Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-05-29
WASHINGTON LETTER.


from our Eegtior Correspondent
WASHINGTON, May 90, ls93.-
Washington bid Her Royal Highn,ss,
Prince Eulalia, tho Spanish Iufanta,
good'bye with much regret when she
LETT for New York yesterday. During
her stay Of a week az the national
guest she made herself extremely
popular by displaying qualities not
usually associated with royalty in the
minds OF ordinary folks. Instead OF
being u stickler for ceremony she
appeared 70 bs delighted at its absence
and to enjoy seeing the sights Of the
National Capital and being entertained
Just like an American. She went
the rounds, 10 Mt. Vernon,
Arlington, Soldiers Home, Great
Falls, Catin Johns Bridge, tue Capt.
tol anu to the top Of the Washington
monument, Just like any other visitor
TO Washington would have done. lShs
visited President and Mrs. Cleveland
MT the White House, was visited by
Mrs Cleveland and the cabinet ladies
anu wna given a state dinner by tue
PRECEDENT. She anu her husband,
Prince Antoine, said before leaving
that they had enjoyed every hour OF
their stay. They will 20 from New
York 10 Chicago.
The Presbyterian General Assem-
bly,, which has been In session for a
week, Is now wrestling with this trial
OF DR.. Briggs for heresy, "A case that
has rlre idy gained a worldwide fame,
and the proceedings have been at times
very ,pioy for such n body. DIR. Briggs
III making n hard fight anu his friends
In the assembly are ably seconding
him, but It looks like losing fight TO
an outsider, Ms 1t seems almost certain
that lie viii be found guilty, although
there IL much doubt as TO what mis-
punishment will be. Many who will
vote to declare him guilty will not vote
TO make his punishment extreme.
Fears are expressed that this trial will
result In the withdrawal OF a number
OF widely known ministers from the
Presbyterian churct.
In view of the many statements that
are being made concerning the atti.
tude Of Pension Commissioner Loeb.
rem towards the q. A. IL. anu the
present pension system the following
statement from him Is both timely anu
interesting: "We have, OF course, no
prejudice against the q. A. II. Quite
the reverse, in fact tits great or.
ganizaliOn. ain n member myself,
you know, ae | think NIL old Union
soldiers should bo. With regard to
the policy OF the department "a very
simple statement will suffice. l have
one policy: The equal, energetic ami
exactly just administration Of the pen
sion laws as they are found upon the
statute books. If n man Ia entitled to
pension he ought TO have II, anu II
he Ia not entitled TO IL he should
not apply. The department IL
really court OF claims, and
IL In the business and duty
OF Its officials TO enter upon
examination OF the papers submitted
In each case with patience, aud with.
out bias for or against. 30 lar as lies
In my power this will be- done. II from
examination OF the rolls 1t appears
that the government is being robbed,
the payment OF money TO the unworthy
Will bs discontinued. / am certain |,
that genuine veterans everywhere ask |
only fair dealing"
There Rre 10 be no more civilian |
Indians agents point, d, except where |
the Indians are In II highly advanced |
stage Of civilization. Such was the
announcement made this week by |
Secretary Smith, anu II means that |
twr-thirds or more OF the Indian |
agents are to be- army officers, which |
isn't Mt all pleasing to tho numerous |
gentlemen who are anxious to become |
Indian agents. Ii Isn't pleasing to the |
army officers, either, for IA n rule they |
do not wish to serve as Indian agents
President Cleveland In much pleased
as he has right TO be, at his success In
acting rs d mediator between Japan
and Corea and bringing about peace.
full settlement Of dispute that at one
time threatened to cause war between
those two nations.
The Cherokee Indians will not as at
first intended negotiate Ia Wall street
the 50, OOO,O In bonds which they
propose issuing on the basis OF the DE-.
ferred payments from the government
for the "Cherokee outlet" but will
advertise for bids for the whole amount,
to be ops ned Ia this city. These bonds
will en- per cent Interest, and will
be guaranteed by the gov
eminent.
Almost sensation was created by
tho report OF Assistant Attorney Gem |
eral Colby on the investigation OF the
weather bureau, which he recently |
which was made TO Secre.
iary Morton this week. While the
report makes no specific recommenda-
tions II raps the officials OF
the bureau over the knuckles
from beginning to end, particular
iy the chief, Prof. Harrington, aud
Indicates rather plainly the belief |
OF It's maker that 1t would be advan.
lageoua to have the bureau put back
under military control, and closes by |
quoting the expenses OF the bureau |
since Ii has been under its present |
management and what thoy were
under General Greeley. ]