Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1891-04-23
From our regular Corresponden:.1
Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., April l2, IS9

WASHINGTON, ID. e., April IL, 1891.
The President evidently isn't fretting
about what Italy may or may not do, but is
arranging matters to start tomorrow on
his western trip just as if Italy was not in
existence. The rumor that Italy had noti-
fled Mr.. Blaine that unless the answer to
Rudini's last dispatch was received on the
lith inst, our minister would be sent his
passports and told 10 get out of Italy, has
few believers here, although it has been
several times reiterated by cable from
Rome. Mr.. Blaine declines to talk about
the matter at ALL so that it cannot be pos
ltive'y stated that the answer has been
sent to that Dispatch although it is known
that it was prepared and approved by the
President and cabinet several days ago,
and | have reason to believe that it was
forwarded by mail to our minister at
Rome to be by him presented to Rudni,
although the dispatch bag sent to tina, Of
! fetal from the Department of State NAV
not after all have contained it,
| 1t certainly had not been received in
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official Italian press would not have re-
peated the twaddle about what Rudin
would do if it was not received by Tues
day of this week When Mr. Blaine de-
cides not to talk one might as well try to
| interview marble statue. The impress
sion mere is that these rumors are origiua-
ted by Rudinis friends for the purpose of
hurrying Mr.. Blaines answer. If this be
Mr. Blaine's opinion and the answer has
not gone should not be surprised if it was
Intentionally kept back for time 10y Mr.
Blaine just TO show these excitablc Ital-
ians that he meant exactly what he said
when he wrote in answer to Baron Fava's
demand, that this Government declined to
| be hurried.
We are not SO defcurelcss as some peo-
pie think, Hear Assistant Secretary Of
War Grant on the subject Within the
last few day. much has been said about
the powerful navy aud the heavy gun. Of a
European nation, aud fear has been ex-
pressed that such heavy armament might
enter the har6or OF some Of our largest
/ cities. Let them come if they want to:
/ they would 90 no more out forever. So
/ perfectly and effectively mas the work of
| destruction been planned aud carried out
that within a surprisingly short time there
can be placed beneath the waters surface
an indefinite number Of destructive cx-
plp,ivcS and those can hc SO arranged that
a. B
arrange themselves in line Of battle ready
for attack, and then by a simple touch on
the shore there viii come instantaneous
explosions all along the line, sufficient to
destroy in an instant Of time the largest
fleet that could Ind room in one Of our
harbOrs"
Secretary Foster has gone 10 New York
on private business but while there he in
tends to personally investigate some mat
tcr> that have been brought to hi, atten-
ton concerning the Federal Offices in thtt
city. He j. determined that the admins
ton Of those Offices shall br a. near per
fection a, he can make it,bclicving that the
more satisfactorily the immense Federal
business In the great commercial center is
transacted the stronger it win make the
1 Republican party.
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bnt he think. hi, rI,r h.,,,.r o,,. th,,,
the com,licatrl raj t,n. .,.,..,o ,,f +t..
commission and ha. declined IT,. nrr,t.r.l
assistance
Mr. f. y Nrdcckrr F, nrominr,t Gcr-
man banker of indiana i. in W,,ifng+,,,
at the reole.t of thr pr..rt.n, and iti.
known that he ba, been ,,.u,I..r..I I'M. / :
Treasurersbip to surcerd Mr. Huston ,yb,.4
resignation ha, been in ,b,. President,
hands for SOM. time. and il j., l,..ii,y.d tt,,t
hp- just returned to Washington from In