The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-05-14
FROM wAsHIHGTON CITY.
tRegular correspondent


Mr.. Harrison will return this week
if 10 accident happens to the royal
special upon which his very much
enlarged I'm the head majesty -
travelling, to anything else but g
united Official family. Secretaries
Blaine and Foster have been unable
to agree upon Rekring sea matters
and NJ. 5iaine has also been 81
logge.heads with both Attorney
General Miller and Secretary Tracy
on the authority of this Government
TO seize upon the open sea the ship
Itsta. which was recently seized at
San Diego. California, and went OF
with the L. S. Marshal on board
but allowed him to 60 ashore after
getting outside the harbor, and
which IS supposed to belong to the
Chillian insurgents, Mr. Blaine con-
tending that we have no right to
interfere with the vessel unless she
is inside the three mile limit, and
Messrs. Tracy and Miller that we
have a right to seize her wherever
found.
Mr.. Blaine has not added much to
his attachment for Mr.. Harrison
since that gentleman has been away
for several reasons. He has used
language. so | am informed by one
Of Mr. Blaine's friends, in telegraph
ing to Mr.. Blaine, that meant .precis
ely what the young Emperor Of
Germany so undplomatically ex>
pressed recently by saTing:" L g.
lone am master in this country" and
as he has never dared to take such
position in his personal contact
with the Secretary of State it ver'
naturally offended him that be shonld
do so by wire. Then as if to add
insult to injury, came Russell Har~
rison's fool editorials in his news
paper about Mr.. Blaine having bound
himself before entering the Cabinet
to remain loyal to Mr.. Harrison
Mr.. Blaine finally became so disgust
ed that he went to New York and
left orders that everything that came
to the State department was to be
kept until Mr.. HARRISON returned.
"And when he does return," seid
nv informant, "Lhere will be nigh
ty interesting ton between
Blaine and Harrison that Will either
result 10 bringing Mir. Harrison
down from his high horse, or in TAX
ing Mr.. Blaine out Of the Cabinen1
and making him the republican
nominee for the Presidency, in fact
1T may result in both. MIR. Blaine
is not the man to allow dignity &c
be trifled with by anybody, and he
certainly does not propose to stanc
it from a man of Harrison's calibre.'
The republican leaders here are
growing uneasy over the news they
are getting of the rapid growth o
the Farmers Alliance in Ohio
They know that Mckinley on a higi
protection platform will not be swal
lowed by the Alliance folks.
| Ez~Secretary Bayard is visiting
friends in Washington. He declined
to express his opinion OF the job 10
Of foreign complications that uncle
Sam now has on hand.
Senator Morgan thinks that MIR
Blaine in his last letter to Lord Sal
isbury on the Behring sea arbitra
ton has at last got into tue right Pc
sltlon.
Considerable comment has beer
caused By the fact that Secretary
Foster has granted sn agent Of th'
sugar trust permission to visit al
custom houses where imported suga
is received for the purpose of looking
after the interests Of the trust II
seeing that the assessment of dutie;
is uniform. TIE Secretary claims
that the interests Of the Government
and the sugar people identical, bu
others do not see it IN that light,