The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-04-02
WASHINGTON LETTER.
IFrom our regular correspondent.l
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 20, 1891.

WASHINGTON, d. c., March 20, 1891.
The President, in common with every
other good citizen, deeply regrets the
occurrences at New Orleans which made
it necessary for citizens of that town to
take the law into their own hands by
killing the murderers belonging to the
notorious "Ma6a," but there is absc.
lately nc foundation for the sensational
newspaper dispatches that have been
sent out from here concerning the inter-
national complications arising from the
protest made by the Italian minister.
Neither the President nor Mr.. Blaine
considers it matter for national inter-
ference and the telegram sent by Mr..
Blaine to the Governor of Louisiana was
simply courtesy extended to the Italian
minister as the representative OF a
friendly foreign power, and evidently
Baron De Fava, the Italian minister, re-
CARDS it in precisely the same light,
judging from the cool reception he gave
the staggering Italian delegation from
Chicago, which came here full of silly
vaporings about demanding satisfaction
ut the mouth of Italian cannon. He
told them that their visit here was en-
tirely unnecessary and that his govern
ment was entirely satisfied to leave the
matter in the hands of the American
authorities.
1t is thought by government officials
that if it can be fully established that
any of the men killed were subjects of
Italy, which is at the present time in
dispute, that the President may recon-
mend small congressional appropria-
ton for their families, more as a gratuity
than as indemnity.
The Treasury department has given
the Wall street gold spectators bad
black eye by refusing, under the recent
" enacted law, to exchange gold bars
for gold coin, unless the applicants for
the exchange will pay the cost of con-
verting the coin into bars. Acting Sec
retary OF the Treasury Nettleton says OF
this action: "An act passed at the re-
cent session of Congress leaves it discre-
7tionary with the Secretary of the Treasu-
~ whether or not to receive gold coin
at the mint or Assay Office and deliver
therefor gold bars of equal value. The
act fixes a charge for such exchanges
when made equal to the Government
cost of converting the coin into bars,
which is at present four cents per $lOO.
The action under the new law in declin-
ing to furnish Sl,O00,OOO in gold bars
for shipment abroad was based on the
belief that it is not good business policy
for the United States government to 60
out of its way to facilitate the exit of
gold from this country. The new prac-
tice, whether it shall prove permanent
or otherwise, conforms in effect to the
policy of European nations and will un-
doubtedly furnish wholesome check
to the often needless andspeculative ex.
portation of American gold"
Representative Jerry Simpson, of
Kansas, is trying to utilize the large
amount of free advertising he has re-
ceived by making engagements to de-
liver free trade speeches in the East at
$50 per speech and expenses. He has
go far succeeded in getting one engage
ment, in New York City, and he is now
preparing his speech. He has. "slicked
mp" considerable since his arrival here
several weeks ego and it will not be
surprising if in the end he become a
victim of the allurements of Washing
ton.
The President has made public his
opinion of the results accomplished by
the Fifty-first Congress in words that
have manly ring about them. He en-
d0rses every important act Of that body
and thinks it is about time to relegate
the apologists of the Republican party
to the rear and to push the aggressive
policy Of the party to the front. That's
just the right sort of talk. All of the
victories of the party have been won by
aggressiveness and by that alone car
the party win next year.
Spain is disposed to play the hog il
regard to reciprocity treaty with Cuba
Not satisfied with having Cuban suga
admitted free she wants to includ,
Cuban tobacco before agreeing to admi
our products and manufactures free t.
the island. This will not 60 down will
the administration, and Hon. ]. w
Foster, ex-U. s. Minister to Spain, hal
been sent to that country to 30 state t.
the Spanish government, and also to in
form it that unless reciprocity treaty
is negotiated the President will, unde
the authority vested in him by the Nc
Kinley tariff act, order the retension o
the tariff upon Cuban sugar. This will
Probably bring the Hidalgos to thei
senses very quickly.
Senator Manderson isn't in any doub