The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-03-16
Washington Letter.
(From Our Regular Correspondent. }

WASHINGTON, March 10th 1899.
President Mckinley has not
worked harder at any time during
the last year than during tho
present week. He is disposing Of
all tho pressing matters of impor-
lance, in order that he may de-
vote tho short vacation he will
take next week, at Thomasville,
Ga., where he and Frs. Mckinley,
Vice President and Mrs. Hobart
and several mutual friends will be
tho guests of Senator Hanna, to
getting the complete rest he needs.
Unless his present plans are
changed, there will DO no speeches
made on his southern trip. He
has got domestic affairs in good
shape, and is satisfied; that things
at present are running smoothly
in Cuba. In tho Philippines
Gen. Otis Las begun a campaign
that is expected to result in the
out of Aguinoldo's army
and the placing Of the islands on
a peaceable basis. Tho cam
paign is to be as aggressive as the
circumstances demand, but there
are grounds for the expectation
that not a great deal of fighting
will be required, and that nego-
tiations conducted by the Ameri-
can Civil Commissioners will re-
suit in q great many of the ill ad-
vised followers Of Aguinaldo vol
unfairly returning to peacabls av-
ocetions; they have only to be
convinced that Aguinaldos state
ment that they would kill all who
surrendered themselves is false,
in order to got them to leave him,
and tho Commissioners think they
can dc that.
The committee named by the
republican caucus of the House
to prepare a financial bill to be in
troduced 10 soon as the next Con-
gross assembled, whether in regu-
lar or extra session, held several
preliminary meetings in WASH
ington, this week, and decided to
meet at Atlantic City April II,
and to continue in session until a
bill was agreed upon: A sab
committee, consisting of Repre-
sentatives Henderson, Payne and
Overstreet, conferred with some
of the republican members of the
Senate committee on Finance,
which was given authority to sit
during tho recess, to ascertain the
feasibility of joint action. Moth.
ing definite came of the confer
ence, owing to the absence of Son.
ator Aldrich, Chairman of the FL
nance committee. But Mr.. AL.
drich will return from Europe in
ample time to arrange for coop
GRAFTON with tho House caucus
committee, and there is little
doubt that he will do so, es far a.
he can.
Mr.. W.D. Riitenhuse, of sitka
Alaska, who is in Washington
paid the sollowing deserved com.
pliments: "The people OF
Alaska will never cease to be
grateful to Senator Carter, oil
Mont, rnd Senator Shoup, of Id.
sho, for their splendid and unset.
fish work in behalf our territory.
In the closing days of tho Con.
gress )iust ended these Senators
worked faithfully for the bill to
give Alaska a penal code, and il
was largely due to- their untirine
zeal, ably seconded by the per-
sisted efforts of Representatives
Warner of ILL.,, in tho House, that
this sorely needed legislation was
enacted" ~: :: g.,
Gen. Powell Clayton, y. s. Am
bassador to Mexico, has just con-
cluded q visit to Washington, dur
ing which he was paid some un-
usual courtesies. He dined with
President and Mrs. Mckinley and
with Senator and Mrs. Hanna.
Consul General -DeLson, at
Guayquill, Ecurdor, says on IN
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