The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1893-04-28
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, APRIL "a, 1885,.

CHRISTOPHER Columbus is in Washington
Not the discovprcr of America, but his te-
scpndart, the Duke of Neracua. who IS IN
Ameli a as the especially invited and honor
&c guest of the United acS, for the purpose
of attending the opening OF the Columbian
EXPOSITION held in honor of his ilu ious an
csstor. The Duke and his party. in char.e OF
Commander Dickens, I n. who is detail
ed for the purpose of looking at er the mfolt
of the party. arrived here lac Saturday even
ing. and went at once to the otel at wh'cl
magnificent suite of th r'een 70 ms ha be IN
engaged for them, and over which The Spanish
flag will tlv during their STAY in tins city.
Ye 'rdav tllel attended dA inc serv &c :
Matthews church, and this aft 'rnool sp ciai
reception was held in their honor by Pes Gen
and Mr.. Cleveland. an t'n-h 4 musical
entertainment at The lesi en- e of Senator
Brice. Ton W will be devoted TO the
sights Of the y ,lonal Capital. iAclndi lg his
tOIic Mount Vernon. am. "Wednesday The
Duckal party will 60 to New YORK with Pres
dent Cleveland, Mrs. Cleveland an | the eab
net, where they will see he great nava? re-
view from the deck of the U. 5 $. Dolphin.
The Duke and his wife and daughter express
themselves as being delighted with America
and with the more thai. C 'rdiai receipt N whci
has been given them in New York and Wash
netom, the only two cities they have yet Wis
tied.
Prompt and decisive action on tie part o.
President Cleveland and his Cabinet carried
the country safely tllro!gh what at 'rlod
of last week louked very much like Il danger
Jus tina rcial isis The t:e. gol was eX-
haus ed and the continued d' mani for geld
for export brou .ht the administr iton fac 10
face with the Qllrs ion # whether bonds
should be sold or portion of the 500, % 600
gold reserve fund should be used TO redeem
notes presented to tie Treasury. Under tn
law gold might have been refused for Treasury
notes. they being payable in coin. but as ii
had been the practice of the department TO re-
deem these notes with gold it was thought tlal
it might have a bad effect to discontinue the
practice Just now, so it was decided to use a
portion of the reserve fund, and $',OOO,OO0 OF
it was used; but it was only for single day.
Now, the Treasury has replaced what it used
from the fund and has. besides, enough gold
to meet all demands, for the present at least
Public opinion, as represented IN Washington,
is with President Cleveland in the belief thai
so long as there is known to be more than
$7OOOOO,O 900 in gold in the United S ates, there
is no necessity for the government to sell
bonds to procure gold, and as for using part
of the gold reserve fund to redeem notes, that
| IS precisely what that fund was accumulated
| for, and many prominent democrats do not
essary, until it becomes apparent that it will
| be exhausted, before bonds should be issued.
| The present indications are that the Treasury
| will soon have plenty of gold, as blnkers, par
| ticularly in the West and South, are placing
| their gold at its disposal. and visitors to the
| Worlds Fair will soon turn a stream OF Euro
pean gold our way.
Ex-Congressman Vance, of Connecticut,
while on flying visit to Washington. dropped
some pleasant democratic news concerning his
state, which. although regularly casting its
electoral vote for democrat, has been unable
for long period to send a democrat to the =
| 5. Senate. Mr.. Vance says the legislature to
be elected this year will be democratic and
that Senator Plat will be succeeded by a
democrat. and his friends add, "hs name will
| be Bob Vance,"
The Weather has been unusally cool this
| spring, but there is no comparison between
the weather and the action of republicans now
holding federal offices in various states, III
writing letters to the heads of the department:
under which they are, asking that they be al
lowed to remain in office Even such pro-
nounced partisan politician as the notoriou:
| Webster Flanagan, now collector OF customs
| At Ell Paso Texas, has written asking that he
be kept in office. Evidently Flanagan IS o
the same mind now concerning the holdin!
of federal office that he was aim lst score o
years ago when he startled National R.pub
lican Convention, to which he was delegate
when the same subject was up, by asking
.'What are we here for?' 1t is probable tina
lie will soon learn what the d, NOR tic ad
ninistration is here for, and the knowledge
will hardly please him over much.
Hon. I. +. Bayard, L. S. ambassador te
Great Britain, will start for London on Ma.
10th. He has been, while in Washington, the
recipient of unusul curtesies and attentions
from Sir Julian Paunc, fote, the British am
bassador.