The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-30

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Insertion.
Washington Letter.
(From Our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON. Sept. "a, 1897.
No better refutation of the SEN
sational tommyrot cabled from
Europe this week about the Unit.
ed States having sent an ultima
tum to Spain could have been CIV
en- the public than the departure
of President Mckinley, Attorney
General McKenna and Secretary
Alger for Massachusetts,, where
they intend to spend a week or ten
days in restful recreation. It
must be evident to all that if there
was a crisis at hand, or even ex-
pected, the president and two
members of his cabinet would not
leave Washington. These eenea-
tional publications are from time
to time originated in this country
for no other reason than to create
a sensation among the readers of
some newspaper belonging to the
school of yellow journalism" but
those which come from Europe
are often inspired by some manip-
ulator of international politics or
speculator in bonds. The latest
story caused Spanish bonds to fall
in price in all the European fnan.
cial centers, and it may have been
started for that very purpose.
There was no surprise in WASH
ington when news of the unani-
nous ratification of the annexation
treaty by the senate of Hawaii was
received. Everybody expected
the ratification by the Hawaiin
senate, just as everybody expects
the annexation treaty to be ratified
by the U. S. senate early in the
coming session of congress.
It does not happen often that a
man is willing to resign a seat in
congress with almost a certainty of
being reelected, in order to be-
come a postmaster, but that is
what Representative Francis Fl.
Wilson, who was this week ap-
pointed postmaster of Brooklyn,
n. Y, will do. Mr.. Wilson had
just begun his second term in the
house and had made an unusually
good record for the time he had
been in congress.
Acting Secretary Roosevelt has
given Lieutenant Commander
Kimball, who will direct the
movements of the fotilla of tor
pedo boats which will leave New
York October LIST for a trip down
the Atlantic coast, his final in
structions. This will be the first
time that the United States has
had feet of torpedo boats to-
gether, and the most will be made
Of the opportunity to test the use-
fulness Of this class of boats. The
fleet will consist of five vessels,
the Foote, the Porter, the Dupont,
the E icson and the Gushing, and
it's evolutions will be clearly
watched by naval officers and all
who are interested in increasing
the effectiveness of our navy.
The opinion of Attorney Gener-
al McKenna as to the proper con-
struction of the section of the
Dingley tariff imposing discrimi-
mating duties, rendered at the re-
quest of Secretary Gage, was made
public this week. It is a long and
carefully prepared document, tax
ing the ground that importations
from other countries which come
through other ports are not liable
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 BE- accepted b.
the treasury department. Senator
Elkins, who was instr umental in
changing the wording of that sec.
ton of the tariff bill with the ,es:
pecial purpose in view of divert.
ing the foreign freight brought
into the United States over the
Canadian Pacific railroad to ::ou1
own roads, says the matter will no,
be dropped, but that he will offe,
a joint resolution in the senate to
abolish the bonding privilege
and will also try to put discriml.
mating duties on :mportationa
brought through Canada. Sena
tor Proctor says the opinion coin
cides with his views and that il
will be especially pleasing to thu
business men of New England
Inasmuch as the reports from
Ohio indicate that the republican.
will have walkover in that state
Secretary Sherman may not make
any speeches during the campaign
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