Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1898-10-07
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER



tion on the outlook for Republican
success in the congressional cam
paign, by his callers during the last
two or three days Among those
who gave this information were
Senators Hanna, of Ohio; Mason,
of Ills. and Pritchard, of N. G..
Ex-Gov. Merriam, of Minn. Rep
resentatives Cannon, of Ills, and
Hempburn, of Iowa, and Mr.. A. e.
Holton, Chairman of the Republi-
can State Committee, of N. G. The
last-named told the President that
the Republicans would gain two
Congressman in N G. The gener-
al tenor of all the information given
the President is that the Republi-
cans have nothing to fear except the
existing over confidence, which
makes it difficult to convince the
Republican voters that their votes
will be needed this year
Since the war investigation com
mission began inviting editors of
the yellow journals to furnish the
names of witnesses to prove sensa-
tional charges made by them in
their papers there has been a mark
ed falling off in the number of such
publications, but up to this time
none of the yellow editors have at
tempted to furnish the evidence ask
ed for. The commission has its
work pretty well mapped out, now,
and this week will begin the takin g
of testimony. The President and
Secretary Alger are both aiding the
Commission in every way possi-
BILE.
1t is customary whenever ne w
Secretary of State assumes office,
for him to hold q reception to the
members of the Diplomatic corps,
for the purpose of formal introduct-
ion and the establish ment of official
relations. Secretary Hay, W no was
sworn in last week, held a reception
10 day in the diplomatic room in
the State Department, that was at
tended by representative of every
country with which we have dip
lomatic relations. Many of the old
er diplomats have long been person
al friends of Secretary Hay, for
whom they predict brilliant ca
reer as Secretary of State.
The War Department gave Col.
Bryan and Gov. Holcomb more tn II
they expected when it requested
the latter to decide whether the
regiment of Nebraska volunteers,
now at Manila, or that command
ed by Col. Bryan, shall be mustered
out of the service. 1t was a clear
case of beating those two very cute
politicians at their own game. They
expected the War Department tc
name the regiment TO be mustered
out, and were prepared to charge
injustice no matter which was chos-
en-. Now, they are bound to keeI
their mouths closed, and Col. Bryan
himself must take the responsibility
of deciding whether his regiment
remains in service or is mustered
out, as it is known that he will die.
tate Gov. Holcomb's decision.
From almost every foreign coun
try comes an increased demand fol
American goods-we are actually
selling silks in France. The follow
ing report from the U S. Consul a
Athens, Greece, which has jus
reached the Department of State
speaks for itself: "There cannot b.
the least doubt Of the necessity of
direct line of steamships between
the U. S. and Mediterranean ports
There is a wide field and large pro
fits for well managed line, and i
; should be an American one, flyinj
the stars and stripes, if possible
Many of the stores of Athens-al
those that keep the imported arti
cles-exhibit American goods fo
sale as English goods, they havin
been imported from England. Near
ly every mail brings letters of in
quiry to this consulate from mer
chants of the u S., all anxious t.
find market here for their pro
ducts for it is becoming general
known that Greece imports nearl
all kinds of goods and machinery
The English, German and Frenc
transportation companies that ca
here are doing a good business; bu
the Greek importers want a chanc
to get imports directly from Amer
lea, and thus save the profits of tn
e middlemen.
t There is much gossip in politics
: circles concerning the comparativ
\ ease with which Boss Croker down
a cd ex-senator Hill at the Democrat
ic Convention in New York. an
compelled Hill to accept Judge Va
g Wyck as the party candidate fC
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