Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-11-02
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Especial CORRESPONDENTS OF THE MONITOR

WASHINGTON LETTER.
ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE MONITOR !
Wdshjnqto7t, d. c., Oct 20, 1891.
The President is not a man whose
wrath is easily stirred up; but it would
have been difficult to Ihave found a
more wrathful man than he was when
he received official particulars of the
deliberate insult to the American flag
by Chilian mob in attacking num-
Der of inOffenSive and unarmed sailors
belonging to the .. S. S. Baltimore, on
streets of Valparaiso, killing one man
outright and wounding a number of
others, several of whom it is thought
will die. AS if that were not enough
the Chilian authorities arrested and
threw into prison the sailors who es-
capped the fury of the mob. The Pres
ident called conference of the Cabi-
net before which he read a dispatch
he had prepared to be sent to be sent
to Minister Egan instructing him to
demand an immediate and full apollo
gy, and a punishment of the leaders
of the mob. An attempt is being
made here, by those who are always
opposed to seeing this government
display anything like stalwart Ameri-
canism, to make it appear that this
case is similar to the New Orleans
killing of the Italian members of the
Malta; bnt there is not the slightest
resemblance. In that case the Italians
left their own country and were vol
UNFAIRLY living in the United States up
on the same footing as our citizens;
in this case the men attacked are
wearing the uniforms of United States
sailors and were only temporarily alb
sent from their ship which was lying
in the harbOr, near at hand, flying the
flag of the United States. Our naval
force at present in the vicinity of Chill
is unfortunately small, but if necessa-
ry we can soon mass sufficient force
there to teach these upstairs lesson
that will not soon be forgotten. The
administration is determined that the
fullest reparation shall be made for
this insult.
Senator Palmer, of Illinois, now in
Washington, has a good deal to say
about probable democratic Presiden-
tial candidates from other States, but
for some reason he has not a word to
say about the gentleman from his own
state-Hon. w. R. (''Horizontal Bill'')
Morrison who devotes that portion
of his time not taken up by mis- duties
as member of the Interstate Com
merce Commissioner to imagining
that he is in the field as a democratic
Presidential candidate. Perhaps Sen
atOr Palmer has not heard about this
Illinois candidate. Hon. George S.
BatchellOr, of New York, q. S. Minis
ter to Portugal and formerly assistant
Secretary of the Treasury, is in Wash
ington conferring with the department
of state on the treaty which is being
negotiated by him with Portugal. He
goes to New York this week to take
part in the campaign, which he is con-
fident will result in the election of
Fassett.
Attorney General Miller is just now
puzzling his brain to answer ques-
ton asked by the U. S. Marshal at Pen
bina, North Dakota. Two Cinnamon
were ordered by US. Commissioner be-
fore whom they were tried, , to bereturn-
ed to Canada, the country whence they
came; the Marshall took them to the
Canadian border but the Canadian
official declined to let the Cinnamon in
unless they paid the head tax of $50
each, which Canadian law imposes up
on Chinese migrants. This the China
men refuse to pay, and the Marshal
still has them in custody telegraphed
to the Attorney for instruction. The
trouble seems to have risen from
of decisions as to which is
the country Cinnamon should be sent
back to, China or the last country they
come from when they enter the United
States.
Secretary Blaine, looking the very
picture of manly vigor, entered his
office at the State department to-day
for the first time in nearly sixmonths
During the time he remained in the
office he was given no opportunity to
do anything else but receive the con-
gratulations and good wishes of the
stream of callers which embraced
about all the prominent people in
Washington. He called on the presi-
dent within half an hour after his re-
turn to Washington and yesterday
he spent several hours with Mr.. Har-
rison, the relation between the two
men being of the most cordial nature.
Ex-Speaker Reed stopped in Wash
ington on his way to Ohio where he
has gone to speak for Mckinley. He
reports the prospects for republican
success in Massachusetts, where he
has been campaigning, to be excellent.
He thinks it only question Of getting
out the full vote for the republicans
to carry the state by a handsome maj
ority.
Ex-senator ingalls, passed through
Washington on his way to deliver
lecture at Toledo, Ohio. He says the
recent reports of his illness were ex-
aggerated. He had some trouble with
throat, owing to his overtaxing it by
lecturing too often
MERIT WINs.-We desire to say to our citi-
zens, that for years we have been selling Dr.