Of the Ludlow
street jail,in New York City, from which
the three notorious postofice burglars
were allowed to escape several days ago.
and such remarks as ''collusion," "crim-
tnal negligence" etc., are heard In the
Deighborhood of the Offices OF promin ent
postal officials. The postal authorities
spent u considerable amount of money
10 running down and capturing those
three burglars, and unless present signs
are deceptive. they will spend as much
more In ascertaining whether any official
aided In their escape, and In Furnishing
the guilty ones IL they can be located.
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