Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-05-25
Washington Letter.
(From our regular correspondent
WASHINGTON, May 10, 1893.


So far ms the deportation Of the I'M
registered Chinese is concerned the
U. s. government is about in the
same fix as the man who couldn't il
he wanted to, and did not want to
anyway. The government hasn't
enough money available to send 1000
of the more than 100000 unregistered
Cinnamon back to their homes, and it
is not probable that any attempt will
be made to send any Of them back I'M
til congress appropriates the money
to pay the expenses. This predlca-
ment was entirely unexpected, as il
had been the opinion Of the president
and nearly every member Of his cabl-
net that the supreme court would de-
clare the Geary act unconstitutional
but it is now history that the court by
vote OF five to three decided it con.
stltutional. There has been lots Of
talk about the probability Of the CHI.
nese government retaliating by driv-
ing all Americans out of China, but
the Chinese minister here has as
sured Secretary Gresham that his
government not only would not at.
tempt to retahate, but had already
taken ample precautions to protect
such Americans as reside in remote
parts of China from attacks which
mobs Of ignorant natives might be in
cliaed to make upon them when the
news reaches them. It is not regard
ed as very probable that with the
present rather low stage of available
cash in tho treasury congress will
vote the $6,000000 estimated to be re-
CURED. 1t IS thought more likely
that a compromise allowing those
Cinnamon already here to remain
will be the final result.
Judge Lochran, the new commits
sioner Of pensions, has made de.
cided stir among the politicians by
announcing his purpose to make the
local medical boards which examine
applicants for pensions IN all sections
of the country exclusively democratic,
instead Of allowing the opposition
one out Of every three members, as
has been the custom ever since those
boards were established. 1t is sup
posed that his action was previously
endorsed by President Cleveland
Many complaints were made be-
cause OF the seeming hardness of the
officials in completing arrangements
for the opening to settlement of the
Cherokee strip. The contract was
this week signed by representatives
of the Cherokee Nation and Secretary
Hoke Smith, but it is stated at the IN
terror department that there is no
probability of the strip being opened
before the 18th of July.
Judge A. w. Terrell Of Texas, the
new minister to Turkey, wore a
'stove-pipe" hat for the first time in
his life this week. 1t was presented
to HIM by an admiring friend, who
told him that it was a part of the me-
cessery outfit of an American minis.
ter abroad.
1t is not thought probable that the
government will take any action in
regard to the Sunday opening of the
Worlds fair further than to order, in
accordance with an opinion given by
the attorney general this week, that
all Of the government exhibits,
including the branch postof1ice on the
exposition grounds, be closed on Sun
day. Opinion differs about the re-
funding Of the $2,50O,OOO dollars
voted by congress to the exposition,
provided it remained closed on Sun
day. Hon. B. B. Smalley, one of the
Worlds fair commissioners, is at pres
ent in Washington, and his opinion is
that the money so far paid of that ap-
propriated will not be refunded, and
that the balance will be paid Just as
acquisitions are made on the treasury
for it.
A sensation was caused here this
week by the fling of charges against
ex-Commissioner of Patents Simonds
with the secretary of the interior.
The charges are that Mr.. Simonds,
whaLe in Office, made copies Of papers
deposited in what is known as the se-
cret files Of the Office for his own pri.