Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-06-08
WASHINGTON LETTER.
FROM our Regular CorrespoHdeHt)

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40 call for volunteers for the
Philippines for sometime. if it all.
Owing to the rainy season, no eX-
tensiye military operations will be
conducted in the Philippines before
tall. Gen. Otis has reported that
10000 men are all that he will
need. and regulars will be sent to
him in sufficient numbers to keep
his army at about that number
and still allow all of the volunteers
who wish to do so, to return home
and be mustered out Gen. Otis
has also been authorized so enlist
as many natives as he cares to.
Adjutant General Corbin says that
all the volunteers will be home in
The course of five or six weeks.
The speeches made when the
new Spanish minister to President
Mckinley were out of the ordinary
in the matter of plain language
The minister said: Il have come
TO renew the relations Of friendship.
which have existed from of old be-
Gween Spain and the L. S., and
which We're interrupted by the war
oi last year and now. looking only
10 the future. Spain desires that
her relations with this republic may
BE as friendly as they were in
aimes past and from the days in
which this country was struggling
10 gain its independence. Presi-
dent Mckinley said in reply:
You viii find. Mr.. Minister, a
cordial welcome in this country,
not only from those whose friend
ship YOU acquired during your
iormer residence, Mt from all our
people, who reioi ! as | do at the
renewal of the ncient bonds of
amiJy which, vii a brief interrupt
lion, have united our nations for
more than one hundred years.
That these friendly relations may
be confirmed and strengthened. to
thc advantage OF both peoples, is
ny earnest wish, and ] cam assure
you that every member OF this
government will heartily cooper
ate with YOU to that desirable end. "
There is naturally much gossip
.n official and diplomatic circles
about the official announcement
rhat Germany had purchased from
spain its remaining island posses
sions in the Pacific, paying s., ,00O,-
300 therefor.
\ member OF the Cabinet when
asked whether this government
Ieit any concern about the deal, re-
Piled: mo; why should it? We
nave acquired everything we want
IN that quarter" 1t is now re-
called with amusement that while
the Paris Peace Conference was
was in session, the German news
papers, known as government
organs. fairly teemed with edi-
torials telling the United States to
be just and liberal to her fallen foe,
and pointing out the greatness of
magnanimity in a nation. 1t was
thought at the time that these
articles were printed because Of the
sympathy of the German govern
nent for Spain, instead of being
inspired by the selfish desire to
Keep the [. S. from taking articles
shat Germany had already bar
gained to buy, if they were not
taken.
The inventive genius Of the
eonntry is always most active when
the country is most prosperous,
and it was never more active than
at this time. But, by the good
management of Commissioner
Dueu, the efficiency Of the [. S.
Patent Office has increased even
faster than the number of applica-
lions for patents. This is so
marked that the prominent
patent law firm of G. A. Snow &
Co., which has obtained more than
10000 patents for inventors in
every city, town and village in the
country, say they are getting
prompter-the average is from four
10 ten weeks-and more intelligent
action upon application for patents
than at any time in their twenty
i've years practice.
''Private' Dalzell, who knows
Ohio politics from top to bottom
has Just returned from the State.
He speaks with enthusiasm Of the
Republican ticket and platform,
and says there are no serious
sahi-ms IL the Republican ranks.
Ea predicts that Judge Nash will
Jo elected Governor by a majority
as not less than 10000 and says he
win not De surprised il it goes
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