Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1895-03-28
Washington Letter

" o0A4A6tOA ASSVVA
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT
WARRINGTON. D. c., March 25th, 1896
The administration has apparently
entered upon an all-summer job of dip,
lomacy. Within the last week new
complications haye become public. on
account of the demand made upon
Hawaii to recall its minister, Mr.. Thurs
ton, and of reminder to Great Britain
that it's dealings with Nicaragua must
be in accordance with the Monroe doc
trine. Meanwhile all of the old conf
plications remain, and there is the
shadow Of a new one with France be-
cause Of the unjust treatment of an
American citizen engaged in business
upon the island Of Madagascar. Spain
has not made that apology, but the
President is credited with the belief that
the delay is principally because Of the
change of ministry in that country and
With the intention to be less hasty than
Secretary Gresham was in making the
first demand. There are many rumors
of dissensions in the cabinet, but MEN,
bers persstently deny them. The one
glimmer in the taug)e of doubt is the
statement that Germany will shortly
rescind prohibiting the landing Of
American cattle.
The projectors Of the new silver party
keep up brave front when around their
headquarters in Washington, but it re-
quires neither a prophet nor mind
reader to see that they are much dis
appointed by the reception which the
country has given their baby. The
stampede expected In the other parties
has not taken place, and the expected
absorption Of the populists has also
failed. The populists say it would be
a case Of the tail waggiug the dog, and
invite the new party into their ranks.
According to number of the citizens
of the Territory Of Oklahoma, who have
been in Washington looking after the
judiciary appointments which were
made last week, the collectors of the
the income tax in that territory will
hold sinecures. They tell story about
one of these collectors, who cornered
one of the first settlers and endeayored
to get pointers on the incomes of the
wealthiest citizens. He was allowed to
talk himself out. Then the represent
tative of the first settlers remarked in
. sort of I-am-tired tone Say, stran-
ger, I've hearn o this income tax. but l
want to tell yer right here, thar amt
man in Oklahom's got'n income O
"a 600, ceptin' Bill Cook, the outlaw,
and l advise yer to 60 after him fust.
The Bureau of American Republics
exists solely for the dissemination Of
information concerning our neighbors
on the other side of the Isthmus Of Pan.
anna, but some Of the information asked
for is certainly of kind which the
.originators of the bureau did not provide
for. For instance. one letter re cently
received asks if the bureau can recon-
mend good recipe for Chilli sauce and
.tabasco;whiie another. from missionary
asks whether there is any tariff upon a
person passing from one country to an
other, 10 South and Central Africa. The
first request could not be complied with
but the writer of the other was informed
that "missionaries are free of duty"
One of the remarkable, and creditable
things about the last session of the Fiji
ty third Congress, was its failure to
authorize the customary Congressional
summer junkets at public expense. al
though several delightful excursions had
been plan ned by certain frugal Senators
and Representatives who can't enjoy
Themselves unless they know that they
will not have to pay their own expenses.