Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-10-30
WASHINGTON LETTER.
written and compiled for the HERALD

WASHINGTON, ID. e., Oct. 2b.-lDe
President is not man whose wrath is
easily stirred up but it would have been
difficult If not impossible to have found a
more wrathful mau than he was when he
received official particulars of the de-
liberate insult TO the American Flag by a
Gillian mob in attacking a number OF in
offensive and unarmed sailors belonging
to the u. $. S. Baltimore, on streets of
Valparaiso, killing one man outright and
wounding n number Of others, several OF
whom it is thought will die. AS if that
were not enough the Gillian authorities
arrested and threw into prison the sailors
who escaped the fury of the mob. The
President called a conference of the Cab
met before which he read dispatch he
had prepared to he sent to Minister Egan
instructng him to demand an immediate
and full apology, and punishment of the
leaders of the mob. An attempt is being
made here, by those who are always op
posed to seeing this government display
anything like stalwart Americanism, to
make 1t appear that this case is similar to
the New Orleans killing of the Italian
members of the Malta; but there is not
the slightest resemblance. In that case
the Italians left their own country, and
were voluntarily living in the United
States upon the same footing as our own
citizens in this case the men attacked
are wearing the uniforms of United
States sailors and were only temporarily
absent 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 Chilli is
unfortunately small but if necessary we
can soon mass a 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 Presidential candi-
dates from other States, but for some
reason he has not a word to say about the
gentleman from his own State-Hon. w.
r. ("HorizontaI Bllp') Morrisen-who de-
votes that portion of his time not taken
up by his duties as a member of the In
terstate Commerce Commission to I'M
agining that he is in the field as a Demo
cratic Presidential candidate. Perhaps
Senator Palmer has not heard about this
Illinois candidate.
Hon, George S. Bachelor, of New
York, u. S. Minister to Portugal and
formerly Assistant Secretary of the Treas
ury, is in Washington comforting 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 confident will result in the election
of Fassett.
Attorney General Miller is Just now
puzzlng his brain to answer question
asked by the u. s. Marshal at Perbina,
North Dakota. Two Cinnamon were or
dered by L. s. Commissioner before whom
they were tried. to be returned to Canada,
the country whence they came the Mar
shall took than to the Canadian border
but the Canadian official declined to let
the Chinaman in unless they paid the
head tax of $50 each which Canadian law
imposes upon Chinese immigrants. This
the Cinnamon refuse to pay, and the
Marshal who still has them in custody
telegraphed to the Attorney General for
instruction. The trouble seems to have
risen from a diversity 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 pic
ture of manly vigor, entered his office at
the State Department to-day for the first
time in nearly SIX months. During the
time he remained in the Office he was
given no opportunity to do anything else
but receive the congratulations 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 return
to Washington and yesterday he spent
several hours with Mr.. Harrison. The
relation between the two men being OF
the most cordial nature.
Ex-Speaker Reed, stopped in Washing
ton on bis way to Ohio where he has gone
to speak for Mckinley. He reports the
prospects for Republican success in Massa-
chusetts, where he has been campaigning,
to be excellent. He thinks 1t only ques-
ton of getting out the full vote for the
Republicans to carry the State by
handsome majority.
Elk Senator Inga'li passed through
Washington on his way to deliver lee
ture at Toledo, Ohio. He says the recent
reports of his illness were exaggerated
he had some trouble With his throat,
owing to his overtaxing it by lecturlng
too often.