Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-05-26
Notes From the Capitol.

President Cleveland ardently be-
lieves in maintaining the dignity
which he thinks belongs to the
President of the United States, and
in accordance with that belief he
declined most positively to agree to
the suggestion of the Spanish min
iSter that he should follow Euro
pean etiquette and return in person
the official visit which the Spanish
Infanta paid him on Saturday.
American etiquette is good enough
for him and also for the Infanta
Eulalie, if her smiling and hand
some face is an index of her feel
ings. The Infanta was met at the
depot by Secretary Gresham, who
as the Presidents personal repre-
sentative welcomed the nations
guest and her party and conducted
them under escort Of two troops Of
u. S. cavalry to the elegant quar-
tiers which had been prepared for
them. Mrs. Cleveland and the
cabinet ladies returned the call
which the Infanta and her party
to the White House, and tomorrow
evening the President and Mrs.
Cleveland will give state dinner
at the White House in her honor.
This week Princess Eulalie will go
to New York and from there direct
to the Worlds Fair. The lnfanta
comes to America as the personal
and official representative Of the
Queen Regent of Spain, who was
invited by Congress to visit the
United States during the Columbi-
an Exposition. The Infanta appar-
emily has none of the tOp-loftical
notions which the Spanish minister
has so industriOuSly been trying
for several weeks to make Wash
ington people believe were inseper-
able from Spanish royalty, On the
contrary she appears to be very
sensible little woman, and she dis
tinctly says that she wishes to be
entertained in American style. She
met many old friends here, among
them Rev. DR.. Curry, who was min
lister to Spain during the first
Cleveland administration, and his
estimable wife whom the Princess
met with an affectionate kiss on
each cheek, as is the custom in
Spain among relatives and close
friends.
If there are any sinecures attach
ed to the Washington Navy Yard
which is in reality no longer ma
Wy yard, but a gun shop, they have
got to GO Secretary Herbert has
requested the commandment to re-
port at once whether any position
or positions now filled can be dis
pensed with, and whether any per-
son now employed is incompetent
or inefficient from any cause what
ever. A similar request will prob
ably be made of the commandment
at all the government navy yards.
There is to be IA big discharge at
the end Of the present fiscal year
from the general land Office, owing
to the cut made i'll the appropria-
ton by Congress. Sixty-eight
clerks in the classified service and
and thirty-nine special agents will
sever their connection with Uncle
Sans business on the both of June,
unless they can before that time
get transferred to some other
branch of the service. In order to
avoid the pressure by the friends of
the clerks in that bureau it has
been decided that the dismissals
shall be made solely on the records
of the clerks.
Secretary Herbert has deprived
the Nicaragua Canal company of
its chief engineer by ordering Civ
il Engineer Menocal, who has been
working for the canal company for
about four years, to return to duty.
The demand for gold for export
has again brought the gold reserve
fund very near to the $1OO.OO0,0OO
m ark, but no uneasiness is felt by |
Sec. Carlisle as offers of gold are