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WASHIN N CT O N.
THE SPANISH TROUBLE.
High-jinks with the Hidalgos'
Civil Service Unreformed.
Loud Whispers of Fraud.
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WASHINGTON, January II.
The Spanish Troubles.

The complication with SPAN mas
been very unduly magnitied by Sen
a,orial correspondents and by the
Cuban lobby, who are now particularly
active in Washington. The case OF
the Florida, over which so much noise
has cen made, has not yet been pre-
sented by the captain OF that vessel 10
the State Department. 1t will be ne
cessary for the Government to have
proofs Of the alleged outrages by Span
isb officials before precise reclamation
can be made. 1t may turn out
that there has been much
exacserstion as to the proceedings OF
the Spanish officers who boarded the
Florida, but in any case their stopping
the vessel upon the high seas, which
is q fact known to the government
from other sources, is a proceeding
which has already been complained
OF. There are no facts known so lar
70 warrant an assertion that Spain Will
refuse to make due amends Tor
any wrongful acts done by her Of
fcers in this case, nor has there been
any important change lately IN the
aspect OF
or of the questions growing out oil the
weakness and instability OF the min
is,rv at Madrid and the undue power
OF authority welded by the volunteers
OF st. Dominica.
To be Reinforced.
Ia view of possible contingency,
and also as peace measure, the
squadron in the West Indies will be
rapidly reinforced. 1t is now inferior
to the Spanish fleet, and the Spanish
officers may become insolent and
aggressive from this cause.
Siberian COidness.
There is an undoubted coldness be-
tween this Government and Russia,
growing out Of the dismissal ofCatacazy'
This worthy has been in Washington
lately and tried to bully member OF
the press into his measures.
Rev. Erother-in-Law Kramer.
The course of Mr.. Kramer, United
States Minister at Copenhagen, will
not be approved by the State Depart
ment, if it shall be found that he has
revealed private letter of Secretary
Fish's on the Catacazy subject at
dinner party.
The Russian Bear Rampant.
There is some reason 10 suppose that
the chagrin and disappointment OF
Russia in failing to defeat the settlement
of the Alabama differences may lead to
examinations so offensive as to compel
a more decisive step than any yet taken.
In no event is a renewal Of the cordial
relations at all probable between the
Cabinet at Washington and that OF st.
Petersburg.
civil Service Gets Another Stab.
Another attack on Grants civil ser
vice system by Representative Knapp
of Missouri. The latter introduced
resolution in the House recommending
that the regulations submitted by the
Civil Service committee be rejected, and
he followed his resolution with speech
declaring that the whole system was an
Ingenious device OF the Democrats to
seal away the Offices from the Repub-
licans.
Senator Morton.
intends calling up his adjournment res
olution tomorrow, with view Of
pressing it to vote. The Radicals
are becoming very anxious TO get Con-
gress out of the way before the Phlla-
delphia Convention meets. The reso-
luton will undoubtedly pass the Senate,
but will stick in the House. The debate
on this resolution in both Houses will
be very protracted.
Sumner Got the Floor
in the Senate to-day for another speech
on his social rights amendment to the
amnesty bill. His reasons were simply
a continution OF those of Monday, and
as part of his speech he sent a number
of petitions from negroes asking the
passage o'this bill, to the clerks desk to
he read.
The Kentucky War Claims.
Senator Stevenson introduced a bill
today providing for the payment oil
the Kentucky war claims. 4 /
whisperings OF Fraud.
There are mysterious whispering here
Just now of Senatorial developments in
the Treasury Department growing out
of the Investigations of the Congress
sioual committee now being made. 1t
is reported that in few days number
of arrests will be made Of prominent
officials, against whom there is positive
proof OF embezzlement of money to q
large amount. The committee on
Ways and Means will give the Tobacco
Interests hearing tomorrow.
ALPHA.