The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-09-07
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Extreme Measures to be Used to
Crush the Filipino Rebellion.
The Country GENERALLY Prosperous
Taking the Census Of Our New
Possessions Ohio Politics.

When President Mckinley returns to
Washington, tomorrow, he will find all
the members Of the Cabinet, except Sec.
retary Long, in town. A Cabinet meet
ing will be held the first Of next week,
the first for month, not because there
is anything Of special importance requir.
ing attention, but merely q resumption
of the regular routine of the govern.
ment.
As precautionary measure, several
warships have been ordered to Santo
Domingo to protect American interests,
IT It becomes necessary, during the rev
olution on the island. There is no foun-
dstion for the rumors alleging an inten.
tion on the part Of this government to
interfere. So long as the parties to the
revolution respect the lights of Ameri.
cans, there is no likelihood of interfer-
ference.
Senator Pritchard was in Washington
this week. He said OF affairs in his
State: "The people OF North Carolina
are in better shape today than they have
been in many years. The admiuistra-
tion of President Mckinley is we'll liked
among Republicans. I do not think
there is the slightest doubt about his re.
nomination or reelection. The Demo.
Gratis will name Mr.. Bryan, who ia weak
or by far now than he was in 1895, and
whose weakness will be practically dem.
onstrated at the polls in 1900"
Col. Joseph G. Sanger, Inspector Gen.
eral U. 8. A., who has charge of the Gu.
ban Census, has been ordered by Sec.
retary Root to take a census of Porto
Rico, at the same time, using the same
schedule and blanks for both islands.
There will be no connection between the
two, however, as Porto Rico is our own
property, while Cuba is to be turned
over to the Cubans 40 soon as itcan safe.
" be done. The Cuban census will be
followed by elections for local officers,
and the came course is likely to be taken
in Porto Rico, although the latter will
probably be deferred until Congress de.
cides upon the form OF local government
that will be given the island. President
Mckinley desires that Porto Rico shall
have home rule, in the broadest sense,
and Congress is likely to adopt what he
recommends.
Washington will send bi g delegation,
including number of prominent men,
to the annual G. A. R. Ercampment,
which opens in Philadel phia II. xt Mon.
day.
Ex-senator Squier, Of the State of
Washington, is an ardent expansionist
He said: 81 am an expansioni-t. 1
wouldn't be happy without it. The
gold IN AlaskaIand the other minerals,
as we'll as the wealth of the lumber.
have given that country great impetus,
and thel United States is benefitted
thereby. l believe that under the wise
control and guardianship of the United
States, the Philippines would expand
and grow andi, flourish wonderfully, as
Hawaii and our other possessions"
Senator Elkins. of West Virginia, who
was in Washington this week, is conf.
dent of the early ending of the Filipino
Revolt He said: "I make the prediction
that the insurrection will be abandoned
by January. am confident of this.
The Filipinos who are in rebellion will
be crushed and will make no more trou.
BILE. The campaign is to be waged re.
lentlessly after the middle of October"
Mr.. John R.:McLean's object in get
Ting the democratic nomination for Gov
ernor of Ohio, when he knew that he
had not the slightest chance of election,
Is no longer puzzle. 1t is not the Sec
ond place on the ticket with Bryan that
be is after, although he will probably
take that il he can get it. His real OBJ.
ect is to try to sneak into the U. S Sen.
ate by attempting to carry the legislature
BY trading votes for governor for votes
Tor members of the legislature. He
knows that he cannot be elected Cover.
nor, and his scheme is to concentrate his
workers into sufficient num-
Der of close legislature districts and try
70 work the trading game, giving dem
ocratic votes for Nash in exchange for
republican votes for Mclean legislative
1t is an old game, but now
hat his intentions are known it will have |
no chance of success.
The great and general prosperity OF
he country is shown by the extraordi.
nary demands, at this season of the year.
rom all sections of the country for frac
'ional currency, sure indication of great !
business activity. Speaking OF this an |
official of the Treasury said: '.Usually
he demand for this currency doesn't be.
gin until well into the fall, but this year
orders for large quantities have been |
coming in all during August. The