Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-10-16
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Washington, Oct. 8, 1899.

either for the reinforce ments for his
army, the additional warships ordered
to Philippine waters, on the advice of
Admiral Dewey, or the close of the
rainy season, to begin the work of
crushing out the Filipino rebellion.
The military movements over there
during the last two or three days were
part of the general plan fully known
and approved at the war department,
but the secret was so we'll kept that
the press dispatches from Manila an
nouncing them were very agreeable
surprises to the public. There will be
some very agreeable surprises to the
public sent from Manila in the near
future, but no hint of their nature can
be given at this time without violat-
ing confidence.
Senator Kyle, President of the In
dustrial Commission. who at one time
rendered his resignation because of
failing health, but was persuaded to
withdraw it, is now presiding over
the daily sessions of the Commission,
which have been resumed in Wash
ington. Transportation is the present
subject of investigation.
A delegation of Greek Indians, who
came to Washington to ask for
changes in the Curtis law, have been
Informed that changes in the law can
only be made by Congress. The In
dams claim that the law conflicts with
the treaty made with them by Presi-
dent John Quincy Adams, in 1925.
The last of the volunteer regiments
for the Philippines are nearly recruit
ed to their full strength. War De-
partment officials are confident that
they will be able to carry out Secre-
tary Roots announcement when these
volunteers were called for by getting
them all TO Manila by Christmas.
Nebraskans, who have been in
Washington recently. appear to feel
certain that the state will go republic
can this year, notwithstanding Mr..
Bryan's extraordinary efforts to pre-
vent it. One of them-Mr. w. r.
Sapp-said: "While opposed on prin-
ciple to betting, should be strongly
inclined to wager that Nebraska will
go republican this year, if the propo-
Sition to do so were made TO me. Al
though a strong republican, it is not
party bias which influences my opin-
ion. I mix with the people, and am
confident that the fusionists are not
nearly so strong in the state as they
were in '96. Neither is Mr.. Bryan re-
garded at home with anything like
the feeling of hero worship that is
manifested toward him in certain 9th
er sections OF the United States. He
can't begin to draw the crowds in Ne
braska that he can at a Texas fair, for
the people that know him best, while
they respect and like him, DO not see
in him any extraordinary qualities of
greatness as a statesman
While Admiral Dewey is an ex-
tremely modest man, he has no mock
modesty. Having decided to accept
the home for which money has been
donated, he told the committee in
charge of the fund, that he preferred
they should buy house, and furnish
it complete, so that he could just walk
in and hang up his hat, because he
would like to utilize it this winter, in
entertaining his friends; he also gave
the committee very explicit direc
lions as to where he wished the house
to be located. Before leaving Wash
ington for New England, Admiral
Dewey accepted an invitation to go
to Atlanta, Ga, about Nov. 1st, and
re-engaged quarters at the family no
tel in which he lived when last in the
city, which he will occupy when he
returns, until the committee buy him
a house. The Admiral expects to be
in Washington when President Nc
Kinley returns, which is likely to be
about the goth inst.
The only thing that could possibly
cause this government to offer to
mediate between Great Britain and
the Transvaal republic, would be for
the former government to join in the
request already indirectly made by
the latter. If there is war, as now
seems probable, this government will
maintain a strict neutrality. In mott
flying the government of the Trans
vaal Republic that the United States
could not recognize Gen. James R.
O'Beirne, of New York, as it's diplo-
matte representative, the Department
of State simply followed a rule as old
as our government-not to allow an
American citizen to automatically
represent a foreign country at Wash