Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-11-06
wAsHINeToN LETTER.
N4N 4@a4 11IS.
From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON. D. G. Oct 31tb ,oO

w ARLINGTON, II. o., Oct 9th, go.
Is Great Britain trying to coerce
the United States to accept .arbitra-
ton as the method of ending the com
plications arising from our claim of
exclusive jurisdiction over Behring's
Sea, under rights transferred by Rus
STA to the United States along with
the title to Alaska?
There are good grounds for bellev-
ing that such is the case. Let us ex-
anime them. In the first place, Sir
Julian PsHncefote, the British Minis
ter, who returned to Washington
early this week, has placed himself
and his government under suspicion
by reason of his unprecedented &C
ton in having himself interviewed by
the newspapers, for the purpose of
presenting British arguments in favor
OF arbitrating this question before
the American public It is the first
time that foreign minister has ever
made public the full details of the
claims of his government in matter
which was the subject of diplomatic
negotiation between his own and an
other government, and the British
minister would never have done SO
except under full and explicit instruc-
lions from his own. government, and
II it was not done for The purpose of
trying to compel the administration
to accept what it has already practi-
cally refused, pray what was 1t done
for.
But that isn't all that willy John
Bull has done to carry out his policy
OF frightening US. The fact has been
given out from British sources in this
city that an agent of the British gov
eminent now here has met the two
men that control the Canadian nickel
mines, who are also here, and that
that the said agent has contracted for
enough nickel to replace the armor
now on every British armored fight
ing vessel, with the nickel steel armor
which the recent tests at Annapolis
demonstrated to be the only armor
capable of resisting the force of mod
ern heavy guns and projectiles; and
from the same source it is given out
that preparations are already under
way by the British government to
manufacture the new style armor in
large quantities, and it is significant
ly added that it viii be at least year
before pound of the nickle steel
armor can be manufactured in the
United States. In plain words John
Bull says to Uncle Sam: eff you
don't arbltrate I'll put my shot proof
navy on your coast, and you will be
at my mercy" There is considerable
interest and in some quarters anxiety,
to see what action Mr.. Blaine will
now take in the Behring's Sea negoti-
atoms.
Mr. Harrison, several members of
his cabinet, and all the male relations
of the ADMINISTRATION who possess the
right to vote, have gone or are going
to their homes to erercise that Amer
lean privilege next Tuesday; and if
the Republicans elect a majority OF
the House, the returning voters will
paint Washington a lurid red next
week; but should the Democrats win
and from the best information to be
had here its ''toss up" as to which
party stands the. best chance, they
will enter town very quietly anc
meekly, as BELTS the soldiers of de
feated army. More voters will e
from Washington than have gone a
any election since away back in tn
early '7Vs,
There viii be no more Census re
counts. So says Superintendent Por
ter, and he ought to know. He ais
says that early next week the Censu
Bureau will issue a bulletin givini
the population of the country, b.
states, and showing the increase owe
the census of 1880. Philadelphia ha
the honor of being the last city t
have a request for a recount ''turne
: down."
: There is a rumor that Fred. Doug
q lass, q. S. Minister to Hayti, who
u now here on leave of absence, will b
replaced, In Difference to the wishe
I of the authorities of the ''black RI
e public" by white man. Mr., peMe
4 lass denies it, and State AspartmeI
. officials will neitheE Aeny or affirm