Fergus County argus., 1891-09-03
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent


WASHINGTON, August IS, 1891.
Owing to a number of important public
matters to which he desires to gives his
personal attention. the president will re-
turn to Washington early in September in
stead OF waiting until October, as had been
the general expectation. Not the least OF
these important matters is a reciprocity
treaty with Venezuela, which is ready for
his acceptance. This treaty is a most
agreeable surprise to the public, as it was
supposed that the rejection of the first
treaty by the congress of Venezuela had
indefinitely postponed reciprocity with
that country; hut it seems that the con-
gress acted upon a misunderstanding OF
the probable effects of such an agreement
almost all raised by import duties, but
seeing it's error before adjournment it
authorized the president OF Venezuela to
negotiate and put into effect a similar
agreement, and practically the same treaty
which was rejected by the congress OF that
country now only awaits. the sanction and
proclamation of President Harrison to go
into effect.
This news will not be relished by the
Democrats. because many of them have
talked too much about the failure OF reel.
procty, having taken the rejection OF the
first treaty by the Venezuela congress to
mean that that our European rivals had
succeeded in putting brake on the reci-
proeity wheel. Reciprocity was never more
nnnnlar tha n .t,L q.
are practically demonstrated it will grow
more popular. There are other treaties
well under way, but those cannot be spok.
ell of by name without n violation of con-
fidence. Suffice it to say that this admin
istration is thoroughly alive, as it has been
from the first day of it's existence, to the
Importance Of the subject, and that it pro-
try the products of which are necessary to
us and our prosperity.
Another subject OF Importance which will
probably be taken up by the president on
his return is the refusal OF the cattlemen
to obey the orders which have been issued
to them by the interior department direct
ing them to vacate the Cherokee outlet
District Attorney Speed, of Oklahoma,
who was in town week ago, reported
that not single catSleman had moved or
taken any steps looking to an early re-
moval. An official of the interior depart
ment told me today that he hadn't the
slightest doubt that the president would
order force to be used, if necessary, to drive
these cattlemen from the outlet.
Mr. Iphn Hon.l- as Ta,,o.,oa
has been nominated to succeed his father,
the late l.. C. Houck, in Congress, is in
town. He isn't losing any sleep for fear of
not being elected, as the district gave his
father last November a majority of over
13. 900. That is one of the Republican
districts in the South that the Democrats
have been unable to tamper with, because
resent any ballot box thimble rigging
F9ssT M has ef tksR sR ysafs ssss
pied by Senator Payne, and in which the
late Justice Woods, to whose estate it be-
longs, resided for many years, and will
bring his family to Washington in the fall.
The house is delightfully."- situated. being
only a few squares from the White House.
The officials of the treasury department
are calculating that all OF the immense
amount OF gold which has been shipped
from this country to Europe during the
past year or two will soon be coming back
to purchase our grain. All OF our sales to
France and Russia are always paid for in
gold, but England usually paysus in Amer
lean securities OF some kind. of which she
has many millions.