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ference Between This and Driving
the CoIombians Out If They Had
Marched Upon Panama to COerce
It-News of Washington.
BY r. NJ. Larner.
! Washington, Jan. democrats as
a rule prefer not to discuss the Presi-
dents message at TINS time. When
asked for his opinion, all Senator
Bacon would say was this:
1T is unfortunate that the Presi-
dent entirely ignores the most peril
nent and serious fact in the whole
question, namely, that it was by the
armed force of the United States that
Colombia was prevented asserting its
authority upon the isthmus, and by
that means alone was the revolution
accomplished. This fact, which he
omits to discuss may be said to be
the whole case, and presents the
greatest embarrassment in connection
with the question of the ratification
of the treaty as to whether or not
the United States are improperly in
volved.
practically there would be no diff
ference between the action of the
United States in preventing, by arm
ed force, Colombia from suppressing
the instruction and their sending an
armed force there to drive the Colon
bians out if they had had an army
there. This is the most important
feature of the case, as l see it, and
this feature the President has seen fit
to entirely omit and ignore
For Beaufort POstOlIice.
There is to be a contest over the
appointment of postmaster at Beau
fort, S. G. The friends and support
ers of ]. B. Kingdom, a white Re-
publican from that city, have sent to
Washington a numerously-s igned pc
tition i'm favor of his appointment to
succeed Elizabeth l.. Bampheld, col
ored woman, who now presides over
that office.
The postmastership at Beaufort is
a desirable appointment and the po-
litical friends of the present poStmaS-
ter are strongly urging her reappoint-
ment. On the other hand, the sup
porters of Mr.. Kingdom assert that
his appointment will be productive OF
! better political results for an admin
istration standpoint than the reappoint-
ment of the incumbent.
| Representative
pealed to by the advocates of King
horn to present the latters claim to
the President. Mr.. Croft says he has
received the petition of Mr.. Kingdom
and within the next day or two he
will go to the White House and take
up the subject with the President
1t is not known what position Dis
trict Attorney John G. Capers, the
political referee for South Carolina,
will take. 1t is conceded, however,
at the White House, and also at the
Postoffice Department, that the selec-
ton will be made in accordance with
the recommendation of Mr.. Capers
Not to Improve OcOnee.
The Secretary of War to-day trans
mitted to Congress the report of Col.
Quinn on the preliminary examination
of the Oconee river. Georgia, from
Dublin to Skull Shoals, provided for
| in the last river and harhor bill. The
Oconee is at present under improve
ment from it's mouth up to Milledge-
Vile. point about midway between
Dublin and Skull Shoals. Col. Quinn
does not regard that section of the
river above Milledgeville to Skull
Shoals as worthy of further improve
ment, on the ground that he believes
that the water power features are far
more valuable to commerce than navi-
cation, established under the most elab-
crate system of improvement.
The Board of Engineers for Rivers
and harbors, in passing upon the re-
port of Col. Quinn, expresses the opin-
ion that the existing project for the
Improvement of the Oconee up to
Miledgevlle should be carried to COM
pletion. but that it is not desirable to
undertake the Improvement of the
river above that point to Skull Shoals.
Gen. Gillespie, the chief of engineers,
concurs in this opinion.
Many Want Army Jobs.
Representative Adamson and the
other members Of the Georgia delega-
ton find their mails burdened with APP
plications for civilian appointments at
headquarters of the military Depart
ment of the Gulf to be established
at Atlanta. There is an impression
throughout Georgia that a number OF
desirable places for civilians will be
created in connection with the new
department. Many of the applications
are from business men of good stand
ing, and men who would hesitate to
accept mental positions.
| Representative Adamson, who has
been to the War Department to make
inquiry on the subject finds that the
new Department of the Gulf does not
open up desirable places for civilians.
Instead of creating new places, he
says there will be transfer Of per-
sons now in the service, and the only
additional appointments likely, to be
made will be of the grade of laborers.
After an InspectOrsbip.
A similar condition of affairs pre-
walls in connection with the proposed
increase in the number of inspectors
for the rural free delivery service.
owing to the many delays in estab-
fishing rural free delivery routes
throughout the country. Representa-
tive Adamson and Senator Clay have
each introduced bills authorizing the
Postmaster General to appoint fifteen
additional inspectors This increase In
the inspectors force may not give
Georgia more than one additional in
spector, but, Judging from the number
Of applications already filed, one might
imagine that all Of the inspectors, If
authorized by law, are to be located
in Georgia.
Trying to Get New Routes.
The pressure upon Georgia congress-
men for the establishment of new rural
free delivery routes continues with in
creased vigor, Notwithstanding the
| statement frequently made at the Post
! office Department that new routes are
| established in the regular order of
their approval I'm accordance with the
regular system established by the
, Postmaster General. Representative
Adamson, in referring to the urgent APP