The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-12-28
ITHE CAPTTAL BUDGET.
News From the Seat ot Govern
ment TerselyssTold.
AFFAIRS ON THE MEXICAN BORDER

AFFAIRS ON THE MEXICAN BORDER
Tho Revolution and It's Causes ~.
plained by an Army ohicer;.Mr.
cullom Busy on the Amendments
sto the Interstate Commerce Law.
Mr.. Blaine stIIl Improylng--sena.
tor Itryo's Remarkable Prophecy.
othcr Washington News.
wAsu1sa7os, D. O., Dec. 27.-ot all
tie officers in the United States
army who have an acquaintance with
the unfortunate condition of affairs on
the Rio Grande none are more familiar
with the real conditions than Captain
John Bourke, of the third United States
cavalry, and that fact is the real reason
why Captain Bourke was summoned to
this city by the secretary OF war.
"What do / think of the situation?"
said Captain Burke, who was approach
ed by a reporter to-day. 81 really bo-
lieve things cannot holp being worse
before. they are better. I also believe
that the United States is going to 90
its best to make life burdeusome for
the irresponsible aud trouble making
Mexicans who have for the past year
made themselves conspicpously disa;I
greeable. Now you must femember
that there are two kinds ofMexicans on
our side OF the boundary line.
Those who reside in the
towns-such places as Laredo, Browns.
vile. Matamoras, Corpus Christi and
San Diego, are in the main very decent
people, and OF course have nothing to
do with these troubles. The beiligerent
class is made up OF the worst elements
that ever stood in the way OF ctviliza.
tion. Mexicans in their origin and,
speech, but anti-M Mexican in sympathy,
cause our southern neighborhood q
great deal OF trouble. Incidentally
they worry US a great deal, for they are
Just as much anti-American as they are
anti Mexican. Theircharacter is utterly
devoid of principle, aud in all their ut,
terances there Is no semblance OF pas
triotism. When you say they are
against the government on both sides
of the river, you have stated their
creed. They live from hand TO mouth,
and are altogether extremely undesira:
BILE people to have any dealings with"
AZ cr1Ioro chairman az the conn.
mittee on interstate commerce, is not
permitting many hours to go towaste
during the holiday recess. Heis at
his committee room almost daily and Is
devoting a great deal of his time to the
consideration OF the numerous bills
amendatory to the interstate commerce
law that have been introduced in the
senate this session.
Immediately after the reassembly OF
Congress he will call the committee to-
gether and urge the consideration OF
the measures that have been proposed,
many of which are intended to vitalize
and add strength to the law, upon
which heavy inroads have been made
by recent federal court decisionsl
Mr.. Cullom does not sayywhether he
favors the pooling amendment or not,
but the inference is that he would be
opposed toit. The committee is not a
unit on the amendment, for there are
some members who believed it would
be a good thing, and would mitigate
much OF the evil now existing, or, at
least, claimed by the railroads to exist, 1
In the matter OF freight rates and would
be a sure remedy for that discrimina-
a. I.kf fah fa kA ha
some of tho trunk lines in favor OF the
large and against the small shipper.
"Mr. Blaine is better than he was
yesterday aud is improving" This
was said at 6 o'clock this evening, and
DR.. Johnston had becn at Mr. Blaine's
residence Just twenty-five minutes.
The visit was the second the doctor
had paid to Mr.. Blaine this afternoon,
and when his attention was called to
the fact, he remarked that ithad no
particular significance, in proof OF
which he said that he would not call
again this evening unless especially
summoned. t,itt
II seems to be settled that MIR Blaine
will not leave Washington for some
months to come, even, if in the mean.
time, his health should improve suffi.
ciently 70 warrant his removal. 1t Is
also pretty well understood that while
MIR. Blaine really shows no markechim-
proyement, as compared With his ,con-
dition very recently, he is still a very
sick man-so sick that he can only sit
erect whom lifted into that position and
propped up with pillows.
Two years ago at speech at Port,
land, in his town, Senator Frye prophe-
sled a condition Of affairs In relation
to the Panama Canal scheme that has
been fulfilled almost to the letter. In;
that speech 8Ir. Frye said that time
would show that the whole scheme was
corrupt, and that within year or two
at least, the light would be thrown
upon It and the fate Of the republic
would tremble under the shock. That
condition exists to-day.
There has been some talk 30 the effect
that the Panama and Nicaragua canals
are parallel and that the disaster that
has oYortaken the French people will
cause public men in this country to
Hesitate in giving their votes to sane
ton the guarantee OF the Nicaragua
bonds that scandal might result. Mr.
Frye can SEQ nothing OF the kind and is
emphatic in his declaretlons to that
effect.
Chief Drummond, OF tie secretser.
vice division, has cautioned his agents
to exercise tho closest possible scrutiny
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