Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-06-17
HIS FIRM BACKBONE.
resident Cleveland Will Not Be
BulldOZed.
S FIXED CIVIL SERVICE POLICY
E viii Garry Out to the Letter---0ur
Grain ExpOrts---The Nicaraguan
Canal.
oFFIcIAL MOVES AT THE CAPITAL,
lSpacial b iAs RsriElsr

WASHINGTON, d. C., June l5.-President
Cleveland seems to be sticking to his text
pretty we'll Jack Brown, of Georgia, who
called on him to pay his compliments the
sther day came away 'tickled to death
With what he saw. IL believe President
Cievelaud is going to make US the best
ptesldent we have had for many ysars" be
said. More than that | am willing to say
Of him that believe be is the greatest man
<kst has been in the White House since the
srly days OF the Republic, ,Omltting Lincoln.
Inust except him, Of course"
"You are more enthusiastic about him
Han some Of your fellow Democrats"
''Yes, know They think he is not 60
irg as he ought TO in making appointments
Vel, ! am more than ever impressed with
fke belief that he is doing Just right in this
natter, and is making no mistakes. He
has policy and is following it OUT to the
Eiter.'
"You think be is following the civil ser
F;ee theory of his inaugural aud other state
ments, them
"Yes want to tell you an incident that
nappened while | was at the White House.
TIE room Was pretty well filled with people
ssking this and that, and while was wait.
ma my turn TO speak with him q man came
% and told the President about some post
ssaster be wanted removed and a Democrat
eppOinted in his place"
Are there any charges sgains; him. the
fresldent asked.
None he answered, except that he is
aRrpubGcan.
You don't expect to see him turned out
imply for that reason, do you? asked the
.hesid. Mt with 6rmness.
'Yes," be answered. That is enough,
isn't it? We are entitled to the Office"
Not until his term has expired or there
issome other reason for removing than that
ron stated" he replied with tirmness
The man insisted, however, urging his
csse with good deal of earnestness until
the President seemed to grow impatient
over it. Isn't he q good officer? he
dpiritd.
Yes" the man answered, there is moth
bg 10 be said against hun except that he is
q Republican
Then | will not turn him out, said the
fresident, with such hrmness and vehe-
nence that he left no room to doubt that
u meant all he said. Il won't turn out
tcod oficer because he is q Republican,
nd there is no use to spend your time or
nine talking about it. / had repeatedly
MD that | would not remove men simply
bscause they are not Of my faith, and | Will
Not do 1t.
Our Grain Export.
The first bulletin of the Bureau of Stats
eCs issued under the new COqmissioner Is
aith reference 70 the export of bresdstuHs.
These bulletins have been for some time
discontinued, but as stated in this cores
eondence SONS days ago. the Commissioner
las found some way to continue them aud
lbey are making their appearance again.
he one Just issued shows the export Of
treadstutfs during the fiscal year to the be-
mining Of the present month to have been
&l46 4ol ,925. This indicates that the total
Exports of bresdstuHs for the year will be
A5out 500 O00.0 900, or about S5OOOOO
6sy received from abroad for the bread
snUfs furnished the outside world. The to-
lal exports this year will rub about two
billion dollars more than those OF last year,
but about twentysix million bushels more IN
Smount The average value OF wheat ex'
hOrted this year is put down at less than
Do 63 per bushel This will not be the case
! YEAR from now. The price will have ln-
kreased under the very low crops OF this
y, ar. while the amount OF supplies will be
d uch less than q year ago. ltls interesting
NJ Tote the fact that New York does not
flog the persimmons, as she used to IN the
sSuOvt ,rads. The port of Bslumere now
kAre-ts nearly half as much grain value rs
6cts that of New York while New YORK
kyportntions now form but one third OF the
4oral shipped out of the country. One curl
bis feature of the years eXportstiens is the
fsct that here has been FIVE times as many
tars exported this year as last. The total
his wear amounts to nearly four m'IiIou
h v shels as against zoo, 900 bushels last year.
The Nicaragusn Canal.
EprIree- Menocal who was interviewed
ar length n this correspondence some ume
sgo about the Nicarsgusn canal, has Just
aelurned from a trip to Nicaragua, where
De has taken some important steps relanng
to the canal, having surveyed a ne" me
winch is TO shorten 1t several miles ana
make il much more readily constructed and
.ased. The canal as now surveyed 10 to run
from Greytown, on the eastern coast to
Brrto on the Pacific coast. "Frotn Grey
town for a distance of eighteen miles, tue
line lies" he says, in a low sandy PLAIN,
where the excavation can be done oy
dredges. Then from the San Juan rger
at Ockoa a distance Of thirteen miles the
work will be hard and costly. lhe
mountain ridges are of hard tap rock, out
the deepest cutting is only l2S feet IS
against over 800 feet on the Panama line.
The work through the rock, although tae
mrs, cost is very heavy, will be permanent,
and there is little or no cost in keeping 1t IN
repairs. From Ocboa to the other side OF
Lake Nicaragua the distance IS about
l24l miles, and there vessels can go st tull
speed. for it is Just the same as sailing IN q
orea, lake. From the lake to BrlIo, the
Pacific port, the distance IS II miles, tue
deepest cutting is 43 feet, and the engineer
ipg work is not difficult. There are hSe
locks on the Atlantic side and six on the
Pacific. The width Of the canal is placed
at 50 feet, the depth at q feet.
Cabinet Meeting.
WASHINGTON. June l6.-There was full