The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-02-06
WASHINGTON LETTER.
ON our Regular Correspondent.

Washington. Feb. LIST. 1897.
The Senate Committee on Foreign
Relations having amended the albitra
ton treaty to meet the objections to it,
by the insertion of sentence except
ing from arbitration, except by agree
ment, all questions affecting the foreign
or domestic policy of either Of the con-
tracing parties or the relations Of
either with any other nation, and by
striking out that portion which gave
King Oscar, Of Sweden, authority to
name the umpire, has reoorted the
treaty to the Senate with a recommend
alton that it be ratified, and there is
now no doubt of its speedy ratification.
with Great Britain and sent to the SEN
ate. 1t provides for the determination
of portion of the Alaska Boundary
! line.
| Had President-elect Mckinley ever
| tried SO hard, he could not have pleased
| the old-soldler element of the party
| more than he has done by the selection
| of General Russell A. Alger, OF Michl-
gan, to be his Secretary of War Gen.
| Alger is also popular with the party at
large, and the Michigan delegation in
Congress is especially we'll pleased with
! the honor bestowed upon him.
Although the Senate voted down an
appropriation to pay the expenses of
| = 10 Doipt f'nIatG IN To fine
Inauguration, it is probable that they
will come after ALL unless Secretary La
mont shall decide otherwise. The pub
| lie spirited managers of Washington
hotel have offered to board the cadets
/ Tree during their stay IN Washington,
and any other eXDenses that may be
necessary will be met by the Inaugural
ton committee. Public sentiment in
| Washington wants the cadets in the, in
augural parade, and nothing vii! be
| left undone TO get them.
Ex-Queen LII, of Hawaii, who is now
in Washington, is very discreet in her
utterances as to her object in visiting
the United States at this time, but one
. of her hangers-on has let the cat out Of
the bag, 10y stating that she thought
President Cleveland ought, before re-
firing from office, to place her upon the
throne. She has been badly advised il
she thinks any such thing a. that can
! be accomplished. Although Mr.. Cleve-
land was at one time very anxious to
restore the depOsed Queen to authority,
there is reason to beliye that he has
| long since realized the mistake he made
IN his policy towards Hawaii, and that
could. And everybody, including the
ex-Queen ought to know that he could
! not if he wanted to.
| Several anti-repuplican Senators made
quite bluff at opposing the bill author
izing President Mckinley to appoint
I delegates to represent this country at
any international monetary conference
| that may be called by any other coun
try or that he in his judgement may
| deem advisable to call, but when it
| came mp to the scratch only four votes
were cast against the bill in the Senate.
| No trouble is expected i'll getting the
bill through the House. A notable fea-
| ture of the short debate which preceded
the passage of the bill by the Senate
was the speech made bv Senator Uoar.
who. when abroad last year made it a
point to secure information on the
growth of hlmetallsm in Europe. He
expressed the positive opinion that in
] ii l. toll
come in time. As to the length oftime
| he said: "If not in three months, then
in three wears. 1t viii be stronger
twelve months hence than 1t is today,
and II Is stronger today than it was
twelve months ago" Mr.. Hoar quoted
/ original letters III his possession to show
why he believed that four great nations,
! the United States, England, France and
/ Germany, We're steadily advancing to-
wards blmetalIlsm.
| While there are few Republicans in
| Congress who would have name 4 Mr..
| Lyman J Gage, had they been ked to
/ select President Mckinley's Sec-etarv
OF the Treasury, all of them agree in
! commenting the choice now tia. il has
been made by Maj. Mckinley MANY
/ Republican Senators and Representa-
tves are personally acquainted with
| Mr.. Gage, and those who hay not that
| honor are familiar through others with
his splendid business career in Chicago.
where be has resided for more than
/ forty years. From a business stand
I point there is not a flaw in the record
of Mr.. Gate; from a political stand
! point there is one flaw: He voted for
I Cleveland when he was elected PreSi-
| dent the first time. The best proof
/ that Mr.. Gage regretted his action in
/ that case is found in the fact that he
I did not vote for Cleveland the second
/ and third time that he was a cand id te
and that he was espe rialIy active in the
( support Of Mckinley and Hobart and
/ honest money, during the late cam
! paign. His administration ofthe Treas
ury department Is likely to be very
\ strong IN business. and somewhat in
different IN partisan politics. Under
existing circumstances, this NAV be the
I best possible sort Of an administration
/ of that important branch of the Govern
/ ment, not only for the Country but for
I the Republican party.
Blood and Nerves are very close
~ related. Keep the blood rich. pure
/ and healthy. with Hoods SarSapariIla
and YOU will have no nervousness.