The Arizona sentinel., 1897-07-03
YUMA, ARIZONA, SATURDAY, JUDY 3. 1897.
WASHLEGT0N LETTER.
0lron Our Regular Correspondent.
VAsH!NGroN. June 30. fSa

WASHINGTON, June 30, 1897.
 The President has no means c.
 knowing to a certainty that the
 tariff bill will become Q laa inside
 of q month, but he feels SO conf
 dent that t will that he has prom
 ised to attend the ungeiling of the
 statue of General John A. Logan,
 in Lake Front Park, Chicago, on
 July 22nd, with as many members
 oG the Cabinet as can make t con
 ven;ent to accompany him. h FoTder to provide against expected
 contingencies, President Mckinley stipulated that his promise should
 not be considered binding if the
 tariff bill were not disposed of in time for him to reach Chicago on the date specified
 Senator Chandler, who made q record as Secretary Of the Navy, was asked what he thought of the English statement that the an- nexation of Hawaii would make 1t l necessary for us to largely increase our navy. He replied: Il do not agree with the opinion that we must largely increase our naval force because we are about to annex Hawaii. The future power of the United States will not lie in it's navy. We will be great because we have unlimited and easily con- vertiblo resources. If we want a navy, we can get one. If a var should come, in which Italy, for instance. was not concerned, we could buy the whole Italian navy in 24 hours. There will be no larger naval appropriations coin cident with the ratification of the Hawaiian treaty, but when we want navy we can get it.
 The ultimate ratification of the treaty for the annexation of Hawaii is regarded as so certain, notw1th-  standing the talk of the handful of Democratic Senators who are op- posed to it. that no effort will be made b push it to a vote at thls session ci Congress. The Pfesi- dent is perfectly satisfied to have it go over to the regular session, aa he regards the sending of the treaty to the Senate as all that was neces- sary to notify the world of our in tention to annex the island.
 Senator Hanna has grown very tired of denying the story originat- ed by some one in the employ of New York paper, that the wages of miners in his employ, in Penn sylvania, had been cut to the lowest price ever paid in the Pitts burg district-54 cents a ton Speaking on the subject, Senator Hanna said: "There has been 6 reduction of wages, but not those of the men employed by any of the companies Tn which I am interest ed. 1 was asked to join and refused to do so. Ny men are still receiv- ing 60 cents a ton" Of coarse it would be expecting entirely too much to ask that this very positive denial should operate to keep the original lie out Of Democratic papers.
 General Stewart L. Woodford, the new U. 5. Minister to Spain, has many admirers among the Repub- licans who attended the National Convention, which nominated Hayes and Wheeler. After Hayes was nominated, General Wheeler heard that the Indiana delegation 1 had decided to support him for the Vice Presidency. According to Col. 1 ". E. Holloway, who was there, and who is now in Washington, this is what Gen. Woodford said ;o his Indiana friends: No, no, gen tlemen; don't think of that, Wm. A. Wheeler is q stronger man in the state of New York than I am, and beg that you will give him Indiana's thirty votes. What we need and must have to elect Gov. l Hayes, is New York's electoral vote. Don't consider me for one moment, but vote for my friend, Wheeler, and assist Us to carry the Empire state for tho nominees of this convention D The result ia