The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-12-27
Washington Letter.


The inauguration committee of fifty has
a, las, organized and gone 70 work, and the
result OF lis labors Is seen In the appoint
ment Of subcommittee aggregating 800
men prominen, in business, In politics, and
in society here Il has been the object Of
the committee 20 appoint, AZ far as posi-
BILE, 70 the sub committees those who are
non aspiran,s for office, Republicans as
well AZ Democrats have been appointed,
and i, is the desire of the management
tia, the whole country shall rejoice in the
redemption Of the United States and feel
that they are in their fathers house when
they visi. the capital Of their country
,is estimated that 100000 people will
come here on the fourth Of March, mostly
Democrats, OF course, bu, there will be a
no Of gloomy Republicans resident here
10 furnish foil to their joy. A committee
OF Public Comfort" has been appointed
about where you want To go than you know
yourself. II you are millionaire, you
will go 10 Wornley's, 10 Wizards, or TO
the Ebbiu House and pay your bin with.
out looking at it, But il you have a round
trip tickle, and twenty dollars in your peck.
et, You need not have a bad time in Watb-
ing,on VERY filing meals" can be had
FOR prices ranging from Is to 50 cents.
Bed and board need not cost more than one
or two dollars per day, Many military
and civic associations have already en-.
gagged quarters; large number will come
and lodge In Pullman CARE during their
stay A projected feature OF the inaugu.
RAJ procession Is military company from
every state Of the Union each marching
In the order OF the date Of admission Of
it, state to the Union, the thirteen original
states coming first
Congress has been quite busy during the
past week, and the house and senate are in
a quarrel over the naval appropriations bill,
which bids fair 10 keep congress in nomi.
nal session through the holidays The
senate refuses 10 adjourn unless the house
shall agree 70 vote money for new ships OF
war IN" h. use replies 10 the senate I'VE
can stand it il you cam II appears now
that a quorum Of both houses may be in
session during Christmas week.
have been in Washington for thirteen
consecutive winters, but have never seen so
luguhrious Christmas z son as the pres
en-, one, There is lack Of the usual
preparation, purse strings are contracted;
dimes are boarded where dollars were
spent The Republican government clerk,
always prcdigal when he could borrow
money, Is now economical from stress Of
circumstance, The Shylocks who were
won, 10 accommodate him for five per cent.
per month, are themselves ruined by tie
loss OF money loaned az this rate on Blaine.
Twelve months ago al this season l, was
difficult " find standing nom in the holi-
day stores on Seventh street and Pennsyl.
vania Avenue, now these stores are almost
deserted, and the few who enter them
came 10 gaze rather than to buy.
II looks now not unlike Mr. Cleveland's
administration will be under the necessity
of assuming an active foreign policy-tha,
Is, II anything that concerns the North
American con,inen, can be called foreign
" the United States. II is impossible for
the American people 10 look on without
concern while powerful maritime powers
caf .awsser way between the two oceans
and secure aquicker passage way for ships
10 San Francisco and the Pacific States