The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-07-10

From onr ttegulnr Corrs .pondsnt.

FROM our NotEb SpSiiH'h's
wAsHtsGTON, July 6--Prominent Demo
Gratis me. sc,,l,i. III Wellington this week.
Those who have MT gone To the Chicago Con-
vcntion have gone to some quICter place than
Washington to await the news OF the conYcn-
tiUn's action on the ticket; everybody has about
made up their minds what the % atform will bc.
Secretary Carlisle Is the only member OF the
cabinet III town, and, although he must bc
deeply interested i'll the COhN cIItIon, lc VIII not
tulk about il Tor puhhcatiun. Secretary Nor
ton stood the temptation as long as lie could,
and almost at the last minute rcInclihcrcdt that
he owed his son, who lives IN Chicago II visit
Tie Is now in Chicago. U1 course the conNcn-
tiuu did NOT carry HIM there.
1t would he IA waste OF both time and space
to write of the rLmOrS now current Ill wash
mgtou about what the convention Will and Will
not do. The convention VIII speak Tor ltScli
this week, and when it speaks il will also speak
for the Democratic party. IL has been thirty
six wears since there was bolt from the Ma
tional Democratic party, but there are plenty
OF men now living who can testify 10 the DIS
lstrous result OF that bolt. IL is not in the ma
turc OF things that everybody can be pleased
with what the convention does, but the major
ity must rule, and the watchwOrd oil every
good Democrat, should Ge, let there be no bolt
ing.
sir. c. L. Leach, IL well-known citizen OF
Raleigh n. c., Is now III Washington. lie say :;
of the political outlook in his State: Il don
think there is any doubt that North Carolina
will return to It's old love and give round mat
jority for the National and State Democratic
tickets. The coalition between the RepubI-
cans and PopulistS at Chicago, means the re-
turn of thousands OF PupunsiS To tho Demo
cratic ranks. The State Is OVERWHELMINGLY
Tor tree silver, and the gold plank III the 81.
Louis platform viii lose Mckinley thousands
oil Republican votes III the state
Ex-Congrcssman HrOokshIre, OF Indiana,
practices law in Washington, but he Keeps tab
ON things political i'll his State. ana takes an
active part i'll every ealnpaiSn lie says oil me
present campaign: Il think that Indiana Will
stand by the Democratic party this lull III bOlh
State and National elections. In Hon. ID. r.
Shivcly our Guhcrnatorial clndldatr,wc are cs-
pccally Fortunate rs hc Is one oil Inc iDltSI
and best liked men i'll the State lie Is under
forty years OF age, and while i'll Congress made
Il most excellent record.
The annual report of Hon. w. T. Harris, L.
5. Commissioner of Education. just issued, con-
tains some very interesting figures concerning
educational progress i'll the South. For IN
stance, the report says: I'm the past 70 years
the South has increased 81 per cent. i'll popu-
lation but its school attendance has increased
100 per cent, more than twice as fast as the
population. In the twenty years from 1874 TO
1894, the value OF school property IN the South
increased from Sl6, 0UU, 600, TO So6,OOO,O OO-
an addition OF S4O,UOO,OOO, or S2,OOoOOO II
year"
There is quite II commotion in government
circles on account OF the arrest by U. s. Secret
Service Officers of Francis Whitley, Il weai,hy
manufacturer of engraved steel plates, Tor haN<
ing attempted to bride Gen. w. w. Dufhcld,
Chief of the L. 5. Coast and GcOdetic SurVt
by Offering him Il sum of money TO award 1. Z
the contract for supplying the steel engraNtu
Plates for the maps and charts issued 10y the
Coast and GuOdetic Survey. Gen. Dulfcld Is
naturally very indignant at having been oiler-
ed Il brihe, and his Indignation Is shared 10y
other officials who consider the Otfer to have
been Il reflection on every Oiicials Integrity.
Gen. Duilield said on the subject: This Is the
first time i'll my experience that have Decll
Insuited in this way, and | wonder that Il man
OF Mr.. Whitcly's prominence and wealth should
have done such u thing. lncVer saw him until
after received the letter Offering me Il bride
to award him this contract, although he has
mad several contracts from the bureau" MIR.
Whitley does business i'll New York city but
resides in Newark, N. j.
Railrt ads are sometimes very tricky. Post
master General Wilson has discovered that Il
number of them have been beating Uncle Sam
out ut postage 10y plan of sending all letters
for railroad officials 10y baggage masters on
mail trains. The attention of the officials OF
all railroads has consequently been called Ia
that clause OF the u. =. Revised Statutes, which
fOrbds regular post route roads carrying mai
III any other than regular .nGil cars, except
when letters are enclosed i'll stamped ell
vclopes. Ii that doesn't stop the scheme some
arrests will be made.