Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-09-22
WASHINGTON LETTER,
CFrom Our special Correspondent,
WASHINGTON. D. G.. Sept. 10, OF.

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roads, of which he Is Chairman, to in
vestigate certain affairs of the Union
Pacific Railroad Co., under the Petit
grew resolution adopted by the Senate
at the last session of Congress. Those
Democrats who have been saying that
Senator Foraker was not really 10 fa-|
vor of the success of Senator Hanna in
Ohio ought to have heard him talk
about the prospects of the campaign be
will help to open and in which he will
take an active part. He is not only
earnestly in favor of Senator Hanna's
success, but absolutely certain Of 1t.
The Democrats of Ohio have virtually
abandoned their entire platform and
are now depending solely upon abuse
of Senator Hanna and the corrupt use
John E. McLean's money in Cincin-
natl and elsewhere.
Secretary Wilson's vacation, from
which he returned this week was filled
with hard and useful work from start
to finish. He was absent from the De.
partment of Agriculture about a month,
and the entire time was spent in max.
Ing a personal investigation of the con-
dition of agriculture in the TRANSMITS
sissippi States as far west as Utah and
Montana, giving special attention to
irrigation, horse raising and sugar
beet growing. The "trip was made for
the purpose Of gaining information to
aid in carrying out the intentions of
President Mckinley and Secretary
Wilson that the Department of Agri-
culture shall furnish practical and
valuable information to the farmers of
the country-information that will en-
able them to increase their profits and
generally improve their condition.
Secretary Wilson said: " found the
farmers in especially good spirits wher.
ever / went: There is no doubt that
confidence is restored, and that the
country is justified in its anticipations
Of better times. The people are all busy
in the West" The Secretary thinks
that the cultivation of the sugar beet
will steadily increase until this coun.
try produces all the sugar fuses.
In view of the sensational statements
alleging wholesale pension frauds in
New York City and the payment Of
enormous sums of money to those hav.
ing no legal right to receive 1t, a COM
m%unication received by the Pension
Bureau from the Inspector who is in
charge of the proceedings against those
; who have been wrongfully drawing
pension money in that city is decidedly
interesting. 1t Gays in the first place
that there have been only fifteen crimi
8 nal cases under investigation, and thai
: ten of these are in shape to be presented
to the grand jury, while four arrest
! have been made. Another case of tn,
Q million black crows that upon investi
cation proved to be three.
l. Rev. Sam Small, q pupil of San
y Jones, champion sensational preache
], of the world, is to leave his daughter
divorce case and theatrical prospect
10 to look out for themselves awhile, il
order to take the stump in Kentuck
and Ohio for the Democrats. He lei
n Washington this week. Just who
:. going to pay Sam for his services an
expenses on this trip has not been 81
c%ertained, but somebody will have
put up money for him, as he doesn
e talk for nothing. Sam was quite popr
lar with church going people in Wash
y ington, until he delivered q Sunda
night lecture in a Washington theatel
:. to which an admission fee was charged
a Since then they have felt a little du
o bious of him, Notwithstanding his slic
l. tongued professions. 1t will be queer
10 indeed, if Sam can make any Demo
10 cratic recruits, either in Ohio or Ker
8. lucky.
n Postmaster General Gary. who he
is just returned from New York where b
:, spent some days carefullying studyin
D. the practical work Of handling tn
g. mails in the country g biggest postofic'
Is confident that q system of post
IT, savings banks will be started befol
of the close of the present administrator
I'd So confident does he feel of this that |
in 10 gathering information from all coul
" tries havings banks in order that o,
he system, when it is introduced, shall
til the best in the world.
no Secretary Bliss promptly called dow
he the sensational lie that the relation
ss. tween himself and Commissioner
en- Pensions Evans had grown so u
sr- friendly that Co nmiesioner Evans /
Ill tended to resign. Mr.. Evans, who h
been quite sick but is now much b,
en- ter, says he has no intention of resig
i'd ing and that he and Secretary Bliss Q
,h- good friends.
it'll
-. Stands Mt the Head.
NJ H. So