The Republican., 1899-07-13
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, d. c., July 10, 1899

common sense to share the fears en-
pressed in some quarters, that the
failure to agree on a boundary line
between Alaska and Canada, which
seems likely to result from Canada's
attempt to play the grab game, will
result in any break of the pleasant
relations between the United States
and Great Britain. He realizes that
the failure to agree will be the cause
of considerable irritation, bat does
not believe that it will dangerously
involve the two governments.
The President. is devoting much of
his time to the selection of officers for
the new volunteer regiment, and
hopes to complete the list this week.
Gov. Roosevelt spent day and night
in Washington, upon the Presidents
invitation, for the purpose of giving
his advice in regard to the appoint
ment of some of these officers. The
present expectation is that the new
regiments will all be in service by
Aug, 10, as the recruiting, which was
started to-day will be rapidly pushed
in all sections.
Secretary Alger says every one of
the alleged interviews with him while
he was in New York, several days ago,
were fakes. He was not interviewed
at all while there.
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candidacy of John X. Mclean, of
Washington and Cininnati, for the
Ohio Democratic gubernatorial nOmi-
nation, which is now being openly
pushed by Mr.. Mclean himself, says
that Mclean has no idea of being elect
ed governor of Ohio, but wishes to use
the State Democratic machine and the
prominence that may be acquired as
u candidate to help him in his fight
to prevent Bryan getting the Presi-
Dental nomination again. 1t was
first said that Mr. Mclean was after
second place on the Bryan ticket.
Incidentally he willie it be known to
all the Democratic strikers that he is
willing to put several of his millions
in circulation to boost a Mclean tick
ct. 1t is said that he has never for
given Mr.. Bryan for Objecting to his
being given second place on the ticket
in '96, and that he is determined to
get even if possible.
ExCongressman George X. Davis,
of Illinois, has not been in politics
actively for some time, but he keeps a
close watch on things in his state and
is regarded as an authority. OF the
political outlook he said I'VE elect
a governor in 1900, and being Il Presi-
Dental year, the Republican party
will have great advantage, seeing
that the state ticket will almost surely
carry with the success of the National
ticket. The two will go together.
There is scarcely Il doubt of the CON
tinuance of Illinois in the Republican
column"
Ex-senator Brown and Hon. Jesse
Smith, of Utah, are i'll Washington
trying to secure official permission for
the people of northwestern Utah to
pasture their sheep on the Uinta res
ervatlon, embracing $4,000 acres,
which was set apart as forestry res
ervatiOn under the last Cleveland
administration. Mr. Brown said on
the subject: People wonder at crime
in the western country, and yet these
immense reservations, covering thous-
ands OF acres, are left as regular hid
ing places for cut-throats and outlaws
OF every character These reserva-
lions, and especially those in the far
West, have practically no police pro-
lection, and it can be readily seen
that if the government would permit
their use, for pasturing our sheep,
this would give the reservation pro
lection it would not otherwise get"
Speaking of politics Mr.. Brown said
that Bryanism was rapidly dying in
the West and predicted that Presi-
NACihu AhSiAllliSy "ouIt 1CCClNt illt
electoral votes of Utah and Colorado.
There is neither surprise nor alarm
in official circles on account of the few
cases of yellow fever among our troops
in Cuba. Surgeon-General Sternberg,
of the army. said I'VE have antici-
pated yellow fever among the troops
and prepared for it, and never ex-
pected to get through the occupation
of the island without some cases of
the disease. Maj. Gen. Brooke under
stands the situation. He has as his
chief surgeon a competent officer. and
anything called for by him will be i'm
mediately sent. That there may be
plenty of surgeons available, addi-
tional surgeons have been ordered to
report to DR.. O'Reilly.n
Col. Henderson received IA warm
welcome from his Washington friends,
during his stay of several days in the
city. Neither his successful Speak
ership campaign, nor the showing up,