The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-06-01
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our Regular Correspondent

The President retuTHeu tO'udY IIouI
trip to salt water. He left here
Saturday afternoon on Postmaster
General Wanamaker's steam yacht
"RestIess," with party composed
of the following gentlemen: Private
Secretary Halford, Acknowledgement
Miller, Representative Anderson, OF
Kansas, and General George B. Will
Iiams. The Postmaster General
placed the yacht at the Presidents
disposal but asked to be excused
from accompanying him because he
did not wish to be absent on Sunday
from his Philadelphia Sunday School,
The party expressed themselves as
having had a delightful trip.
The gossips have it that the present
situation in Hayti is very tickIish
and that some fighting may be neces-
sary en- the part of Uncle Sam in
order to carry out the Monroe doc
trine. It is reported here that France
is about to interfere in the affairs of
that country and that Secretary
blaine and the President after con-
sulting the rest of the Cabinet had
determined to send an American
commission on board one of the
strongest war vessels to see that
France and the rest of Europe keep
their hands off. Many people believe
that this commission has already
been appointed, and that the whole
thing will be kept secret until it Is
all fixed or unfixed as it may turn
out. No official information can be
gained on the subject, either at the
White House or the State depart
ment. OF one thing the country may
be assured, the administration will
never allow any European power to
gain control of Hayti either directly
or indirectly.
The season of the year is rapidly
approaching when the newspaper
fakereigns in all its glory. To give
an idea of the small foundation re.
quied to build fake of the greatest
magnitude it is only necessary to
meltion a little circumstance that
Occurred last week. United States
Treasurer Houston left for Indianap-
oils for tine purpose of making ar
rargements for bringing his family
to Washington. A very simple and
naural occurrence. and yet the fake
correspondence build upon it a story
oftwo columns, detailing the row
be.ween Mr.. Houston and the Presi-
dent and stating positively that Mr.,
Huston had rendered his resigna.
ti,n and would not return to Wash
irgtOn.
4 The President made fewer appoint.
ments last week than in any week
since his Inauguration and the lions
share, as far as Importance goes was
captured by Senator Quay for Penn
sylvania. B. F. Gilkerson being
made second Comptroller of the
Treasury, and S. B. Holiday Com
missioner EOf Customs, to say moth
ing of David Martin appointed Col
lector of Internal Revenue for the
Philadelphia district, There were a
few more appointments made such
as U. s. Attorneys, Marshals, etc.,
and one United States Consul at
Prague, which was captured by Rob-
ert G. Spooner. of Wisconsin, a
brother of Senator Spooner.
The department of the Potomac,
G. A. r.. held a memorial service in
the Metropolitan Church last night.
There was large attendance of vet
Grams, including the President, who
occupied General Grants old pew.
1t is estimated at the Pension Office
that there will be deficiency of
about S15,000,000 in the appropria-
ton for the coming fiscal year, which
begins July LIST. This is largely the
fault of the late Commissioner of
Pensions who knowingly made his
estimates too small.
1t seemed little queer to see men
on the streets of Washington openly
wearing badges consisting of the Con-
federate flag and the Virginia State
flag, but I saw them last week, they
were members of Virginia camp of
Confederate veterans, that had been
.-te Alexandra, Va, to take part in
1.-THE ceremonies consequent upon the
unwilling of monument erected to
the memory of the Alexandria SOL
diers in the late war.
Commissioner of Pensions Tanner
has decided that pensioners that have
lost both an arm and leg are en-
titled to S72 month instead Of S36
and $50. as they have been hereto
fore. There are only twenty one
cases affected by the decision. They
will receive about 100000 in arrears.
| The President has approved rec
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