Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-10-30
WASHINGTON LEI TER.
rBo1A1 ooRRHsponDENon OF THE MONITOR.

| ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE MONITOR ]
Washington, Oct. %, 1899.
President Mckinley has been hard
at work since his return from the
West, going over various matters
which will figure in his message to
Congress, which will be unusually i'm
portant this year, and this week he
will begin the actual work of writing
the message. That portion of the
message which will deal with Philip
pine affairs will be deferred until the
Philippine Commission, all the mem-
bers of which, excepting Gen. Otis,
are now in Washington, has complet-
ed and submitted its report. 1t is
practically certain, however, that the
message will recommend permanent
retention of the Philippines. Arch
Bishop Chappelle, the apostolic dele
gate to the Philippines, has had con-
ference with President Mckinley and
will have another before his depart
ure for Manila.
Secretary Gage, who was with the
Presidential party in the West por-
ton of the time, has returned to Wash
ington and resumed his duties. He
said in connection with his observa-
ton of the impression created by the
President on his trip: "All classes of
people were cordial to the President
in his expression as to a revival of
industry, sound money and the tariff,
but what he had to say as the success
of our arms at Manila and other
places, aroused the greatest enthus1-
asm. The people were the most en-
phatic in their approval when the
President expressed the purpose of
the administration to suppress the in
surrection, to maintain the flag and to
establish the most liberal form of self
government which the people of the
islands showed themselves capable of
maintaining"
One Of the Presidents recent call
ers was Father W. D. McKimmon,
Chaplain Of the First California Vol
unteers, who has just returned from
the Philippines where he spent six
teen months with his regiment. He
Indignantly denied the recent state
ment that our soldiers have desecrat-
ed and looted churches over there,
and said on the subject: cit is true
that great many churches have been
looted and stripped, but this has been
the work of Cinnamon in nearly every
case. The looting has usually been
between the evacuation of town by
the rebels and the entry of the Amer
lean forces. A good many of our sol
diers have relics and souvenirs from
these churches, but they got them
from the natives and the Chinamen.''
Of the immediate outlook in the Phil
ippines, Father McKimmon says: "I
look for wind up of the insurrection
during the coming campaign The
morals of the insurgents were Destroy
ed before my regiment left the island.
The leaders who are holding out are
doing SO with the hope Of a material
reward for surrendering.
Admiral Dewey has not broken
down in health, but his physician ord
cred him to cancel his engagements
to visit Atlanta and Philadelphia, as
precautionary measure, lest the bus
tie and excitement might cause him
to do so and has ordered him to avoid
all excitement as far as possible dur
ing the winter. The house for Admi-
raj Dewey has been selected, and the
purchase will be made this week. 1t
is on Rhode Island Avenue, one door
from the Connecticut Avenue, and
will be purchased fully furnished, and
at once occupied by the Admiral.
No man in Washington knows the
in Ohio better than President
does, and the fact that he is
perfectly confident Of republican sue
cess, tells how other republicans feel |
about it. There was some fear at one |
time that the full republican vote
might not be got out, but that has
passed.
The war Office returns show that |
the total British casualties since the |
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