The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1895-08-15
DIR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Washington, July 7, 1895.

M w aSUluRVOhs oN'1 - 'SO
This is the time when the amateur preSi-
,..ti., boomer hies himself to Washington
:, the absence of bigger game, succeeds
n eating himself interyewed and booming
-. H.favorite, as far as dog day newspaper
.;o,y can boom anybody One OF the
q ,.+ wavs to spot one of these amateur
boomers is by his way of speaking OF things
So;nc settled which everybody who Is at
~ ;nfo,med on politics knows to be eX-
.rsmelv doubtful. One of these gentlemen
hr;gbt Young lawyer from Iowa, is now IN
Washington foreigner who dldn { know
botter and listened to him for ten
,;,,,tos would be struck with wonder at
+ns knowledge he displays of what will be
1ons nearly year hence by the Republican
Marty. He disposes Of the three men re-
rorded by politicians as standing the best
show for the nomination by declaring Reed
to live too far east, Mckinley to be pro-
tectionist, and Harrison to have had ms
turn. Gov. Morton he does not even men
ton, although most close observers consider
him very much in the contett. lhis young
ur,nhet then announces with an air that
n admits of no doubt that Senator Allison VIII
81 ba nominated by the Republicans. Senator
Allison has many friends and admirers IN
n Washington both in and out OF his own
party, but | haven't found one OF them VINO
81 considers his chance for the nomination any
thing more than contingent one, depend
ing upon deadlock in the convention be
n tween the friends OF the other candidates.
N Should such deadlock occur Senator All
~ sons chances of being chosen as dark horse
"A would doubtless be very good, but IN the
absence of such deadlock the politicians
y do not believe he will do more than receive
the complimentary vote of his own delega-
II ton and perhaps score more scattered
among the various states.
The amalgamation of the Republican,
Democratic and Populst silver organlza-
n tions in Colorado was well received at the
N silver headquarters in Washington. where
they say it had been expected Tor some
Democratic and Republican parties OF what
may be expected in all the silver states /
the old parties ignore silver in their nationa
M platforms next year
For some reason not made public the al
u ministration seems to have changed its min'
about the case of Waller, the ex consul witt
a WAS sentenced by French court-martial t.
~ twenty years imprisonment for ALLEGED
reasonable action in Madagascar, and VIII
is now confined in d prison IN France
Some time ago it was stated unolhcIall
that Ambassador Eustis had investigate
this case and that there was no reason VIII
this government should interfere IN Waller
behalf Now it is stated that acting Secrt
tary of State Adee has instructed Ambassi
dor Eustis to demand of the French govern
ment access to the official record OF the tr
of Waller, and to say that this governme'
will consider refusal equivalent to an N
acknowledgement that the man is wrongful
imprisoned. Whether this means that tt
administration intends to do something +
w aller or JnaU III Hereiy "'oheo '''' ''''
to get access to the record for the purpose
showing that Waller has no right to ask
terfsreuce in his behalf is at this time u
certain. But it is difficult to understal
how Ambassador Eustis could have co
s,dered the case investigated in the I'll
place without having seen the record
I'll Waller's trial and conviction. 1t Is pre-
.ole that the clamor raised by some OF t
newspapers for political effect has had son
IA thing to do with renewing the administ
tion's interest in Walters case.
Every now and then something turns
that is calculated to convince the M
skeptical that the world is certainly gro
ing more refined in its tastes, 1t not bett
One of those something's turned up in Wa
ington several days ago. thrifty Vrgl
farmer thought he could sell it to the 6
ernment, for exhibition in one of the pub
~ museums, but he was mistaken. This so
thing was human skeleton, encased IN
iron frame, the skull being covered
heavy iron helmet. The would-be selle
this Bruesome reic VI Vhe h''o nan vi
century, which was recently accident
'I dug up in Prince George county,
brought certified copies OF the COT
records showing that the skeleton IN
j& iron cage was that of slave, who
placed alive in the cage about l5o years
for having murdered his master, and
was publicly allowed to starve to deatl
warning to his fellow slaves. The
attempted to exhibit this thing in W
II ington but so much indignation was exp
M ed at the attempt to get money from ST
source that he quickly took himself
what he claimed to be his property
from the city
~ According to the director of the |
.3M ipal phqpryafDry of 81 Datarsburo