Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-08-06

be placed before them by their
proximity to the KIondyke gold
hunters and their suddenly acquir'
ed fortunes"
Individually the Office seekers
who have crowded the lobby Just
outside of the Presidents office, on
the secsad floor Of the White
House, may have lacked the
weight needed 10 get what they
wanted, but collectively they were
heavy enough to have made the
floor sag in the center TO depth
of tour inches. Had the crowds
which freqoented the Z lst X lom,
which is directly underneath, on
President McKiDlty'+ bandshak'
ing days known the condition OF
this floor as they waited for the
President, Mai. Mckinley would
have shaken many thousand fewer
hands, and there might even have
been few office-seekers had they
been informed of the dagger they
were in every time they tried to
see the President. Workmeu are
new engaged in Strengthening
This floor.
Administrations may cone aud
administrations may go, but the
Secretary OF the Navy who doesn [
| fluid it necessary to Gins pect" some
thing along the Atlantic coast
during tie vacation season Is yet
TO assume Office. Secretary Long,
aboard of the Dolphin, has gone
to cast his official optics upon tue
naval station at New London,
COUn., and the war Coilese, AZ
Newport, II |.
The last prop was RhocAeu
from under the industrious news
,aper men who have been engaged
in manufacturing news showing
t1e certainty of a war between
the l.. 5. and japan bS the othcIdi
announcement that Japan hal &C
cepted the proposition Of H'"alI
10 arbltrate their dispute CONCERT
ing the Immigration aud other
laws of Hawaii. Members OF the
administration sly that this gov
eminent will have nothing what
ever to do with the arbitration,
unless il should fail TO be con-
cluded before the formal aune xa-
ton of Hawaii to the United States.
In that case Japan would deal
d rtctly with this government
alter annexation,
There are lots OF men who would
give much To lie in the pace OF
Mr.. Samuel g. Durham, who has
started for The new gold fields OF
Alaska, armed With special com
mission to make a thorOush H.
vestigatiOn aud report Just what
he learns TO the L. 5. government
J Mr.. Dnnham is a mining expert
land is attached 10 the LsOJr
Bureau. 1t was known that tue
government intended sending "a
man on this errand, but 1t wal
purposely kept secret who the man
was until after Mr. Durham got
lsiarted. 1t is not expected that De
will be able to make a report be-
fore about the middle OF next year.
Now that the War department
has decided just what sort OF
a uniform the ex army officer may
wear when taking part in official
functions abroad, AMI a young
man has had himself appointed to
an honoraIy military Office on
Governors staff solely tor the
purpose of enabling him to wear a
snowy uniform at the court OF
Spain, where he has been Officially
stationed as an attache OF the U.
5 Legation, it seems about time
Tor either Congress, the President
or the Department of State to Tx
things so that no diplomatic re-
preventative OF this country shall
De allowed TO wear any OJner lu"'
private citizens clothes While
in performance ofhis duties abroad
The adoption of gold Ice an'
thsel 10y American Diplomats aIo
their uuderlings will make us the
laughing stock of Europe. The
greatest diplomats this country
has produced thought plan
clothes good enough for them
aud b n. Franklin even stuck L
! his Q iaker clothes he was re-
presenting us abroad Ia diplo
matte capacity. If the Uniform
habit is not stopped soon, We
snail br made to feel ashamed 0
some of our official representative
abroad, just as the rich American