The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1893-05-05
WASHINGTON LETTER.
esular correspondent.
WAsalxorox, April "A, 1893.

WASHINGTON, April "a, 1893.
Christopher Columbus Is in Washington.
| Not the discoyerer of America, but his de-
scendant, the Duke Of yeragua, guest Of the
United States, for the purpose Of attending
the openiny of.the Columbian Exposition
held in honor Of his ilustrious ancestor
The Duke and dis party, in charge of Com
mander Dickens, e s n, who is detailed for
the purpose of looking after the comfort Of
the party, arrived here late Saturday even
ing, and went at once to the hotel at which
magnificent suite Of thirteen rooms had
been engaged for them, and over which the
Spanish flag viii fly during their stay in
this city. Yesterday they attended divine
service at st Matthews church, and this
afternoon a special reception was held in
their honor by..President and Mrs Cleye-
! land. and tonight musical entertainment
at the residence Of Senator BTice. Tou1or-
row will be devoted to the sights Of the
national capital. including historic ut Yer
non and Wednesday the Dukal party will
go to New York with President Cleveland,
Mrs Cleveland and the cabinet, where they
viii see the great naval review from the
deck Of the q S Dolphin. The Duke and
his wife and daughter express themselves
as being delighted with America and ith
the more than eordia' reception which has
been given them In New York and Wash
ingtop. the only two cities they have yet
visited
Prompt and decisive action on the part
of President Cleveland and his cabinet car
ried the country safely through what al one
period Of last week look very much like a
dangerous financial crisis. The free gold
was exhaated and the continued demand
for gold for export brought the admins
tration face to face with the question Of
whether bonds should be sold or portion
Of the si00. .0O0, 600 gold reserve fund should
be used TO redeem notes presented TO the
treasury. Under the Law gold might ave
been refused for treasury notes. they being
payable in coin. but as it mad been the
practice Of the department to redeem these
notes with gold il vas thought il Nigh.
have bad effect to discontinue the prac-
tice Just now. 50 il was decided 10 use
portion Of tie reserve fund, and S, ,OO0.-
600 Of it was used; bat il was only for
single day Now. the treasury has Eeplac
cd wha; il used from the fund and has De-
sides, enough gold TO meet all demands, for |
the present at least Public opinion. az
represented in Washington. Is with PreSi-
dent Cleveland in the belief that so long as
there is known TO be more than s700, ,000, =
COO in gold in the United States, there Is
no necessity fur the government to sell
b0nds 10 procure gold, and as f1r using
part Of the g3ld reserve fund to redeem
nosEs, that is precisely what that fund was
accumulated for, and many prO1nine1t
democrats do not hesitate to say that ii
shonld be used, if necessary. until Il be-
comes apparent that il viii be * sxhznsted
before bonds siaouId be issued The pres
ent indications are that the treasury viii /
socn hare plenty Of gold, as bankers. par
ticularsy in the west ard south, ara placing
their gold al its disposal, and visitors 10
the Worlds Fair will soon turn a stream Of
European gold our way.
The weather has been unusually cool this
spring. but there Is no comparison between
the weather and the action Of republicans
now holding federal Offices in various states.
In writing letters 10 heads Of the depart
uents under which they are. asking that
they be allowed 10 remain in Office. Even
such pronounced partisan politician as
the notorious Webster Flanagan. now col
lec'or Of customs at El Paso, Texas. has
written asking that he be kept In ossce.
Evidently Flanagan Is Ut the same mind
now concerning the holding Of federal of6ce
that he was almost score Of years ago
when be startled naticnal republican con-
vention. to which he was delegate. when
the same subject was up. By asking;
"what are we here fors" 1t is probable
that he viii soon learn what the democratic |
Is here for. and the knowi-
edge viii hardly please him over much.
Hon 7 F Bayaul. [ S ambassador to
Great Britain. will start for London on |
May o0th. He has been. while in Wash
ingson, the recipient of unusual cyrtesies
and attentions from Sir Julian Pauncefote, |
the British ambassador. |