Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1898-08-10
WASHINGTON LETTER.

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From The Tribune's Regular Correspondent
The MAN AT The HELM.-Now tina
peace is at hand, upon our own terms
President Mckinley is being congrat
ulated for his successful conduct to
speedy conclusion of the war. HI
receives these congratulations very
modestly, as he thinks that no small
portion of them are due to the people
who have stood so solidly behind hin
from the day that he asked for the
first war appropriation. He is parti
cularly gratified at the unanimity with
which the press of the country have
supported his efforts-no such sup
port has been given to any other ad
ministration in the conduct of wal
in the history of the country, and he
has every right to feel proud of it.
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TRooPs TO PoRTo RIco.-Although
the occupation of Porto Rico is going
ahead at the rate of town or two a
day, and without opposition, more
troops are being sent to Gen. Miles,
1t is expected that cessation of hos
tilities will take place before an at
tack is made upon San Juan, but as
Porto Rico is to become American
territory it is thought that the pres
ence of considerable American army
will have a good effect upon the in
habitants, who are so favorably dis
posed to the exchange of the Spanish
flag for Old Glory that no large army
will be needed for a permanent gar
rison of the island. More troops are
also to be sent to Gen. Merritt, and it
is feared that they will be needed to
properly deal with the Philippine in
surgents.
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The ARMY IN CAMP.-Camp Alger
has been abandoned, owing to the
prevalence of typhoid fever there, and
new camp established at Manassas,
Va, the scene of two great battles
during the civil war. The new camp
is about Is miles from Washington.
1t has direct railroad connection, but
is not likely to be visited by SO many
vehicles as was camp Alger, which
was only seven miles from town. The
majority of these men will not see any
active service, unless something oc-
ours to prevent the carrying out of
the arrangements for permanent
peace, now under way. Some of them
may be sent to Porto Rico, Cuba, or
the Philippines, where we shall have
to keep troops for long time after
- .le war is over, but their chance of
doing any fighting will be slim. The
men are not overpleased with the
prospect, and, if given their choice,
the most of them would prefer being
mustered out of the service to going
to any of the above islands to do
garrison duty.
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CHAIRMAN BABCOCK-The news that
Representative Babcock, of Wis, had
downed the opposition to his renomi-
nation was received with much plea
sure by republicans in Washington,
especially at the headquarters of the
Republican Congressional Campaign
Committee, of which Mr. Babcock is
chairman. His efficiency as cam
paign manager is such that his failure
to b. returned to Congress would be
regarded as party misfortune.
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F1NANc1AL.-A very interesting
statement of the receipts and expen-
penditures Of the government for the
fiscal year ending June 80, was is
sued this week by Assistant Secretary
Howell, of the Treasury. Owing tC
war expenditures in the last quarter
there was a deficit of S38,047,247 fol
the year. That was, of course, to be
expected. But the most interesting
portion of the statement to those who
contend I'd that the Dingley tariff law
would produce all the revenue need
ed to run the government is that
showing that for the last five months
February to June, inclusive-of the
fiscal year the Dingley tariff law pro
duced revenue exceeding our orei
nary expenditures on peace footing
by more than $9,O00,O0O.
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EXTRA SESSION. = Representative
Hull, of Iowa, who is in Washington
in connection with his duties as