The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1898-08-11
WASHINGTON LETTER.
tFrom Our Regular Corresp ondent.l

WASHINGTON, u. o., August 5, 1898.
Now that peace is at hand, upon our
own terms. President Mckinley is being
congratulated for his successful conduct
TO speedy conclusion of the war. He
receives these congratulations very mod
estly, as he thinks that no small portion
ofthem are do to the people who have
stood 80 so)idly behind him from the day
that he asked for the first war appro-
priation. He is particularly gratified at
the unanimity with which the press of
the country have supported his efforts
mo such support has been given to any
other administration in the conduct of q
war, in the history of a contry, and he
has every right to feel proud of it.
Although the occupation of Puerto
Rico is going ahead at the rate of town
or two day, and without opposition,
more troops are being sent to Gen.
Miles. 1t is expected that q cessation
of hoetilities will take place before an
attack is made upon San Juan, but as
Porto Rico is to become American terri
tory it is thought that the presence OF
considerable American army will have
q good effect on the inhabitants, who
are so favorahly disposed to the ex-
change of the Spanish flag for Old Glo-
ry that no large army will he needed for
a permanent garrison of the island.
More troops are to be sent to Gen. Mer-
ritt, and is feared that they will be need.
ed to properly deal with the Philippine
insurgents
Camp Alger has heen abandoned, ow-
ing 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 25 miles from Washing.
ton. 1t has direct railroad connection
but is not likely to be visited by 80
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 occurs
to prevent the carrying out the arrange.
ment for permanent peace, now under
way. Some of them may get sent to
Porto Rico, Cuba, or the Philippines,
where we shall have to keep troops for
long time after the 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 60
ing to any of the above islands to garrison
duty.
The news that Representative Bah
cock, OF Wis, had downed the opposi-
ton to his denomination was received
with much pleasure by Republicans of
Washington, especially at the hesdquar
ters of the Republican Congressional
Campaign Committee, OF which Mr..
Babcock is chairman. His efficiency
as campaign manager is such that his
failure to be returned to Congress would
be regarded as party misfortune.
A very interesting statement of the
receipts and expenditures of the govern.
ment for the fiscal year ending June so,
was issued this week by Assistant Sec
retary Howell, of the Treasury. Owing
to war expenditures in the last quarter,
there was deficit of $3S. S.O47, ,247 for the
year, That was, of course, to be expec
ted. But the most interesting portion
of the statement to those who contend
ed that the Dingley tariff law would
produce all the revenue needed 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 produced-revenue exceeding
our ordinary expenditures on a peace
footing by more than 100000.
Representative Hull, OF Iowa, who is
in Warrington in connection with his
duties as member of the Republican
Congressional Campaign Committee,
thinks that unforeseen conditions at the
close of the war are certain to make an
extra session of Congress necessary, un.
less the work of the commission that
will be charged with the duty of pre-.
pairing the formal treaty of peace be-
tween the U. S. and Spain shall be
dragged we'll into autumn. The Senate
will have to be called together to ratify
the treaty az soon as that document has
received the signatures of the represen.
tatives of the governments, but that can
be done without calling the House to
gether, il President Mckinley 70 desires.
He will simply call an executive sessic n
OF the Senate, such q IL held at the be
ginning of every administration.
! Secretary Long has notified the own.