The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-04
BARNES Is SATISFIED
That He Has Placed Every
thing Satisfactorily
BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT
NOn-Com initial on Other Po-
IitiCaI Matters.

Guthrie, o. T, Oct. 9.-Governor Barnes
arrived home Sunday night from a six
weeks vacation, most of which was spent
in the Berkshire hills of Massachusetts
He was accompanied by Mrs. Barnes and
daughter, Miss Bessie, the latter strug-
Cling with an immense bundle of Ameri-
can Beauty roses, the gift of a st. Louis
friends. where the governors party lin
gered two days on the homeward journey.
Although still suffering with hay fever,
the governor is looking very well and de-
clares that he never spent a more en-
joyable vacation, so free from care and
worry, than the few weeks spent amid
the peace and quiet of the Berkshire hills
Another feature from which derived
much enjoyment" continued the governor,
was the evidences of prosperity which
greeted me on every hand. Mills and
factories are running overtime, with the
best paid labor in the world, and months
behind in their orders. One electric light
plant that I visited had just entered into
into a $3.50 900 contract for machinery for
a San Francisco concern, the date Of de-
livery being placed three months in the
future. I simply mention this as an in
stance Of what is true generally Of the
mills and factories of the east
In answer to the query if his visit to
Washington had any political significance,
the governor said: well, yes; I might
state that on my way home did stop
for a few days in Washington, and in
reference to the. charges that were filed
against me with the secretary of the in
terror, DO not care at this time to say
anything definite, preferring to allow the
outcome to be officially promulgated by
the department, which I have every rea-
son to believe will be done In few days
I viii state however, that called upon
the president and had a satisfactory in
terview," and the quiet emphasis with
which the governor marked the word
satisfactory probably accounts for his
easy demeanor. 81 also called upon Sec
rotary Hitchcock and in our talk the af-
fairs Of the territory were quite thor
oughly gone over" continued the gov
ernor; but as before remarked, do not
care to speak further at this time Of the
results Of my Washington visit, unless it
be in a general way to reassure my
friends in the territory and elsewhere who
may have felt some concern"
What IS the status of the supervisor
ship muddle, governor" was the next
query.
''Well, I can only say" was the reply,
that the matter is still held up. 1t ap-
pears that charges have been filed against
-Ir. Outcelt Of such a nature that requires
some time for investigation, and what the
outcome Of that investigation will be Of
course cannot predict, although I am sat
isfied that an appointment will be made
IN a few days"
The governor at this point spoke of the |
death of Captain Hassler, the late receiver |
of the Enid land Office, to whom he paid |
"A tribute as a gallant soldier, an eff !
cient official and worthy citizen of the |
terro Try, whose removal from the scenes |
Of this earth which he loved and enjoyed |
so we'll could not be otherwise regarded /
than as oklahoma's loss. mo, have not |
yet made up my mind whom I shall en-
dorse as his successor in the land Office.
You see," he explained, Il have not been
home long enough to acquaint myself with J
the situation here and it is my desire to
give an opportunity to all who want to be
heard on the matter"