Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1895-12-19
Correspondence Of the Beac0n.)
WAsHISGToN, ID. c., Dec. II, 1895


Topics at the National Capital.
The week has been so full of in
teresting events that it will be al
most impossible to crowd them into
one short letter, yet it must be done,
for as it will be hard to discrimi-
nate, better mention all-all that
can be remembered.
The first event to cause q sensa-
ton was resolution offered by
Representative Barrett, of Massa-
chusetts, for the impeachment of
Mr.. Bayard, Ambassador at the
Court of st. james, for his recent un-
American utterances in addresses
made in Boston, England, and Ed
enburg, Scotland. Mr.. Bayard has
been severely criticised for his re-
marks, and there is no doubt if the
representative of England to this
country was to criticise English
men and methods his recall would
be promptly made.
The Ambassador, however, had
friends, through whose effort the
resolution was tabled, and there the
matter ends for the present.
The Republican National Com
mittee met and selected st. Louis
as the place Of meeting of the Con-
vention and named June the 18th
as the date. The canvassing was
lively and exciting. Six cities were
represented, namely, Chicago, New
York, Columbus, Ohio, Pittsburg,
Pa, st. Louis, Mo-, and San Fran
cisco, Cal. All offered inducement.
San Francisco was too far off and
the trip too expensive, New York
too far East. Chicago had given
offence at former convention and
st. Louis, in spite of the unlucky
number, 13, won.
Thirteen seemed to hoodoo the
st. Louis men, for when they started
East they found they were just Is.
The engine that drew their train was
No. Is. They reached the city and
on counting the people in the coach
enroute to the hotel only Is were
present. A member of the COM
mittee called anewsboy and induced
him to join them. At the hotel
they were assigned to parlor Is.
Yet they won, and it is to be seen
if their luck will follow the nomi.
nee of the convention. Who that
nominee will be is an uncertain
quantity. Ex-President Harrison.
Senator Allison, Gov. Mckinley,
of Ohio, Speaker Reed, Gov. Nor
ton are all spoken of and have all
but the latter announced their can
didacy and engaged apartments in
st. Louis.
The Senate is to DE reorganized
on Republican lines and the COM
mittees recast. Senator Sherman
will be chairman of Foreign Affairs
and the trend of events point to a
grave responsibility, for the war
spirit is on the increase, and every
day resolutions are offered in tie
House or Senate calling on the
President to acknowledge the Gu
ban belligerents-to intervene for
the Armenians, who are fast being
exterminated by the Turks-while
the five great European powers
stand guard over each other at the
entrance to the Dadenelles. Rus
sia wants Constantinople and Eng
land. Austria and Italy object, and
while Directing aud dallylng with
each other, the Turks keep mp their
butchery.
The National Civil Service Re-
form League were in session during
the early part of last week, and the
well known form of Carl Schurz,
its President and former Secretary
Of the Interior under HAYES, was
seen upon the streets.
Charles Bonaparte. of Baltimore.
made an address. and said a great
many things in favor of the extern
sion OF the League.
The Postmaster-G eneral has il.
sued an order prohibiting Postal
Clerks from urging legislation for
their relief. AS they are employees
of the Government they must leave
TO the head of their Department all
recommendation for more pay and
shorter time.
A sensation was caused in naval
circles by the Secretary issuing