Catoctin clarion., 1892-09-01
WASHINGTON Letter
FROM OUR REGULAR CoRREspONDE

FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT
WASHINGTON, D. G. Aug. 20, 1892
"This Canadian retaliation business,
SAID Il gentleman whose relations with
the administration are such as to leave
no doubt of his knowing what he il
talking about, has only just begun
Unless the Canadian government shall
at an early day remove the cause O
complaint there will be another Presl-
dental proclamation issued that will
bear much harder upon the commercial
interests of Canada than the last one
The matter was gone oyer carefully by
President Harrison and his Cabinet be
fore Congress adjourned and pro
gramme mapped out which was approv'
ed by every member Of the cabinet, as
we'll as by a number Of Senators and
Representatives, of both political par
ties, who were taken into the confidence
of the administration. just what this
programme was | do not care to say,
further than that it will be very I'M
pleasant to Canadians, and that if car
ried out it will raise an impassible COM
mercial barrier between Canada and
the United States, and will practically
ruin the great Canadian Pacific Rail
way by destroying its greatest source OF
protit-the carrying Of the goods IN
bond through the United States and
that it certainly will be carried out to
the letter, know, unless Canada does
what she has been politely asked to do,
very soon"
Secretary Foster docs not wish to 60
against The wishes Of the Worlds Fan
authorities, as be was charged with do.
ing when the Columbus portrait for Use
on the souvenlrs half dollars was select
ed without consulting them, IN prepar.
ing to be awarded exhibitors at the ex'
hibltion, so he has written to ascertain
their wishes, aud as soon as he hears
from them it is expected thata number
Of the most promlne mt American artists
will be invited TO snbmit competitive
designs therefore. 1t Is possible that
Columbus portrait for the souvenir hall
dollars may yet be changed.
officials Of the Marine Hospital Ser
vice, which has control of the Congress
sional appropriation known as the 'ep'
idemlc fund.-" feel that there is very
little danger Of the introduction o.
cholera into any of our large ports
ewing to the precautions which have
been taken to prevent 1t, but they feal
that some tramp steam ship may bring
it into our small ports, but they are do
ing all in their power to guard against
such a misfortune. They do not believe
there is the slightest reason for anything
like panic IN this country; but that
is no reason why the health authorities
National, State, and Municipal. should
not be vigiant. Indeed, it is solely be
cause it is believed that they are anC
will continue to be vig,lant that there
is no cause for the people to get fright
ened. Secretary Foster has placed the
revenue cutter Ewing at the dlsposa
of the Marine Hospital Service, and SHE
will be fitted up and used as a hospita
at the Cape Charles quarantine station
while another revenue cutter will bt
used by the quarantine officials at tha
point to aid them in inspecting incom-
ing Ocean steamers.
One hears little else but the comlns
G. A. r. encampment talked about il
Washington now. Nearly every family
in the city expect to entertain visltinl
friends during that week, and the mos
conservative estimate that there will
certainly be half million visitors. In
Guiding the veterans. The arrange