The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-11-24

: ment in diplomatic ana Oihcial circles
This bluff was the EmperOr's announce
ment of his intention to visit Spain, oil
his way home from the Holy Land al
o announcement that resulted i'm an uncx
pected stif'ening of the backbones of tn,
, Spanish Peace Commissioners, hut die
not change the American policy hairs
{ breadth The back down, which has made
him the laughing stock IN every capital in
Europe, except his own, was his announce
ment that "on account of the weather
he had abandoned his visit to Spain. The
"weather" in the case was a straight tip
that his intentions towards Spain were of
no more consequence to the L. S. than
the presence OF those German warships in
Manila Bay we're to Dewey, and would
have go more effect; and that if he was
looking for trouble he could find it by
medding in any way with Uncle Sam. 1t
is stated by members Of the administration
that Spain has been notified that our
demand must be accepted or refused in a
given time. but the time is not given.
Prof. Robt. 7. Hill, Of the L. S.
Geological Survey, whose full knowledge
Of the subject il unquestioned, said, in
lecture before the National Geographic
Society, on "Cuba and the Home Life of
The People" '1he opinion regarding the
Cubans, which IS now, unfortunately, quite
prevalent, is very largely erroneous. They
are by no means a lot of thieves, although, |
undoubtedly there is large class of these
on the island. The larger part of the |
population, however, Is composed of in
telligent fairly-wcl educated men, who
have property interests to guard and bust
ness affairs to superinend, as in any
other civilized couiitry. In mechanical
lines, the Cubans haze not progressed as
rapidly as they might, For they are
essentially an agricultural people. As
tillers of the soil they rank very high, and
many Of their plantations are models Of
their kind. While the Cuban army con
tanned a large percentage of colored
people, there are thousands Of pure white ,
men, thoroughly Cuban in heart and mind. /
Then, too, the colored Cuban himself is j
not such bad fellow. I'm fact, Cuba is a
he only one of the West Indian islands.
n which | have found that the colored
nan will work; in Porto Rico and all the
ther Islands, his wife, like the Indian
quav, is forced to perform all the -
fudgery' IN Cuba, as you know, the
oiored man enjoys social privileges ac- l.
orded him in few other plaes, but there is a
o danger that the island will ever become d.
-lrIcanized as the negro population is "a
onstantly decimated by disease, while the =.
hite thrive and increase in number" n,
1t Is regarded as reasonably certain te
lat the hlty.fifth Congress will. before ID
nc close OF the last session, soon to open. g.
)proprlate more than two billions of CA
'llas. 1T has already appropriated al de
ost one billion, and the war expenses ~
at must he provided for at the last 49,,
Sslon, leave little doubt that the two su
llion mark will be reached. But there pa
ii be no political cry raised against apy vi
preparation made necessary by the war. ,
Private James S. Sewers, of the list ~ ~"
NV York, told the war investigating he
mmission that the reason the regulars shl
ed better than the volunteers in the oe'
Dan campaign, and elsewhere, was that
regular officers took care of their men ~,
lie the volunteer officers took care of oif
He is the first private who wet
told the Commission that, but thous- -
Is oil them have told the same thing TO
r friends. |
hose who believe in the dominant OF
YER OF bread and butter arguments -,
M that all of the democratic and popu-
Senators will try to prevent an extra T. !
'Ion OF Congress, in order to have their T
nds who hold positions under the foll
"'e' keep them until the end of next "n''
r. ii will be remembered that no one - "a
y having II majority in the Senate ny's
patronage of that body is distributed subj
'ortlonately to the voting strength of IN sin
party. However it is not likely that IL
patronage OF the Senate will be A 1896
or IN deciding whether there will he turn
&tra session OF Congress. 1t is true prop
IL an extra session is held, there will TigL
organization of tue Senate. which Jr.,
u give The majority tue big positions resId
as Secretary and Sergeant-at-arms. -
The minority Senator's who have carlo
DIS holding minor positions, would sary
no trouble in keeping them in place. And
Senate has always been more liberal ne'1'
Is respect with the minority than the that
C. senate minor officials place ~ the c.
ly secure as long AS h,s se,.,ou day o
his seat, bu: not day longer. In
words, the Senate patronage is con.
d by individuals more than by patty. R. p.
prI'e Senator of any of his pap is Oh,
W " VOCATION oil senatorial Office
TAX OF Representative Dalzell, of D..
yIyania, who is Speaker Reeds right w
man IN the House, does not bear out ~"