The Coconino sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1891, 1891-08-08
Washington x.efGcr.
(From our Regular Correspondent)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3, 1891.

W n'Ai's'Nfo-i SA"ss' " iSSN
Washington has not had such a
lively week, politically speaking, for
months as the present one has been,
and if outward indications count for
anything the Blaine boom has sud-
denly grown into such proportions
as to completely overshadow the Har.
rison boom, which has up to this week
apparently had the right of way on
the Republican track, and the predic-
ton is being freely made that it is
only question of time when Mr.. Har-
rison will formally announce the with
drawal Of his name. What has brought
about this cliange2 Well, opinions
differ; the prominent Republicans here,
members of the National Executive
Committee and others attracted here
by the meeting of that committee, held
Wednesday evening, say that there
has teen no change, and that the pre-
ent situation is the logical outcome cf
the almost universal demand Of the
rank and file of the Republican party
that Blaine be the nominee others
say that the action Of certain Repu =
licans favorable to Mr.. Harrison is
helping to spread Misrepresentation cf
Mr. Blaines actions and health has
done the work. | cannot say which,
if either, Of these opinions are correct ;
but the fact remains that while Mr.
Blaine, according to those who are
certainly in a position to speak for
him, will not be candidate, he will
do nothing to prevent his being nomi
mated, and if the nomination comes to
him without effort on his part he will
accept it. That is all his friends
wanted, and those Republicans here
this week, including the National TX
ecutive Committee, appear to be all
his friends, and all certain that he will
be the nominee. Well we shall see.
Statistics are not usually interesting
to the average reader, bnt the state
ments made this week 10y the Treasury
Bureau of Statistics of the foreign
commerce and immigration Of the
United States for the fs,ai year end
ing June 80, 1891, contains figure:
that should interest every intelligent
person. The total value Of our foreigl
commerce was 2l,729, ,330,896, a mucl
larger amount than it ever reached il
a single year before. We imported
merchandise to the amount of S844,
! 905, ,49l, and exported SS44,425 4Oj
worth. The Mckinley tariff law wen
into effect on October 6, 1850, ant
from that time until June 80, 1891,
few days less than nine months, W,
imported merchandise to the value o
$3.50, 206, ,005, against S508,T69, 90!
during corresponding period in tin
proceeding fiscal year. During tn
SINE period the value of goods al
mitted free Of duty was s295, ,973, ,G65
against S20S, 983,873 during the SAM
time in the proceeding fiscal year
More gold was exported during tn
last fiscal year than in any single yea
in our history. Here are the figures
Exported, sS7, $685. imported
tSlS,246.5l2.- The total Immigration
into the United States during the fsca
year was 55,496, against 45l, 2l'
the preceding year. the increase bcin.
largely from the following countries
Italy, 23,354; Austria Hungary, II,
} SOL; Germany, 2l,l22; Russia, in
cluding Poland, 2s,2i5. Stop anr
think a moment over these figures j
will enlarge your ideas Of the immen
sity Of this country.
Secretary Foster has quietly ignore
the letter recently written by Inmi
grafton Commissioner Owen to Repre-
sentative Neidringhaus taking Oh
ground that Welch tin.plate worker
. can be legally brought to this countr
, under contract, and has written an
other letter stating that the Treasur
Department cannot undertake to dc
! termine in advance Of the importago
Of tin-plate workers the legality c
bringing them. 1t is said that til
, Secretary was very much put out b
what he considers Commissioner Owens
bad break, and that he intmated {
, that gentleman very plainly that
letter OF such importance should no
have been sent without first being su!
mittcd to him, The outcome Of tn
matter is to be series Of regulation
supposed to cover everything comm
under the alien contract law, which,
is stated, are soon to be issued by th
Treasury Department.
Two other su5ordinates Of Secretar
Foster have been overruIed by him in
, little matter upon which thoy had Sc
their hearts. Assistant Secretar
Crounss and Treasurer Nebeker
seems found the pleasure of holdin
ofTico so great that they wished thei
respective sons to get share OF it, S
each Of them appointed his son to b
his private secretary. When the az
pointments reached the Secretary h
refused to confirm them Then tn
two gentlemen put their heads tt
aether, and the result was that MI
Crounse appointed Mr.. Nebeker's so
to be his private secretary, and MI
Nebeker reciprocated by appointin