The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-08-27
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.

President Mckinley is still working
about eighteen hours out of every ~.
trying to get things in such shape that
he can get away from Washington for
few days of much needed rest. lie
could not get over to New York to see
the review of SIMPSONS and Schlev's
ships, but lie was represented by the
entire Cabinet. excepting Secretary
Day and Secretary Long. He has, rs
yet, only definitely settled on two mem
Ders of the peace Cornmission-Secre-
tarv Day and Secretary Davis-but ex-
poets to announce the other three this
week. He isn't pleased with the atti-
tude of the Spanish, either in Spain or
IN Cuba, but is biding his time to bring
them to their senses. should positive
action on his part become necessary.
Secretary Alger has been pursued by
the takers of political news for some
time, bit none of their misrepresenta-
tons have been greater than were con-
tanned IN the story that he was to aid
Gov. Plngree to defeat Senator Bur
to leave the Senate for the Diplomatic
Service and Secretary Alger to take his
place In the Senate. 1t can be stated
upon the highest authority, that the
whole story was built upon Imagination,
started TO work by Coy. Pingree's call
upon Secretary AL ger. while he was in
Washington. and his accompanying
him to New York to see the Naval re-
view. Unless he changes his mind.
Secretary Al ger will,.not even take all
active part in the Michigan campaign
this year, anC he SAYS he has no idea of
leaving the Cabinet to enter the Senate.
Those pensioners who have attached
revenue stamps to vouchers and other
official documents, sent to the Pension
bureau, have spent money they might
hayc kept. Revenue stamps are not re-
CURED upon any pension papers. Com
missioner Evans has taken special pains
to disseminate this information, in or
der that the pensioners NAV saye their
money.
Representative Overstreet, of Indi-
ana, Secretary of the Republican Con-
sressional Campaign Committee, has
returned to Washington from tour of
the western states, and will remain at
Committee headquarters until the cam
paign is over. He said: The glorious
achievements of the war will give the
republican party good advantage in
the campaign. In Indiana the party
Was never in Il better condition to carry
the state. There the fight will he en-
tirely on National issues" Mr.. Over
street thinks the republicans will make
decided gains all through the west.
Representative Mudd, of Maryland.
whose denomination will be made this
week, says the fight will be made in his
district under the Slogan, gold and
rowth' the intention being TO en-
phasize the devotion ofthe party in the
district to the gold standard and to the
policy OF holding all the territory over
which our flag has been hoisted. Mr..
Mudd expresses confidence that Mary
land will again go republican. and that
five out OF the six members of Congress
TO be elected will be republicans
An Official Of the Department of State,
whose position makes it necessary for
him to be well up in international law,
disposed of all the fool talk about this
or that foreign government being en-
gagged in negotiating with Spain for the
purchase of naval or coalin. station in
the Philippines, by saying: "By the
terms of the protocol, entirely aside
from the surrender ut Manila, Spain
parted from her sovereignty over the
Philippine islands, and the sovereignty
will lie in allegiance until the work of
the peace commission, which will meet
at Paris, Oct. |, is concluded
The American members of the Cuban
and Porto Rican Military Commissions,
with the exception of Gen. Brooke,
who is III Porto Rico, have been order
ed to come to Washington to receive
instructions upon such portions of their
duties as are not necessarily left to their
discretion. 1t is not likely that either
commission will get to work before the
first week in September, and it may be
later. How long ii will take them to
complete their work is something which
must be guessed at without any data to
base a guess.
For the present, government supplies
sent to Havana will be distributed I'M
der the personal supervision Of Miss
Clara Barton, President of the Red
Cross Society.
In mastering out the volunteers, the
cavalry and artillery will be the first to
90, and when the infantry is reached
Secretary Alger will endeavor, SO far as
possible, to leave those regiments in
the service whose members are desir-
Gus of remaining, the choice being
largely left to the governors Of the sey-
eral statcs.
Northern Pacific Changes IN Train
Service.
Commencing Sunday Aug. 2lst,