Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-02-06
WASHINGTON LETTER
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.

tion in the Senate over the "warn.
ings' of good and well-meaning peo-
pie" that the Senate must toe the
scratch and ratify the arbitration
treaty. They object, 1t appears, to
having spurs jammed into them if the
treaty be not taken mp, considered and
disposed of within "a hours. This is
"utter folly" "premature agitation, "
says Mr.. Hoar, whose mail is prob
ably well stacked with warnings"
every day. The public feeling may
be illustrated by story about Dean
Richmond. When it was proposed to
him once to experiment in the paint
ing of some New York Central freight
cars, he said: "You can paint them
cars any dam color you like so long as
you paint 'em red." The Senate can
act as it likes SO long as it ratities the
treaty.
HAvERHILL's POSTMASTER - T.. B.
George and Moses Dow OF Haverhill,
have just been here aud had confer
euces with Senators Hoar and Lodge,
and also with Representative Moody.
whose home is in Haverhlll, in regard
to the confirmation of Mr.. Winn, who
has been appointed postmaster ut that
city. There has been n strong effort
made to defeat the confirmation of Mr..
Winn, SO that after March 4 a repub-
lican may be appointed to the office.
Messrs. George and Dow appeared
with letters from nearly all the prom
inent republicans of Haverhill, urging
the senators from Massachusetts to SO.
cure Mr.. Winn's confirmation.
To DEFEAT LoNG-The arrival in
Washington of Ex-Gov. Cheney of
New Hampshire and Stephen NJ. Weld
of Boston, after conference with
President-elect Mckinley in the inter-
est of 7. Jefferson Coolidge's ambi.
ton to have place in tho next cab.
met, served to make a good deal of
talk about the ex-minister to France
ut the expense of ex-Gov. Long. 1t is
asserted that Senators Hoar and Lodge
prefer Coolidge to Long and are nc
lively at work to make their wishes eff
fective. They are said to have
brought the New England senators to
the support of their man. This is in
teresting, although it may not be i'm
portant in the end. 1t serves to show
that the purposes of our senator's have
been crossed and that the rise of Long
has been anything but agreeable.
FAREWELL RE REcEPr1oN-Mrs. Cleve.
lands tea on Saturday was in the ma
tnre of farewell to Washington So
ciety, and in consequence was almost
as crowded as any of the public re-
ceptions. The company was entirely
Of ladies, the only men present being
Col. John NJ. Wilson and Lieut.. Park
or, U. s. A., who made the introduce
tions.
CHAPTER ADDED-Another chapter
has been added to the Delaware sena-
torial contest. Senator Burrows of
Michigan has presented in the Senate
\ memorial or petition signed by the
three Mckinley electors from the state
-Messrs. Shaw, Wilson and Forbes
intended to demonstrate that Delaware
,loes not enjoy n republican form of
This allegation is
based on the frauds which the
claim were perpetrated by
the democrats in Kent county. The
petition is plainly intended to form
IN important part of the evidence in
tho contest of Mr.. Edward Addicks,
Boston's ex-gas magnate for seat in
the Senate. Senator Gray says the
petition is not worthy of serious
attention, and will have no effect.
He feels that little if any doubt
exists that Mr.. r-inney will be
seated, nor does he think Mr.. Kinney
,un be long kept out of his seat by
lilatory tactics.
GIVEN ANOTHER CHANcE-Gen. Fitz-
1ugh Lees son has been given another
,hance to wear the epaulets, owing to
,he good offices OF Represen tative
Fucker Of Virginia, who has reap.
pointed him as cadet in tho United
States Military academy, with tho as
'ent of the Academy board. This was
The only practicable manner of con-
;inuing him in the army.
TREASURY STATEMENT-The gold re-
'ervs gained another notch on Satur.
lay, rising to S143, 1872, 1855, IN in.
crease of $371,637 for the day. The
receipts showed an excess of 1926, S62
,ver tho expenditures. 1t must be
.dmitted that this excess on the right
tide is due, however, not to nm en-
argement OF the receipts, but to the
light disbursements for expenditures.
The steady increase in the reserve is
for it shows that the res
Grafton of public confidence is finding
uller development every day. The
'ublic seems to have got back to the
I'D feeling which prevailed before
he reserve had been permitted to fall
'elow the $l00, 900, 900 line. In those
lays the people preferred greenbacks
o gold, and marked their preference
" sending the yellow metal to the
reasury and taking out government
otes in it's place. Their choice was
ustitiable at that time, and is as wisely
irected at present.
WILL BE RETIREp-Chief Engineer
ieorge f. Tower, U. S. NJ, has been
ecomm ended for retirement. His
ast dnty was ms chief engineer Of the
attleship Indiana, but he remained
here only short time, as he and one
t his assistants broke down during
he maneuvres of the North Atlantic
4uadron last August, and he has been
nder treatment in one of tue naval
ospitals ever since.
WILL BEAR FRUIr.-The 22d an-
ual session of the National Associa-
ion of Marine Engineers hasjust been
eld here. President Uhler, Secre.
,ry Dowd and other officials are con-
dent that the caucus work done dur
,g the meeting will bear fruit in
,gislation important to engineers
nd assistants throughout the country.
Worst Man in Institution.
PORTLAND, Me-, Feb. 5-Dr. Sanborn.
Iperintendent of the state insane hospital,