The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-01-06
BREEZY LETTER
FROM WASHINGTON
Members Of the Mckinley Cabinet Not
Mere Clerks.
No FRICTION WITH GAGE
Nc Has Not rhoaahl Of Eeslaning rtnsIon
List 20 Nc Published Sealing
Question hlondike
From or REGULAR corrcspondgnL

From o1ir regular correspondent
wmshington. pe' "a President MeKin-
ley does no, inapt that membora of bic
caDluoi shall bo nsro clerks. ~ some OF
hm prrdccossari polably MF, clrvolan1. |
have done. IIid tniu been fully under.
vtcyd by tlts public The lommyrol abon,
rh'rc t~ng friction between President
Mckinley and SECRETARY dagr n,d tho
hitter tenlrtlns his resignation Wouk |
have byoh rn'rtyod with even luts Gro. !
drner than II Sds rhore in NOT aud has |
not been any m 'iioA between the pref.
dent md thU Hos5iuy of the trrasuty. |
AMI Ul-rr hah br,u 40 tender ~ rrstsnn !
tioa and ma 0orlHipn far ruch tender !
That there n a iiHorrhec IN The financial
I,ar,n, by tho pralimts mcAaago whlch |
made Specific recommendation ~ certain |
nnaueal legislation AM asked rongryvss
% Etyu careful consideration to tho rec. |
ummnnda,ions oontain~i IN Secretary |
Cages annual f"por' to caasrvas Bpt lt |
h NOS iinrrr1'u oyur NAlnh there hes
hrrp 0r iA iikuly 20 lee any friction n IL |
simply Tho dinsgNnce OF two honest men |
aR to mcshods rlsy both have tn ramt
object making tho money Of ths unpod |
Atatss MS good a. "a. i.rat money IN the |
world AZ all ,ln0s aud under al circim !
Ftanenr. R"orgtry dsxr II making a |
positive twial n the report that ho haa |
e"-tsn''i, or made iip his mind TO do %,
uc aid a cabincl crcar ough, al.
wafs q" o." and la really - surrender hla
onico AZ the call of his ehicf ,hs cse-u
tivr bni have MT 'hr sligiHrat r,ason
90 believe that Hisai action on my mart
r oven remotely desired hy me prrs,.
dent Tho iorlrcs u other people In that
direction am not disposed TO consider
Representative cvdiing. n 'hr Fifteenth
Pennsylvania iiptriN. which mas aimost
" no' 40 lany pensioners a~ any con.
sru-aloual ds,itsnI In ,hc ,ounlr, says
n" has ro,u,v~d nu .,roiesls against com
missioner h,ams' ~ snmond ,,ipu to hav vr
opnulriv hni Of p"nAunorH printed
hu from hi1 personal knowledge NJ tr~,n
b. lhlaka many ~ the .ctcrans are rvn.
riilVv about having heir disabilities made
puhllc ana would prefer that no uuci iist
should bee prin,oi The propps,d publlca.
ton ~ ~" preston rolls la no, a rer,
th'nE Tho rons we're Published IN iN0
According Ia rhilfmtl p,nsi.y's ngurrv
which arc AimosJ lrusi Worthy congress
hy authorizing f,c rrhmii1s of tho pot.
llr debt into 2's per cen, sosd bonds cou'd
save tho people NJ thr country uc coo oo
year ia in,rrrsf Mr pinslc, -ays bui
providing Tor mi, mas be- reported from
the ways ana means commlttc- L, could
EARLY be passed. py %. hous, hui II
would have no show In the fonatc.
Whether thO bil Will be pun through the
houao viii ivsr1d upon Whcthor IN, r..
publican icadrcs deem such action sx.
p~iioH, ~ this auuniou.
Knowing tho poal,lon of Canada TO ono
In Washington was surprised when Great
Britain agaln declined to Join wnh the
United S0tcs japan. and Russia In stop
ping open sea yeallne "a tho Pacific
The Canadian stnc to exchange ita con.
sent to stop op-n sea scaling .or COM
morctM reciprocity and other roncrs.i1na
is wHl known and being we'll known II
cannot possibly nu'''r,1 Canada .a may. !
ms hog az iu own cVpcisc Tho prem. |
dent haH signed The hIll PROMPTING op.n
Hca sealing aDd shl,,ng out .,Alklns
The British Islands In M wa.t Lpilcs |
wash 10 rcuw the reciprocity trade ar
nngenenH ih'y had under tha Mckinney |
arir with The uui'oi States. and ncgota- |
tions vim tha' end IN view Wc'c TIT. N,sI,
opcud by Sir Julian rnuncrfaic' ihc |
iifitrh ambassador with Hon John |
Nafeon. reciprocity commissioner.
Ex-senator puhois who is said to hc |
n0iliated Win tho LOBBY which IL tryins |
ro hard 10 pre5cn' The annexation ~ HO. |
Waii adopted somewhat peculiar tactic, |
when be- wrote a protest ugnlnst ni ncxa- |
tlon' which waa laid before the senate
and laior priot'ol ls senate document |
but some uf the langunga ~ ne protcst |
Is even more peculiar For instance tho |
following wMIca ~ uttlc short Of per. |
Sonal Insult to the senator's. representa- !
tlvcs and others of prominence Who have |
returned FROM tlamail stronger advocates
"f annexation than they were bcfor,, VISIT |
INK tho Islands 1t ls my calm. dellb r. |
ate Judgment thUt there is not lust |
mlmlcl. unbiased DISTINGUISHED American |
living who would favor annexing .hc l,sl. |
nnds TO the United States aftrr nsccr. |
talning the conditions existing thcrc !
through fair and personal lrvcstlga- |
ton"
Prvident McKlnley h gNtlncd at the
reception given his appeal for donations |
for the relief Of the suffering non-com- |
baltnnts IN cuba, and believes that Amer |
lean charity viii promptly ana the suffer- |
ing Donations of money. fool ana clcth-
Ing should be scnt directly to UrIted |
States Consul General Lee. Havana. |
Cuba.
Although confined to his hoasc by sick
ress Secretary Algor has perfected ar
rangcments for the cooperation OF the
Canadian government In sending food into
the Klondlke gold regions