Nevada County picayune., 1891-04-09
WASHINGTON LETTER.

WAsHINGroN, APRIL 3, 1891

] W ANtiAN'tA W. - 49, -
There was no april fool" sensa-
ton which struck this town this week
when Baron Fava, the Italian minis
ter. who seems to have studied the
great American game of draw poker
| to some purpose during his ten years
residence in Washington, walked IN
/ to Mr.. Blaine's private office ana
made the bluff of his life by present.
| inc q letter from the Italian govern
ment recalling him as Envoy extra
ordinary and minister plenipotentiary
! TO the United Ststes by way OF en-
phasizing its dissatisfaction at the
! failure Of this government to make
PREPARATION for the recent lynchlng OF
/ Italians at New Orleans, but 4 real
genuine, all-wool- and yard wide,
warranted to shrink-whlle- being
cabed- around world sensation.
1t has shaken the administration from
stem to stern. and from Baby
/ Mckee to jun" Blaine, and Will
probably cause a slump in the price
of macaroni in the New Orleans mar
ket. | am afraid that some one will
accusse me Of leyity in writing this,
but | can no more take this absurd
| Italian blunder seriously than / can
the announced retirement OF John
Sherman from politics. If this act
of the Italian government be serious
lv taken, and followed to its logical
conclusion, it can mean but one
thing Had the same thing
been done by that government at the
court of any frst-class European
power it would undoubtedly ere this
have resulted in declaration of war.
But in this case there will be no war.
We can't fight Italy because we
haven't the ships, and Italy can't
fight us because, although she has
the ships, she hasn't the money.
What will we do to resent this insult?
Nothing. Our minister to Italy will
remain at his post, unless the
Malta, which King Humbert evil
IDENTITY fears more than the citizens
of New Orleans did, shall compel the
government of Italy to send him his
passports, in which case he will re-
turn home and Italy will not be rep
resented at the Worlds Fair.
The popular song, "They're after
me" is particularly applicable to-
the man who disburses Sl35, 600, 900
a year in the payment of pensions.
The they" in the present case are
several hundred department clerks
who have invested something like
$50, 900 in a suburban real estate
scheme of which Commissioner Raum
was at the head, that is apparently
as great fraud as was the Refriger-
ator company so cleverly unesrthed
by Representative Cooper last year.
This ..snide" enterprise and Com
missioner Raum's connection there
with has been brought to Mr.. Harri-
sons attention, and once more there
is a rumor that Raums resignation
Will be asked for.
EX-Secretary Whitney and eX-pri-
vatc Secretary Dan Lamont were well
come visitors to Washington this
week. They are now associated in
business.
1t is expected that Mr.. Harrison
and as many of his cabinet as care to
90 will start on that much talked of
trip to the Pacific coast the 18th of
this month, 1t has been decided to
make it stag party.
Secretary Foster has offended the
knights of Labor by refusing to
make an investigation of certain
charges they preferred against the
chief of the Bureau of Engraving and /
Printing. They threaten to bring
the matter before the House when
Congress meets.
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