Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-06-22
ASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular CorrespoRdent)
WASHINGTON, June 10Th. 1899.

'N1l'itt LUIS tt'iNNF' az NV l.
interest in the arrangements that
are being made in Washington and
elsewhere, for the reception of
Admiral Dewey when he returns.
He told members of the Committee
which has been appointed by the
Commissioner of the District of
Columbia, to arrange for the Wash
ington reception, to write a letter
to Admiral Dewey asking his
wishes, and the Navy Department
would forward it to one of the
European ports at which he will
stop, before starting to cross the
Atlantic.
Superintendent Merriam, Of the
Census Bureau is being over
whelmed with applications for
clerical appointments, although it
will be many months before any
considerable number of clerks will
be put to work in the Bureau. 1t
will be just as well for everybody
to understand at the beginning
that it will be a waste of time to
put in applications that are not
endorsed by either a Senator or a
Representative, because no ap-
pointments will be made from out
side of the District of Columbia
without such endorsement. The
appointments are to be apportiOned
as far as possible among the states,
and when the quota of state has
been determined upon, the Sena-
tors and Representatives from that
State will be allowed to name them
with the understanding that no
persons named will be appointed if
they fail to pass the examination
prescribed by the Bureau.
The opinion is growing, now
that it has become certain that
Aguinaldo's alleged peace negotia-
tions were nothing more than a
ruse to gain some time to prepare
for further fighting, that the stay
ing qualities Of the Filipinos have
been underestimated, and that
there is bound to be much more
fighting before they are perman-
entity conquered. We whip them
constantly but they continue to
fight, Adjutant General Corbin
says he is confident, however, that
when Gen. Otis gets the reinforce
ments it has been arranged to send
him, which will give him a total of
35, 600 men, he will have all the
men he will need.
The difference between Cleveland
times and Mckinley times is
strongly accentuated by the fact
that Uncle Sans supply of gold is
so large that he can hardly handle
it, and he has been compelled to
stop exchanging notes for gold.
L. 5. Treasurer Roberts said ON
this subject: "We have, to-day,
about $236, 900, 900 in gold and our
vaults are almost overhowing.
The Chicago sub-Treasury cannot
receive any more gold, as its vaults
are full" Treasurer Roberts has
issued an interesting statement
showing the amount Of paper
money i'll circulation. The total is
| 81, ,222, ,545, ,417. divided in donom-
nations as follows: Ones, 500, =
4S2, 40; twos, S33, S36, 33S; fves,
$2S7, ,24O,62 tens, S322, 2,311,717;
twenties, 5000, 321 ,226; fifties, $50
934 900; nehundreds, S5S, 442 400;
five hundreds, $15, 1897, 800; one
thousands, S54, 797, 900; five thous-
ands, S4, $50, 900; and in ten thous-
sand notes, SO, O,42O,0OO. In adj
dition there are some thirty odd
thousand dollars in fractional
paper currency still in circulation,
although none has been issued for
years.
The first reciprosity treaty,
under the Dingley law, has been
signed by representatives of this
/ government and of Great Britain.
1t is for the British colony of Bar
| badoes. Treaties under this
law have to be ratified by the
Senate and approved by the House
before they go into effect. Nego-
I tiqyioN- aPp also upndiuu. f0r a.