Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-04
WASHINGTON LETTER

from Our Regular Corrsspondsut.l

inlnistration to support the demands
he made on Gen. Weyler, In behalf
OF American citizens, arrested by the
Spaniards In Cuba, will not be pos
itiyely known until Secretary Olney
replies to the Senate resolution, call
ing for copies OF all the correspond
ence between Gen. Lee and the State
Department, and there seems &C
tually to be a doubt as to whether
Oluey will comply with that res0lu-
ton. The feeling is general in Con-
gress that the administration has
never taken Congress entirely into
its confidence as TO its relations with
Spain, and as to its official informa-
ton, and nothing but the fact, that
the administration will retire next
week prevents some vigorous action
on the part Of Congress that would
make things warm for Cleveland and
Olney. 1t would naturally be sup
posed. that Olney would have given
Senator Sherman, who is so soon to
succeed him as Secretary OF State, all
the information In his possession, but
it is known that he has not done so.
On the contrary. he told Senator
Sherman that there was no import
ant news from Cuba, when 1t Is
known that he had In his possession
a communication from Consul Lee
that was OF the utmost Importance.
1t is difficult to account for Olney's
peculiar action in this matter, which
has revived much of the ugly talk
about his personal relations with the
Spanish minister, which was so prev
alent some time ago.
Mr.. T. S. Ellison, of Mimi, called
upon an official of the p. O. d., who
is personal friend, to get some idea
of the Places outside of the Civil
Service rules in that departure Mt, for
friend at his home who has official
aspirations. In Mr.. Z lison's own
words this is what occurred after he
had greeted his friend anl told the
nature of his GRAND: ale told me to
get sheet OF paper and write down
the places that the law excluded, as
he called them off. l got sheet
of foolscap, and in my innocence
imagined that a rather big job lay In
front of me. "First," said he, "the
Postmaster General, and private
secretary: then four Assistant Post
master Generals" Here he came to
a pretty long stop, aud thinking that
he was waiting on me. l indicat d
my readiness to proceed. That's
ALL" he said. Holy smoke! You can
not mean it! What! Only six places
in one of the biggest departments In
Washingt ton, outside of the civil
service rules? But he did mean 1t,
and recited nothing but the cold facts,
as l found upon yerification of his
statement"
AS rule Republicans in Congress
think the address issued this week
by the Senators and Representatives
who bolted the st. Louis convention,
would better have been left unissued.
The signers of it-among them Is
Senator Jones. OF Nevada, who at the
last session of Congress announced
that he had left the republican party
and become Populist-put forth
the claim that they are still Repub-
licaDs, although they bOlted the Re-
publican National Convention, and
at the present session OF Congress de-
clined an invitation to enter the Re-
publican Caucus, and ask other Re-
publicans to sustain them by joining
in the organization of Silver Re-
publican Party. This address was
signed by six Senators and four Rep
resentatives. !
Visitors to previous inargurations
have criticized unfavorably the fail
ure to decorate the public buildings
when money is so lavishly spent to
decorate private buildings. There
will be no such criticism this time,
as the public buildings are to be
handsomely decorated, and also illu-
minated, on the night of March 4th,
as they have not been since the
capture OF Richmond, in 1865.
The first member OF President Nc
Kinley's cabinet to arrive at Wash
ington was Hon. James A. Garry, of
Maryland, and the second Hon. Ly-
man Gage, of Illinois. They are
both oo the lookout for residences
for their families. They received a
cordial welcome from Senator Sher-
man, their colleague-to- be In the cabi- |
net, and from the other Republicans
in Congress. Neither of them would |
consent to be quoted on public mat |
tiers, on the ground that 1t Is not yet |
time for them to speak. Both gentle
men already know many Senators
and members Of the House and nearly
all have since made their acquaint-