The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1895-05-11
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our regular CORRESPONDENT
WASHINGTON. May 3i1, 1895.

is tie good old Jeffe,soaian motto
thai President Cleveland has adopted
for his administration. atd, although
IA few loud mouthed iingoists are
struggling hard to make it appeai
otherwise. there is little Doubt that
that majority OF the voters of this
country believe in that motto. 1t has
governed the administration through
out the wlangle between G;ea; Britain
and Nicaragua, and. Notwithstanding
many previous reports to the contrary
ard the -hrewd diplomatic efforts of
Interested countries, Il is.atd viii
continue to be the governing spirit of
this country'S acts III connection with
the new complications hetw"en Japan
and Russia. President. Cleveland is
always ready and willing 10 use all tie
influence at iis dispose! ~ iseine about
a peaceful settlement o. disputes BE-
tween nations, bet when asked to
assume a position that would III effect.
If not actually. he taking sides in the
disputes lie invariably declines. aud
thereby proves himself a true friend
to the real interests OF the United
States.
The idea Is prevalent flat when
President Cleveland Fills the vacancy
in the Civil service Commission cansed
by the resignation of MIR. Roosevelt
(''our Teddy') he viii also appoint i;
successor to Commissioners Lyman.
whose resignation has, it is reported,
been asked for. Mr.. Raosevelt's sue
cessor will be democrat. but if Ly-
man goes out his successor will be a
republican. 1t has for Il long time
been the opinion of many people. in.
cluding members Of tbe Congressional
committee which investigated the late
Frank Iiatton'S charges against the
Civil Service Commission, that Mr..
Lyman ought to 70. bat somehow he
has managed to hold on through 1t all.
Secretary Herbert has decided not
to attend the celebration Of the open--
ing of the Baltic Sea canal, which is
to occur at kiel, Germany. on June 10.
He received il special invitation to at
tend from the German government,
and for a time thought he would be
able to do so, but Il closer study of the
official programme lie has mapped out
convinced him that he couldn't. He
abandoned the idea with reluctance.
Assistant Secretary McAdoo is again
on duty ut the Navy department, hay-
ing this week returned from his five
weeks cruise with Admiral Mcade's
squadron. He is enthusiastic over the
behavior of men and ships on the
cruise, and says he learned and un-
learned much that will be useful to
him and beneficial to the government
in administering his official business.
He is greatly pleased at the result Of
the experiment made by the depart
inert on this cruise, CT sending coal
for the ships direct siem the United
States in order to head off the extor-
ton of the coal dealers III West In
dian and Central American ports.
The experiment was Il success. Mr..
McAdoo says ''Theie was considera-
BILE opposition and somewhat of an
organized effort made to prevent the
securing OF labor for taking the coal
from the American schoOners to the
ships but this effort tailed. In one
instance the local coal dealers employ
ed all the labor in the market, pay
ing the men to remain idle. But Ia
borers were procuredfrom the interior.
The result of this very wise action
on the part of the department-whlch
will save annually Il great deal of
money-is that the local dealers in
nearly all West Indian and Central
American ports have made oyertures
to furnish coal at a reasonable Increase
Over its market value in the United
States. Not only will this keep the
price down for the Navy. but it will
open the market for the American ar
ticle at ports where only English coal
is now found, as the dealers know
that they cannot compete in prices
and continue to sell English coal.
The marriage in Washington, last
TUESDAY, Of Senator Muphy's oldest
daughter to ex-Mayor Hugh Grant, of
New York city, is regarded by those
who keep track of the side currents in
politics us being much more than IA
mere society event. 1t means, they
think, the uniting Of two mems inter-
ests who will in all probability have a
hard IN directing the course of the
democratic party of the Empire State
for some time to come.
Secretary Gresham is again quite un-
well and his friends are growing un-
easy about his health. He has Presi-
dent e!eveland's habit Of doing more
work Al times than he ought to, and
his duties have been especially
AarasSing Of late, causing him to over
tax his strength before he had entirely
recovered from his recent illness.
Senator Allison was in Washington
this week. irving to dive a few spikes
in the aspirations of the other republi- |
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