The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-11-12
WARRINGTON LETTER.
From oar Regular Correspondent

United Its demand Tor all the islands. aDu
having expressed its willingness to repay
Spain all the money it has actually spent
for public Improvements in the Philip
pines, this government now patiently
waits for Spain to get through its need
less and useless objections aud get down
to business, by either agreeing TO our de-
mand or by refusing it. II it agrees to
it, the drawing up Of the treaty Of peace
will he an easy matter, and soon accom-
plished. If it refuses. that breaks up the
Peace Commission of the Philippines,
and this government Will proceed to take
military possession of the Philippines,
and will then CONSIDER whether il will be
worth while to make war afresll upon the
Spanish soldiers in Cuba, and upon Spain
itself, ut home. II is the unanimous
opinion of the President and every mem
Der of hrs Cabinet that after keeping up
its objections and attempts to extend the
discussion long enough to pacify its own
citizens and to become convinced that
the position of this government cannot
he changed, Spain will say that it agrees
to our demands simply because 1t cannot
do anything else. Ii the republicans elect
a majority Of the next House, as now
seems probable, it is believed that the
peace negotiations will lie speedily con
Guided, but should the republicans lose
the uouse, it may result in prolongins
the negotiations, as the Spaniards would
regard that as condemnation Of the ad-
ministratiou policy and would make ex-
traordinary attempts to. secure better
terms.
So far as Washington is concerned, there
is very little interest in the movements
Of the War Investigation Commission, II
portion Of which Is now ut Camp Meade.
One session was held in Washington this
week, but there was nothing OF import
ance or that was new in the testimony
taken.
Although it is certain that Gen. Greeley
did MT mean to reflect upon the War and
Navy Departments when he SAID, ia the
course of an address ON the work of the
Signal Service, of which he is chief off
Ger, during the war with Spain. that one
Of the principal reasons for the great sue
cess of the work of the Signal Corps was
that it had ship of its own, chartered
in the name of a private individual, and
not subject to the control of the Amy or
navy. it sounded as though he did; and
he is anything but pleased with the use
made of his language by the critics OF
the conduct of the war. The address was
delivered before church club aud no re
porters were admitted, but it was pub
Iishcd in substance the next morning, al;
the same.
Secretary Bliss has decided that thor
ough investigation I've made Of the charge
of Indian Commissioner Jones. that the
recent Indian trouble in Minnesota was
caused by the injustice of deputy United
States marshals in dealing with the In
dians. The Department Of Justice j.
also looking into the matter, although its
officials are disposed 10 accept the denials
made by the Marshal for himself and his
deputies. The official report of Gen.
Bacon, who commended The tronps which
fought the Indians. just made public, also
refers to promiscuous arrests Of Indians
by deputy marshals as one of the causes
of the outbreak.
The Post Office Department has given
the necessary order for the establishment
of "postoffice on Wheels to be oper
ated in the vicinity of Westminster, Md
At present this experiment will he con
fined to a postal wagon, which will travel
over a designated route and deliver and
collect mail from boxes along the route
Later, the postal wagon will issue money
orders ana register letters and packages
If the experiment is the success that it il
expected to he, "postoffices on wheels
will he set up in every direction.
While looking up the record of Rev
olutionary soldier, rare aud valuable
historical document was discovered in
the Pension Bureau. 1t is book il
which Was written by Major Fred Wer
senfels, who accompanied the expedition
u complete roster of the Inflated Ameri
can army which invaded Canada during
the winter Of 1875 -76, under the com
mand Of Gen. Benedict Arnold. Their.
are IS names on the roster, many Of whom
afterwards became famous, among then
being Aaron Burr. aide de camp snd
judge. advocate; Gen Wooster, Col. Liv
ingston, Col. Waterbury. Col. Clinton
Col. Donald Campbell and Captain Var
Rensselaer,. All the histories Of the ex
petition against Quebec have omitted til.
names of the subordinate officers becau
no list of them was known ~ exist, al
though many historical writer's have mad,
diiigent and length searches for it. This
roster will take its place among the valued
archieves of the government, but permits