The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-10-06
WASHINGTON LETTER.
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with the investigation OF the war
started week ago. but something
may be turned up during the coming
week, as Gems. Fitzhugh Lee and Jo'
Wheeler are among the witnesses wh'
have been invited to testify. AL
though several editors have beer
asked by the Commission to furnish
the names Of witnesses willing Il
testify to statements made in thei
papers, none have yet done so, al
though an attache Of a New Yorh
paper has filed a long statement con
corning Camp Wykof. There is
some objection because the Commits
sion decided to allow only Representa-
tives of the Press Associations to be
present while testimony is being
taken, but it is confined to those
representing papers not served by
either Of the Press Associations. 1t
must be perfectly plain to anybody
who will think a moment that the
army Of Washington correspondents
could not be admitted, unless the
Commission conduct the investigation
in one of the largest halls in town.
No one need fear that any important
evidence taken by the Commission,
will fail to get publicity.
Secretary Hay held his first recep-
ton to the Diplomatic Corps today,
in the diplomatic room, in the De-
partment of State. 1t was attended
by Representatives Of all the countries
with which we maintain diplomatic
relations, although several of the
Embassys were represented by sub
owing 10 the absence Of
the Ambassadors-the French and
German Ambassadors are in Europe.
Senator Hanna's statement in a
published interview that the u. S.
would not possibly consent to allow
ng the Spanish government to retain
control of any portion of the Philip
)ine islands, has attracted much at
ention in Washington, where it is
generally regarded as a statement of |
he Presidents position, and as an
Of the nature of the in
tructions given our Peace Commits
toner's.
Among the apparent certainties Of
he coming session Of Congress, is
hat action will be asked, in the Pres
Tents message upon important re-
concentrations, which are to be made
1 the annual reports of the Secre-
aries Of the Navy and Of War, but
neither Congress will comply cannot
ven be guessed at until the exact
allure Of the recommendations be-
'me known. All that is known at
lis time is that they will include
rye increase in the regular army,
le increase to be used outside of the
. 5. proper, and a number of :
ranges in present methods, which
.peIience in the war with Spain has !
own to be faulty in one way or
Iother. Gen. Miles will also make =.
me recommendations in his annual
port, one of which will con-
1t of of plan for the reorganization
the regular army.
The Department Of State has re- .
lved Il communication from the U. g
Consul, at Chemnitz, Germany, :,
at is important to American grow h
CT apples, suitable for the German r,
'rket. 1t says: "This is a good 4
ar to send American fruits, >,
,ecially apples, to this Empire. h
ropes fruit crop is anything but a,
cd. If our merchants will not .,
'eat the folly of former years, by -
lding poor fruit that decays easily, :.
" can command these markets for
irs, against all efforts to dislodge 81
IN. If Baldwins, Greetings. Rus ~
5, and other hardy winter apples
sent. the results will not remain ~
ibtful." !"
The success of Gen. Wood, late on
!. OF the Rough Riders, in admin III
'rlng the affairs Of Santiago, has 81,
ulted in the abandonment of the m,
a of appointing military Gov We
or for Cuba. According to the A,
sent plans, which are subject to 70,
Their change, the island will be sir
ided into military districts, Just as of
army Of occupation takes posses or
/, and the commander of each
riot will be held to a strict ae-
inability for affairs within his
sdiction. The advance guard of ~
army OF occupation is likely to be i,o
cuban soil inside of three weeks. i
the entire force intended to be CHI
is expected to be or the island Dir
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