The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-05-26
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our regular correspo,den,

'N" ""' I'NuihT correspoudent)
WASHINGTON, d. c., May 23.-There !
more expectation than war newa II
Washington, so far as the public is con
cerned. That is why the hourly rumo
hnds believers no matter how wild il ma,
be. There is news-important news-but
II is OF contemplated movements rather
than Of battles fought and things accom-
pished; consequently it comes under the
ban OF the censorship which has been
established 10y the government and is not
allowed to be made public. 1t relates to
the movements of our warships which are
trying to get that Spanish feet which is
lodging around Cuban waters cornered
where it will he bound to fight, and there
are reasons for expecting the success Of
the efforts.
TAX is again prevalent Of postponing
the invasion Of Cuba until fall The
reasons given are that the rainy season
viii begin in Cuba about the tenth Of
June, during which it will be impossible
to carry on an aggressive campaign, and |
that it will require several months time to
manufacture the amount Of ammunition
that will be needed by the army The
TACT that this talk is semi officially en-
couraged, instead of being rebuked, makes
it probable that it is intended to throw the
Spaniards on their guard. 1t is only the
Spaniards who have cOntended that mill ,
tary operations could not he carried on in I
Cuba during the rainy season; the insur- i
gents have proven to the contrary by
making their most active campaigns dur r.
ng that season. L. s. troops NAV he
anded in Cuba any dav. What else are -
he troops being hurried south for? a.
Speaker Reeds vote in the committee IN
n Rules, Of which he is chairman, will >
eclde whether special rule shall be re- N
Orted TO the House for the consideration ID
the Joint resolution for the annexation Ga
Hawaii, the other four members of the -
being equally divided. AL 90
Tough Speaker Reed is opposed to an
s1ation and will probably vote against
e resolution, it is expected that in ca
terence to the wishes Of his party he He
il vote for the rule. If he does, the be
solution will at once he adopted bv seN
rye majority. q.
President Mckinley must have succeed net
in getting exceptional men in his bul
binet. When everybody else is engaged car
trying by hook or crook to get pointer BAL
the plans OF the army aud navy, the the
mbers of the Cabinet decided that it cur
Md be best to cOnfne such knowledge dru
HE President and the Secretaries of
r and the Navy, and in accordance with
decision requested the President not
,iso,,.. ;.,,o.I., Core
things. The gentlemen who have thus ~
themselves off from opportunities to Rak,
W everything going on and to 90 ON badl
they did not do so from any lack of had
rest, but from fear that they might, if , ,,a"'
tOlt
knew the plans, in an unguardcd The
ent say something that would serve end Q
foundation for publications that wom'
It result in frustrating those plans. W.
o., '"' '"o mem a stOi
OF the Cabinet merely advertise their Kent,
ance OF war plans to escape being when
l0ned by their friends and families MS m
rally their wives. Though spoken in b ,,. -
here may be some truth in that idea but II,
hough the Senate has devoted prac- was "
y an entire week to the consideration Patr
amended war revenue BILL it has -! u
.'ed upon single one of the disputed
'"'" VI 'nen having the tire
pasted over "by request rs reached. crop in
NY real fight that is likely to occur
e over the substitute offered Inv ED(
'r Allison, restoring tue bonds and
u bearing certificates of indebted
rs provided for in the bill As if
the House, in place of the issue of The
acks, the coinage of the silver SHY oil
age, and the issue of silver certi6- ot. Wv
'ut in the bill by the silver majority Of these
Senate Finance committee. The proper
S over all the other clauses are nnaI exc
'talls rather than principles, and Tho H.
lily be settled. 1t is still believed livercd ,
majority OF the Senate will vote for the RI.
although political pressure is being Oh hehtu
combine all the silver votes uo oo"'o ou,
bonds. 1t is claimed that enough Societie.
It's have pledged themselves to de- Texas.
movement; and one silver repub. uei'ver u
lantle' of Montana,-is also imcln '%i"s
ioi JULIUS Gordon,
administration thinks if will no the Hon.
Icy for Congress to clnch the ana tne
ess expressed for this country by tho ono";
ais OF France by making an un- tory. In
irge appropriation for American given TO
iatIon at the big Paris Exposition guests.
like 81 900, 900. dress will
by the Re
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