Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-05-19
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our Regular Correspondent.)
Washington, May Il, 1904.

Washington, May IA, 1904.
Editor Press
There being no very pressingim-
portant matter before the Execu-
tive branch Of the government for
consideration and settlement the
Presidents Cabinet is already on
the wing for distant parts of the
country. The President himself
and Mrs. Roosevelt, will soon visit
Groton, Mass, to attend the clos
ing exercises of the school where
their two eldest boys are being edu-
Gated. Secretary Hay has already
gone to ST. Louis to attend the
worlds Press Convention, and de-
liver an address before that body.
Secretary Shaw and Attorney Gen
eral Knox will soon visit the Pa
cific Coast and deliver a number of
political speeches, which are in
tended to arouse the dormant pub
lie. Secretary Taft has gone to the
wilderness of New York to get rid
of bad cold and to brace up by
fishing and resting. Pension Com
missionerWare has announced that
he will retire from his position at
the end of the year. He only con-
sented to become Commissioner at
the urgent request of the President
and has long wished to resign. He
gave a banquet a few days ago to
the chiefs in his division, and paid
them high compliment for their
efficiency, faithfulness and loyalty.
The Commissioner is certainly very
popular, but he prefers the freedom
of his law practice in Kansas. Un-
doubtedly he could come back to
Congress if he wished.
Since Congress altered the laws,
making only one offense ground
for divorce in the District of Co
lumbia, the divorce lawyers have
been out of business, and the press
has been saved from printing much
scandal. Interest has been awak-
ened, however, in the announce
ment that Mrs. James G. Blai ne
will seek a divorce from her young
husband, good naturedly known
as Jimmy Blaine. She is the
daughter of Admiral Hichborn of
Washington and married Mr.. Blaine
against the wishes of her parents.
1t is averred that she had an offer
of marriage from Senator Depew.
1t will be recollected that Mr..
Blaine first married Miss Marie
Nevins who procured a divorce
and afterwards married DIR. Bull
of New York. The suit will pro-
badly be prosecuted in New York,
where the couple now live.
The friends of Secretary Taft,
considering hif great weight, and
his unusual activity, to say moth
ing of the pressure of an immense
amount of business, to which the
building of the Panama Canal has
just been added, have felt for some
time that the strain might prove
too great and his health give way.
His physician has warned him that
he is depicting his power, and has
advised him to camp out for ten
days or SO in the Adirondack
mountains of New York. The
President is anxious for him to go,
and he will do so at once, having
cancelled number of engagements
to speak in Massachusetts,. He
is however, expected to be present
at the Grand Army reunion in
Hartford, Conn. The Secretary is
suffering from cold and tonsilitis.
He needs rest, but it is question
if the cold climate of the Adiron-
daclls is just the thing for one in
in his condition.
A Porto Rican has been refused
employment at the Navy yard here
on the expressed and only ground
that he is "not citizen of the
United States" But your cores
pondent has in his possession a
Autographed passport of the State
Department which alleges in large
type that Porto Ricans are citizens
ef the United States. This needs
Strengthening out.
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