The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-04-28
IT on orr Regular Correspondent,
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER

WASHINGTON, ID. e., April "a, 1898.
Christopher Columbus Is in Washing
ton. Not The discoverer OF America.
but bis descendant, the Duke of Ver1g-
us VIII, is I'm America as the especially
invite q and hCDorcd guest OF the United
States. Tor the purpose OF attending the
opening OF the Columbian Exposition
held in honor OF his illnstrious ancestor.
The Duke and his party. in charge oi
Commander Dickens. U. :. n. who IL
detailed fer the purpose Of looking after
the comfort of the party. arrived here
late Saturday evening, and went at once
to the hotel, stwhich a magnificent suite
of thirteen rooms had been engaged for
them. and over which the Spanish flag !
will fly during their stay ia this city.
Yesterday they attended divine service
lat st. Matthews church, and this after
noon . special reception was held in
their honor by President and Mrs. Cleve-
land, and tonight q musical entertain
ment at the residence OF Senator Brice.
Tomorrow will be devoted to the sights
OF the National Capital, including his
toric Mount Vernon, and Wednesday
the Ducal party will 90 to New York
with President Cleveland, Mrs. Cleve-
land and the cabinet, where they will
see the great naval review from the
deck of the U. s. s. Dolphin. The
Duke and his wife and daughter express
themselves ss being delighted with
America and with the more than corr
dial reception which has been given
them in New York and Washington,
the only two cities they have yet visited.
Prompt and decisive action on the
part Of President Cleveland and his cab
met carried the country safely through
what at one period OF last week looked
very much like q dangerous financial
CRISIS. The free gold was exhausted
and the continued demand for gold for
Iexrort brought the administration face
to face with the question whether bonds
should be cold or portion OF the $780,
100 ,OCO gold reserve fund should be
used TO redeem notes presented TO the
!, Treasury. Under the law gold might
have been refused for Treasury notes
they being payable in coin, but as 1t had
been the practice Of the department &c
redeem these notes with gold ii was
thought that 1t might have . bad effec
to discontinue the practice just now, SO
1t was decided TO use Q portion OF the
reserve fund, and $4,000. 900 Of it wa,
used but il was only for q single day
Now the Treasury has replaced what il
used from the fund and has, besides
, enough gold to meet all demands, fol
, the present ct least. Public opinion, as
represented Ia Washington, is with
President Cleveland in the belief that Sc
long as there 10 known to be more than
500 ,OO0,O 900 in gold in the United States
IA tA
, , ment to sell bonds to procure gold and
% for using part Of the gold reserve
fund to redeem notes that is precisel y
what that fund was accumulated for
!, and many prominent democrats do not
hesitate 10 say that II should be used, il
, necessary, until 1t becomes apparent
= that twill be exhausted, before bonds
should be issued, and then no bond,
! should be Issued, but further payments
should be made 10 silver. from the big
y stock nselessly boarded under the 6her
man law. The present indications arr
that the Treasury will soon have plenty
of gold, as bankers, particularly in the
Q West andsSouth, are placing their colo
( st its disposal, and visitors TO ths
q World's Fair will soon turn stream o.
e European gold our way.
o Ex-Congressman Vance, of Connecti
}. cut, while on flying visit to Washing
u ton, dropped some pleasant democratic
q oews concerning his state, which. a.
J. though regularly casting its electoral
. vote for democrat, has been unable fol
!. long period to send democrat 10 the
! q. s. Senate. Mr.. Vance ssys the leg
e islature to be elected this year will be
Il dem ocratic, and that Senator Plat will
4 be succeeded by . democrat, and biz
. friends and "his name will be Bot
Vance,"
The weather has been unusually COO
this spring, but there 10 no com pare on
between the weather and the action Of
republlcans now holding federal Offices
o 10 various states, In writing letters tC
J. the heads or the departments under
u which they are. asking that they be al
y lowed to remain 10 Office. Even eucl
>. pronounced partisan politician as til,
notorious Webster Flanagan, now col
lectOr ofcustoms at FL Psso, Texas, ha
written asking that be be kept ia Office
J. Evidently Flanagan 10 OF the samo nj o,
now concerning the holding Of feders
|, ONCE that be was almost score of yea r
ago when be startled . National Re
= publican Convention, TO which he was
: delegate, when the same subject was u
by asking "Whst ere We here for2"
: 10 probable that be will soon learn wha
y the democratic administration 10 her
= for, and the knowledge will hardly
: please him over much.
:. Hon. L. F. Bsysrd, U. 8. ambasssdo
y 10 Great Britain. will start for Londo
on Nay 2Oth. He has teen, while i
!. Washington, the recipient OF unusus
= courtesies and attentions from Sir Jul
! Ian Pauncefote, the British ambassador
= G. S.