| Show washington LETTER washington june evon even as strong a will as that by mr cleveland and few men have excelled him in that respect must occasionally bend ild lefore the command 01 a woman an old lady from virginia was waa upon her personal application to president grant many years KO appointed a to a position in the war department she has bar grown old and feeble bodily although her intellect is still bright and the other day secretary lamont suggested to her as an she was n no 0 longer able to perform even the light duties which had been imposed upon her that she should resign and spend the remainder of her instead of taking the hint she called on mr CN cleveland eveland after telling him where she ebe was employed the following conversation took place mr president I 1 was wag appointed by my enemy gen grant and now that my friends are in power I 1 am to be disch discharged r d 9 V 1 I have nothing to do lair wit with it it mah madam dam mr lamont to is the man for you to see aee io do you knower know mr lamont Lamo nl she abe asked eri bously certainly J replied mr cleveland smiling in spite of himself and are you also acquainted with senator I 1 also have that honor ap well then you must see gee them and tell them what I 1 want I 1 am too old mr cleveland to ask puch uon favors of these men so you must attend to it for me pa but callus madam ff 11 never mind you will do this thie I 1 know will you not nol aud tell them not to increase my duties they are light but heavy enough for a woman reared as I 1 was I 1 will depend upon you may I 1 nol mr cleveland stared at her a moment as if be hardly comprehended and then said oh ob ys certainly of course you may the will and audacity of the old lady triumphed mr cleveland not requested sec lamont lament not to disturb her but also to see tuat her duties were mado made as ae light as poo DOS sible and the old lady is loud in her praise of him for doing it secretary morton morion so certain as president cleveland and secretary carlisle appear to be that congress will proceed at ac once to unconditionally repeal the sherman bherman silver law as soon as an it ii meets I 1 lu u reply to a direct question asking his opinion he salo gala 1 I do not know about that I 1 am a little uncertain tat n as to j just how congress will stand on that question I 1 am hopeful of the repeal of the sherman bherman law jaw and think it way may be repealed though there to an element of doubt I 1 wee ise bo objection to the repeal of the ton ten per cont cent tax on otate bank currency as a compromise with those who want more money in circulation under one condition the absolutely free coinage of silver and gold alike might be agreed to se as a compromise that condition is that both be deprived of their legal tender teader quality and be placed upon their merits that the grand jury will this week find indictments fur for manslaughter laughter against cul col ainsworth and the three other men who were with him committed by the corenor cor onora s jury for bri criminal minal negligence in connection with the killing ot of those who lost their lives by the falling failing of the floors floom in the old theater as well weil nigh certain but their trials cannot take place till fall col and two other of the indicted men are government officials and neither of them has been bus hus from office lamont lament has revoked his order appointing a military court of loquire to look into ailsworth AiDs worth connection with the matter and according to semi official information neither the bior the war ue p a about will take PLOY any further steph until the conclusion of the civil trial public opinion here is almost fall unanimous that these theme wen men should at least have been suspended frum from effice pend ing their trial but probably in no place in the country is a public opinion quite so power powerless leps as in washington A delegation oi 01 french far tanners merio sent to the he united states stales by the government of france to our agricultural methods are at present preheat in washington the inspector general of the french department of agriculture to is at the head of the delegation Seo secretary relar morton morion has been very verj attentive to the anti teas given them pointers that will aid them in gathering information formation hi from fram their heir visit to the worlds fair quite a flutter butter was caused a few days ago go in one ol of ane uptown hotels in which blob politicians congregate by the biter ot of a gentleman Kent lemian to wager oue one hundred dollars that no extra session of co congress abse would be held in september ao ex congressman took him up he then offered to duplicate the wager and AW when there was no taker offered to include october by that time his bis apparent confidence had staggered the crowd which appe appeared ored to think that he hati had some inside information of a contemplated change in program whether he really had such information or was merely endeavoring to create a and was willing to pay 7 f for it is a question the latter Is more 0 re probable |
