The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1895-04-05
Our Washington Letter.

| From Our Regular Correspondent.
| WASHINGTON, April president Cleveland
has moved his family and his Office out c
| "Woodley." his suburban residence, and viii
| only be at the White House on the lays the
Cabinet meetS-JwicC il weGk-torsUne utue IL
come. This will give him an opportunity T.
| dispose of u number ut minor matters which hj
could not find time IL get AT ilS long us hc Wits
accessible to the personal callers who are near
ly always on hand ut the White House.
The new ministry OF Spain lost no time in
proving that President Cleveland was correct
in thinking that il would do the pr. per thin Z
about The Allianca outrage, and there is lit le
doubt that the apology demanded by Secretary
Gresham will in due time follow he eXplanu-
tory communication already received.
IL Is positively stated that Il zeal has been
completed whereby the Republican Senators
will get the votes OF the PUpulist senators
and reorganiZc the Senate as soon as Congress
meets. There is nothing surprising III this, as
it was expected by everybody. One result If
the deal will be to make John sherman chair
man OF the Finance Committee. Think of the
PopulistS helping to do that.
Rumor says the Supreme Court will decide
the income tax unconstitutional, and even
gives the position of each of the eight Justices
sitting-Justice jackson has been too i'll to take
any part in the present term-on the case.
There Is, of course, no method of ascertainIng
the truth or falsity of the rumor, which is be-
lieved or disbelcvcd according to the wishes
OF the eXpresSer of the opinion. While Officials
OF the government would prefer that the tax
stand they say that an adverse decision Will not
make an extra session of Congress absolutely
necessary, unless there should be another run
on the Treasury gold
Ex-senator Malone is now at the head of Il
scheme having for its object the political con-
troll of Virginia. There is nothing new or
startling in the idea. 1t is merely Il reproduc-
ton OF the Republican Populist combine which
has temporarily knocked out the Democratic
party of North Carolina. Virginia Democrats
who come to Washington say there would be
nothing to fear in the movement even if it were
not led by Malone. but with him at its head it
is bound to fail because the few influential Re-
publicans of the State have had all they wanted
OF Malone long ago, and they hate Populsm
quite as bad us they do Mahoneism.
While Secretary Herbert when he planned
the route over which Admiral Meade's squad
ron Will sail during the month OF April; had no
idea that Great Britain would send that uti
matum to little Nicaragua, neither he nor
President Cleveland regrets that the squadron
will eachiGreytown, Nicaragua,aboutt the mid
die of the month. On the contrary, they re-
joice at the coincidence which will place such
formidable American war vessels as the New
York, Minneapolis, Columbia, Atlanta, Raleigh
and Cincinnati in NicaragIan waters ut the
time that Great Britain will probably be max
ing demonstration of force to brighten the
little Central American republic into comply
ing with its demands as to the payment of eX-
tortDnate indemnity, etc. 1t will show John
Bull that the administration not only meant
business when it recently told him that the
M1nroe doctrine was still in force and must be
respected by him, but that it is prepared to de-
mand respect for the Monroe doctrine at the
lannon's mouth if tits not peaceably accorded.
No one here seems to know what Nicaragua
will do, but the hope is expressed on all sides
that it will politely decline to accede to the I'M
just demands of Great Britain.
Uncle jerry, the smiling "nigger" who has
been janitor of the White House ''sence Gin'ral
Grants time is the happiest coon" in WASH
ington. He has celebrated his silver wedding,
and the following distinguished friends sent
souvenirs of the happy event: President and
Mrs. Cleveland, one dozen silver spoons; Mrs.
Q. ). Grant, u silver butter knife; Mrs Sarto-
ris, a silver cream pitcher Secretary and Mrs.
Carlisle, silver sugar dish; Secretary and
Mrs. Lamont, ten silver dollars, not to mention
the gifts sent by private citizens. But what
tlckled Uncle Jerry" more than everything
else was the attendance at the reception held
by himself and wife of Postmaster General
and Mrs. Bissell, Secretary and Mrs. Lamont
and their children, private Secretary and Mrs
Thurber and their chi dren, and Il host of minor
government officials.
When the United States government SENDS as
it will at an early date in compliance with an
act of Congress, its own engineers to officially
inspect the route of the proposed Nicaragua
canal, it serves notice to all concegned that it
proposes to control that canal when it is con
structed.