Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-03-31
WASHINGTON LETTER,
cFrom our Regular CORRESPONDENCE

(FrOm our Regular CORRESPONDENCE
WASHINGTON, March 27.-"The
ever victorious army" is the title now
given to the men of Gen. Ous, who
are again fighting and again carrying
everything before them. Since the
first dispatches concerning the battle
of Saturday arrived, the corridors OF
the War Department have been filled
as they were during the few weeks
of the war with Spain, with officers
and newspaper correspondents, all on
the alert for the latest from the front
Either Acting Secretary Meiklejohn,
or Adjutant General Corbin is con-
stantly on duty. They both express
absolute confidence that Gen. Ous
viii successfully carry through his
pan to destroy Aguinaldo's army be-
fore there is any let up in the fight,
and neither of them look for any ser
ious set back for our troops. The
regretable feature ofthe victories has
been the considerable number OF cas-
ual ties among our troops, but they
are features of war that cannot be
avoided. The fighting probably
shortened President McKinley's va
cation, as he sent word as soon as the
first dispatches of Gen. Otis were
forwarded to him that he would re.
turn to Washington at once.
The Military Court of Inquiry has
returned to Washington, where the
last witnesses will be heard. Nobody
has any authority to say what the re-
ort Of the Court will be, but the i'm
preston is general among those who
have closely followed all 'he testi'
mony, that it Will justly evCry charge
made by Gen. Miles about bad beef
being furnished the army, and that 1t
will recommend one or more court
martials of army officers who were
responsible for the pun chase and ac-
ceptance of the beef. Should this
impression be correct, Gen. Eagan
will certainly catch it, for as Commits
sary General, he is the man who must
he held responsible, although the real
faul. may have belonged to some OF
his subordin2tes.
As most men approve of a man re
turning q blow for blow, there is
little personal criticism OF Mr.. Bryans
ebuff and arraignment Of Mr.. Bel
mont, OF NV York, in connection
with the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ten-dol-
lars-a-plate Jefferson dinner, but
many men who supported Mr.. Bryan
in so regard it as very bad break
politically, and are already at work
in the interest of other candidates.
One Of these Is Ex-Representative
King Of Utah, who said on the sub
iect: "The wiser leaders are look
ing for a candidate who will not begin
his campaign with alternating a large
section of the party. Such man as
Senator Teller might stand a good
show of election. The ADLER politi-
clans realize Til. fact, and are quietly
placing his merits before the men who
will have the voting to do in conyen-
ton, although they realize fully that
if the convention were 70 be held
now, Mr.. Bryan would certainly be
nominated. >
According to an official statement
made by tbs |. 5. Treasurer, there is
no scarcity of money in this country,
On the contrary, he says the per cap
tia circulation was 1851 on the
first of the present month, against
$23.s3 one year ago. He says the
seeming scarcity Of money has been
brought about by large increase in
the volume of business done, and by
dissemination III banking and CON-
mercial circles, except on the Pacific
coast, to push INTO active circulation
the enormous quantity Of gold coin
that has accumulated in government
vaults, and in the hands of bankers