Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1899-06-16
WASHINGTON LETTER.

tO-''AN' iN'''N'AhNq pNaN 'AADAA| us
pc 'sonal friends he expresses pleas
ure at the outlook in Ohio, and no
man knows the politics of that state
better than he does He thinks the
ticket nominated by the republicans
is a strong one, and says that no re.
publican in the state can give q log
ical reason for not Loyalty support
ing It. He is confident that the tick
ct will be elected by q very large
majority. Representative Dick who
will be the active manager of the
Ohio Campaign, returned to Wash
ington in a jovial state of mind all
solutely certain of victory. He
says that the campaign will not be
started until the middle of Septem-
Der, but that when started it will be
pushed aggressively until election
day.
Having failed in Il cir open fight
to discredit the Philippine policy
of the administration, the anti-imper
inlists, so called have resorted to
secret intrigues. There are reasons
for belief that they are behind the
stories alleging serious disagree
ment between Gen Otis and the
Civil Philippine Commissioners ;also
much of the criticism of the with
holding of recent dispatches from
the Philippines by the War depart
ment. There is no disagreement
and the dispatches have been With
held for good sufficient reasons by
order Of President Mckinley.
In addition to getting all of the
republican votes for Speaker, Col
Henderson is getting good words
from his politicalopponents on every
hand. Representative Underwood
of Alabama said:
"Col. Henderson has made the
most wonderful speakership cam
paign in the history of this govern
ment. have yet to see the first
democratic representative who is
not pleased with the good luck of
the genial gentleman from Iowa.
Having served on the same COM
mittee with him L am especially
pleased at his coming elevation to
the second highest Office in the
land"
Acting Secretary of war Mike
john gave patient hearing to a
committee of Cubars who are in
Washington trying to secure a mod .
itication of the order of the War
Department granting a postpone
ment of the settlement of all debts
incurred before last December. The
order was issued for the benefit of
impoverished planters to prevent
their land being sold because they
could not at once raise the cash to
meet old obligations but this COM
mittee claims that it has done more
harm than good and that it is row
almost impossible for planters to Sc
cure loans in Havanna although
there never was so much idle money
in the hands of capitalists in that
city. 1t is doubtful whether the or
der will be modified as the matter
was very carefully gone over before
it was issued.
The chairman of the committee
speaking of the general situation in
Cuba said:
1--WE are much in need of civil
guard in Cuba as the island is poor
ly policed. wish to deny all these
wild stories of disorder i'll Havana
as we are getting along nicely and
quietly. You magnify aCuban ban
dts INTO a great affair and yet you
forget tn It you yourselves are now
chasing train robbers in the West.
Again, is Il tiff between Il Cuban and
Spaniard any more terrible than
one of your lynchings? Cuba is not
such bad place, and hate to see
these stories magnified.
Official reports FROM U. S. Consul
McCook at Dawson City, bear Out
the newspaper statements that Alas
ka is likely to produce more gold
than the Canadian Yukon section
After describing the success in the
Alaskan gold fields, known as Forty
Mile, Ragle City, Seventy Mile ant
Koyuk mining districts, the Consu
wrote:
''It is surmised Alaska will exceed
the Canadian Yukon in Gold outpu
in fewyears if properly developed
% 1t covers more gold bearing territory
and the gold so far discovered il
evenlydistrbuted not being in pook
cts as is the case on many creeks il
the Klondike district where on,
claim may be rich and the adjoining
one worthless.
The Commission named by Presi
dent Mckinley toinvestigate and re
port upon the best route for a shil
cana across the Isthmus OfPanama
in accordance with an Act of tn