Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-10-17
WASHINGTON LETTER.


Washin gton, October 10, 1898.
Secretary Long poohpoohs the story
that the battle ships Oregon and Iowa
are being held at New York until it is
known whether the Spanish Peace
| Commissioners will refuse to accept
our terms of peace, in order that they
may, in that event, be available to
| accompany a fleet to the coast of
Spain, to do some more fighting, and
says that the battle ships will start
during the present week for Honolulu,
just as they were ordered to do as soon
as they could get ready. AS matter
of fact, no member of the administra-
ton has the slightest doubt as to the
acceptance of our terms and the ne
gotiating of a treaty of peace by the
Peace Com mission now sitting at Paris,
although they expect the Spanish
Commissioners to splutter and delay
as long as they consider it safe to do
so. The STsnish Commjssio ne1sare
not fools; they can see the inevitable
as we'll as all the rest of the world can.
The whipped nation always has to
bow before the conquering one.
A number of Washington labor or
CARNATIONS are openly repudiating
the attempt of certain labor organic
alto ms: controlled by democrats, to
m axe it appear through misleading
publications, that the organized labor
of Washington is opposed to the re-
election to congress of representative
Babcock, of Wis. Among the latest
to act was the Eccentric Engineers.
The resolution adopted by this associ-
alton arraigned the attack upon Mr..
Babcock as mean and contemplate
and said it should be denounced by all
labor organizations which believe in
Justice. 1t closed as follows: eve
have always found in the Hon. Joseph
w. Babcock, of Wis, friend ever
ready and willing to advance every
matter presented by the representa-
tives of this organization for the best
interest of all classes" It is Mr.. Bah
cocks great success as chairman of
paign committee that has aroused the
democrats into making extraordinary
efforts to prevent his election. He
says he is absolutely certain of re-
election, and he never makes predic-
ito rs on guess work.
It is Sc mi officially announced that
the executive order exempting sew
eral thousand federal positions, which
were placed under the civil service
r ules by Mr.. Cleveland, for no better
re ason than to keep democrats in Of
fee will not be issued, until after the |
C congressional election. The war pre-
V ented the issuing of this order sew
eral months ago, and president Nc
Kinley is averse to issuing it now,
because he knows that the democrats
would charge him with doing SO for
effect on the congressional campaign
if he did
The arrangements for President
and Mrs. McKinley's trip was sadly
red with by the killing of Mrs.
brother at Canton, Ohio.
The President and Mrs. Mckinley left
Washington, Saturday night to attend
he funeral, after which the President
will join the party and proceed to
Omaha, in accordance with the origi-
1al program. Tt is probable that Mrs.
will remain at Canton al
hough she may decide to accompany
he President.
Before leaving Washington, Presi-
lent Mckinley signed an order au-
,horizing the free admission to all Gu
pan ports in possession of the Q. S. of
oxen for work purposes, animals for
,reeding and food supplies, plows and
III agricultural implements, except
n achinery. This order, as yet, applies
o a few ports, but it will apply to all
Cuba ports shortly, as the Spaniards
ire to be hurried out of Havana and
he other ports they still control. The
,rd er is intended to help the Cubans
~ an immediate resumption of agri-
culture.
Advices received by the war de-
,artment says that tho Indian upris-
n g in Minnesota is under control and
hat no further trouble is anticipated
Instead of being Inundated by the
estimony given before the War In
Committee, as his enemies
loped he would be, Sec. Alger has
very reason to feel proud of what
he witnesses, including such men as
lens. Joseph Wheeler, Fitzhugh Lee,
/. V. Boynton, and F. V. Greene have
aid of the management of the war
department.. The war veterans on
he commission have been = greatly