The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-11-07

(trOm u regular correspondent.

(Fr0m eur regular correspondent
WASHINGTON. ID. c., New. 3, 1890.
Secretary Blaine has received a petition
from the cigar makers and manufactur-
ers of Cuba setting forth the necessity for
reciprocity between Cuba and the United
States, and praying that he take steps to
bring it about. OF course Mr.. Blaine can
do nothing i'll This case, nc matter how
anxious he might be, as Cuba is under
control of the Spanish government, TO
which this petition should properly have
been sent. There is no Spanish minister
here jnst now, but Gen. Glance, who has
last been appointed and who has been for
years the Spanish Consul.Gene1al at New
YORK, is understood to have been appointed
for the special purpose of negotiating a
reciprocity treaty with this country. The
minister who las just been recalled by the
Spanish government was very much Of
Tended when lie learned by cable some
days ago that the Cubans had sent this
petition to Mr.. Blaine, and he Is reported
to have said that Spain would nave to dis
| ciplinc her subjects in Cuba for this affront
to the crown, but be had not then received
his recall. Perhaps the Spanish govern
ment concluded that it would be better
policy 10 discipline her minister to the
United States. Ataag rate that seems to
have been done.
The New Workers die hard. Mayor
Grant has sent another letter by a special
messenger to Secretary Noble asking a re-
| count OF the population Of New York City,
and Governor Hill has written a strong
letter to the Secretary backing up and
givins reasons Why the request should be
granted. No answer has yet been sent to
either letter, but from tie fact that all
official bulletin announcing the popula-
ton of the entire country by States has
been issued by the Census Barean it is
safe to assume that the Secretary's second
answer viii not differ materially from his
FIST to the same request. In fact there is
reason to believe that the bulletin referred
to was given ont several days earlier than
was FIRST intended. by Secretary Mobiles
orders, for the purpose OF making it prac-
tically impossible to grant a recount in
New York. The Secretary is only human,
you know, and he doesn't belong TO the
same political party that Mayor Grant
and Governor Hill are shining lights Of.
Speaking in my last letter Of the para
graph omitted from the tariff bill, I did
not, as intended, place the blame for the
error where it properly belong5-on the
Committee on Enrolled bills, which *
lists solely for the purpose OF seeing that
all bills are properly enrolled. This ex-
PLANTATION is due to an efficient ciicial-Mr.
Charles r, McKenneg, enrolling clerk OF
the House of Representatives, who cannot il
fairness be held responsible for the
omission.
There is an unycrifed umo here laa,
Secretary " iudom will III l few days issue
an order that will shut out the Canadian
railroads frem the profitable traffic which
they have long enjoyed of hauling sealec
cars of imported merchandise through
portions of the United States without pay.
ing II tariff or other duties. The Secretary
is said to nave become convinced that the
law has been |wrongfnlly construed by Iii.
predecessors, aud that it is his boundeI
duty to correct the error.
1t is too bad. isn't it, that according t.
the bulletin issued by the Census Ofic,
we have only a population OF So, $50, $40
l,,. II .fa,rr Ne fa ~. haa,, 14.J a..4os
that it would exceed 60, 600, 600. 1t is aist
a SCATTERING of another idol TO learn as W,
do from the same bulletin that the per
centage of increase for the last ten years
was only 24.57 against 30.08 for the decad,
between 1870 and 1880, anG il isn't muel
consolation to read tie explanation which
Mr.. Porter gives-inaccuracies In the cen
sus Of 1870-for this apparent falling of
in growth. New York tops the pile viii
the greatest population, and Pennsylvani;
still retains second place, but Ohio give.
way for Illinois to become third while shC
takes the fourth place thus vacated. Texa,
and Kentucky come very near to exchang-
ing places, the former going from II 70
and the latter from 8 to II.
But II disappointed IN the percentage q
increase in population during the last ter
wears everybody must be grati6ed by Tn,
enormous increase in the percentage o
steel produced during the same time
which is $50. For the year ending Maj
81, 1880. we Turned put Las, I'll tons o
this useful metal, and for the year ending
June 30, 1890, 1896, 926 toas.
The Secretary of the Navy has directed
that work be commenced npou the mucl
talked of IIenaepin Canal, for whiel
$500, 600 was appropriated at the last SEES
sion Of Congress. The first work is to b,
the lock and draw at Rock River. and tina
work aud surveys, securing right of way
etc, is expected TO consume the amour
appropriated. WESTON.