The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-06-01
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
Dewey Home Fund is Receiving
Numerous Contributions.
Good News From the
Philippines.
Army Canteen Again to the Front-The
Situation in Cuba-SOldier Or.
ganization Taking Hand
in the Speakership
Contest.

The daily mail OF United States Treas
urer Roberts has grown wonderfully
since the formation of the Dewey Home
Fund committee. of which he is treas
urer. Letters containing contributions
for the fund are pouring in by every
mail. Temporary receipts are forwarded
to each contributor, but soon as the bu-
reau of engraving and printing can do
the work handsome engraved receipt,
which will be worthy of preservation las
a souvenir, will be sent to each contrib
utor. National banks in almost every
section of the country have made re-
quests to be allowed to co operate in
raising this money, and the committee
has decided that they may receive con-
tributions. The committee has not de-
cided upon the amount to be expended
upon the Washington home Of Admiral
Dewey, and will not do so until later,
but it is decided that what remains of
the fund after the purchase of the home
shall be invested in good securities for
the benefit of the Admiral.
Gen. Otis continues to send satisfac-
tory news. His forces have captured the
last capital of the alleged Filipino gov.
eminent, and Aguinaldo and his demor-
allied followers have retired to the
mountains to escape capture.
Secretary Hitchcock has Joined Pres.
ident Mckinley at the Virginia Hot
Springs and will remain there until the
party returns to Washington, which will
be in two or three days, as the President
has promised to review the military
parade which is to be the special feature
of the opening day of the Washington
Peace Jubilee, and that will take place
next Tuesday.
Representative Heatwole, OF Mimi,
who is now in Washington, says the ex.
pansion question has already become q
party one in bis state, with the Repub.
licans for and the Democrats against.
When asked whether the Republicans
would gain or lose on that question, Mr..
Heatwole replied: "There will be no
trouble IN carrying the state for McKin-
Icy next year." saa
The veterans Of the Civil War are tax
ing an active part sin the speakership
campaign through their organizations
and otherwise. They are throwing their
influence to Col. Henderson, Of Iowa.
the only candidate who is an ex-soldier'
and will doubtless make some votes for
him.
Secretary Alger has sent a number Of
printed questions concerning the army
''canteen" to army officers at every post
where a "canteen is maintained, with
the request that they be fully answered
The object of Secretary Alger is to be
able to place facts and figures before
Congress that will show beyond question
whether the "canteen' is the evil its op
ipouents say it is Or the benefit to sol
diers it's friends claim it to be. He ha!
no prejudice either way, and wou!e
have ordered the "canteen" abolished
under the act of the last Congress ha6
not Attorney General Briggs rendered
the opinion that the act in question die
not affect the status of the ''canteen."
Maj. E. F. Taggart, of the. Sixth In
fantry, who has BEEN doing duty as
commissary officer in Cuba for som'
time, reported to the War Department
this week. he expresses the opinion
that our military authorities over ther'
will eventually succeed in getting thing
upon q satisfactory basis. He says th'
first things they have to do, and thu
most difficult, are to provide the masse
with an opportunity to earn living TO
themselves, and to break up the in
= fiuence which the 80 called Cuban gen
erals have over them. He regards thes'
Cuban officers as a troublesome and dis
turbing element, because they all OK
pect to be provided with offices will
good pay and little work. 1t is their in
fluence, he says, which has retarded tn
disbandment of the Cuban army; will
disbandment they will have to do some
thing 10 support themselves, and the.
are unwilling to do anything sxcep
to hold Office.
According to Gen. Clay, chief clerk O
the Department of Justice, who has jus
returned from trip to Central Americs
! taken for his health and incidentally t.
look after some mines in the interior o
the United States Of Columbia, in whicl
he owns an interest, Uncle Sans doller
are worth So so each in Colombia money
There is no part OF the world in whicl
Uncle Sans dollars are not good thing