The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-11-03
Washington Letter.
From our regular Correspondent.
Washington D. c., Oct. 90 1899.

Washington d. c., Oct. 20 1899.
President Mckinley mas been hard
at work since his return from the
West, going oyervarious matters which
will figure in his message to Congress,
which will be unusually important
this year, and this week he will begin
the actual work OF writing the message.
That portion of the message which
will deal with Philippine affairs will
be deferred until the Philippine Com
mission, all the members OF which, ex-
cepting Gen. Otis, are now in Wash
ington, has completed and submitted
its report. It is practically certain,
however, that the message will recon-
mend permanent retention of the
Philippines.
Secretary Gage, who was with the
Presidential party in the West por-
ton of the time, has returned to
Washington and resumed his duties.
He said in connection with his obser-
vation of the impression created by
the President on his trip: "All classes
of people were cordial to the President
In his expression as to revival of in
/ dustry, sound money and the tariff,
but what he had to say as to the sue
cess of our arms at Manila and other
places, aroused the greatest enthu-
siasm. The people were most en-
phatlc in their approval when the
President expressed the purpose of the
administration to suppress the insur-
rection, 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 callers
was Father w. d. McKimmon, Chap
lain of the First California Volunteers,
who has just returned from the Phil
! ippines where he spent sixteen months
with his regiment. He Indignantly
denied the recent statement that our
soldiers has desecrated and looted
churches over there, and said on the
subject: cit is true that a great
many churches have been looted and
stripped, but this has been the work
Of Cinnamon in nearly every case.
The lootlng has usually been between
the evacuation of town by the rebels
and the entry of the American forces.
A good many of our soldiers have
relics and souvenirs from these
/ churches, but they got them from the
natives and the Cinnamon" OF the
Immediate outlook in the Philippines,
Father McKimmon says: ri look for
a wind up of the insurrection during
the coming campaign. The morale of
the insurgents was destroyed before
my regiment left the island. The
leaders who are holding out are doing
so with the hope of material reward
for surrendering.
Admiral Dewey has not broken
down in health, but bis physician or
dered him to cancel his engagements
to visit Atlanta and Philadelphia, as a
precautionary measure, lest the hustle
and excitement might cause him 20
do so, and has ordered him to avoid
all excitement as far as possible dur
ing the winter. The house for Admir-
al Dewey has been selected, and the
purchase made 1t is on Rhode Is
land Avenue, ane door from the corner
of Connecticut Avenue, and was pur-
chased fully furnished, and at once oc-
cupied by the Admiral.
No man in Washington knows the
situation in Ohio better than Presi-
dent Mckinley does, and the fact that
he is perfectly confident of republican
success, 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 bas
passed.
The U. S. continues to lead the
world in superiority of ordinance.
Severe tests of the new style of four
! inch gun adopted for the Navy, have
shown the gun to be vastly ahead OF
any arm OF the same callbre in the
world. AS long as we can keep up
that sort Of progress, our Navy is
bound to lead the procession IN fight
ing qualities
Gen. Alger, who has been giving bis
undivided attention to his large busl-
ness interests since his retirement
from the head Of the War Depart
ment, said Of the business outlook !:
"The business affairs Of the y. s. are
ia a most excellent condition, and #
we can be sure Of steady republican
rule in the future, it is my Judgment
that this prosperous state OF affairs
will last for many years to come In