Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1891-05-21
From our regular correspondent
Washington Letter.


The president will return to Washing.
ton the last of this week, and he will find
Important matters requiring his attention
In nearly every one of the departments of
the government, so that he will have to
put in several weeks Of hard work in or
der to catch up with current affairs. The
State department has the Spanish agree
ment for reciprocity between the United
States and Cuba and Porto Rico; the
Venezuelan reciprocity agreement and a
number of minor affairs including the ques-
tion of our right to seize on the open seas
the Itata, the Chiian insurgent vessel
which after being seized at San Diego,
California, by a deputy U. S. Marshal,
on order from the Attorney General. sail
ed away with the Marshal prisoner but
afterwards put him ashore. The Treasury
department has the propositions of Sec
retary Foster as TO returning to the old
form of making up the monthly statement
of the nations liabilities and assets, con-
tinning the IL per cent. bonds that will
mature in September at ? per cent, and
other important matters pertaining to our
financial affairs The Interior department
has some questions to submit as to the
payment Of certain moneys appropriated
for the purchase of Indian lands.
There are also some details about the
Behring sea matters that the Presidents
advice is wanted upon. Secretary Foster
has mailed the instructions for the present
sealing season to the commanders of the
revenue cutters, ana has notified them
that supplemental instructions will be
telegraphed to them at Portland, Oregon,
or Seattle, Washington, ii they shall be
deemed necessary after the Presidents re
turn Secretary Foster positively declines
to make public the nature Of the instruc-
tions sent, so that il l. not known whether
the cutters will seize vessels illegally al
ing or not, There is a general belief here
that some understanding has been reach
ed with England that will stop all sealing
tor this season, although It is not based
on authentic knowledge.
matters. II j. interesting to note the opin-
ion OF Senator Morgan, the leading demo
cratic member of the Senate committee on
Foreign Affairs, Of Mr.. Blane's manner Of
conducting the negotiations. senator
Morgan said Of Mr.. BIaine's last letter to
Lord Salisbury, made public several days
ago Mr. Blaine i. very adroit, and he
has now got his questions just right.
like the letter. 1t il direct. clear, dlguIli
ed and has sufficient pugnacity about it,
He Keeps Lord Salisbury right down to
the point 50 that he cannot get away. The
solemn truth j. that ever since the war Of
the revolution, when we escaped from
under the claws OF Great Britain, the
sentiment Of the British government has
been hostile to Us. We cannot make as
satisfactory treaties nor reach As liberal
agreements with her as We can with other
nations. There is that ever present dis
position to interfere with and hinder US IN
some way The time may not be far dis
tant, If this continues, when she will 90 Il
tethers length too far. We are surround
ed as it were. by cloud Of British infu-
ences. We feel them on the Behrug sea
and in the fisheries on the East. in the
Nicaraglan canal matter-everywhe
about us she il reaching out to njure us.
have it on good authority that the ma
tional democratic managers are working
like beavers and spending money lavshly
to get the Farmer, Alliance to put a
gubernatorial ticket in the field in ONO,
beiievin. that ii will draw enough rrpubli-
can votes to elect the democratic Candi-
date for Governor. asked prominent
Ohio republican connected with the admin
istration, what he thought Of the prospect.
He laughed, and said The Ohio repub-
licans who have joined the Alliance are
far too smart to vote in the air to help
their old time opponents, the democrats.
The republicans of Ohio are determined to
nominate and elect Mckinley Governor of
that State, AMI they viii not be stopped ty
any democratic trickery"
Secretary Blaine is IN New York, but he
will return in time to meet the President
on his arrival
Secretary Noble has gone to St Louis
on private business and il not expected
back for two weeks.
The Treasury department has issued to
customs officials circular of instructions
on the new copyright law, which goes into
effect July l.