Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-04-20
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our asxzl.. Correspondent
Washington. April II. 1899.


wiser. do no, regard next year campaign
a. a republican .alk-over. lhev are
diligently s,udyin. ways and means ior
corslliny electoral votes that they con-
slider doubtful. The trip tha! Mr. Mchin'
lev Is uow arranging 70 make tins SUN mel
10 the Pacific coast j. one OF the ways
tina. has been decided upon. They do
no. expect 70 be able to carry Delaware,
MARYLAND. or Kentucky again. but they
hone for Kansas and Nebrassa, both OF
which states are likely 70 Dc visited on
Nr. McKinley's western nip. They are
also beginning 3 realize that some sort
OF a bluff against trusts mus. be made.
Representa- We lands, Ct Ind, has come
10 Washington esp ci4lly to ufge upon
the administration the necessity OF doing
something 70 convince the voters OF the
middle west that the administration is
antagonistic 10 the trusts. Mr. lands
has done some very plain talking about
the danger 20 the republican party and
it il evident that lie has frightened some
Of the administ' alton men.
Attorney General Griggs, doubtless act
ing under orders from Mr.. Mckinley, has
made a play TO shift the responsibility
for his recent queer Letter about trusts
from the shoulders Of the administration
by proceeding against the Chesapeake Il
Ohio Association, generally known as the
soft coal trust, under the Sherman anti
trust law. The suit was Instituted in
Cincinnati and will be directed by the
solicitor general Of the L. s. The public
will watch the prosecution OF this case
closely, owing to the attorney general
having so recently stated, in writing, that
trusts could not be reached by federal
laws.
Evidently Admiral Dewey isn't one Of
those who believes the end Of the Philip
pine troubles to be in sight. OF course
he is too diplomatic to discuss such a
question where his opinion would be like.
ly to get out, but when he cabled the
navy department to send him six months
engineering supplies for his feet. every
employe Of that department knew that it
was Just az though he had cabled that it
would not, in his opinion, be sale to ma
terially reduce the strength Of the feet
at Manila for some time to come.
The latest Philippine news seems TO
justify the opinion OF those wlo believe
that the fighting over there is likely to 60
on for an indefinite time. Gen. Lawtou
has started on campaign with picked
force, with the intention OF trying to run
down the Filipinos.
Democrats are not the only ones who
regard the Philippines as an undesirable
possession. Representative Steele, OF
Ind, staunch supporter Of the admins
tration, who passed through Washington
day or two ago, said Of them: $50 far
as am concerned. would like to trade
the Philippine islands for yellow dog
and then kill the dog, if there were moth
ing else involved but possession OF the
islands"
In naming one Of the new battleships
Georgia, although no petition had been
sent from that state while they had been
sent from a dozen other states, Mr.. Nc.
Kinley is said to have been actuated sole
ly by desire to show his appreciation Of
the courtesy with which he was treated
during his recent visit to that state. This
is creditable alike to the president and
to the people Of Georgia. The other
names chosen were for neutrality-suspicious..
sylvania and New Jersey; for armored
cruisers-West Virginia, Nebraska and
California for ordinary ruisers-Denver
Des Moines, Chattanooga, Galveston
Tacoma and Cleveland.
After taking several days to consider
tho matter, the military court Of inquiry
wisely decided to admit az evidence the
reports submitted to General Miles on the
beef issued by 147 officers who were in
Cuba or Porto Rico. Just to give an ides
Of the nature Of these reports, the follow
Ing phrases, each from different officer
report, are quoted: "a miserable apology
for food" "No more unpalatable foot
could be issued" can unsuitable article
Of food" "a distinct failure" at wa
nauseating." "Prefer going without mea
to eating it," "Was soft, watery, insipit
and unsatisfactory to the men," "Wa
stringy, tough and unpalatable." "Taste
less, and the men would not eat it.
CAUSED great deal of sickness, and a
a ration was failure" "Was unfit TO
use and many OF the men said it had beef
dopsd." "Was not fit to be issued.
"Was utterly unfit as an article of diet.
"IIungry men left it on the ground.
"The sight of it was enough to turn tn
stomach" "Was not fit for consump
ton" "Was openly condemned by tn
men and generally thrown away" eva
just AZ bad as possible, short Of bein
rotten" at produced disordered stom
! achgn There WAS n whole lot moro n