Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-05-25
"Uneasy lies the Head


special to The SPECTATOR
Court circles at Washington have
cen much disturbed for fortnight
asst. The trouble grows out of the
Julian populations. There has been
,nearthed in our new Cuban colony
immense frauds committed by his
imperial Majesty's officers entrusted
with the postal department.. Millions
have been stolen, and although it has
been the Imperial policy to minimize
The affair, and if possible hush the
scandal, the affair has been OF SUCH
as to shake the Empire,
from turret to foundation, rendering
imbecils tho seuelching policy, and
causing the deepest humiliation to His
Majesty, Emperor VIM. L. His con-
fidential adviser, Count Won (Bls)-
Mark Hanna, was summoned to the
palace at once, council was held, all
of the Cabinet being present, and
ways and means devised by which the
last possible notoriety could be had.
The responsibility was to be shifted az
much az possible to subordinates and
40 few as possible were to be arrested
and punished. This was the result OF
the first conference and on this line
Investigation proceeded, But 81 the
digging and delving proceeded an ava
lanche occurred and the whole struc-
ture tumbled, involving every officer OF
his Majesty's Cuban colonial govern
ment of rank, in the postaI department,
and now q good many are in jail and
MANY more ought to be, and no DOUBT
will be. Senator Forakersnitz and
Gen. Grosvernorwindblatz lent thelr
counsel to the Imperial household, and
in fact the wisdom of the realm was
summoned to the Emperors aid, &c
devise some method by which the ap
preaching elections would not be ad
versely affected for the Crown. and t.
stem impending opposition to the I'M
perial policy touching the acquisition
Of new colonies on the part OF thu
Empire.
But the case grows more and NOR
hopeless. A certain person namet
Rathbone, of plebean origin, had beef
entrusted with such powers as neve
before were given any satrap withil
the history of the Empire. Create
it seems than were thought OF durinl
Spanish decadence. or during tn
DAYS of Rome's decline. Rathbon
could do a. be pleased, he built up an
|, he pulled dpwn, he spent the revenue
az be saw fit, his house was furnishe
and paid for out OF department funds
all about him also, even to the veal
ing apparel and personal parapherns
liza of himself and the female member
of bis family. He, Rathbone, was th
I postal department, he was Its heat
: its hands, its feet, and it, entire bod.
But with an indifference to the odlul
likely to fall on bis Imperial Mastt
and those to whom he immediatel
, owed his preferment, he opened tt
\ doors to fraud, corruption and thief
: and left them open at all hours and
all corners. The misrepresentation
= Imperial funds, and the frauds cor
mitted which made the various thief
possible, ere not the real cause OF b
Majesty's chagrin, nor that Of his il
;. mediate household and advisers. MAJ
of these have been practicing on tt
=. public for years, but thanks to the
. astuteness they were fortified behiI
what they called the law, notwlt
1t standing they made the law as 70
u Der makes a Jimmy" with which
n crack safe, for the set purpose
|, using the same for the purpose
IN stealing. The fact Of stealing h
. therefore not been the real cause
I'd Imperial tears, or sorrow, it Is
., being caught. 1t is an open secret tt
e there are many other portions OF t
If Imperial government as rotten as th
D. under Rathbone, and that Nelly
whom the principle crims has bt
conferred and saddled. is not grea
to criminal than others in other depa
On ments, but these are those who bs
es been detected and therefore they
the only ones now in the public eye
But for the near approach Of the
elections, and the annoying persister
% of a pretender to the Crown. VIII
ed name is also William, these malod
ut Gus events would be treated lightly
OF court, aud it 10 even possible tt
be mention OF them would. as the M
OF ton Of the conduct Of our Philip
ls- war, be held to be treason. Now. be
ever, great show Of virtuous ind
he nation IL to be made, the loyal pres
Ito to TEEN with stories OF pnrging q
u purifying. cleansing Of the Augean s
m bles, turning on the electric lig
lily working the hose, and whatever
OF may be thought to describe the sit
I'D ton. In the meantime the Pretent
he William is saving wood.
Won BLUEsoE