The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-03-13
Washington News and Gossip.
From our Special Correspondent.

Eloul Oul Cpccldl Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, d. c., March 8, sc.
Mr.. EDITOR: During the week three
very plain spoken and aggressive docu-
ments have been issued by the Admins
tration. The first was the Presidents
message on the right Of tie Senate to
share his information upon which
changes in the civil service have been
made. The second was a message from
the President, in which he condemns in
the most decided and explicit terms The
outrages committed on the Chinese up
on the Pacific Coast, and urges Congress
to reimburse the victims for their pc
cuniary losses. The remaining docu-
ment is decided letter from Secretary
Manning on the silver policy of the Ad.
ministration in which he shows no dis
position to compromise with the silver
element of his party.
There was rumor current here early
in the week to the effect that the Chi
nese Minister had received instructions
from his government to demand from
the United States the total disavowal of
the recent outrages against the Chinese
residents of the Western States, the
punishment of the offendes0 and a pc
cuniary indemnity to the sufferers for
their losses, and that if the United
States refused to comply with the de-
mand, the President was to be informed
that the Chinese government would i'm
mediately proceed to collect the indem-
nifty from American citizens in business
in the Imperial Territory, and withdraw
its protection from them; and it was
further said that it was this circum-
stance which led to the promulgation Of
the Presidents message to Congress
upon the subject, In recent interview
OF the Chinese Minister by an Associat-
ed Press representative. the Minister
said that while he had information that
China is greatly excited over these out
RACES, and that retaliation lad in some
instances been threatened by the excited
people, he has received no instructions
to make any formal demands upon this
governmental nor had he any information
that such demands are contemplated.
The project of bringing the various
nations OF the American continent into
closer commercial and political relations.
has much to commend it TO the serious
&c tnsideratiOn which it is now receiving
from Congress. Senator Frye has intro
duced bill in the Senate "authorizing
and directing the President to invite, on
behalf OF the government and people of
the United States, delegates from each
Of the republics of Central and South
America, including Mexico. San Donlin-
go, and the Empire of Brazil, to Assem-.
Bile in Washington on the lst day OF
October, 1856, to consider and decide
upon such questions as shall be of mn,
tual interest, and for the common vel.
fare OF the American people" There
are many questions of mutual interes
which would be discussed by the Con,
gress, among the most important OF
which would be the extension of trade
relations, and common silver coinage
A friendly conference of the nations OF
he continent would probably accom-
plish much toward bringing about an
, understanding on these matters.
The first annual report of the Bureau
OF Economic OrnitholOIy, about to bC
issued, will contain much interesting
; and valuable information relative to The
: destruction to grain and other crops oc
casloned by the ravages of birds. 1t ha!
been found that the English sparrow
which has during the past few year,
7 wonderfully Increased in numbers, unit
{ II Is now found in every State and Ter
ritory in the Union. is by far the mos
"a not g 81 . r.. 4.
! as there are few crops, either of Grair
or fruit, which wholly escapes its atten
tion. The damages done by the ric,
bird in some localities has been fouC
To be so great as 10 be almost incredible
, The annual loss occasivned by the raw
ages of this bird alone Is rcporle ed to eX
ceed two millions of dollars. in som,
OF the rice producing sections Of The
south at least twenty-five per cent. OF
, the crop has been DESTROYED, and thou
sands Of dollars are annually expended
In gunpOwder and appliances of VRriou.
kinds for use in killing or driving ava,
The birds. ln the city Of SaFannal
three thousand pounds Of powder is sold
annually to planters to be used in des
troyiug these birds.
The FiIl-John Porter bill has been
tavorably reported by the Military Com,
mittee OF the Senate and has been placed
upon the calendar. Gen. Logan OBJ.
tained permission TO submit an adverse
minority report. The bill will probably
not be reached for several weekSs
TIE appointment Of Gen. Alfred II.
Terry 70 be Major General in the place
Of Gen, Hancock. seems 10 have given
general satisfaction,
The appointment Of MI. Jas. G..
Mathews. & coloFed lawyer of Albsuy,t 10