Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-04-12


Vc>sels-IIOw RumOrs Of I'm port
ant Changes Sometimes cri-i.
nate.
REGULAR Correspondence of the Standard.
WASHINGTON, April ), 1898.
The Treasury is today in better con-
dition than it has been at any time
since the present administration came
into power. For some time there has
been a steady increase in receipts, both
from customs and internal revenue,
and they are expected To continue to
increase right along. Not the least
gratifying thing about the situation is
that IL is now certain that no extra scs-
sion Of Congress will have to be called,
even ii the Supreme court decides
against the income tax, unless some
thing now entirely unexpected shall
make it necessary. The Treasury will
have ample money to pay all claims,
and the arrangement made with the
syndicate which bought the last issue
OF bonds has so far worked like charm
in keeping the gold in the Treasury.
Postmaster General Wilson formally
took charge of his department yester-
day. He was sworn in Wednesday
afternoon by Chief Justice Fuller, the
ceremony being witnessed by Mrs.
Fuller, Miss Wilson, Mr.. Bissell and a
number of the officials of the depart
ment. Mr.. and Mrs. Bissell expect to
return to Buffalo in about three weeks.
President and Mrs. Cleveland have in
vited them to spend few days with
them at Woodley" before they leave.
Mr.. NJ. III. Twitchell, of Louisiana,
who has been U. S. consul at Kingston,
Canada, for nearly twenty years, re-
ports to the State department curious
method Of discrimination against
Americans which has been recently
put into effect by the Canadian au.
thorities. Physicians residing near the
boundary line between the United
States and Canada for many years
ever since colonial days, in fact
practicing Unfortunately on both
sides Of the line have been notified by
the Canadian authorities that they will
no longer be allowed to visit patients
living on the Canadian side. That is
an application of the doctrine of pro-
lection that should be studied BY Gov.
Mckinley and his deciples.
Secretary Herbert believes there is
much in name, particularly when it
comes to the selection of a name for a
new vessel. AS soon as it was learned
that the Secretary was almost ready to
take up the question OF selecting names
for the gunboats now being construct
ed at Newport News, Va, the pressure
in favor of the cities which are COM
peting for the honor began and it has
steadily grown stronger, and the end
is not in sight. The cities having ac-
tive partisans working in their behalf
are Nashville, Chattanooga, Lexington,
KY; Mobile, Norfork, Niagara and
Gloucester, and others may enter the
good-natured contest. Three States
have already put in applications to
have their names given to one of the
two battle ships authorized to be built
by the last Congress-Rhode Island,
Kentucky and Pennsylvania-but it
will probably be long time before
those names are selected.
1t doesn't require much foundation
to build a sky-scraping cabinet resigna-
ton rumor. Mrs. Gresham happened
to mention to friend that she intend
ed taking the Secretary away for a
rest, in order that he might get a
chance to regain his health which has
suffered on account of his hard work
during the winter. That was enough.
II was telegraphed in every direction
that, owing to serious difference in
opinion between the President and
Secretary Gresham, the latter would
resign. There is no difference in
opinion between the President and
Secretary Gresham, and the latter has
had no idea OF resigning in the i'm
mediate future, although Mrs. Gresham
would like him to do so, and has, it is
said, exacted promise of him that he
will resign next winter il his health is
not better than it is now. But there
is little doubt that rest will bring
him around all right. That he thinks
so himself was shown by his arrang-
ing to keep the Washington apart
ments occupied by himself and Mrs.
Gresham right through the coming
summer. which he expects to spend
here, as the foreign complications are
likely to make it necessary that either
the President or the Secretary of State
shall always be in Washington, and
the President expects to 60 to Gray
Gables early in June. Dem.