Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-08-06

army will have q good effect upon the |
who are so favorably dis
posed to the exchange of the Spanish
flag for Old Glory that no large army
will be needed for permanent gar
rison of the island More troops are
also to be sent to Gen. Merritt, and 1t
is feared that they will be needed to
deal with the Philippine in
Camp Alger has been abandoned ow-
ing to the prevalence of typhoid fever
there, and a new camp established at
Manassas, Va, the scene of two great
battles during the civil war, The
new camp is about 25 miles from
Washington. 1t has direct railroad
connection, but is not likely to be vis-
tied by so many vehicles as was Camp
Alger, which was only seven miles
from the town. The majority of these
men will not see any active serveice,
unless something occurs to prevent
the carrying out of the arrangement
for peace now under way. Some of
them may be sent to Porto Rico, Cuba,
or the Philippines, where we shall
have to keep troops for a long time
after the war is over, but their chances
of doing any fighting will be slim.
The men are not over pleased with the
prospect, and, if given their choice,
| the most of them would prefer being
| mustered out of the service to going
to any of the above islands to do gar
rison duty.
The news that Representative Bab-
cock, of Wisconsin, had downed the
opposition to his denomination was re-
ceived with much pleasure by Repub-
licans in Washington, especially at
the headquarters of the Republican
Congressional Campaign Committee
of which Mr.. Babcock is chairman
His efficiency as campaign manager
is such that his failure to be returned
to Congress would be regarded as a
party misfortune.
A very interesting statement of the
receipts and expenditures of the gov
ernment for the fiscal year ending
June so, was issued this week by AS
sistant Secretary Howell, of the Treas
ury. Owing to war expenditures in
the last quarter, there was a deficit OF
s3S,047,247 for the year. That was OF
course, to be expected. But the most
interesting portion CT the statement to
those who contended that the Dingley
tariff law would produce all the reve-
nue. needed to run the government is
that showing that for the last five
months-February to June, inclusive
of the fiscal year the Dingley tariff
law produced revenue exceeding our
ordinary expenditures on peace foot
ing by more than 100000.
Representative Hull, of Iowa, who is
in Washington in connection with his
duties as a member of the Republican
Congressional Campaign Committee,
thinks that unforeseen conditions at
the close of the war are certain to make
an extra session of Congress necessary
unless the work of the commission
that will be charged with the duty of
preparing the formal treaty of peace
between the United States and Spain
shall be dragged we'll into autumn.
| The Senate will have to be called to-
gether to ratify the treaty as soon as
that document has received the sig
natures of the representatives of the
two governments, but that can be
done without calling the House to-
gether if President Mckinley so de-
sires; he will simply call an executive
session of the Senate, such as is held
at the beginning of every administra-
, tion. - ~.' ~. - + o.
Secretary Long has notified the
owners of all vessels chartered for
use as auxiliary cruisers, with the ex-
ception of the Yale and Harvard
which will be kept to be used as trans
ports by the War Department, that the
government has no further use for the
vessels and will turn them over as
rapidly as possible.
sCHLEY's BIG MAIL.
Guantanamo. Province of Santiago