Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1891-10-30
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Rec ular Correspe ndent.
WASHINGTON, d. Q. Oct. 26.

more wrathful man than he was
when he received official particu-
lars of the deliberate insult to the
American flag by a Chillian mob
in attacking number Of inoffen-
slve and unarmed sailors belong
ing to the U. s. s. Baltimore, on
the streets of Valparaiso, killing
one man outright and wounding a
humber of others, several Of whom
it is thought will die. As if that
were not enough the Chiiian au-
thorities arrested and threw into
prison the sailors who escaped the
fury of the mob. The President
called conference of the Cabinet
before which he read a dispatch
he had prepared to be sent to the
Minister Egan lnstructing him to
demand an immediate and full ap-
pology, and punishment of the
leaders of the mob. An attempt
is being made here. by those who
are always opposed to seeing this
government ;,pias anything like
stalwart Americanism, to make it
appear that this case is similar to
the New Orleans killing of the
Italian, members of the Malta; but
there is not the slightest resem-
blance. In that case the Italians
left their own country and were
voluntarily living in the United
States upon the same footing as
our own citizens; In this case the
men attacked are wearing the uni
form of United States soldiers and
we're only temporarily absent from
their ship which was lying in the
harbor, near at hand, flying the
flag of the United States. Our
naval force at present in the vici-
nifty of Chill, is unfortunately
small, but if necessary we can
soon mass a sufficient force there
to teach these upstarts lesson
that will not soon be forgotten.
The administration is determined
that the fullest reparation shall be
made for this Insult.
Senator Palmer, of Illinois, now
in Washington, has good deal to
say about probable democratic
Presidential candidates from 9TH
Ell States, but for some reason he
has not word to say about the
gentleman from his own state
Hon. w. r. ("Horizontal Bill')
Morrison-who devotes that por-
lion of his time not taken up by
his duties as a member of the In
terstate Commerce Commission to
imagining that he is in the field
as democratic Presidential can
dinate. Perhaps Senator Palmer
has not heard about this Illinois
candidate.
Hon. Geo. G. Batchellor. of
New York, U. S. Minister to Por-
tugal and formerly assistant secre-
tary of the treasury, is in Wash
ington comforting with the depart
mens of State on the treaty which
is being negotiated by him with
Portugal. He goes to New York
this week to take part IN the cam
paign, which he is confident will
result in the election of Fassett.
Attorney-Genersl Miller is just
now puzzling his brain to answer
a question asked by the Z. S.
Marshal at Pembina, North Da-
kota Two Cinnamon were Or
dered by U. S. Commissioner be-
fore whom they were tried, to be
returned to Canada, the country
whence they came; the Marshal
took them to the Canadian bor-
der but the Canadian official de-
clined to let the Cinnamon in un-
less they paid the head tax of $50
each which Canadian law imposes
upon Chineses immigrants. This
the Cinnamon refuse to pay, and
the Marshal still having them in
custody telegraphed to Attorney
General for instruction. The
trouble seems to have arisen from
a diversity of decisions as to
which is the country Cinnamon
should be sent back to China or the
last country they come from when
they enter the United States.
Secretary Blaine, looking the
very picture of manly vlgor, en-
tered his Office at the State depart
ment today for the first time in
nearly six months. During the
time he remained in the office he
was given no opportunity to dc
anything else but received the
congratulations and good wishes
of callers which embraced about
all the prominent people in Wash
inton. He called on the President
within half an hour after his re-
turn to Washington and yesterday
he spent several hours with Mr..
Harrison. The relation between
the two being of the most cordial
nature.
Ex-speaker Reed stopped in
Washington on his way to Ohio
where he goes to speak for McKin.
ley. He reports the prospects fol
Republican success in Massachu.
setts. where he has been cam.
paigning, to be excellent. He
thinks it only question of get
ting out the full vote for the re.