Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-08-28
MaShingtOn Citl News.
special Correspondence to the HERALD.

Owlng to the hummer OF important pub
lie matters to which he desires to give
bis personal attention, the president will
return to Washington early in Septem-
Der instead OF waiting until October, as
had been the general expectation. Not
the least Of these important m ttters is
reciprocity treaty with Venezuela, which
is ready for his acceptance. T4is treaty
is most agreeable surprise to The pub
lie as it was supposed that the rejection
of the first treaty by the congress of
Venezuela had indefinitely postponed re-
.;iprocity with that country; but it
seems that the congress actel upon a
misunderstanding Of the propable effects
OF such an agreement upon the revenues
of Venezuela, which are almost all raised
~ import duties, but seeing its error
before adjournment it authorized the
PRESIDENT of Venezuela to negotiate and
out into effect a similar agreement, and
practically the same treaty which was
elected by the congress OF that country
low only awaits the sanction and proc
amation of President Harrison to go
nto effect
This news will not be relished by the
democrats, because many of them talked
90 much about the failure of reciprocity,
laving taken the rejection of the first
realty by the Venezuela congress to
mean that our European rivals ha3 sue
ceeded in putting brake on the recip-
rocity wheel. Reciprocity was never
more popular than it is now, and as its
benefits are practically demonstrated it
will grow more popular. There are other
treaties well under way, but those can
not be spoken of by name without
violation of confidence. Suffice it to say
that this administration is thoroughly
alive, as it has been from the first day of
it's existence, to the importance of the
s inject, and that 1t proposes to have re
ciprocity with every country, the pro-
lucts of which are necessary 20 us and
our prosperity.
Another subject of importance which
will probably be taken up by the presi-
lent soon after his return is the refusal
IF tho cattle men to obey the orders
which have been issued to them by the
Interior department directing them to
yacate the Cherokee outlet District
Attorney Speek, Of Oklahoma, who was
u town week ago, reported that not
single cattle man had either moved or
aiken any steps looking to an early re-
noval An official of the Interior de-
partment told me to-day that he hadn't
the slightest doubt that the president
would order force to be used, if neces-
sary, to drive these cattle men from the
outlet.
Washington has been quite full of
people this week. First in Importance
is thu annual meeting of the American
Association for the Advancement of
Science which met here on Wednesday
and which will remain in session for
some days to come; next was a reunion
of the old time telegraphers and the
annual meeting of the military telegraph
ers, which occupied Wednesday and
Thursday, and which was brougt to a
close last night with a meeting which
was connected by wire with every i'm
portant telegraph Office in the United
States. Postmaster General Wanamaker
came over from his summer residence
specially to address this meeting and he
made most interesting speech, and,
Judging from the constant and long con-
tinued applause, he pleased the veteran
key punchers very much. In addition
to these bodies the annual regatta of
the National Association of Amatuer
Oarsmen was held on the Potomac river
Tuesday and Wednesday. Take it all
in all We have had quite a lively week
Of it.
Mr. John G. Houck, of Tennessee,
who has been nominated to succeed his
father, the late L. G. Houck, in congress
is in town. He isn't losing any sleep
for fear of not being elected as the dis
trict gave his father last November a
majority of more than 10000 That is
one of the few republican districts in
the south that the democrats have been
unable to tamper with, because the
most of its voters are white and would
resent any ballot box thimble rigging
Secretary Foster has taken lease on
! the residence which was for six years
occupied by Senator Pay ne, and in which
the late Justice Woods, to whose estate
it belongs, resided for many years, and
will bring his family to Washington in
the fall. The house is delightfully."- stu
ated, being only few squares from the
| White House.
The officials of the treasury depart
ment are calculating that all of the m
mense amount of gold which has been
shipped from this country to Europe
during the past year or SO will soon be
coming back to purchase our grain
All of our sales to France and Russia
are always paid for in gold. but England
usually pays US in American securities
of some kind, of which she has many
millions.