The evening times., 1895-09-03
Sent from Washington

"uetnet ne was gong 10 DfedK us record
of never having made public speech, an
/ he replied that he thought the spcech max
ing W ould be left to thoee in charge of tho
| ceremonies, and to the General of the Army,
Gen. schofield. Naturally, however. the
announcement that Col. Lamont was to
make a public speech created the greatest
| interest, not only In Washington. but all
over the country. Not since the Secretary
| of War has been in the public service has
| he made a speech.
| That Col. Lamont is perfectly capable of
making a Epeech, and good one, too, no
one doubts, because he is one of the most
interesting takers in Washington, and
| those who have had the pleasure Of listen
| ing to his remarks on private occasions and
functions know that If he once broke the
ice, he W ould become one of the best speech
makers In the United States to-day. 8.
| Shriver, in New York Mail and Express.
Our little army has a severe loss in store.
| On the Goth of the present month its COM
manding officer, Ma jor Gen. John II. Scho-
field, retires ON account OF age. He is prac-
ticaiiy the sole survivor on the present active
| list OF the band of wa horses whoreally saw
service in the historic engagements Of the
war. Its no disparagementt to the veterans
now in active service-and there are very
| few of them just now-to say that not a
man among them has helped to make his
tory to quite the extcntjt 1T hast been entheprivi-
le.e of General Schofieid to do. The Presi-
| dent has written a personal letter to the
| general to express to him the sense OF loss
which will le felt at the necessity for his
| retirement In truth, this old warrior is
| still an active man, and his iron constitution
| has ena bled him TO escape most OF the dis
abilities which make the age OF the veteran
| period of infinite trial. As 1t is, prepara-
| tions are now being made in the War De-
partment and throughout the Army, for
| a leave taking OF the grenerai that is likely
| to be an event in the social history Of our
| military es tn blishment. He Will receive
more tokens OF esteem than have been pre-
| sented to any officer of high rank for years,
| on the occasion OF his retirement. Among
them is an exquisite gold watch and dia-
mond-hilted sword.
| When asked about the future the general
said he had no settled plans. He will, in all
probability, live quietly at his country home
| for time, and may go abroad. He by no
means proposes TO abandon his interest ia
| matters. military. On the contrary, he has
| now quite laboratory and workshop, in
which every known device for use in war i
| 10 be seen in miniature. The time he has
| devoted to matters oil this sort has absorbed
much of his money, too, and Gen. Schofield
| leaves the Army a poor man, dependent,
practically, on his pension. The veteran has
| often been requested to write his memoirs,
| and ii is possible that portion of the leis-
ure of his old age will be devoted to this, at
, least to literary work of some kind--Clifton
| Sparks in Chicago Chronicle.
Inquiry at the apostolic legation here
elected the response that nothing is known
OF contemplated change nf Mgr. SatOlli
as the Popes representative at Washington.
President Richards, of Georgetown Uni
versity had heard nothing official ur other
wise i'll regard to a change of the apostolic
delegate at Washington. and in fact, had
never heard the subject discussed. THAI
ZoIewski rumor, started about a month
ago." remarked Auditor Sbarretu, at
the Catholic legation,'. but it did Not seem
to have good Basis, a nd hence nothing
more has been heard from il until now
Certainly, il his holiness at Rome intended
to make a change here we should have
had an inkiins of it by this time. But 1
do. not believe there is anything in the
statement, and it is merely piece OF
gossip. R. W. Patterson, in Chicago
Tribune.
Mai baldwin, of the Chippewa Indian
commission, says that Charlie Towne is
stirring up the Republicans and Populists
in organizing free silver clubs all over the
State. From PaldwiD's talk it is very
evident that he desires to again be the Dem
ocratic nominee from the Sixth district
next year. He says Cleveland would be
strong enough to secure a delegation were
he really a candidate for n third term, but
Mr.. Baldwin says it is preposterous to
think of the President being after the nonl-
nation. He regards Morrison as being
the coming man. II think Davis is merely
trying to get influence enough in the Re-
publican National Convention to step into
the Secretary of States Office said the
ma ajor.-F. H. johnson in Minnea polls
Tribune.
"Ohio will elect Governor Campbell this
year." said Colonel Ike Hill Deputy Ser
geant- arms of the House of Representa-
tives. IT have Just returned from Ohio.
I attended the Democratic Convention
and also the meeting of the State Com
mittee, and have Travelled about the State
enough to know the situation. / tell you
that Campbell will be elected"
Have you any substantial reasons for
that assertion"
II have a whole head full of good rea-
sons, but time is too short to talk them
all over. In the first place, Jimmy Camp
bell never in his life had such royal fol-
lowing, not even when he was elected
Governor of Ohio. All classes ard factions
of Democrats are for him and tiey are all
working earnestly. Why he was the soul
of the convention.
From the moment that he entered the
hall the convention was all his own. he
has the friendship and support of the sill.
yer men, the gold bugs, the medium half
way fellows, the low tariff men, the free
traders, and the protectionist Demo-
Gratis have been Democrat all my life
and have been working Democrat for
over thirty years, and I have never seen
the party so united and enthusiastic as
it is now Smith D. Fry, in Philadelphia
Times
Many officers are in distress in conse-
quence of the refusal of the pay department
to cash their vouchers. The temporary
failure of the Government to pay enlisted
men does not materially interfere with
their comfort but in the case of officers
1t takes away from them their actual