West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-08-19
HANyAS HUSTLERS IN OHIO.
John Sherman, Secretary Of State,
Seems To BONOn COmpOS NentiS.
Our New Minister To Spain Going
Very Slow.
WASHINGTON. u. c.,
August II, 1897.

August II, 1877 !
From our regular correspondent.
\ system of spying on the clerks
in the Treasury Department has
been put ia force that is causing
much dissatisfaction among those
who believe that men and women
do not become slaves when they
enter government employ,
HHlD
The absurdity of allowing the
Spanish minister to send officials
Of the Customs service Off on all
sorts Of wild goose iiilibuster ohases
was accentunted this week when he
had Customs officers seize a steamer
at Bridgeport, Connecticut that
had on board u lot of ammunition
belonging to the United States
government, which was being
moved under orders from the War
Department. 1t would be funny.
II the matter wasn't too serious to
be jokcd about.
IL is learned that Minister Wood
ford has been instructed to take
his time in trayoling to Madrid to
an evon greater extent than was
contemplated when he left Wash
iRgton. 1t is stated that the ad-
mlnistration prefers in the unset -
tied condition OF affairs in Spain,
since the assassination Of the Span.
ish Prime Minister, that Mr.. Tay-
Tor, our old Spanish Minister, who
is presumed to be better posted on
the condition Of affairs than new
man would be, should continue for
IA while to represent the United
States at Madrid. The fact is, the
administration wants to see which
way the Spanish cat is going to
jump before showing its Cuban
policy to the government of Spain.
nnIl
Is John Sherman losing his
mind? 1t certainly begins to look
that way. lie has had conversa-
tions one day with we'll known
gentlemen, and the next day de-
MED every word that he said to
them. Mr.. Mckinley must have
his doubts, as ne has issued orders
to State Department officials TO see
that Mr.. Sherman does not get the
country into some new foreign en-
tanglement, and especially to keep
him from meddliug with the Gu
ban question which Mr.. Day has
from the frst bad exclusive charge
Of. Mr.. Sherman isn't such an
old man-hls next birthday, if he
lives, will bo his seventy fifth-and
if his mind has really broken down
it is probably because Of the humi-
IiatIon heaped upon him by the
Hanna McKinloy-Day combine.
n.A.B.l
Boss Ilanna's Gght for election
t. the Senate is beng aided by the
administration wherever possible.
Mr.. George p. Hamlet, OF Ohio,
who wns recently made Chief OF
Post Office Inspectors, was given
that place as reward for what be
is expected 10 do for Hanna.
There are nearly 100 postofIicc iu.
spectors, and the chief can order
as many Of them into one particu-
lar state rs he may be pleased to
have there. The program is FOR
Ir. Hamlet 10 keep enough in
spectors i'm Ohio to see that all the
postmasters m that state give
Hanna all The help they cah, and
any one OF Jb9m who fails to meet
expectations in chat line will be
likely to find that the inspectors
will discover something wrong in
The way he conducts his office. Oh
yes, Of course, This is civil service
reform administration -betwocn
campaigns iu which 10 is interested.
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An exchange, after interviewing
the business men aad loafers of ITS
city, says all Of tho most sucoossfuI
busincss men we're whipped freely
when they were young, while %
ont of the 80 street loafcrs inter.