The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-10-14
WASHINGTON.
orr Regular correspondent.

Inc dCllO1 vi NhN Opp''NN - 49,
"rssinr the placing Of orders for .
r,llon dollars worth of smoke'ess c
nowder for the Navy, as soon as the 7
money could be made available to {
nay for it. This is really about the t
most war.like step yet taken by the l
administration, and 1t is not surprising S
that il should have created sensa
,on. 1t may be bluff, and there
NAV be no intention to purchase such
large quantity Of smokeless powder.
There woull certainly be no use for
il. except for fighting purposes. 1t is
the belief Of some very cool headed
men that unless the administration
can bluff the new Spanish ministry Ii
will be in a position where it must
choose between fighting and backing
down. and the strongest opponents OF
the administration do not believe it
will back down, simply because to do
co would be to arouse such public
Indignation that every member of the
administration would be driven In dis
grace to private life. Americans can
Stand lot. but they wouldn't stand a
bockdown from Spain on the part OF
McKinley's administration.
The country is beginning to see
that those who charged ExSecretary
of State Foster with making mess OF
his sealing negotiations with Great
Britain knew what they were talking
about England's notification to this
government that it would take no
mart in the sealing conference to be
held in Washington has opened the
ewes of the world to Fosters bungling
Representatives OF Russia and Japan
are now on their way to Washington
10 take part in the sealing conference,
those governments having accepted
the assurances of Foster that England
had promised to also take part, when
il had not done so. Months ago
Prot. Elliot SAID that England had no
idea of doing SO.
When man gets down everybody
seems disposed to give him kick.
The case of Senator Wellington, OF
Md. is an instance. Months ago,
before Wellington had made that tool
exhibition on the floor of the Senate,
Boss Hanna asked him to make some
speeches IN the Ohio campaign and
he agreed to do so. Several days
ago Wellington was given hint that
it would greatly please Hanna II he
would cancel his Ohio engagements
on account of his health, of any Other
old reason, and the announcement
was duly made that Senator Yelling
toms health had compelled the can
collation. of his Ohio engagements t
speak. One of Hanna's Ohio friends
speaking of Wellington, SAID
"Hanna has been afraid of yelling
ton ever since he made that monkey
speech in the Senate, and was deter
mined that he should not be allowe
to speak in Ohio. His adoption OF
gentle hint prevented embarrassment
to all concerned"
A we'll known newspaper man, )u:
from Ohio. said: "During the pa
two weeks, | have been campaignin
with Senator Hanna. The audience
that have turned out to hear HIM hay
not been large, nor, to tell the trutl
have they displayed great amour
of enthusiasm. The first week
meetings were in the nature OF
frost but latterly the attendant
has improved. The fact is that Il
republicans, for some cause, see
apathetic." F"
3 Mr.. Mckinley is very anxious
have the country believe that he
not taking sides in the hot fight nc
going on in greater New York'' mul
cipal campaign, and statements
that effect are being sent out ire
Washington. But these statemer
fool nobody except those who
easily fooled or those who wish to
fooled. Mr.. Mckinley is with 81
Platt, and every Federal official
New York knows it and Is acting
cordingly. He wants Boss Platt
win, and doesn't care a snap whet
it be with Tracy for candidate
with compromise candidate secu'
by the withdrawal of both Tracy a
Low. He wants Platt to win beca
that would give him a stronger h
on the New York delegation to
next republican National convent
which Platt has pledged to the
port of Mr.. Mckinley for a Sec
term. Nobody in Washington Will
greatly surprised if the Democr
National Committee should dec
Henry George to be the reg
democratic candidate for Mayor
New York.
1t is unofficially stated that
board of naval officers charged
the duty of investigating and rec
mending to the Secretary OF the \