The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1902-06-19
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
Maine Matters at the National Capital
What our Congressman are doing.


What our Congressman are doing.
WASHINGTON, ID. G., June Ii. Sew
| eral letters have been received by Gov.
| Burleigh in the past week affecting
rural free delivery service in the lower
counties of the third congressional
district. Hon. Albert PIERCE of Frank
| fort. Me, has written with reference
! to the projected route out OF that town
The Postot1ice Department stated sew
eral months ago that a special nspec-
| tor would be sent down there to look
over the situation, but thus tar Mr.. +.
p. Routelle of Bangor. the inspector
who does most of the Department
work in laying out rural routes III
Maine, has been unable to get to
Frankfort. Many people, Mr.. Pelrce
saws are asking for the route service
Gov. Burleigh Immediately called on
the Postot1ice Department officials to
determine whether the matter could
not be attended to at once. 1t is prob
able that Inspector BOutelle Will be
directed to 90 to Frankfort at an early
day.
\ little distance farther up the state,
in Somerset. GOV. BIrleigh is also
pressing for the establishment OF
rural routes. one of which he has al
ready been promised. This is out OF
Pittstield. First Assistant Postmaster
. ~, Iy-riffpN GOV
Burleiqh a letter stating that this route
will be put in operation at an early day
and that as soon as the way is clear for
fixing a date formal notice will be is
sued. Inspector Boutelle is also to be
ordered up to Harmony, Me, at an
early day for the inspection OF a route
which numerous residents have asked
for there.
Senator Hale has secured the ap-
! pointment of MI George l.. Goss as
shipping commissioner at Stonlngton,
Me-, which was much to his own graft
fication. as well as to Gov. BurIelgh.
The Senator took the matter up with
the Treasury Department long time
ago. pointing out the large business III
that town. the extensive shipments OF
granite. and other reasons which
seemed o fully warrant the appoint
ment. Alt hough the Department was
! long averse 10 naming such an officer
there, claiming that there was not law
to authorize it and insisting that the
regulations of the Department prevent
ed them. under the circumstances
Senator Hale was unwilling to take
mo- for an answer He succeeded IN
having the regulations of the Depart
ment. which were the chief obstacle,
changed, and finally last week the APP
pointment was made.
1t is confidently believed that tins
official at Stonington will result III
great advantage to the commercial IN
terests of the town, Senator Hale IS
ALWAYS alert for the advancement of
the material interests of Maine. HIS
| victories at the Departments III cases
like the foregoing are numbered by
| scores.
The members of the Maine delega-
ton here are actively looking around
| for Republican speakers in the State
campaign, Quite list OF notable
! Republicans have already promised to
+ make one or more speeches somewhere
in the State, but the names will not be
do ,,,,11 ia
something like the entire roster is com
pleted 1t is safe to say that it will be +
as imposing an array OF speakers as,
any State of the size of Maine, or twice ,
the size of Maine, will have i'll its State |
and Congressional campaign this veal.
Ex-Gov. Sidney Perham, long
popular figure in Maine, has very SIN
cere sympathy from the Maine contln-
gent in Washington over the death
here last week of his wife. The aged
couple have lived here winters for six
teen years and have always been on the
most pleasant terms with Maine people
in Washington. They were frequently
seen about together, splendid exam
pie Of a long and exceedingly happy
married life. They often went to the
meetings of the Society of the Sons
and Daughters of Maine, and were look
ed upon as sort of father and mother
of that organization. All the Maine
representatives in Congress have met
the ex-governor almost daily at the
Capitol, for he goes there almost as
regularly as the days come around
when Congress is in session, finding
entertainment in the proceedings of
the House, where he was once a
member.
An old claim, typical Of numerous
others that have been presented for
several years from Maine, was reported
favorably to the Senate few days ago.
1t will be of interest to the seafaring
people of the State, for it concerns the
collision between the brig Olive Frances
of Machiasport, Me-, and the United
States gunboat Winooski, which occur
ed back in July, 1856. The owners,