The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-12-07
Prom our Regular Correspondent.

Neither President Cleveland nor
Secretary Gresham has the slightest
desire to create war scare by twist
ing the British lions tail, but upon
representations made to Secretary
Gresham by DIR. Guzman, the Nicara-
guam Minister to the United States,
the United States Cruiser Columbia
was ordered to Blue6elds, Nicaragua,
to protect the interests of citizens of
the United States in that quarter. and
Ambassador Bayard was cabled in.
structions to investigate, and II the
statements made to Secretary Gres-
ham were found to be true to demand
an immediate and full explanation
from the British Government. That
is the exact status of the case at this
writing. That England was influenc-
ed in Its refusal to recognize the right
OF Nicaragua to exclusive control over
the strip of land known as the Mos.
quito coast by its desire to get its fin
gers into the building or control of
the Nicaragua canal is merely
plausible surmise. Nothing official or
unofficial is known in Washington up
on which to base positive statement
that such is the fact. No new Ques.
tion is involved in the matter, it is
only a reopening of and old question
which was thought to have been salts
factorily settled long while ago.
Not the slightest apprehension of any
serious trouble with England is felt by
any member Of the administration.
All statements to the contrary are
merely sensational fakes.
President Cleveland ate his Thanks
giving turkey at his country residence,
to which he has been confined for ten
days by very painful attack of
Rheumatic gout, and, as he needed
aJl the time at his disposal to put the
finishing touches upon his message to
Congress, the family had no company
TO dinner Secretary and Mrs. Car
Isle entertained a large party at din.
ner. Among their guests were Post
master General and Mrs. Bissell, At
torney General and Mrs. 0lney and
Private Secretary and Mrs. Thurber.
Representative Catchings, of Mass,
one of the Democratic leaders of the
House, is in town. He says: -
would like to see the popgun bills pas
sed at the short session. But these
will not mark the end of tariff agita-
ton. Neither will the Republican
victory, despite the declaration of the
leaders of that party to the contrary
II the leaders could control matters
and remain Of the same mind as now,
perhaps all would be well in that
direction. But they are net calculat-
ing on the immense pressure that will
be brought to bear upon them, if they
should regain power, by the protect
ed interests and their constituents.
They came here to the Fifty.hrst
Congress with firm intention of re-
vising the tariff on reasonable
basis. But they found the pressure
too strong, and went to the extreme
of the Mckinley bill. Yoa can be
assured that tariff agitation will not
cease in this country tuntil the
whole question is settled upon
Democratic lines
Chairman Springer, of the House
Committee on Banking and Currency,
is not hopeful of any financial Legis
lation at the short session, although
he fully recognizes the urgent need
of speedy legislation on the subject.
He thinks it absolutely impossible for
either President Cleveland or any
other man to propose any scheme of
currency reform that will secure the
support of a majority of the members
of The House, not to mention the
Senate, where there is also numer
ohs assortment of disagreeing financial
opinions. Others think differently,
however, and believe that some COM
mon financial basis can be found up.
on which all good Democrats can
stand, although they admit that it will
be So difficult as to make it improba-
bic that an agreement can be reach
ed during the three months that Con-
eress will remain under Democratic
control. The impression is that Presi
dent Cleveland's financial reoommen-
dauons will either add to the proba-
bllity of Democratic agreement or will
make agreement impossible.
Many Democrats are pleased with
a rumor that President Cleveland will
include in his financial recommends
tion TO Congress the repeal Of the ten
per cent. tax on State Bank Currency
and proposition that will enlarge
the use Of silver by making it part
OF ,he basis for the issue ofa Bank
Note Currency. Your correspondent
has been unable to either verify or
lilsDrove the rumor.
The most gratifying thing about
tn- Congressional situation, from
Democratic point of view, is the una