The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-06-28
Washington Letter.

Washington. June -. IS95.-Secre-
tary Carlisle Is probably the best pleased
man in Washington His friends and
cnemieS alike agree in giving him the /
credit for the administration victory /
which has been won in tue election OF /
delegates to the Kentucky state Demo /
cratic convention which meets next /
week. and ug Is being overwhelmed with
congratulations. IN person and by maIi
and py wire. His friends declare that
1t means his certain return 10 the senate
and makes him promising candidate
for the presidential nomination OF the
party.
This has been an anxious week for the
Republican bregneru- Although every
conceivable expedleut has been resorteI
to to prevent the precipitation Of 'ight
over the silver question in the couven~
ton Of the Republican league at CIeve-
land. ONO. tney nave been IN "a state uf
dread every hour that the convention
was in session lest their plans should
miscarry and tine light be started which
would spread Ike wlidtire through the
entire party
The Republican enemies Of Mr.. Ben
iamin Harrison regard him as fOrmid-
ably candidate for the presidential nom
nation. and are beginning to iue up to
accomplish ms defeat Ex Pension
Commissioner Dudley, of Indiana
whose efforts towards carrying that state
for Mr.. Harrison in 1855 10y means OF
the notorious blocks OF five system,
which afterwards caused him to lind
| Washington "a safer place Of residence
{ D d. I'm tor
| enemy Of Mr. Harrison because that
gentleman. although willing 10 accept
the benefit of his trIckery, declined to
| associate with MIN OF even TO re-
cognize him after be became president,
Is again posing as "a Republican leader
And it II no secret III Washington that
Dudley : object IN again entering pol g.
Is To work against Harrison : nomination.
President Cleveland went to Cray
Gables on Monday. to remain for the
summer Secretary Lamont has gone ON
a trip TO tine northwest, Attorney Gen
eral Harmon Is In Cincinnati straIghten-
ing up ms private business, but the rest
OF the cabinet are on duty, although It
Is probable that Secretary OIney and one
or TWO Of ms colleagues viii 20 away on
their vacations in a few days if nothing
occurs to prevent.
State department officials regard the
story that Great Britain Is Ir pairing 20
fOrcibly obtain control of the Nicaragua
canaI as belonging to the class which
always become more or less frequent
during midsummer which Is also known
as the. silly season Such "a course on
the part Of Great Britain would beequiv>
OIent to a declaration Of war against the
| United States, and few men OF common
sense could be made To believe that
Great Britain desires war with the
United States.
Secretary Carlisle has completed the
| regulations under which the 50 600 600
| appropriated by the last congress to pay
/ deferred sugar bountIes will be dIstrIhu-
/ ted. Copies of these regulations will be
! forwarded to the sugar planters and as
! soon as all the requirements have been
! complied with the money viii be paid
| 1t Is probable that there viii not be
| enough to pay the full amount intended
/ by congress Should that be the case
/ when al. the claims are Ia and tabulatcd
/ the claims viii all be scaled down. Il
/ viii take some months To arrange ali
/ these details and treasury officials DO not
! think they vii. be competed and tine
payments mad. before about tuc last of
| the year
Commissioner L.Jcurgn says he has
! nothing 70 conceal .u connection with
/ the dismissal Of one hundred employees
( Of the pension bureau. which order goes
into effect JuIy list. ana which has Gre
ated "a stir among the friends " those
dismissed, ueeau-, several eN-JuIou sol
LIsT- and MIS- E.E "a GRANDDAUGHTER si