New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-15

| Cuba can, he says, furnish ample security, and
the money will ultimately be all returned. Gen.
eral Garcia, who before his death had several
conferences with President Mckinley, hGG i'd
vanced far, 1t is said, in making this arrange
ment. The work he had left for General Gomez
to accomplish Is regarded by that officer as q
labor of love: for his admiration and affection
| for the men who fought under him. his interest
IN their present and his socItude for their future
welfare are worthy man who had made so dis
| tingushed a record for gaantry. General
Gomez says that the universal feeling in Cuba,
especially among the soldiers, for this country
Is one Of the deepest gratitude. and that they
have abiding faith in the wisdom and good in
tentons Of the United States Government
toward them.
| Members Of Congress receive in their man
most amusing communications. Last winter
every member got postal card containing
cartoon against the annexation Of Hawaii II
represented Uncle Sam fence before the
outstretched hand Of Hawaii. on which was
written: "Leprosy, ignorance hostility. pagan
ISM discord and illiteracy." Underneath II was
! the query "Wln he grasp it?"
This is sample of many similar nissives
most Of which sent by crank writers. One Of
these, who signs himself Ezra, and invariably
writes postal card, Is most persistent He
sends epistles all sorts of subjects, and
makes absurd and ridiculous suggestions. His
| latest proposal Is that Porto Rico should be
made county of New-York and Hawaii a county
OF California, thus Kidding the Government
| OF the OF these possessions. Happily
very few of these letters ever reach the persons
! for whom they were intended. Careful secre-
taries drop them into the waste paper basket
| nd ha opIv pniec &c N adding
to the postal revenue Of Uncle Sam.
| To those who knew Mr. Blaine well there Is
no doubt what his policy would be in regard
to the question Of expansion now agitating go
many statesmen, whose minds have. perhaps.
not grown so rapidly as the boundaries OF their
country; but it s interesting to note that an
article on this topic. written by this statesman
more than n quarter OF a century ago and pub
! lished in one Of the Maine newspapers, has re-
Gently been resurrected. II is a clear expression
Of Mr.. Blaines views In regard TO this allah
sorblng question and is in many ways almost
prophetic, giving evidence OF the clear vision
this eminent man possessed. In 1t he discusses
the Philippines and their future relations to
this country, and says that the time will come
when the United States viii be forced 10 en-
large its boundaries II it would secure its proper
/ o
necessary. he says. for this country one day TO
control Hawaii and the Philippines. but even
Mr. Blaine himself could hardly foresee that this
day would come so soon.
Some time ago Mrs. Domlnis. formerly known
as Liliuokaani. ms tailed herself in one OF the
downtown hotels in such state as her diminished
purse allowed. 1t was not known at the time OF
her arrival what project brought her again to
this country and various rumors were current
One TO the effect that she would shortly take to
the lecture platform, seemed probable, there
is no doubt that Her Highness would make
success in that field. Her business. however
/ has finally been made apparent by formal
protest filed with Congress against the ABSORB
ton of the pseudo crown lands by this Gov
eminent. insisting that her deposition does not
affect her title to this realty, and demanding
/ that It be returned
According to the best authorities In such mat
ters she has not the vestige Of a right to this
property As well might Queen Victoria claim
the royal palaces Of England or any monarch
in Europe appropriate II himself State pos
sessions When Mrs. Domnis descended from
her throne she surrendered by that act, all
interest in the crown and its property. But
Queen Lii has been badly advised from the
first Congress and the people generally have
the greatest sympathy for this unhappy woman,
ard il is not TO be doubted that. should she
make an appeal to Congress for anything In
reason her request would be granted with az
little delay as possible; but her counsellors, VINO
seem to be rather greedy, will not tell her mat
there IS absolutely nothing to be gained by still
harping on my daughter"