Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-11-17
WASHINGTON LITTER.
Washington. Nov j., ISIS.


Washington. Nov - l>'9'
A.5l.-.-h i. t- taken The peace eoni-
n..-....... AZ PALS, msie tAan " month to
20. down T. t.- ~.r. g question II "A-
formed t. -.... the disposition q the
j. ..;f,,a .--,t Vou'd ,- a sale wager that
.t.u...... t.l, elk L.9se 70 ..a.-h
III l.~.u,. $. Thi- may seem rash
-,a... .s.-. s., v.a~ { tie apparent dead
lock IT,. the commission, caused hy the
-.;.-.' r 80 ~rarisr commissioners to
rec 10 surrender the Philippines upon
tie terms otfe,el Ly our commissioners.
fl tina, lea K We're real, il woult be a
rash statement. but It j. not. There are
the best Of reasons ior the belief that this
anpare,,. deadlock is dummy, tro,ted
out f.r effect. AID ,hl ,he congressional
campaign beins over, and the admins
tration no longer having a reason ior de-
lav.nr tie negotiation ii he treaty, the
commissioners will very speedily agree
upon the amount OF money that we are to
nav Spain. and finish up tie treaty. Al
though the treaty VIII say that we pay
this money to spain iur the Philippines,
others will regard It a paid Tor other
purposes. ina>much as the Philippines
are ours bv right al capture. ! his idea
Of the yic.oriou. nation paying indemnlt,
t. the conquered nation has Only one
thin: to commend tit j. o. .9in@l-but
that isn't likely 10 make it popuIar There
will br sonl- sharp talk On this subject
in congress. This "ilter, and Il VII. not
ali come IRON dem Grass either.
Il Lieut.. Hob-pn who is -till in WASH
ington, La. any ot The SUI er,t.'ion which
most persons raised III he -onh nave, lie
probably regards himself a. having been
hoodooed He had hardy recovered
from tie Touchdown given nini hv the
navy department " hen It refused 20 allow
him to continue his effort. to save the
Spanish Warships sunk off >antlA1', when
the news reached Washington til. I the
Maria Teresa, tie Spanish cruiser raised
under hi. direction, had founGered in a
storm, while on its Nay 10 New York.
There is much real regret over the loss u
this fine ship. e7timatei - hr worth So
600 .G10. bat there are naval oliir.al--hiyh
ones-aho regard tie ios> with conipla-
cencv. because the vts-el Wonid have
been constant reminder 81 Lieut., Hob.
-ou. " no has. tney ttIil!k. already .eoeiged
entirely too much .'J'y ior Ms work.
Hob on can tax about the way he ha>
been treated, but some oi lis ii.eud- can
ard DO mos. emphatictly.
The TACT that the memb ers oi the Fou tn
Ohio egiment would get home in .imr to
vote was made apparent b.: Nj. ..ickin-
ley's treatment Of them The egiment,
which was Brought all the way from
Porto Rico, by Sleci.. order oi The pre-i-
den; t. -r. then vo.as IL, was STOPPED in
WASHINGTON Ter the purpo>. oi being
eiveo a reception H. He White house
The giment yaS fist reviewed IRON the
white hous. portiro, and Was th'n re
,-iged Ia tn. cts. room by ni. Aicninley,
who shook hand, and eXc!.d,i -ed "a wor
or t;,o With every member. Il j.. Tie first
tAe that any president ever accorded
such an honor to Il body Of iers a
laJ- - rs i regiment, but then, You know,
}ir. Mckinley regarded their vote. ~ lie
in- necessary in Ohio and hoped that he
might cattii The democratic mrm 1rr>-
j.ir colonel is a democf4,-by p4vNg
them unt!sual atienti rs.
i'rIva lockwood, one" a presidential
candid .te. and iyy wears !, SOFT Of ii LAWYER
and claim agent. ha- been telling some
o,her women exactly what brought on
the war. she -s;d it was all the Wicked
newspapers. and ATTEMPTED to prove the
assertion. The following extract is a fair
sample Of her speech: There was no
need Of the late war and but Tor the press
it wonld never have bl4rkened the pages
oil our history. There was nothing but