The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-10-07
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
What is Going on at Washington in These Post
War Autumn Times of the Public Quiet.

WASHINGTON happened
ingon the height Of the hurbury of the and then again
drops upon the few days. will be easily impressed
by contrast of dunes The epa of the Spanish had the
daily Congress the popular
when adjourned there need
the high and fixed condition Of enthusiasm that had been wrought
up and kept intact by the rapidly moving conditions at the front
There quite enough in the repeatedly victorious exploits of the
American army and navy Santiago to the streets of
Washington with sung cheering thron
july and until the issuance Of the peace protocol that the
muitudes the Capital began perceptby to thin
And all that time the military feature individuals or organized
bodies mingled less with all moving things and
and aspect the restless and thobbg everyday crowds
humanity The bureaus and offices connected with the Depart
always of interest altogether official
newspaper and other bulletin vantages continually
packed with wdeeyed eager and more war
tdings All past There longer
be met and smashed The American troops and
clean job Of SPANS brag commanders and left them neither
They knocked tile Spanards
fever application and the the bloody
suddenly the strings had been with wire-cp
the swayng and huang began melt away
from the streets and and then
sixth of the volunteers
have ary produced effect Of quiet that
by comparison with the visible incidents that tansped earlier
stranger the gates today the old timer who
the conventional auumnme of other years. will be
struck by busy Of things and tell you he had
such busng activity before And either would be correct Liter
ally the details the conduct Of the military and naval
only slightly lessned while the wearing anxees Of
the will entirely disappear until the signed and
amlcaby reached I'LL then
preparation and efficiency must be rdy maintained
army be kept organization and readiness OF
this orderly and noiseless way than
eight ago. confusion and turmoil bound
accompany hurry nexpnce the smoohsang agencies
peace that macy converted into for the conduct
Of the swe decisive the worlds history. At the
work still being hourly and daily done and done with
jolt friction and without special observation
That got be routine doesn't hinder its expedition
affect it's Importance It still engages Of employees and oc
every enable the government keep with the task
The President investigate the con-
duct the departments and camps where inecency
alleged to here The field Of inquiry embrace
wide but the proceedings not entirely public the mat
burning interest The thing this
on enthusiastic recognition the cleanliness
and uessness conduct of the navy whose extraordinary
discipline spirit valor and rapid unerrng gum
nery have praise of all and
world To compare the operations of the American navy both
action that of inab adjusted welmovng
cockwork process to state fact than to make smude
The sharp destructive battle
marred its characteristics than does the striking
upset wheels and pnons that goes right
with running gear record the next figure the dial Nothing
in approached the quick
ing almost instructive rociy with which the ships of Dewey and
chy 10000 miles apart prng for the throat and shook
accomplished with less excitement
one NAV witness in barn course there could
nothing of ke with perfection of naval system such
his result that while commission convened to nves
gate army the navy proudly and sene swings anchor
The proceedings of the Joint Commission at Paris however
good both official and popular attention the Cap
M because deliberations and determinations destined the
prooundest upon foreign policies of
the The having gone for adjustment from
into that Of diplomacy surnamed ab
raton- easy foete what may be the
discussion especially with reference the Philippine tua
agreements mmateria details may
tain surprises hardly be anticipated that prime essentials
important demands will yield any other than the American
every instance In favor Of retaining and controlling all
Philippine islands, for example, American popular sentiment