The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-04-05
WASHINGTON.
From our Regular Correspondent.

state of the various diplomatic com
plicatlons. The new ministry of
Spain has sent communication ex-
planning the delay in replying to
Secretary Gresham's demand in the
Alliance case, and it is probable that
the demanded apology will speedily
follow; there has been a decided let
down in the attitude of the British
government as to its dealings with
Nicaragua and Venezuela since Presi
dent Cleveland instructed ambassador
Bayard to inform the British foreign
office that if it violated the Monroe
doctrine in its dealings with those
countries the United States would
forclbly interfere, and all of the other
complications are being pushed to a
satisfactory settlement.
According to the latest advices
from Germany, President Cleveland's
determination not to appoint delegates
to the expected monetary conference,
because of the difference between the
avowed purposes for which it was
proposed to hod the conference and
those OF a conference which the
Wolcott amendment to the Sundry
Civil appropriation bill authorized
the United States TO take part in, was
unnecessary. 1t seems that the gov.
eminent of Germany has been engaged
In little game of buncombe, for the
purpose of placatlng the bi metallsts
over there who have been making
themselves troublesome, and that it
has no real intention of inviting the
powers to attend a monetary con.
ference.
II there were the same number of
changes in the diplomatic corps every
week that have been announced during
the week just ended it would only
take few weeks to change the whole
corps. One ambassador and four
ministers represent the weeks changes,
not to mention the small fry.
AT the last cabinet meeting a local
photographer succeeded in getting a
splendid group picture of President
Cleveland and his entire Cabinet,
which will make fitting companion
picture for that of President Cleve-
lands first cabinet, taken just previous
to the retirement of Secretary Manning
from the cabinet, just as this one was
taken just before the retirement of
Postmaster General Bissell. Mr..
Blssell will retire on Saturday and on
Monday Hon. w. L. Wilson will
assume the duties of Postmaster Gen
eral.
Ex-Gov. Campbell, of Ohio, who
is the idol Of the democrats of his own
state and almost as popular in all the
other states, is in Washington. He
says ne is devoting his time exclusive
ly to the practice of law just now.
but inaSmuch as Senator Brice and
other prominent democrats have been
corferrlng with him it is safe to assume
that little of his time is being given
to discussion of plans likely to bring
about future democratic success, which
iC 10 oO dlAlOuS LOT.
Attorney General Olneys speech
against the granting of a habeas
corpus by the U. S. Supreme Court
in the case of Debs, the leader of the
Chicago railroad strike, has been very
highly complimented. In the follow
ing quotation therefrom the whole |
case is stated in nutshell: "By
legislation Congress has made steam
railroads interstate commerce carriers
for both governmental and private
purposes. In July, 1894, interstate
railroad transportation was being
interfered with in the state of Illinois |
and the city of Chicago. The inter
ference was on an immense scale and |
was accompanied with the burning of |
cars, with the derailment of trains, |
with assaults upon passengers and
employees by which many were killed |
and many more wounded, with howl. |
ing and excited mobs in full occupa-
tion of entire districts and terrorizing |
entire communities. 1t was an inter.
ference for which, with all its con-
sequences and incidents, the present
petitioners (Debs and his associates)
are to the fullest extent responsible,
unless it be true that men can want
only touch the match to powder and |
yet be blameless because not rightly
realizing the ensuing devastation
unless it be true that men can make
vehement appeals for something to be
done and yet plead not guilty when
their tools and dupes resort to the
only means by which that something
can be done unless it be true thai
those who seek to execute a plot by
the only means possible, in the open, |
and taking the legal consequences up
on their heads, are to be branded as
criminals, while those who sit in an
office and hatch the plot and urge on
Its consummation are to go un.
whipped of justice because of loud
mouthed professions of virtue in gen.