Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-11-06
our WASHINGTON LETTER.
'F:om our Regular Correspondent

w ASilNttItN, WI. ~, 1871.
"If Steve Elkins enters tie Cabinet"
said a Republican who knows his man
we'll. ait will he to help Blaine and
not To- help Harrison as some people
suppose. Elkins has more financial
irons in the fire than any man know,
and You may he certain that he would
not lie willing To neglect them even
temporarily ii there were not some big
political scheme to be worked NJ.
Those who talk about his selling out
Blaine for Cabinet appointment
simply expose their ignorance of the
real relations between the two men
Elkins belongs a. completely to Blaine
~ il Is possible for one man To belong
to another in this country, and, re-
member what ! say, do not believe
that Elkins will go into the Cabinet,
but ii he does, it will be to help Blaine
lay ont brother Ben.
There seems to be hitch some
where in the selection Of Secretary
PrOctOr's successor, as it is now an
nounced that he may not leave the
Cabinet until Just before Congress
meets Some people are unkind
enough to say that it is merely the
natural thrift of the man which causes
him to wish to retain an $4,000 salary
a long as possible before giving it up
for one of only 5000.
A scapcgoat has been found for the
loss OF the l.. :. ship Dispatch, while
on her way from New York to Wash
ington, by the Naval Court of Inquiry
now sitting in Washington. 1t is the
glass lens of the lantern Of light
house, which according to the testi- !
mony Of Lieut.. Noal, executive officer,
made a light which should have shown
white appear red, which caused him to
change the sailing course which had
been laid by the Commander before he
went to led. 1t has not yet been de-
cided what, if any, punishment shall
be meted out to the derelict lens.
Another Southern city will he
honored il some of the narrow minded |
breed do not cause Secretary Tracy to
change his mind about naming Cruiser
No. ., the sistership to No. 10 launched
at Baltimore day before yesterday,
which has been named Detroit. Mr..
Tracy has almost promised that No. 9
shall be called Mobile.
\ number of National banks in diff
fcrent sections of the country are do
ing business in violation of the law, by |
failing to substitute Understanding
government bonds with the Treasurer
Of the United States as security for |
their circulation, in place of the 4 per
cent. bonds so held, which have ceased |
to bear interest. The Secretary of the |
Treasury has been easy with these Of |
Tenders because he hoped to be able to
persuade them to continue their ex
pred 1! per cents at , per cent, which |
would make them available as security !
for circulation. This is little thing
comparatively, but it gives an idea of
the schcming done by Secretary Foster
To get money to meet the obligations
OF the Treasury as they mature. So
far he has succeeded, but it is no secret
here that he very much breads the flu
ture when he shall have completely
drained even all of the small sources of
supply.
Having made public its demands |
upon the CHILEAN government on ac-
count OF the mobbing of American
sailors at Valparaiso and been answered
10y Chili's note OF defiance, the admin
istration is now trying to discover the |
proper way out. Senior Montt, who
represented the CHILEAN junta here for
some months past, has been notified |
10y cable OF his appointment as minis
ter TO this country. After two at
tempts he succeeded in getting an in
tervlew with Secretary Blaine, who de- |
clined to recognize him as the repre-
sentative OF Chill until he presented
his credentials.
Boss Clarkson is again in Washing.
ton, and he struts around rs though
he had in his inside pocket receipted
bill Of sale of the entire administration.
Russell Harrison, who is also here, is
quite chummy with Clarkson, and it
would be difficult to say which of them
Is the greatest man in his own estima- |
ton.
Secretary Blaine Las now been in
Washington almost a week, but the |
sun rises and sets just the same rs be- |
fore his return. He may control the |
Republican party but that is about as
far as he can go, and even that is GO
ing TO he disputed with him, unless all |
signs fail.
Mrs. Thompson, of South Carolina,
wife Of the Democratic member of the |
Civil Service Commission, has been |
elected president of ladies' organiza-
ton formed Tor the purpose of raising
money by entertainments and other
wise to aid needy and disabled ex- Con-
federate soldiers.
Owing to this being the closing week
of the State campaigns prominent |
Democrats are mighty scarce in WASH
ington. Dem.