San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-10-12
WASHING TON LETTER.
| From Our Regular Correspondent.
WAsHINGToN, Oct. 5, 1891.

The President does not have quite
30 many callers, or rather, there are
not so many prominent men among
his callers since the announcement
was semi. officially made that none of
the important appointments were
likely to be made until after the fall
election. Whatever the reason for
this decision it is universally consid-
cred to be good politics on the part Of
the President, besides it gives him
time to look after some other impor-
tant matters that are pressing
There is a very marked difference
in the manner in which republicans
and democrats here talk OF the out
look in New York The democrats
invariably start off with an ''if.n
which they admit TO he necessary TO
Flowers success. On the contrary,
the republicans grow more enthusi.
astic every day and will not admit
that there is even q possibility of de-
feat for Fassett. and the reports from
private sources which reach here from
New York are constantly adding to
the republican confidence.
The President has taken a hand in
the Chinese question and he has
spoken with the sane earpestness
which characterized his instruct ons to
Minister Egan last week to demand
satisfaction from the CHILEAN Juhta
for affronts otfe ed him as the official
repre- sentative of the United States.
\ Chinaman who re emily entered
the United States through Canada
was arrested and ordered deported to
China. The British minister, because
the Chinaman claimed residence in
Canada, requested the President to
pardon him and allow him 10 return
TO Canada. To this the President re-
piled through the state department.
"that if this were b single case it
would give this government great
pleasure to show its consideration by
complying with the request, but
there is involved in this Gaze, in my
opinion, the whole question of the
success and enfOI cement of our eX-
clusion acts. have therefore direct
t d the secretary of the Treasury to
ssnd this man back to Chiua.n
The first payment on account of the
sugar bounty was six thousand eight
hundred dollars, and it was raid to
the China Valley Sugar company, of
California, tor the production of three
hundred and forty thousand pounds
of beet sugar.
AS it is now certain that Secretary
Blaine will not be in Washington on
the date set for the conference be-
tween himself and the president and
the Canadian commissioners on the
subject of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS l2-the
British minister has been notified of
the necessity for pOstponing the con-
ference. No new date has been set
for the conference, and there are
many people who doubt whether 1t
will be held until there shall be
change of administration ~ Canada.
secretary Tracy is cOntideri lg re-
port made by n committee of naval
officers hlch recommends a reyolu-
tion in the personnel of the service
which would practically amount to
ali entire reorganization OF the navy.
II approved the secretary will prOba-
bly, incorporate the recommendations
in his annual report to the president.
Senator DOlph, of Oregon, says the
farmers alliance is trying to obtain q
foOthold in his state but have so far
been unsuccessful. Senator Woicott,
of Colorado, says the alliance cuts no
figure in his state.
Hon. Jeff Chandler, of Missouri, q
democrat who wanted to succeed
Vest in the senate. but whose name
was somehow lost in the shuttle by
the democrat C legislative caucus, is
here. He says the only hope of the
democrats next year is to come out
squarly for free coinage. 1t Is need
less TO add that he is not going on the
stump for his party in New York or
Massachusetts.
The fight against Gen. Raum is
again raging violently here, and those
who are conducting it seem deter
mined to keep it up as long as he re-
mains at the head of the pension Of
fee. Gen. Raum has gone to Illinois
on q fifteen days leave of absence and
his enemies insist that he will not re-
turn to Washington as commissioner
of pensions, Notwithstanding his
having said just before. leaving that
as much as he might like to lay down
the harassing duties of the office
which he did not seek, he would not
resign while under fire. These men
insist that Secretary Noble will not
dismiss the three employees of
the pension office who have made
affidavits charging Gen. Raum's son
with Office brokerage, whose dis
charge Gen. Raumf has asked for. 1t
is nasty business altogether, and
Gen. Raum has the sympathies of all
who have tax en- the trou BILE to ascer-
tain that politics is the only basis of
the fight against him.
The number of candidates for the
single democratic vacancy OH the in
terstate commerce commission contin-.
ues to increase at the rate of TIRES or
four q dau aud thnu are mnsfly from