Arizona republican., 1899-08-12
WASHINGTON GOSSIP
Ina ~YeiIOWS" PuZZlld by
 the War Department.
They Have Not Yet Undertaken to Lay Down Policy for Secretary ROof-The Russian People and inc American Missionaries


 When the circumstances under which Secretary Root passed his first ten
 ment are considered. one wonders ! that so few plans have been maun- factured for him by the corresponden5s 5s
 of the yellow journals, which insist upon printing Washington news
 whether there is any or not. Owing
 to the abseTce of the president and nearly all the members of the cabinet. there has been q dearth Of official news and Secretary Root has been too ! busy posting himself to talk about his plans. That the yellows should proceed to make few plans for him Was as natural as that water will run down hill, and the only surprising | thing was that they did not make them more sensational. At tha proper i time Secretary ROO;'s official acts will show the country his intentions.
 The consular agents of the United States are not only expected to keep us posted on trade conditions in the countries to which they are accredited but also upon everything in the line. of progress in every branch of human activity. The department of state has received the following concerning q new treatment for consumption. from the United States commercial agent at ROubaiX. France: "A new method of treating bronchial and pulmonary dis eases, has been called to the attention of the Academy of Medicine by Dr. Mendel. The treatmeEt is specially recommended for tuberculosis. It consists of injecting daily into the bronchial tUbes essence of eucalyp.us. thyme and cinnamon. held ill solution in olive oil. The oil ill descending slowly comes into contact with the walls of ihe tubes and the upper lungs. The gas that is set free saturates the air in the lungs and acts on the mucous membranes as far as the air pene- trates. Sixteen tuberculosis pa tients and two wi,h bronchitis have been given this treatment and in each case, after one or two weeks, q lessening or cOmplete cessation of the cough and expectora tion. as well as return of sleep. ap- petite and strength has been noted"
 Representative Burke of South Da- kota. who is in Washington on Busi- ness, says his state can be put in the sure republican co-umn; and speaking of the general outlook, he said: Outside of Colorado. I do not believe there is q single northwestern state that Mir. Bryan can carry. I consider that President McKinley's renomina- ton and reelection are foregone con J clusions. The administration is pop Hlar in the northwest. Our people have fallen upon prosperous times and they are not inclined to turn the gov ernment over to the opposition. which always promises so much and performs ! so littIe'
 A conference will be held in Wasi. ington this week which will proba bIy result in an immediate start being made in the taking of the census of | Cuba. Those who will participate in f the conference will be Secretary Root. | Assistant Secretary Meikleiohn. h. sector General Sanger, who will have immediate supervision of the work. several representative of the census bureau, and the Cuban supervisors. ra- gently appointed by General Brooke. As has been stated, this census is to be taken to get at the voting population of Cuba, and soon after it's completion municipal elections will be held over there Although our census bureau officials are acting in an advisory ca pacity in this matter, the Cuban cen sus will have no connection with our census. and will be taken under miii- tary supervision.
 The following opinion by MT. J. T. Gillispie, an observan5 citizen of Mas sachusetts, who has just returned from a trip to Russia. and who is now in Washington. is both interesting and pertinent: ''With all her professed friendship for the United States Rus sia does rot tolerate American mis siOnaries within her borders Russia is pre-eminently selfish in all her aims, and her ambitions are far more stu pendous than people in this country have any idea of She dreams of the time when she will dominate not only the whole of China. but India, Persia and Turkey as well. The building of the great Siberian railway is nothing but scheme of conquest. Russia courts the friendship of the United States because she fears that when the inevitable conflict between the Slav and the Briton comes on, the United States may side with the mother coun-