The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-06-24
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
Captain Edward Wright Brady's Current Review
Of Matters and Things at Washington.

promises problem give most difficulty Of all
the problems that will grow of the with Spain The
gents have proclaimed their independence Span
government at Old Cavte Manila Bay the city
Manila and the New Cave the the place occupied
Admiral Dewey The dispatches inform that all this done
amid great enthusiasm and that General Aunado the nsugnt
chief installed president of the government with
pomp These proceedings have been here
with lively interest in all ccesdplomac congressional admin
istrative naval military and private There is intense curiosity
all circles the circle Of the Administration
exact relations that obtain between the and the American
naval commander and consular representative that distant island
yet the setting independent by the latter
the surface to be act antagonsc to ourselves 1t recognized
that all that the daring and able Philippine chief has done
may have been done after distinct understanding with this govern
ment and deemed certain that least tac understanding
poyn the acts of the insurgents unless such understand
existed and unless he had instructions from Washington that
would justify him this The dispatches the
nation that the Philippine provisional government will nterose
of the This certainly indication that the action taken
by the insurgents taken with least the ac approval Of the
pines will be practically the that Cuba There will be
formal recognition the nsugent though the services
Of the will be accepted This will leave the future Of the
islands to be determined after the
government official discussing the Philippine situation with
to-day sad 81 do understand the President to have either
final fixed policy to the Philippines 1t really too early
it. The think most probable that he will
regard to this interesting inular when the time arrives
autonomy the United States the islands suzeran
Islands I 'p'- '0n'''''s "' -'''-S .''
The Newands the annexation the United States
Hawaii having passed the House by the tremendous majority of
8 before the Senate 1t looked last week though the
proposition would be pushed steadily and surely not speedily
vote It known to an absolute certainty that the measure has
fact at least votes for it out of total of eghtnne
there being vacant seat seat the recent election Oregon
sures being filed by sound money Republican.
Should the Senate fail to act this session the President will
stand ready to seize the Hawaiian Islands of military
necessity whenever the occasion shall arise The seizure of the
islands by executive act while giving all the advantages
session during this would not commit the country to the same
though they formally annexed by Congressional
action must be remembered that the President has not
ted himself to the retention Of the Philippine Islands
In all his OF the future Of those islands he has insisted
that relations them must be left for future considerations that
is that the determination OF this problem must await the end the
lend the their and securities for the
the bonds authorized the law is exceedingly
gratifying demonstrates that the with Spain popular with
the people and the people patriotic within their The
Of those who lend the money
lenders Of sums of $500 and below shall Be attended to first This
money coming in in all shapes in by express and by
registered mail by postoce order ORDER
check and draft It patriotic uprising to lend the government
money that will make this the most popular loan ever offered or
effected by government
There plenty Of Democrats here who against Bailey and
Jones for leading their party opposition the law
% say i & mas placed the Party % an & ar o Wa non @
Bailey and Jones claim they did and then to refuse
cute the to successful termination is simply folly little short
of mbecility.
probably week. another call for volunteers
being the third during this war This call be- understood
the first call 12OO0 under the second
$4,000 and under the act approved May 10000 socaed i'm
forces have been increased from about 25O0O 6OO0 making
GRAND total Of about $4,000 men.
The Treasury Department reports that the hqndreddoar silver
certificates which called in about six months when
discovered that fu executed counterfeit Of that denomination
out coming very slowly At the time the counterfeit
Light there outstanding hundreddoar silver certif
the of about $26 100000 For few weeks after the dis
covery made they into the department large blocks
redemption the dwnded small proportions
General Skaters feet Of transports bearing his of invasion
took day to reach its immediate objective point than
going far north Of the Cuban coast that the scouting ships Of the
enemy and the ookouts the high points of the island could not
sight much the smoke from the ships He sought
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