Catoctin clarion., 1891-10-29

the peoples ticket, which although was
not formally endorsed by the Alliance
as an organization gets Its strength
from members of the Alliance, will poll
not far short of SO thousand votes.
President Harrison and all OF hs Cab
met have agreed that the latest CHILEAN
complicatlon-the moobiug and In
prisonment of U. s. Sailors at Valpa-
raiso-is very serious one. Instruct
IONS have been cabled to Minister
Egan, which include demands for sat
islactlon, which, while emlnently right
and proper, this government will not
be in position to enforce for sometime
to come should the present government
of Chilli see fit to refuse them. We
have only two vessels on the spot, and
the Boston, which sailed on Saturday
for Valparaiso, cannot get there in less
than sixty days. 1t was not realized
until the official report was received
here how great an insult had intention.
ally been given the American has by
the Chilian mob, consequently the in.
dlgnation is just beginning to manifest
itself among the people. who express
themselves as being willing to stand by
the administration in any method it
may adopt to obtain respect for the
flag.
Senator elect Palmer, oil Illinois, who
is now here making arrangements for
quarters during the coming session OF
Congress, is evidently not a Hill man,
or he would not have used the follow
ing language in answering question
as to what he thought of the New York
nituatlon. II fad the disposition in
some quarters to suspect Gov, Hill of
lack of sincerity in desiring Mr. Flow.
er's election. 1t IS urged that Gov.
Hill is anxious to show that he is the
only democrat who can carry New
York. Now, if Mr.. Flower with all
the patronage and machinery of the
State under control Of Gov. Hill is
not elected it will require
a great deal Of se|f-abnegation on the
part OF Coy. Hill to make the demo
Gratis belieye that he was not in some
sense responsible. In other words, if
he has the State so we'll in hand, there
seems to be no reason to expect Mr..
Flowers defeat. If he has not, then
we have been led to expect too mnch
The election of Flower will bring Gov.
Hill to Washington to take his seat in
Senate with great deal more prestige
resulting from demonstrated power than
he could ever hope for from defeat. In
deed, in the latter event | do not see
how Mr.. Hill can be considered in the
| hight ola candidate for the Presidency.
There is some speculation here as to
whether Mr.. Wanamaker will In his
annual report, upon which he Is now
working, take occasion to hit back at
CIVIL Service Commissioner Roosevelt
for the blow the latter aimed at him in
that memorable letter to the President
last winter, which by the way was CIV,
en- to the Press before it reached tn
White House. AS Mr.. Wanamaker is
a peaceable man it is hardly probable
that he will rake up disagreeable by
cones to raise a row with r ,osovelt,
who is pugnacious to an unusual degree
owing perhaps largely to the fact that
he is independent of the salary be re-
ceives from the Government.
The visit to this country Of The Brit
ish commissioners charged with the du
ty Of inquiring into the progress and
prospects of the Columbian Exposition
was of so agreeable ana encouraging a
character that they were enabled to
make most fayorable report to the
royal commission, and one that wAll
doubtless do much toward assuring
England's representation at the Fair
on comprehensive and elaborate scale