Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-07-06
MODIFYING THE TERrls.
Nepotism Senator Burrows on SIl-
Green CLAW Smith Dead.

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rotary Carlisle, who are on the shore
of Buzzards Bay, consented to modi-
fication of the terms of the contract
made with that bond syndicate. allow
ing them to pay domestic gold now.
instead Of foreign gold at the expira-
ton of the time for their last pay
ment on those bonds-O October /,
next. 1t is also evident that they
did not inform Mr.. Hamlin, who is
Acting Secretary of the Treasury of
the modification, as he at first stated
very positively that there had been
no modification. Later Mr.. Hamlin
hedged by refusing to discuss the
matter at all. Just why Mr. Cleveland
and Secretary Carlisle should have
favored the men who had already
pocketed something like $Io,-
900, 900 on the bond deal is one Of
those things not visible at first
glance. Another one of the same
sort of things is why the syndicate
should have chosen to iuake its last
payment in the last week of June
when under its contract it could have
had the use of the money until Oc-
tober I. There are rumors in plenty,
but nothing tangible is in sight 1t is
safe 10 say there were reasons and
that they will become apparent later
on. By keeping your eye on the
gold reserve, now slightly more than
SIo7, 600. 900, one OF the reasons will
probably be seen before many weeks
have passed.
w. w. Dufield, superintendent of
the Coast and Geodetic Survey, is the
latest candidate for a Congressional
investigation, and his chances for get
ting it are decidedly promising. In
addition to removing several men Of
international reputation in scientific
circles from positions in his bureau,
under an act of Congress providing
for reorganization and small reduc-
ton of the force, Mr.. Duffield has put
his young son in the place of a man
who has had forty years experience,
in field and Office WORK, place too
chief of the drawing division which
is admitted to require high grade ef
technical experience. Young Duffield
was put on the rolls about June Is,
but he drew salary at the rate Of
81, 900 year for the entire month of
June, and beginning today his salary
has been increased to $4,000 a year.
There is nothing startling in this
case Of nepotism. In fact, nepotism
has become SO common with Demo-
cratic officials that it is the expected
thing. As rule those who are not
guilty have no relatives who need be-
ing looked out for.
State Department affairs are likely
to be better conducted during this
summer than they have been since
March 4, 1898, as they will be in charge
of good Republican. Secretary Oh
ney has gone away on his vacation,
and First Assistant Secretary Uhl will
shortly do likewise, and will leave
Second Assistant Secretary Adee in
charge of the department. Mr.. Adee
is one of the few prominent Republi-
can officials who has remained with
the present administration, and he
has done so because his duties as As
sistant Secretary are such that
they do not clash with party politics,
but as Acting Secretary his Republi-
canism may get him in trouble with
the administration.
Senator Burrows, of Michigan, was
IN Washington several days last week.
He said he was on private business,
and would go to New York and then
to the sea shore for several weeks rest
and recreation. He said the Michi-
gan Republicans were too smart to
begin the Presidential campaign this
year, by declaring in favor OF any one
OF the excellent candidates for nomin-
alton. He said of the issues of the
next campaign: What sentiment
there has been in the Republican par
ty OF Michigan in favor of the free
coinage of silver at 10 to is growing
less, and feel confident that our state
will send delegation to the Nation
al Convention opposed to free coinage.
With an improvement in the times
less and less prominence will be Civ
en- to the free silver question and
think, that by the time the committee
meets it will have little prominence.
The republican party will be as great
ly in favor of silver as it has been in
the past, although it will not. in my
opinion, countenance the views of the
extreme silver men. 1t will favor u.s.
ing as much silver in our currency as
can be used without causing a depre-
citation of the currency. At the re-
cent Cleveland League Convention
there was considerable interest ex-
pressed in the tariff question, and it
seems likely that by the time the
National Convention meets that sub
ject will be very prominently before
the people
General Green Clay Smith, the
famous Kentucky soldier-preacher.
who came within one-half a vote of
having been nominated for Pres
ident on the second Lincoln ticket,
was buried today in Arlington Gene
tary. General Smith has been pastor
OF the Metropolitan Baptist Church of
this city for some years. His death
was caused by blood poisoning which
resulted from a carbuncle. He was
in his sixty-sev enth year.