The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-06-23
Washington Letter.
(From Our Regular Correspondent.

WASHINGTON. June IL: 1898.
There could not possibly have
been any moro Impotence any
where else over the long delay in
getting Gen. Skaters army start
ed for Cuba than there was among
the officials of the war department.
Even the knowledge that the delay
was unavoidable did not curb this
impotence. President Mckinley
was much relieved when Admiral
Sampson telegraphed that the gal
liant little handful of U. S. marines
who have been so bravely holding
their own on the shore Of Guanta-
namo Bay, against almost contin-
uous attacks from a Spanish for' 9
many times larger than their own,
had been reinforced by insurgents
and were all right. It had been
feared that these marines would
b. compelled by superior numbers
to give up the ground they had
occupied and return to their ships
until the army arrived, and it W: 8
a positive pleasure to learn thai
Old Glory would not have to ! .
lowered after having once beer.
hoisted in Cuba. Gen. Skaters
army will not arrive at it's landing
place before Sunday, and possibly
not until Monday, and it Is not ex-
pected that it will be able to begin
active operations against Santiago
until about the middle of next
week. There is quite a diversity
of opinion as to whether the cap
ture of Santiago will be at once &C.
complished or whether it will only
be done after several weeks hard
fighting.
This government has not yet de-
cided upon it's permanent policy
towards the Philippine Islands and
is not likely to do so until the wal
is ended, unless compelled by cir.
cumstances toTannounce an earlier
decision. If the emperor of Ger.
many attempts to carry out his re.
ported intention of assembling his
Asiatic squadron, under command
of his brother, at Manila, for the
purpose Of Selling a coaling sta
ton in that vicinity, and possibly
interfering to prevent American
occupation, he would better be
sure that his squadron is strong
enough to whip Dewey, who has
orders to brook no interference
from any nation. It is believed in
Washington that the slightest hos
tile move on the part of Germany
would result in the official declara-
ton that this government intend
ed to permanently retain the Phil
ippines, but neither President Nc
Kinley, nor Secretary Day expect
such move. The sentiment in
favor of keeping them is growing
rapidly in congress.
Judging from the way in which
subscriptions to the war bonds are
now pouring into the treasury by
every mail it L. oks as though the
issue of 5000, 100000 will be large.
ly overscribed by individual inves-
tors, and that banks and other cor
J. orations will get none of the
bonds.
There were Is democrats in the
house who had the good sense to
resist by their votes the silly at
tempt upon the part of some of
their so called leaders to commit
the democratic party against the
annexation of Hawaii. More
than half of the democratic men,
bers of the house attended a eau
Gus the day before the vote on
which the annexation resolution
was taken and by a vote of SO o
II adopted resolution declaring
annexation to be dangerous and
unwise. The house adopted the
annexation resolution by a vote of
2l0 to go, only 3 republicans vot-
ing against it, and the friends Of
annexation are fully determined
that congress shall not adjourn un.
til the resolution is brought to a
vote in the senate.
That the Russians consider
American locomotives and railway
appliances, as we'll as American
battle ships, the best in the world
is shown by an official communal.
ton received by the department Of
state from Ambassador Hitchcock,
stating that an order had just been
sent from st. Petersburg to the
Baldwin Locomotive Works, 81
Philadelphia, for IS locomotives
for the Manchurian railway, max
ing q total of 80 ordered in Minis
weeks, and q grand total Of I38 81
these locomotives ordered IN the
Hast Dix months. He also reports