The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-10-21
WASHINGTON.
,.,u our Regular Correspondent.

Enolish OF the COuIteOuSly WoluCu
,onlv of the new Spanish ministry to
Mr. Mr. McKinley's Quixotic mediation
nroposition, which was used to pre-
vent Congress taking action at the
,,st session that would have brought
noace in Cuba long before now.
Having had one cheek automatically |
slapped by Spain, it now remains to
he seen whether Mr.. Mckinley will
n,rn the other cheek for another slap, |
or will rise to the occasion by prompt
" recognizing the independence OF
Cuba. or even the beligerence of the
Cubans. Present talk in administra
,;on circles indicates that the other
cheek will be turned to the Spaniards.
The opinion is growing that Congress
will have to compel MIR. Mckinley to
do the right thing by Cuba.
As though Mr.. Mckinley did not
have enough troubles of his own, the
two factions of Virginia republicans
have swooped down upon him with
the demand that he umpire their
dispute.
After a series of false alarms cover
inp a period of more than ten years,
during which he has been eligible for
retirement, 1t seems that Justice Field
of the U. S. Supreme Court is going
to retire sure enough this time. At.
torney General McKenna is slated
TO succeed him, and Cabinet shake
I'D is expected at the same time, which
it is said may land "Teddy" Roosevelt
in the Cabinet as Secretary OF the
Navy and bring about other changes
of more or less importance.
Attorney General Terrell, of
Georgia, who is In Washington on
business before the U. S. Supreme
Court is somewhat indignant at the
Misrepresentation which have been
made of the shooting of the negro
postmaster at Hogansville. He said {:
"a great injustice has been done to
one of the best and most substantial
towns in our state. The report of
the Post Office inspectors will bear
out my declaration that there was
absolutely no evidence of any deep
seated plot on the part of the citizens
of Hogansvil!e to remove Loftin'
There isn't a spark of evidence to
show whether he was shot by white
man or a negro. At any rate, there
was no conspiracy among the promi
nent citizens Of the town, as some O
the papers put it, and all such report:
are unfounded asperslons on goot
people. know the citizens there
and there isn't better community il
any state in the Union. A whole towt
should not be made to suffer for th'
deed of one miscreant. The STATE
officers are as anxious as the Fedora
authorities to bring the guilty party t.
punishment. and every means Q
detection is being used to that end"
Mr.. Mckinley is almost in a stat
of panic on account of his privat
advices from Ohio. Boss Hanna wit
all his egotism has become alarme
at the indifference of SO many me
who have heretofore been the mos
enthusiastic workers in every rebubl
can campaign he fears the indltte
ence will last until election day an
that it will keep thousands of republ
cans away from the polls, and he ha
communicated his fears to Mr.. Nj
Kinley, who is now trying to devl:
some scheme to arouse a little el
thusasm among the Foraker repub
cans of Ohio. Ex-Congressman La
ton, of Ohio, who although a dem
crat is not taking any active part
the campaign because of his pressir
legal engagements, has been telllr
his Washington friends that the Oh
democrats have an excellent chan'
to win, if they can only succeed
getting out full vote. He is con
dent that the republican stayat-hon
vote will reach away up in the tho
sands, and is afraid that the san
cause may largely reduce the dem
cratic vote. He says he never S;
such apathy among rural voters IN
Ohio campaign as exists at this tin
Consul General Lee was in Was
ington this week preparing Tor
return to Cuba next week. He had
conference with Mr. Mckinley a
several with Assistant Secretary d.
but did not meet Secretary Sherm
at all. Still there are persons W
object to the assertion that Mr.. Sh
man has nothing whatever to do W
the relations of this government W
Spain and Cuba, calling it "prepost
Gus" etc. 1t would be preposterc
tor man who has been in Washll
ton during the last six months, a
kept his eyes open, to claim to helie
that Mr.. Sherman has had anythl
whatever to do with either Spanish
Cuban matters. The opinion is P
valent in Washington that Mr.. Sh
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