Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-05-31
WASHINGTON LETTER


because he did not wish to be ao-
sent on Sunday from his Phllsdel-
phia Sunday School. The party
expressed themselves as having
,ad a delightful trip.
Cbe gossps have it that the
present situation in Hayti is very
ticklish and that some fighting
nav be necess airy on the part OF
Uncle Sam in order to carry out
the Monroe doctrine. IL is report
cd here that France is abort to in.
terrere in the affairs of that country
and that Secretary Blaine and the
President after consulting the rest
of the Cabinet had determined to
send an American commission on
board one OF the strongest war
vessels to see tn at France and the
rest of Europe keep their hands on
Many people believe that this COM
mission has already been appointed
and that the whole thing will be
kent secret until it IS fixed or IN
fixed as 1t may turn out. No
official information can be gained
on the subject, either at the White
House or the State department. vi
one thing the country may be as
sured. The administration Will
never allow any European power
to gain control of Hayti either d.
rectly or indirectly.
The season of the year is rapidly
approaching when the newspaper
fake reigns IN all its glory. To
give an idea of the small fOunda'
ton required to build a "fake" OF
the greatest magnitud 1t is only
necessary to mention a little cir
cumstance that occurred last week.
United States Treasurer Houston
left for indianapolis for the pur-
pose of making arrangements for
bringing his family to Washing
ton. a very simple and natural
occurrence, and yet the "fake' cor
respondence build upon it a story
of ewO columns, detailing the row
between Mr.. Houston and the
President and stating positively
that Mr.. Houston had rendered
his resignation and would not re-
turn to Washington.
The President made fewer ap-
pointments last week than in any
week since his Inauguration and
the lions share, as far as Importance
goes was captured by Senator Quay
for Peunsylvanians, B. f. Gilker-
son, being made second COmptrol-
Ter of the Treasury and S. B. HOlli-
day, Commissioner of Customs, to
say nothing of David Martin ap-
pointed Collector of Internal Rev.
enue Tor the Philadelphia district.
There were few more appoint
ments made such as United States
Attorneys, Marshals, etc, and one
United States Consul at Prague,
which was captured by Robert 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 q large atten'
dance of veterans, including the
President, who occupied General
G rants old pew.
1t is estimated at the Pension
Office that there will be a deficiency
of about SO, 200, 600 IN the apprO'
priation for the coming fiscal year,
which begins July LIST. THIS is
largely the fault of the late Com
missioner of Pensions who know
ingly made his estimates too
small.
1t seemed a little queer to see
men on the streets of Washington
openly wearing badges consisting
of the Confederate flag and the
Virginia state flag, but l saw them
last week. They we're members OF a
Virginia camp of Confederate vet
Grams, that had been to Alexandria,
Va, to take part in the ceremo-
MES consequent upon the upveil-
ing of a monument erected to the
memory of the Alexan drla soldiers
in the late war.
Commissioner of Pensions Tan.
ner has decided that pensioners
that have lost both an arm and a
leg are entitled to S72 a month IN.
stead Of S3G and $50, as they have
been heretofore. There are only
twenty.one cases affected by the
decision. They will receive about
800, 600 in arrears.
The President has approved a
recommendation of the Civil Ser
vice Commission which provides
that hereafter the standing of all
parties eligible for appointment
shall be made public. This IS a
reversal of the rules as since the
organization of the commission the
lists and the standing OF the ap-
plicants have been kept secret.
If there is a prominent Republi-
can whose name has not been men
toned for one of the first class mis-
sions, now vacant, he should at
once send his name to the editor oil
this paper.
Secretary Proctor has returned
from his Eastern trip.
From a Reliable War COTrespOn-
dent.
The row in the Cabinet is a