The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1899-05-05

an end OF the war, and il may be- only
8 trick of Aguinaldo- To gain little
needed time To put hi.n in better con-
dlllon To continue the war; but il is
Just as well 10 wait and see whether
Aguinaldo accepts the terms of peace
offered by Gen. Oti- "a. AN ultimatum
Unconditional surrender and amnesty
for the Filipinos, before rejoicing. OF
course, everybody, the supporters as
well as the opponents of the admins
lration policy In the Philippines.
wish to see the lirhtlur, Of which
the country has become very tired,
cease over there. II is admitted that
Agulnaldo is no fool. I'm fact his
proposition itself would prove that
II Gen. Otis has recognized the Philip.
pine Congress, he would have officially
admitted The eXi~.cpcs of the Pnili
pine government, aud that admission
would have queerei the adminislra-
ton policy. Perhaps that may have
been all that Aguiualdo was after. A
little patience and W. shall know.
The hint has been passed around
among the western memoers Of the
House that the Hanna Mckinley can
didaies for Speaker, will be Western
man. There is much curiosity to know
why that was done SO early i'm the
game. There is only one eastern cam
didate-Sherman, Of \. WHO is /
thought to have no char ce at all. and I
ne Is understood to I've Mr.. Reeds
choice. Perhaps that explains it.
Hanna may have thought It necessary
to drop that hint To head or any Dem
ocralic members who might be in
cllned to place their votes for Sherman.
or 1t may have been put out as bluG
to try to make Sherman pledge him
self to stand bv the Hanna-MclIinlev
programme, if given their support.
henderson. Of Iowa, and Hopkins. of
HIS, are the most actively pushed of
the western candidates, but many
doubt whether either Of them will get
The Hanna Mckinley support. One
somewhat disguised Republican said: a
The trusts will name the next speak q
'r. Quite a number of gentlemen
imagine that they are making a can
'ass for the place, but they will find
hat they are mistaken. Sometime
his summer, the representatives Of
he trusts will get together. i'm New
fork, or some other convenient place
ma settle the matter. After the meet
ng is called to order the chairman +
viii ask what is the business before tie
Meeting. The naming Of Speaker of
he House Of Representatives will be
he response. Different names will be
onsidered and finally, after due de-
Deration, the gentlemen will take "a II
ote. Some one will be selected. and lot
C may not be anyone whose name er
as been previously mentioned for tine of
lace. His election, however, will be or
-sured. See if my prediction is not ia
Iliilled." That isn't a picture to be
roud of, but such things have been
)ne before by the same crowd. II
Including the s2O,OOO,OoO paid to
pain, through the French Ambassa
'r, the Treasury deficit for April was NJ
1854
The report Of the Military Court Of
lquiry has been in the hands Of
citing Secretary Meiklejohn, Of the lie
ar Department for two or three
Us, awaiting Mr.. McKinley's order
be made public.
Commissioner of Pensions. Evans
esn't seem to be greatly worried be- -,
use the Kansas c. a. Il. asked for
removal and the appointment Of
other Commissioner "who viii
ecute tine laws in accordance with
2 true spirit which prompted their Fol
iciment" Speaking of the matter. auC
. Evans SAID: 81 did not make the Sat
rs. They are the same which have Jew
m in existence since 1890, and am sica
'erned by them. The Pension
reau Is an immense business. We
e nearly million pensioners on
lists, and the Office is managed "i
h the greatest possible generosity ~
ards the old soldiers, but, at the W "a
le time, we must consider the i'm. ono
SITS Of the tax payer. Decisions
e been made affecting the entire
ntry, and it may be that they
e applied more generally in Kansas
} in other staies.D
r. McKinley's friends are alarmed NJ
ports Of OBJECTIONS among Western
ublicans, which have reached
hingtou. That these reports are f'-1
without foundation is shown bv -
statement Of Mr. w. G.. Newman. =,
fe-long Republican, who is the "a,
{ Of the Cattiemen's Protective Isl
cation, Of Montana, and who has
sent East to see if something can
'e done to revive the once pros
rs foreign cattle trade. He said:
he administration had come out
y and allowed an open and honest
tigation Of the meat scandals. if
d have created the impression