The Opelousas courier., 1899-07-01
Washington, ID. e., News.

e r"iltifHlIl>t ~ " lNhln9!on Hrt
mistaken. thtt"i iaat h-kneII Of Al
4erI>m Naa sounded when t'ov
Pln"rec ann"unccd his dra
with AI@rr to- Try to put tht
latter into Senator Mcmillan
seat. Secretary Al@er, who had
Just returned to n>hinyton. i.
laid to be is mad a~ Il hnrnef
because pinmrcc gave out the
deal before he WAS ready to have
it made public. He wished to re-
main IN the Cabinet and to make
rs much use as possible uf the
many pIIms at the disposal of the
War Department. before the deal
got out. Now, friends, of ;>pna-
tor Mcmillan and Burrows say
that If iI"er doe>n resign yo-
fIuntariIy. hey have the means to
compel Mr.. Mckinley to ask for
| his resignation. Some think that
Mr.. Mckinney will do that with
out any compul>lon, not only be-
cause Of his dislike for pingroe on
account Of his free criticisms on
several occasions Of Ncl<inleyism.
Al any rate, every body Is again
hoping hat the end Of AIgerism
in the War Department is near
Hon. K. VI. Finley, the popular
Comptroller of the State Of Texas,
IS enjoying a visit to " a>hing-
ton Asked how thing$ were in
the Lone Star State. he said:
"TeNa, Is enjoying q fair share
of prosperity. The crop pros
pcrt, are fine and here is great
er demand for our unimproved
land than there has been for
long time. The next census will
show that we have Il population
largely i'll excess of three mil
lion, which III intelligence, NOR
ality and thrift will vie with the
citizenshi p of any State in the
Union. Governor >ayer9 is max
ing fine record. and his adminis-
tration is popular with all classes.
There is but little going on po-
lltlcally, and We will not have any
excitement in that line until next
wear The State is overWheIm-
ing!y for W. J. Bryan for Presi-
dent, and Il solid delegation
pledged to him will be sent to the
next Democratic National Con-
ventlon.
Judge Nash and Boss Hanna 5
man Dick, were shobnobbing in
u ashin"ton, when news Of Gov.
Bushnell ) open attack upon Han
IA. Nash and Dick, and his Incl
dental attack upon Mr.. Mckin-
Iey. reached them. They had
intended to remain III " ashingt0n
until Mr. Mckinley returned, but
all plans were at once abandoned,
and they rushed back to Ohio, to
ascertain the extent of Bushnell's 5
following III his open revolt against
the Hanna machine. Private adj
vices indicate that the revolt will
be strong enough to give the State
to the Democrats unI Iess they put |
up Il weak ticket. which is not
likely.
If there i,n ia job concealed in
the erection by private party OF
Il building for the use Of the cen
sls bureau, the signs are all de
ceptive. From the day of his ap-
pointment, director Merriam IN
sisted that only 4 building large |
enough to put all Of the en-
ployes Of The bureau Oh one floor
would answer. That shut out
every existing building i'll Wash- |
ington. Then there was talk of
the bureau erecting Il temporary
building upon Government prop |
erty. but the officers of the Ireas- |
ury ended that by deciding that |
no part of the appropriation for
the Bureau could be used forsuch |
a purpose. Then the shadow of |
the job became visible. Offers
were as ked from owners of lots |
large enough to erect the sort of |
building required. The only one
that suited Director Merriam WAS
submitted by a man who became
rich rs we'll as familiar with jobs |
while holding office under the old |
Government of the District of |
Columbia. 1t was accepted, and
a lease made for five years, which |
is likely to be extended to seven
or eight before the census work is
completed. at III annual rental of |
25, 900. The ground upon which |
this building is to be erected has
been used as 4 coal yard for years.
the rental being hardly enough to
pay the taxes. and it is claimed
that 800. 600 is to be spent in
erecting the building. Even if
that amount were expended, the
lease would still be 1t very proti-
table one. when it is considered
that money IS going begging, when
the security is as good us this, at
4R; but an expert who has seen
the rough plan for the building,
says, it will not cost much. if any
more than $50. .000.
Not Il little surprise was ex-
pressed in Washington, when it.
was learned that Gen. Wood had
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