The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-06-16
Washington Letter.
From our regular Correspondent

| WASHINGTON, d. G. June IL, 1899.
President Mckinley will issue no
call for volunteers for the Philippines
Tor some time, if at all. Owing to the
rainy season. no extensive military
operations will be conducted in the
Philippines before fall. Gen. OTIS
has reported that 10000 men are all
that he will need, and regulars will be
sent to him III sufficient numbers to
keep his army at about that number
and still allow all of the volunteers
who wish to do SO, return home to be
mustered out. Gen Otis has also been
authorized to enlist as many natives
as he cares to. Adjutant Gen. Corbin
says that all the volunteers will be ON
their way home in the course of five
Or six weeks.
Their is naturally mnch gossip in
official and diplomatic circles about
the official announcement that Ger
many had purchased from Spain its
remaining island possessions in the
Pacific, paying $5,000O0O therefor.
A member OF the Cabinet when asked
whether this government felt any con-
Germ about the deal, replied: No; why
should it? We have acquired everything
we want in that quarter. It is now
recalled with amusement that while
Paris Peace conference was going on,
the German newspapers, known as
government organs, fairly teemed
editorials telling the U, S. to be just
and liberal to its fallen foe, and point
ing outthe greatness of magnamnity
In nation. 1t was thought at the
time that these articles were printed
because OF the sympathy OF the Ger
man government for Spain, instead of
being inspired by the selfish desire to
keep the U. S. from taking islands
that Germany had already bargained
to buy, if they were not taken.
The inventive genius of the country
is always most active when the country
is most prosperous, and it was never
more active than at this time. But
by . the. good management OF Com
missioner Duell, the efficiency OF the.
U. S. Patent Office has Increased even
faster than the number of applications
for patents. This is so marked that
the prominent patent law firm of c..
A. Snow & Co, which has obtained
more than 10000 patents for inventors
in every city, town and village in the
country, say they are getting prompter
the average is from four to ten weeks
and more intelligent action upon ap-
plication for patents than at any time
in their twenty-five years practice.
"Private" Dalzell, who knows Ohio
politics from top to bottom has just
returned from the state. He speaks
with enthusiasm of the republican
ticket and platform, and says there
are no serious schisms in the republican
ranks. He predicts that Judge Nash
will be elected Governor by majority
LOT not less thah $4,000, and says he
will not be surprised if it goes 10000
higher.
II Col Henderson, of Iowa, isn't the
next Speaker of the House, his friends
will-be the most surprised men who
ever took part in a good-natured
contest for an honor within the
Republican party. 1t will require SO
votes to nominate in the republican
caucus. Col. Henderson's friends say
that they are already assured of more
than that. The withdrawal of Mr..
Hopkins, of Ills, in Col. Henderson's
flavor, leaves Col. Henderson the only
Western candidate, and gave his cam
ldidacy boom that has already att
|tracted promises of support from other
sections. The supporters of Represent
atiyes Sherman and Payne, of New
York, now the only candidates against
Col. Henderson, are working to bring
Iabout withdrawal of one Of them
in favor Of the other. New York will
decide this week, which Of them shall
|have the United support of its del
legation. Mr.. Payne was in Washing
Iton day or two ago, on his way TO-
Alaska, with Congressional party,
1but he declined to discuss the Speaker
ship question. Republicans, regardless
of their preference are congratulating
themselves upon the good feeling
with which the Speakership contest
has so far been conducted; and pre-
Idictipg that it will be the end, 10 the
same manner. So far as known, not
single word derogatory of any can
didate has been uttered by the friends
of another.