The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-09-30
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent


No better refutation of the sensational
tommyrot cahed from Europe this week
about the United States having sent an
ultimatum to Spain could have. been Civ.
en- the public than the departure OF Presi
dent Mckinley, Attorney General Nc.
Kenna and Secretary Alger for Massa.
chusetts, where they intend spending a
week or ten days in restful recreation
1t must be evident to all that if there
was crisis at band, or even expected,
the President and two members of his
| Cabinet would not leave Washington.
These sensational publications are from
time to time originated in this country
for no other reason than to create sen.
sation among the readers of some news
paper belonging to the school of"yellow
journalism" but those which come from
Europe are often inspired by some ma
nipulator of international politics, or
speculator in bonds The latest story
caused Spanish bonds to fall in price In
all the European financial centers, and
it may have been started for that very
purpose.
There was no surprise in Washington
when news OF the unanimous ratification
of the annexation treaty by the Senate
of Hawaii was received. Everybody ex
pected the ratification by the Hawaiian
Senate, just as everybody expects the
annexation treaty to be ratified by the
U. S Senate early in the coming session
of Congress.
1t does not happen often THAT a man
is willing to resign seat in Congress
with almost a certainty OF being reelected
in order to become postmaster, but
that is what Representative Francis H.
Wilson, who was this week appointed
, postmaster of Brooklyn, n Y, will do
MIR. Wilson had just begun his second
term in the House and had an unusually
good record for the time he had been in
|. Congress.
, Acting Secretary r }osvelt has given
Lieutenant Commander Kimball, who
. Will direct the movements OF the tiotilla
, OF torpedo boats which will leave New
r York, October l, for trip down the At
| lantic coast, his final instructions. This
l will De the first time that the United
States has had fleet of torpedo boats
t together and the most will be made
of the opportunity to test the usefulness
, of this class OF boats. The fleet will con.
l sste of five vessels, the Foote, the Por
r ter, the Dupont, the Eriscon, and the
r Gushing, and its evolutions will be clear
a ly watched by naval officers and all who
4. are interested in increasing the effect
Y iveness of our navy.
a The opinion of Attorney General Nc
y kenna as to the proper construction
r of The section OF the Dingley tariff i'm
posing discriminating duties, rendered
/ at the request of Secretary Gage, was
s made public this week. 1t is long and
r carefully prepared document, taking the
d ground that importations from Other
countries which cone through Canada
are not label to the discriminating duty
also that the duty should not be paid
on importations from countries other
than British possessions shipped in
British vessels This construction will
q be accepted by the Treasury Depart
: ment Senator Elkins, who was instru
mental in changing the wording of that
:, section of the tariff bill with the especia
= purpose in view of divertng the foreign
freight brought into the U S over the
Canadian Pacific railroad to our owl
roads, says the matter will not bi
y dropped, but that he will offer join
. resolution in the Senate to abolish tn,
\ bonding privilege, and will also try tt
|, put discriminating duties on importa
. tions brought through Canada. Sen
) ator Proctor says the opinion coincidel
. with his views and that it will be espec
8 ally pleasing to the business men of New
England.
Inasmuch as the reports from Ohio
: indicate that the Republicans will have
}, a walkover in that State, Secretary
Sherman may not make sny speechel
e during the campaign. He is perfe ctl,
8 willing to go if the campaign manager
k regard his presence as needed to insur'
Republican success, although it woult
d be at considerable personal inconven
s ience and discomfort, but with SO many
- prominent speakers on the stump it il
hardly likely that the Secretary will b.
urged to 90. Major Dick paid fyin,
a visit to Washington this week, and h'
d says the Republicans of Ohio never wen
Q into campaign more certain of winning
8 and even the Democrats concede tha
!. the election of the Republ can Stat
II ticket is certain and say that they ar
g devoting their efforts to the legislature