The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-06-28
Washington Letter.
(From oIr Regular Correspondent J

(Fronl oIr Regular Correspondent
Washington, June 23.-"Too good
to he true,' is the general comment
upon the runor that preceded Secre-
tary Algers return to Washington,
saying that having made deal with
Pingree to support him for the SEN
atorship Alger would soon resign in
order to devote his whole time to
trying to get to the Senate There
are two many pickings in sight for
Alger to voluntarily resign before he
gets his share of them. Those Porto
Rico concessions are yet to be given
out, and the scheme of enlisting vol
unteers for the Philippines without a
regular call for quotas from the
States, which WAS devised so as to
leave the appointment of the officers
in the hands of the War Department
instead of the governors of the States
where it would have to go if the US
ual course WAS followed, is an aadi-
tional reason why Alger isn't likely
to resign in the near future.
1t is deDie'l at the War Depart
ment that Gen. Miles is to be sent to
the Philippines so as to have him out
of reach when Congress meets, as was
rumored several days ago.
The Agricultural Department made
public report that it has just re-
ceived from Lieut.. A. P. Hayue, Cali
fornia, heavy artillery, on agriculture
in the Philippines, which shows those
islands to be anything but desirable
possessions, although the country is
now adding more than million dol
lars day to the original big price
paid for them. The report quotes Sen
or Manuel del Busto, formerly chief of
the agricultural experiment station at
Manila to show the social stagnation
the increase in population from
1912 to 1883 was less than 4 per cent;
also their characteristics-"the mid
die and lower classes are almost of
the worst possible type, irresponsible
and degenerate, morally and physic
ally, insensible of any contracts or
obligations, written or oral, ready to
cheat and expecting to be cheated,
and amenuble TO no sort of persua
sion except brute force, from which
they are always ready to escape by
moving their habitat" After recit-
ing the difficulties connected with
clearing ground and getting crop
planted, the report says: "When this
is accomplished and luxuriant crop
is raised, il is at the mercy of the
first typhoon, which in the northern
part OF the archipelago, is severe.
These wind and rain storms level
crops, uproot trees, demolish houses
and food with water everything that
has been left by the wind, turning
plantations into lakes and swamps
and rendering the primitive roads
impossible for long periods. ;" Here
is another extract: Diseases, so far
hardly known to European doctors,
result from the turning up OF this vlr-
gin soil According to competent
medical authority, many of these
strange disorders cause death in a
few hours, while by others, even if
the patient RECEIVERS, he is condemned
to wretched and lingering existence.
One of the commonest of these dis
eases is temporary or permanent par
alysis, with almost endless complica-
tions."
Mr.. William Ryan of New York
city, now visiting Washington, said
i'll reply to questions: "rhe factional
strife that is going on in New York
city isn't of much consequence to the
Democratic party at large, for no
principle is involved in it, and the
whole struggle is for personal ag-
grandizement. The taint of CONNER
cialisln, in fact, is over everything in
New York and dominates its politics
absolutely. The mass of Democratic
voters in New York are for ". j.
Bryan for President and for a re-
adoption of the Chicago platform. If
Mr. Bryan is chosen next year he will
carry New York State"
1t is regarded as significant that
the administration should have con-
sidered it necessary for the Post
master General to make public an
official denial of the charge that let
ters of the volunteers in the Philip
pines were being censored.