Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1901-07-12
WASHINGTON LETTER
(From our Regular Correspondent

lie moved To-Day TO the Su DurDan res
dence that was purchased and occl
pied by Mr.. Cleveland when he WIS
president, where he will spend h
nights and Sundays until the retur
of cool weather. Secretary Hitchcoo
and bis family are also still in Wast
ington, and expect TO remain unit
about the fret of August.
Postmaster General Smith hayin
had his idea of thorough revision
the rules regulating Second class ma
matter, approved by President McKi il
ley and his fellow mem bers of the Cal
met, is giving his personal attentio
to the revision and his long experience
in newspaper work has fitted him to d.
the work Well. 1t is not intended tina
a single legitimate publication shall b.
hurt 10y this revisiOn, but tn
many fake publications, which
have been enabled to make none,
solely because they have beef
allowed to send their papers ant
books through the mails at one cent ;
pound, instead of eight cents a pound
which they are likely to have to pay
under the new regulations, will be hi
hard, and there is no doubt of theil
| u.
master General has received many as
surances of support in his effort tc
save many million dollars by shutting
out of second class mail privileges
publications that should not be emit
tied to them, from prominent editors
of papers Of all political shades, and
he is confident that his action will be
supported by practically all of the legi.
innate papers and periodicals of the
country, not only because it will save
lot OF mOney-the revenue from sec.
ond class mail is less than "a 600, 600 a
year, while it costs $60, 100000 a year
but because every legitimate publish
er is interested in shutting out fake
publications.
Representative Mudd, of Maryland,
thinks the republicans will be able to
elect Senator Wellington g successor
his friends think he has chance to be
the man. He said: 1.-THE legislature is
now republican. A portion of the Sen
ate and all of the House will step
down. The Democrats will have a
slight advantage in the number of
hold-overs in the Senate, but the
chances are in our favor, notwith-
standing the new ballot law, the OBJ
ject of which is Acknowledgement of
illiterates. In every county in the
state, republicans are waging an edu-
catlOnal campaign, and by ballot time
many OF those now practically dis
franchised, will know how to mark
the tickets. The difficulty confront
ing republicans is not as great as we
anticipate. Although the matter of the
republican candidate for the Senate,
has taken no definite shape as yet, the
convention which will meet In Balti-
more, August 9Th, will probably not
instruct. The republican policy has
been against instruction. 1t is thought
to be better to suppress agitation along
that line until after the election"
A historic relic was shipped from
to the Buffalo exposition,
several days ago, that will have more
than passing interest for thousands
of visitors. 1t is an old shoe, eighteen
inches long aud seven inches wide, that
was made by the father of General u.
5. Grant, and was for several years
previous to the civil war, a part of the
sign in front of the tannery of Grant
Z Perkins at Galena, Ills.
President Mckinley announced be-
'ore leaving Washington, that be would
ssue the proclamation declaring free
rade between the q. 8. and Port RIGA,
IN and after July 25, in accordance
With a resolution adopted by the Porto |
Sican legislature, as soon as he gets an |
'fficlal copy of that resolution. 1t is |
lnderstoodfthat Gov. Allen, will In
,erson, carry an official copy of the |
to Canton.
The erroneous idea seems to have
one abroad in connection with the Of
cial statement the Commissioner of
'atents and the Assistant Commits
Toner would grant no hearings during
uly and August, that the work of the
ntlre Patent Office was suspended.
peaklng OF the matter, member of
le firm OF g. A. Snow & Co., Patent
lawyers, which probably does more
uSiness before that Office than any 9th
r firm, said: Every few applications
Or patent, perhaps not more than one
1 a hundred, will be delayed by the
lct that the COMMISSIONS and AS
slant Commissioner of Patents will
Ike long rest this summer The ]
asst majority Of cases are decided by {
he one hundred and forty examiners
lthout appeal to the Commission er J
person." II
Regret over the resignation of Mr.. {
1arles G.. Dawes, as Comptroller of '
g Currency, which has been rendered d
take effect Oct. /, is by no means J
mined to official circles. He has fill l
a most difficult position in a man. I
L highly creditable to himself and t
tisfactory to the business world, but a
view of the fact that he purposes C
ginning an active canvass for seat n
the Senate early in the fall, 1t is felt |,
st his course in resigning was wise. j
The blood is the life' Science has
yer gone beyond that simple state. ]
mt of scripture. But it has illumiI s
ted that statement and given it a
aiming ever broadening with the in.
'asing breadth of knowledge. When
blood Is bad or impure it is not l
me the body which suffers through
ease. The brain is also clouded. the
nd and Judgment are affected, and
ny an evil deed or impure thought
y be directly traced to the lmpuritv W
the blood. No one can be well hal. W,
Led in mind and body whose blood is y
pure. No one can have wholesome 1T
pure life unless the blood is pure. q,
III blood can be made pure by the
of DR.. Pierce Is Golden Medical Dis lie
cry. When the blood is pure, body So
brain are alike healthy and life be
nes daily happiness. SO
ree.-Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Il.
deal Adviser, 1908 pages, 700 illus
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Capt. Thos. Whitehead Dead.