Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-11-05
Washington Letter.
From our Regular Correspondent
Washinpfnn. Oct 30. 1901.

The President has held conferences
with a number of prominent republi-
cans. including Chairman Clarkson and
Hon. Stephen b. Elkins, this week, and
it is not improbable that the coming
vacancy or vacancies, as the case may
be, in the Cabinet were discussed. but
as all of the gentlemen concerned are
past-masters in the art of keeping their
own counsels it is certain. that none of
the thousand and one rumors which
have been floating around are built up
on foundation furnished by them.
The usually well-informed Washing
ton correspondents of the metropolitan
newspapers made bad break this week
which they are not likely to hear the
last of for some time. Tuesday after
noon Senior Dom PEDRO Mont, who
claims to be the CHILEAN minister to the
United States, but who has no creden-
tials, in company with Senior Romero,
the Mexican minister and dean of the
diplomatic corps, called at the State
department to see Secretary Blaine,
Senior Montt desiring to make a state
ment concerning the recent attack on
our sailors by CHILEAN mob. Wednes-
day morning most of the prominent
daily papers in this country printed
Washington special telling about Mr..
Blaine having recognized Senior Montt
as Gillian Minister and discussing with
him the mob incident. Now for the
facts: Senior Mont did not see Mr..
Blaine that day at all for the simple
reason that Mr.. Blaine declined in the
absence of the proper credentials to rec
ognize him as representing the govern
ment to Chill. The next day (Wednes-
day. Senior Mont called at the State
department in company with Senior
Asta-Burnaga, charge d'affairs of Chill
under the Balmaceda government,
whose credentials haye never been offic-
tally revoked and who is consequently
the only representative of the CHILEAN
government that can be officially recog-
nized by this government, and had no
difficulty whatever in seeing Mr.. Blaine.
Senior Mont assured Mr.. Blaine that his
government was making rigid invest
igation into the attack upon our sailors,
but until he is the properly accredited
minister of Chill to this Government his
assurances carry no more weight than
those of any other private individual.
The calm dignity and entire absence
of anything like bullying in the official
despatch instructing Minister Egan to
demand reparation of the Gillian gov
eminent for the mob's attack upon U.
S. sailors, which was by the Presidents
direction made public this week. is COM
mended on every hand, and it adds
another bright jewel to the coronet of
Craftsmanship of the highest order with
which the impartial historian will in
after years crown this administration,
which has never tor a single instant for
gotten the motto which forms the key
stone of the arch across which il march
ed to r-'Protection to American
citizens; at home and abroad"
1t is now understood that Secretary
Proctor may remain in the cabinet until
the middle of November, possibly until
Congress meets. He will be appointed
Senator to fill the vacancy which will
exist on the first of November. but he
will not actually become Senator until
he chooses to qualify as such, and there
is go necessity for his qualifying until
Congress meets.
Chairman Clarkson says there will be
no difficulty in the National Executive
committee reaching decision at this
meeting in this city next month as TO
the place at which the National con-
vention will be held next year, but he
smiEngly declines to say what city will
be chosen, although it is believed that
he could if he wanted to, as he is prob
ably aware of the preference of a major
ity of the committee.
When COMMANDMENTS Chief Palmer
and the & A. r, National Council of
Administration comes here on the II of
| November TO definitely determine the
date for next years encampment in this
city, documentary evidence which csn-
not be disputed or misrepresented will
| be submitted 10 them showing that
every hotel keeper in Washington has
pledged himself that prices and accom-
mediation during the encampment shall
be precisely what they are at all times.
Documentary evidence will also be sub
mitted at the same time showing that
the railroads entering Washington have
made the required concessions and that