Show washington LETTER from arora our nebular correa correspondent pon dont I 1 WASU washington INGTON oct 2 SJ are arc scarce around washington just now and everything Is i unusually quiet at tho the congressional headquarters licad quarter of the parties tho the reason Is not dot far to sick tim washington ond 0 of the iho cam aalga mahltig plans anil and sendina out documents Is practically over anil and tho the politicians aro are in tho the held trying to clinch their printed tt with talk the officials at tho the several headquarters keep u up P their insertions assertions of con fidencio fid enco but brt nono none I 1 of at them care to back up their claims with details showing tho the districts they intend to parry mud aud tho the vote veto they expect to get all giving the samu same reason that to do so would idd their opponents tao opinion of the most disinterested men iu in washington la Is that the democrats will vill not elect a majority of tbt end ana maty many of them aro are also of tho the opinion that tho the cans cana will do no better which beaus that they believe the taa populists lists have a bottor better chanc to elect a sufficient number of members to hold the tha balanco balance of power than either the democrats or republicans have to elect a majority your correspondent believes that the south Is tho the doubtful factor la in the problem if the democrats can hold their own in the south they will stan d an excellent chance of retaining the by bv a very small majority but if the populists lists make inako the gains they expect to mako make in that section tho the democrats will pavo a slim chance tho the new museum of tho the department 0 part ment was opened to the public today to day and it la Is well worth a visit it embraces tild lu exhibit tho the department had bad at tho the worlds fair which has been largely added to and shows practically the abo manner in which tho the malls have been handled from the days of tho pony express to the present the exhibits including n pony post mounted and equipped a model of the steamship city of paris a model of the s steamer southerner which ca car r the first malls across tho the atlantic an up to dato date gottal car and tots lots of jtb other er things connected with the tha mail service at various periods in n its history bit tory it is now evident that a concerted effort will be mailo made at tho the coming coaling short session of congress to cargol increase the tha standing army ot at the united states the art caal step was taken alien when general S schofield ho to in his bis annual report tool took abo strike troubles as a text to preach upon the necessity sity for doubling the size of the tha army just gustaa as tho the affect ot of his recommendation was dying out adjutant general ruggles steps to the front with his bis annual report recommending an increase of tho the army in a jew weeks the annual report of the secretary of war will bo be mado made public and closely following that will como come tho file preal dents denta annual message to congress ond and I 1 will miss my guess it if both do not recommend an increase In creaso in tho the army the people may just jul make up their minds that this Is going to be a live question this winter both Is in and out of congress secretary carlisle Carll Is somewhat worried about that decision of solicitor counties had bad a rig right allt to issue boods bonds of small denomination to bo be used as money without paying tho the federal nl tax imposed on state stale hank bank currency ile he has learned that the commissioners of ployd floyd county oa ga from 1 whom camo camb the question that brought out thi opinion nto are pre preparing to submit a bond issue to the voters of the country at th the 0 coming election and are so certain that it will bo be authorized that they aro are getting ready to issue the bonds in do am In allons of uve five ten and twenty collars colam with the intention I 1 to circulate them as a money taking it for gran granted toil that solicitor reeves decision was unal secretory secretary Curl Car lalu lialo take that view velv of the matter and he be bas referred the tha decision of the r to the a general for review and those georgia Georff ta may hail out cut butiro buti ro long that they will not bo be allowed to run opposition even in a ibcal way to sum in tho issue of money at least that is the impression of those who havo have heard secretary carlisle Cari lilo speak about the mutter matter justice brewer of the tha united states state s court in advocating a national nol to commemorate the abo joint anniversaries of the battle of saratoga and the surrender at yorktown at the last meeting of abo sons son of the american revolution used some language that should bo be read by overy ovary american and pondered over we are too busy bury ho be suld with ovary every day caroi cares and engrossed la in tho the business sad and I 1 ambition nall tion of our daly life As u result we forget patriotism i therefore Thora foro we should harto more mora national holidays some home say that patriotism ta Is mere meni sentiment but a man with no sentiment ti Is worse wone off than a mark witla without out music to la bis big soul foul he bo is lit fit for treason stratagem strata goca and spoils sp olli jn in overy heart should it bo be tho the purpose to taku tho the great oath of addao w jackson Ja cHaon Vic berau all this and that alast beall float on one song boug from overy every throat noat tt alit that illig hog forever son song of liberty 11 |