The Red Cloud chief., 1897-10-22
WASHINGTON NOTES.

TO take place the first OF next month,
that he Is understood to be carefully
considering whether it is not his duty
10 attempt To stop the sale, il he has
the 20 wer to do so. According TO
these representations, u postpone
ment OF the sale and a Encouragement
of the conditions II the sale would
mean something more than $50, 900 900
to the government. IL is claimed that
the terms Of the sale virtually shut out
all sidders, except the reorganization
committee, and that they were drawn
up with that intention; that the com
mittee has prepared % take full advan-
tage of that condition of affairs and To
buy the road 1T "A price that viii make
il necessary for the government 10 cut
down its claim of $50, 900, 900 against
the road by at least S20, 600 900. Mel
of responsibility have told the prcsi'
dent that If the present sale can be
postponed and proper terms be ar.
ranged, they will guarantee to bid
nigh enough for the road to pay the
governments claim in full. This is o
very serious matter and the president
is considering 1t very carefully, but II
10 dHhcult TO see how ne can stop a
sale ordered by a u. 5. court. The
government had the right to appeal
from the circuit court 20 the u. 5. su.
preme court, and such an appeal
wsuld have prevented the sale until
after the supreme court had acted
upon the case, but it was announced n
short time ago that, acting on the adj.
wise OF the attorney general, the adj.
ministration had declined To appeal
the case. Mr.. Mckinley IL a lawyer
and IL may he that he can discover
some way in which other bidders may
be given an equal show with the
g%anization committee To- bid for the
road, even il the sale caunot he post.
poned.
Nothing could furnish stronger
psof of the existence of many diverse
opinions on the subject of finance,
even among bankers and iinanciers,
than the letters received by the
monetary commission, in response to a
circular letter sem out, asking for the
views " those to whom il was ent
Although the members of this commits.
sion are all chosen representatives of
one side of the financial question, they
do not all agree as TO what financial
legislation Is needed, and il would lot
kiNStiD W. BiiNt wa VII buC tbSlhC u
there should be a divided report when
the sittings are brought to a close.
Senator Clark, of Wyoming, who Is
now in Washington, was asked what
hethought Of the work ofthc monetary
commission, and he replied; "Well, |
have no doubt that whatever is recon-
Wendcd by the commission will he
considered with proper courtesy. That
congress will adopt its recommended
lions is quite another question. There
are plenty of men in both houses that
will give Il very decided negative to
accepting measures made by II body of
isen who have imposed on themselves
u task that properly belonged To the
law-making branch of the government
The country is getting along first rate
now and there will be decided opposi.
ten 70 making any such changes in
car financial system as would proba.
bly, emanate from this monetary com
mission"
Ehcre il u disposition in some quar-.
tiers Ia harshly criticise the somewhat
dramatic manner in when Justice
Field announced his coming retirement
from The bench of the u. s. supreme
court, but IL really is not deserved.
The service of Justice Field to the pub.
he has been so long-exceeding that of
any other member of the supreme
coart since its organization-and so
important, covering some of the most
important cases ever passed upon by
that court, that he is surely entitled to
the privilege of accompanying his re.
trement with some extraordinary
tim aings in the shape of letters TO
and from the president and his col.
legHes on the bench, If it pleased him
tn do so. Only one name is mentioned
In Washington in connection with the
vacancy that will he maze by the re-
tireMent of Justice Fidld-Attorney
General McKenna.
The prevailing opinion among poll
t%ieians, regardless Of party, Is that
Senator German got the w"hiphand of
the Baltimore Sun, IN that remarkable
open letter, published Saturday, offer
ing To eliminate himself from the cam
paign II the Sun would agree to Loyalty
support the regular democratic nomi-
nees in Baltimore and throughout
Maryland, and Mr.. Abel, its publisher,
would agree To manage the campaign.
Senator Germans ability as one of the
sllckest politicians in this country has
long been known, but he never did =
siicker piece of work than this opcu
letter. 1t is bound to- help him no
matter what the publisher of the Sun
does, and If his party elects a majority
Of the Maryland legislature, he /.
likely 10 he returned to the senate re
CARELESS of any announcement he n
make, concerning his candidacy, aHc
II his party gets beat, he can charge il
all To Abel,
A stomachful of undigested food /.
about as unhealthy amaSs as one cal
well imagine.
What can be done with itY
There is stays. 1t won't digest. 4
churns up, ferments and DECAYS; be
ome poisonous las all putrid matte,
does) aud causes great pain aud deep
seated disorders.
In order to change all this, tax,
Shaker Digestive Cordial.
II stops fermentation and decay "A
once, so that no more poisons ar,
created.