The Springfield herald., 1899-01-06
NOTES FROM THE
NATIONAL CAPITAL.

stantiating his statements regarding
the beef.
Secretary Hay will disapprove OF the
Hawaiian concession. giving the u
citic Gable Company exclusive rights
to land cables in Hawaii for Il perlou
of twenty years.
1t is declared here that eN-Judge Day
will be elevated to the supreme Court
by the President should opportunity
arrive Meanwhile he is to be nom
mated to the vacant Circuit Court
iudgcship.
Representative Nelson Dingley OF
Maine is critically i'll at his apartments
at the Hamilton house in tins city WIN
an attack of pneumonia. because oi
his age, much concern is felt over MS
condition.
Secretary of State Hay. it is an
nounced, will not confirm the colic1s
sion for Pacific cable made by the
Hawaiian government. ana the srhii'
of 100000 made by the island govern
ment will be void.
General Wheeler is coming 10 WISH
ington TO work among his democratic
associates of the House in support Oh
the expansion policy of the administrh..
tion. lie thinks that at least one-h'ii
Of the minority will 20 with him.
Mr.. Corliss of Michigan has intro
duccd bill TO facilitate tho construc-
ton and maintenance of telegraph ca
bles in the Pacific Ocean between the
United States and Hawaii. Phiiippihe
Islands, Japan and other countries
Mr.. Shafroth today introduced Il plll
which was referred to the ways ana
means committee. 10 amend the war
revenue law so that when power OF at
torney to sell stock is endorsed on me
back no stamp will be required. Inc
! bill has been recommended ny 'hc
Denver Mining Exchange.
General Luddington. quartermastef
general of the army. has competed
arrangements for bringing back to
this country the bodies of American
officers and soldiers Inferred AT ana
in the vicinity of Santiago de Cuba
Ponce and other points in Porto Rico,
Manila and Honolulu.
General Wcyler, finding himself
hopelcssly unpopular with the Repub-
Leans and beyond redemption in the
minds of honest folk generally. has de-
| cided to 20 over TO the monarchy. He
has made Il declaration to the effect
that he and Romsro Robledo will en-
ter the Liberal party and VIII nave
portfolios in the new Sagasta ministry
The secretary of the treasury has is
sued n circular letter of instruction to
collectors of customs. assessing coun-
| tervailing duties on sugars imported
| from or the product of countries paying
| EXPORT bounties thereon. This action
| is taken under section > of the act of
| 1897. which fixes discriminating duty
in such cases equal to the amount oil
the bounty paid.
A dispatch to the New York Journal
| from Washington says Archbishop Ire
land will represent the United States
at the Cars peace congress. Inc
| President has had the subject under
advisement for several weeks. and nc-
cordng to the best authority. it may be
said that decision was recently
reached. the archbishop having agreed
to accept this most important and hon
| orable post.
The fight against the expansion pol
lev is to begin Immediately upon the
rcnssembling of Congress after the hol-
| idny recess, and the army reorgnnlZii-
tion bill will furnish the opportunity.
| The Democratic leaders who are op-
| posed to expansion are trying TO or
| gauiZe, bur they are not making much
| hcadway and the country Will be great
ly surprised mt the weakness of the
opposition when the roll is called.
Orders have been cabled by the Navy
Department to Captain Barker, of the
Oregon, the senior and commanding
officer of the little feet of battleships
and supply vessels now mt Callao. to re-
main ut that point until January 10Th
next. 1t appears that the vessels never
had orders to proceed either to Manila
or to Honolulu. though it was the plir-
pose of the Navy Department when
they started from New York to make
Manila their destination.
The War Department has come to the
conclusion that it will be necessary to
accord General Brooke, military gov
| nrnor of Cuba, the assistance of ii spc-
cial cabinet. approaching in functions
the late autonomist ministry of Cuba
in the administration of the civil af-
fairs of the island 1t has not been de
| cided whether the cabinet when ap.
pointed. shall be made up of army of
iicers specially detailed or whether as
sis,ants shall be called in.
Public funeral services over the re.
mains of the late Don Mathis Romero
the ambassador from Mexico to the
United States. who uied Friday morn.
ing. were held nj ST. Matthew'S church
Sunday. Distinguished honor to the
memory of the deceased was manifest
ed in the presence at the ceremonies of
President Mckinley, Vice President
Hobart. nearly all the members of the
Cabinet, representatives of the entire
diplomatic corps. officers of the amy
and navy, and private citizens.
Fire partly destroyed the house occu-
pied by Scnor Nicuna. the Chilian min
lister. at the a,rner of Connecticut ave
nue. and y street, Sunday. The roof
and top story were destroyed and the
furniture of the whole house ruined by
smoke and water. entailing II loss of
$4,000. The minister and his family
escaped. owing to the energies and
GOODNESS of the 12-year-old son. Carlos.
hut the flames made such headwav
that the inmates We're unable to secure
clothing and We're compelled to hurry
out in their night robes.
Mason Mitchell. the actor-soldier who
left the stage to join Roosevclt's Rough
Riders, was hissed off the stage at the
Academy of Music Monday night be.
cause he praised the bravery of the
colored Tenth cavalry. Mitchell deiv.
cred lecture on the war and was en-
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