The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-05-10
WASHINGTON.
From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, May 6, 1906.

" No entangling foreign alliances"
is the good old Jeifersonlan motto
that President Cleveland has adopted
for his administration, and, although
few loud mouthed jngoiSts are
struggling hard to make it appear
otherwise, there is little doubt that the
majority of the voters of this country
believe in that motto. 1t has govern
ed the administration throughout the
wrangIe between Great Britain and
Nicaragua, and, Notwithstanding many
| previous reports to the contrary and
the shrewd diplomatic efforts of inter-
ested countries, it is and will continue
to be the governing spirit of this
countrys acts in connection with the
new complications between Japan
and Russia. President Cleveland is
always ready and willing to use all the
influence at his disposal to bring about
a peaceful settlement Of disputes be-
tween nations, but when asked 20
assume position that would in effect,
If not actually, be taking sides in the
disputes he invariably declines, and
thereby proves himself true friend to
the real interests of the United States.
The idea is prevalent that when
President Cleveland fills the vacancy
in the Civil Service Commission
caused by the resignation of Mr..
Roosevelt (" our Teddy'O he will also
appoint a successor to Commissioner
Lyman, whose resignation has, it is
reported, been asked for. Mr.. Roose-
velt's successor will be democrat,
but if Lyman goes out his successor
will be republican. 1t has for a
long time been the opinion of many
people, including members of the
Congressional committee which in
vestigated the late Frank Hatton's
charges against the Civil Service Com
mission, that Mr.. Lyman ought TO 60,
but somehow he has managed to hold
on through it all.
Secretary Herbert has decided not
to attend the celebration Of the open
ing of the Baltic Sea canal, which is
to occur at Kiel, Germany, on June
I9. He received special invitation
to attend from the German govern
ment, and for time thought he would
be able to do SO, but closer study of
the official programme he has mapped
out convinced him that he couldn't.
He abandoned the idea with reiuct-
ance.
Assistant Secretary McAdoo is
again on duty at the Navy department,
having this week returned from his
five weeks cruise with Admiral
Meade's squadron. He is enthusi-
astc over the behavior of men and
ships on the cruise, and says he learn
ed and unlearned much that will be
useful to him and beneficial to the
government in administering his
official business. He is greatly pleased
at the result of the experiment made
| by the department on this cruise, of
sending coal for the ships direct from
the United States in order to head off
the extortion of the coal dealers in
West Indian and Central American
ports. The experiment was success.
Mr. McAdoo says : "There was con-
siderable opposition and somewhat of
an organized effort made to prevent
the securing of labor for taking the
coal from the American schooners to
the ships but this effort failed. In
one instance the local coal dealers
employed all the labor in the market,
paying the men to remain idle. But
laborers were procured from the
interior. The result of this very wise
action on the part of the department
which will save annually great
deal of money-is that the local deal
ers in nearly all West Indian and
Central American ports have made
overtures to furnish coal at reason
able increase over its market value in
the United States. Not only will
this keep the price down for the Navy,
but it will open the market for the
American article at ports where only
English coal is now found, as the
dealers know that they cannot COM
| DClC Ill oiO SOiitiiuS W oSh
English coal.
The marriage in Washington, last
Tuesday, of Senator Murphys oldest
daughter to ex-Mayor Hugh Grant,
of New York city, is regarded by those
who keep track of the side currents
in politics as being much more than a
mere society event. 1t means, they
think, the uniting of two mems inter
ests who will in all probability have
hand in directing the course of the
democratic party of the Empire state
for some time to come.
Secretary Gresham is again quite
i unwell and his friends are growing
uneasy about his health. He has
President Cleveland's habit of doing
more work at times than he ought to,
and his duties have been especially
lbo,occ;pn of late coucino hi m m over.