Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1892-03-10
WASHINGTON NEWS.
From our Regular Correspondent)s u I.
Washington. March 7. 1892.

Washington. March Z. 1892
Mr. Harrison Is engaged In engineer
I ing another gigantic war scare, with
the same old object in view; but as
Secretary Blaine is having flight with
the grip, the little man in the White
House Is trying to run the machine
alone. and there is danger that it may
not work rs 1t did in the Chilian bus
mess; 1t certainly will not II similar
ultimatum buncomb is used by Mr..
/ Harrison. Details are scarce as to
why the country is in the great danger
OF war with Great Britain that the ad-
ministration people say it Ia All that
is known is that Lord Salisbury has
notified the Department OF State that
he approved OF the arbitration treaty
that was signed by Mr.. Blaine and Sir
Julian Pauncefautc last Monday. but
that he declined to renew the modus
vivendi for the coming sealing season
in Behring's Sea, and suggested in lieu
thereof . close season within thirty
miles ofthe Pribylov Islands.
There is no booming OF cannon or
sounding Of the charge In that so tar
as ordinary folk can see or hear. but
1t was enough to bring Mr.. Harrison
tearing home from his hunting trip,
and cause him to call i,is cabinet hur-
riedly together for night meeting,
which was OF itself enough to start the
most sensational stories agoing over
the newspaper special wires. AMI ths
mysterious hints dropped by those
close to Mr.. Harrison, OF impending
danger to the American Eag.e, did tho
rest in manner that was probably
highly pleasing to that gentleman; but
now that he has his war scare fairly
on its feet, what will he do with it?
DO Treasury officials make prac-
tico of withholding payment OF con-
tracts and other public expenditures
between the middle and last OF the
! month. in order to make better show
ing than actually exists, in the month
ly statement issued at the close OF bns-
| mess on the last day or the month";
Evidently Representative Butler, OF
Iowa, believes there is something in
tho charge that they do, for he has OF
fered a resolution calling upon the Sec
rotary OF the Treasury for detailed
statement Of the requisitions for mon
ey for the public service presented to
the Treasury between Feb. Is and 30,
and Of payments madc on tho same
prior to March l.
II The legalizing OF his 'count,d quo
rum by the Supreme Court so putfel
up the ex-Czar with impudence and
conceit that even the patience OF SO
even-tempered a man as Spsairer
Crisp was at last completely exhau3t-
ed, and the man from Maine found
himself being artstically fayei by the
Speaker. to whom he had been trying
to dictate. And the general verdict,
joined in by many republicans, is that
it served him right.
The anti Harrison republicans are
somewhat at sea as to who TO take up
for candidate, AMI the names that
are constantly being put forward in
that connection are but feslers OF the
public pulse. The latest feelor is in
favor OF j. S. Clarkson, chairman OF
tho republican national committee,
the man who was backed by Quay and
tho entire national committee for
place in Mr.. Harrison's cabinet, and
yet was most peremptorily turned
down. There is little doubt that Mr..
Ciarkson would take great pleasure in
taking the nomination away from Mr.
Harrison. II he could; but Mr.. Clark
sons mental caliber is hardly large
enough to make him Presidential
nominee, even OF the republican party.
The House Committee on Appropri-
ations may decide to abolish two en-
tire divisions Of the Treasury depart
ment. those on Public Moneys, Loans
and Currency, because the work was
dono by them Is but duplication of
what Is done by two divisions OF the
Treasurer's Office All that is neces-
sary to abolish them Is to lcave them
out OF the annual.
Although the Pension Oalce investi-
cation has but just begun to get into
the interesting stage, it has already
been shown pretty conclusiyely that
things are not conducted as they
should be. 1t has been acknowledged
by official witnesses that men recom-
mended for dismissal. for cause, have
not only been kept In Office, but &ctu-
ally promoted; 1t has been acknowl-
fedged that the private secretary Of A.
sistant Secre tary Chandler has regu-
larly visited the Pension Office TO push