The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-08-14
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.


WASHINGTON, August 9. 1897.
| Secretary Sherman is again at his
| desk in the state department, and his
| fiat footed declaration that this govern
ment would not guarantee to Japan the
| execution of the decision of the arbi-
traitor who will pass upon the contro-
versy between Japan and Hawaii shows
that his backbone is in tip top condi-
ton. He says his little outing and rest
did him much good and that if the
weather in Washington remains a.
pleasant as it has been for several days
he will not 60 away again this summer.
Secretary Sherman says he doesn' t
think there is anything in that story
about Minister Sewall having last week
declared a protectorate over HaWalI.
ard that if cold Glory" has been raised
over the islands it was because some
act of the Japanese had caused Minister
Sewall to consider such a course neces-
sarv to avoid further trouble and COM
plications, Mr.. Sewall has authority to
raise the flag over Hawaii at any time
he NAV consider it necessary.
The innovation of the Navy depart
ment. that our naval vessels must be
put to a better use than being made to
serve as attractions at seaside fashion
resorts, will not please the young dane
Ing officers who have found pleasure in
posing as summer resort Washers, but
it is being strongly endorsed by men
who wished to see our navy made as ef-
ficient AZ possible by practice in sea
drills. There has never been any good
reason for making our navy an adjunct
of seaside society.
Senator Germans little bluff about
his not being candidate for reelection
is regarded in Washington as about the
poorest one he ever made and as indi-
eating his desperation. He knows that
there are considerable number of
Democrats in MARYLAND who intend to
aid the Republicans to elect majority
of the legislature, IL order to be sure
that he cannot be returned TO the
Senate.
Ex.Congressman Robert J. Tracewell,
of Indiana, has qualified as Comptroller
of the Treasury. This is the position
that was held under the Cleveland adj
ministration by Robert b. Bowler, of
Ohio, who obtained some unenvlable
notorietv by setting himself up as
higher authority than the courts or an
act of Congress, only to tumble igno-
miuiously off his seIferected pedestal
Mr. Tracewell is very different sort of
an individual, and will perform the du-
ties OF this important office in the same
careful and thorough manner that he
served his constituents in Congress.
Hon Heni. Butterworth, Commission
er of Patents, is living up to expecta-
tons in the matter of raising the stand
ard Of practice before the patent office.
His latest and most important move Is
an order providing that register Shall
be kept of all persons entitled to prac-
tice before that office, and establishing
rules under which attorneys may get
their names upon that register. In
these rules Maj. ButterwOrth has gone
to the extreme limit of authority given
him by the present somewhat unsatls-
factory laws. He has other reform
ideas which will require the sanction Of
Congress before they can be carried out.
Ex-Secretary of State. John w. Eos
ter, has returned from his diplomatic
trip to Europe in behalf of the seal
fisheries, and expresses himself as be-
ing entirely satisfied with the result of
his trip-a conference in Washington
next October, between representatives
of this country, England, Russia and
Japan.