Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-08-11
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From Our Regular Correspondent
Washington. Aug, 6, 1898.

to its request, and which the French am
bassador acting as Spanish minister, has
accepted, the general impression is, that
on the whole, the administration has
aoutted itself very creditably in handling
this matter az far as it has gone. The
terms require Spain TO Withdraw its troops
at its own expense from Cuba AMI Porto
Rico; to pay all just claims OF Americans
for property destroyed in Cuba the I.
:. explicitly disclaims any responsibility
whatever for bonds issued by Spain nd
secured by its revenues from either CUBA
or Porto Rico--a decided check 20 the
been trying to work in behalf oi the
European holders Of that class Of Span
i.h bonds and the final disposition of the
Philippines is left open to be settled as
we may see fit. One mans guess is abolt
as GOOD as another as to what will be the
/ next step Of tie tricky Sraniards. Any
other country might be counted upon TO
follow the recommendations of its ac-
credited minister. but Spain cannot he
counted upon to do anything.
Ccmmissary General Eagan OF the
army is out in an interview replying to a
letter written by II. II. Roosevelt, IL New
York lawyer, charging that there was
either shameful incapacity or infamous
dishonesty" in the cOmnissary depart
ment, and that neither enough nor proper
food had b en- furnished the men at the
front. Eagans reply is what the boys
call "hot stuff" he calls Roosevelt sew
eral kinds OF II notcriety hunting liar and
says his letter was "a low. libellous, scam
dalous vilificaiion OF honest men,"
Surgeon General Sternberg admits that
although more than 5000 of Gen. Shat
ter men are now down with the fever,
that he thinks the worst is yet to come.
The only con,oling thing about the situa-
ton is the small number Of fatalities
among the fever patients, but the disease
may assume Il more malignant type at
any time.
" IitI 'ItltIdl NlIItS ldi!tIcti AZ IL W W
Eicon port that was not the o"e the adj
ministlation expected him to land at.
,hcre was considerable growing in adj
ministration circles, and even talk OF
Miles being censured for not having
obeycd orders, but as soon as the news OF
his successful occupation, without loss OF
lie, Of much territory including number
of towns. it was denied that any such
talk had been INDUCED in. Nothing
succeeds like success" You know. Had
Miles met with any reverses, he wo, |
at once have been made a scapegoat.
Representative Davey, Of Louisiana,
whose vigorous presentation OF facts ac-
Inired during stay OF one week in the
camp at Miami, Fla, caused the war de.
partment to issue orders transferring the
troops from that point to Jacksonville,
does not mince words in describing the
con ltion Of those troops and expressing
the opinion that somebody was blanca
BILE for the mismanagement which lie
said had debilitated and disheartened
hundreds Of the men. To show that he
had not exaggerated the situation, Mr.
Davcy pointed TO the official record oil
nine hundred men on the sick list at one
time in camp Of two brigadcs, calling
attention to the fact that the men being
from Alabama, Louisiana and Texas we're
practically all immuneS, so far as climatic
conditions were concerned. One would
suppose that canteens would be one Of
the first things provided ior soldiers in a
summer campaign, yet when Mr.. Davey
arrived in camp he found that there was
only one canteen for seven men, and
when he left, week later, there were
half OF the men still without canteens.
1t is chestnut with whiskers on it to
say the civil service commission is hum
bug, but in view OF the fact that tl,es 9
truly good men, who draw big salaries for
protesting goodness, have just officially
reduced clerk in the employ Of the COM
mission one grade, for alleged inefiiciency,
and that this same CLERK as witness De-
fore the senate civil service committee,
some months ago, had testified to methods
in use by the commission that even .
mugwump would not call reform, it
seems necessary to say it again.
There are plenty Of men in Washington
who make no bones OF calling the print
ingof GrosvenOr's tissue Of misrepiesenta-
tons in belated issue of the Congress
sional Record, after his request for per-
mission to print it was refused bv the
house, as downright dishonesty. Score.
tary Kerr, of the democratic congressional
campaign committee, says The committee
regards the printing OF the speech, under
the circumstances, as a disgrace and
while on the subject lie added: "UDani-
nous consent was refused him by the
house and the management OF the Record
was at fault for allowing it TO appear in
that publication. The speech will not be
OF any great value as campaign docu-
mcnt. The very circumstance under
which it has appeared discredhs it. Dem.