The evening times., 1895-08-12
86nt from Washington

announced, ID about toEot to Albany to visit
Senator Hill. It is said that they will dis
cuss the political situat ion. Matters must
have reached a critical stage in Democratic
| politics when Hon. Arthur Pue Gornsan
goes to visit the Hon. David Bennett Hill.
| 1t is hardly twelve months since Sena-
| tors German and Hill were consuming the
time of the Senate In sarcastic attacks
| upon each other. Mr.. .Hill felt that 1t was
Senator Gorman's actions at Chicago in
1892 which made possible the nomination
! OF Mr.. Cleveland, and never forgaye him
| for that Senator German naturally de-
| spised Hill and found further ground for
| Irritation because Hiil directly opposed
the tariff bill which Mr. German was SO
anxious to pass, for Re had secured such
changes as were peeonaily satisfactory
| to- himself. -
The situation fnrsts be q peculiar one
/ which would cause Mr.. German 10 be the
| guest of Mr.. Hill. 1t would seem probable
| that the enniity oJ obe man for the other
| had been oversaadowed by their common
hatred OF the President, there being joined
thereto grave appteaensious regarding the
menacIng attitude. I.of President Cleveland
and O third term. -,
Mr.. Gorman has all alorg dreaded the
possibility that Nj. Cleveland might Geek
| fourth nomination and felt that he was
predestined to secure it, 1t has been tie
nightmare of ais later life, ard recent de-
velopments have not had tendency OF
lessening these approximations. Senator
| Hill, while detesting the President with
all the vigor of his character, has, though
denying ii, been apprehensive OF tie danger
that Mr. German might be nominated
1t seems very probable that Mr. Gornan's
visit to Mr.. Hiu is for The purpose of study
ing ways ard means 10 prevent the Presi-
dents denomination.
1t Is probable that " either German or
Hill were n candidate. each would rind
that the other would probably prefer
fourth nomination OF Cleveland to the
nomination OF the other So, therefore, it
Is presumed that Mr.. Hill and Mr.. Cor
man will seek some third person on whom
they can unite for the Presidency, hoping
to call off Mr.. Cleveland. Who this will
be Is not known but there is rumor in
the air that 1t may possibly be Morrison.-
Albert Halstead In Cincinnati Commercial
Gazette.
The Treasury Department officials have
Just discovered that sometimes 1.-The rem
edy is worse than the disease" and that,
to use q homely expression. they Eave
swapped a devil for a witch" Years age
the Department was overrun by mice and
these little rodents did considerable dam
age, even going SO far as to occasionally
use q package of greenbacks or important
papers to pad their nests. There seemed to
be but one way to rid the building of the
pests. and that was by the Introduction
OF the cat. Several large and ferocious
animals were introduced into the building.
Since that time the mice tribe has been
steadily but surely exterminated, but I'M
fortunately the feline tribe has been rap
Idly on the increase. and now has becnme
i serious menace to the watchmen who
have to patrol the crypt-iike Corridors at
night
They are long, gaunt, fierce animals,
having eaten up all the mice In sight, and
are now ready to tackle anything that
seems to give Il promise of satisfying the
cravings of hunger. Many of the night
watchmen are really afraid of them, and
patrol some OF the corridors in the lower
part OF the building with considerable
trepidation.
Attempts have been made to clean them
out of the building, but there are so many
excellent hiding places in the basement
among the coils of Eteam and water pipes
that this was n difficult job. Latterly
their hideous howla have become SO intol
erahle that Ii was determined to get rid OF
them. A warfare of box |nnd steel traps.
small rifles and pistols was inaugurated
upon them. A number of fierce felines
N q q tsel FRA N and horribly
mangled. The humane society learned Of
this war upon the cats and sent an agent
OF the society to the Treasury Department
to investigate the methods used This
agent became very indignant at this cruel
treatment OF the poor cats and has made
a report in which he will doubtless recon-
mend the arrest Of several officials of the
Department. He declared that the only
method to be used was to render the cats
insensible by the use OF narcotic powder
and then convey them out of the building
and find the poor animals homes among
the people Of the city. 8. Van Antwerp,
in San Francisco Examiner.
The statement wired to this city that
Frederick R. Coudert, of New York, had
positively been rendered the vacancy on
the United States Supreme bench, occa-
stoned by the recent death of Associate
Justice Jackson, created no surprise among
the few prominent politicians at present
here. His name has been mentioned in
every prognostication that has been made
since the rejection Of Mr.. Hornblower by
the Senate.
1t was known to be certainty that Mr..
Coudert declined to accept the appointment
OF Attorney General when Mr.. Olney was
transferred to the State Depa rtment, and
before the selection OF Judge Harmon. This
is offered as constituting possible prece-
dent for similar refusal in the present
instance.
But a position on the Supreme Court
bench would be considered as vastly moread-
vantageous than the Attorney General
ship for a couple Of years. The former is
a lifetime office, and enables the holder to
establish a permanent residence in Wash
ington- 1t is regarded as probable, in view
of this fact, that Mr.. Coudert may accept
the place il formally offered him.-F. j.
Whitehead In New York Morning Journal
With the exception OF Senator Harris,
none OF the gentlemen who are to take part
in the conference of silver Democrats,
to be held here on Wednesday,, have ar
rived in the city. 1t is now apparent that
the conference will be very slimly attended
and that no action can well be taken likely
to have far-reachiDg effect 1t is prob
able that the conference win not change
the political situation In any way.-Col
Frank Richardson, in baltimore Sun.
The bond question win be prominent iuthe
next Congress, and there are Indications