Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-10-10
WASHlNGTON LETTER.



Pre- sident Mckinley has been given
N UGH satisfactory information on the
outlook for republican success in the
o ngl essional campaign, by his call
ers during the last two or three days.
A mong those who gave this inform
at ion were Senator Hanna, of Ohio;
Maso n, of ILL.,. and Pritchard, of N.C.;
Ex- Governor Merriam, of Mimi; Rep.
@ annon of ILL.,; and Hepbern, of Iowa;
and Mr.. A. E. Holton, Chairman of the
r epublican State Committee, of N. G.
The last named told the president
that the republicans would gain two
con gressmen in N. G. The general
tie nor of all the information given the
president is that the republicans have
no thing to fear except the existing
over confidence, which makes it diff
ficult to convince republican voters
that their votes will be needed this
year.
Since the war investigation commits
sion began inviting editors of yellow
journals to furnish the names of wit
nesses to prove sensational charges
made by them in their papers, there
has been marked falling off in the
number Of such publications, but up to
this time zone of the yellow editors
b ave attempted to furnish the evil
dence asked for. The commission has
is work pretty well mapped out now,
and this week will begin the taking of
testimony. The president and secre
tary Alger are both aiding the COM
mission in every way possible.
1t is customary whenever new Sec
rotary of state assumes office, for him
to hold a reception to the members of
the diplomatic corps, for the purpose
Of formal introduction and the estab-
lish ment of official relations. Secre-
tary Hay, who was sworn in last week,
hel d reception today in the diplo-
matte room in the state department,
that was attended by representatives
of every country with which we have
diplomatic relations. Many of the
older diplomats have long been per-
sonal friends of secretary Hay, for
whom they predict a brilliant career
as secretary of state.
s. The war department gave Col. Bry- !
an and Gov. Holcomb more than they |
expected when it requested the latter
to decide whether the regiment of |
Nebraska volunteers, now at Manila, |
or that commanded by Col. Bryan,
shall be mustered out of the service. |
It was a clear case of beating these |
game. They expected the war de-
part ment to name the regiment to be
mustered out, and were prepared to |
charge injustice no matter which was
chosen. Now, they are bound to keep
their mouths closed, and Col. Bryan
himself must take the responsibility of |
deciding whether his regiment re-
m aims in service or is mustered out,
as it is known that he will dictate
Gov. Holcomb's decision.
From almost every foreign country
comes an increased demand for Amer
lean goo ds-we are actually selling
silk in France. The following report
from the U. S. consul at Athens, Greece
which has just reached the department
of state, speaks for itself: F'There
cannot be the least doubt of the ne
cessity of direct line of steamships
between the y. S. and Mediterranean
ports. There is wide field and large
profits for we'll managed line, and
it should be an American one flying
the stars and stripes, if possible.
Many of the stores of Athens-all
those that keep imported articles-ex-
hibit American goods for sale as En-
glish goods, they having been import
ed from England. Nearly every mail
sulate from merchants an dmanufact-
urers of fine U. S., all anxious to find
a market here for their products; for
it is becoming generally known that
Greece imports nearly all kinds of
goods and machinery. The English,
German, and French transportation
companies that call here are doing a
very good business; but the Greek
importers want chance to get i'm
ports directly from America, and thus
save the profits of the middlemen."
There is much gossip in political cir
cles concerning the comparative ease
with which Boss Croker downed ex-
senator Hill, at the New York demo-
cratic convention, and compelled Hill
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