Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-06-17
THE PRESIDENT
Pleased With the Ticket in Ohio-The
hilippines-SpeAk Cuba,
Alaska and the Proposed
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lFrom &c Resalar corrsspondenll

Washington. June a. President Me-
Kinley does not talk politics publicly. bnt
among his personal friends ne expresses
pleasure at the outlook in Ohio. and no
man knows the politics Of that state bet.
ter than he does. He thinks the ticket
nominated BY the Republicans Is i strong
one, and says that no Republican in the
state can give illogical reason fer NOT lov-
ally supporting Il. He is confident that
the ticket wll be elected by 4 pery large
majority. Representative Dick. who W{ll
be the active manager of the Ohio cam
palgn, returned 10 Washington in a jovial
state OF mud, absolutely certain az a VIC
tory. He says that the campaign NH
not be started until about the middle OF
September. but that when started. ID will
be pushed aggresslvcly Until election dav.
Having failed in their open fight To dis
credit the Philippine policy Of the admin
lstratlon, the antl-imperialists. so called,
have resorted TO secret i~ntrigues. There
are reasons Tor belief that they are behind
the stories alleging serious disagreement
between Gen. Otis and the Civil Philip
pine Commissioners; also much Of the
critic SIN Of the Withholding OF recent dis
patches from the Philippines, BY the War
Department. There IS no disagreement.
and the dispatches have been withheld
for good and sufficient reasons, by order
Of President Mckinley.
In addition TO getting all of the Repub-
lcan votes for Speaker. Col. Henderson
is getting good words from bis political
opponents on every hand. Representa-
tive Underwood, Of Alabama. said. "Col.
Henderson has made the most wonderful
speakership campaign in the history Of
this government. | have yet TO see the
first Democratic representative who is not
pleased with the good luck OF the genial
gentleman from Iowa. Having served on
the same committee with him, | am es-
pecially pleased at his coming elevation
to the second highest office IN the land"
Acting Secretary of War, ohm,
gave a patient hearing to a committee Of
Cubans, who are in Washington trying to
secure a modification OF the order Of the
War Department, granting a postpone
ment OF the settlement OF all debts in-
CURED before last D~emember. The order
was issued for the benefit Of impoverished
planters, to prevent their land being sold
because they could not at once raise the
cash TO meet Old obligations, but this
committee claims hat il has done more
harm than good, and that it isnow almost
impossible for planters to secure loans in
Havana, although there was never SO
much idle money in the hands of capital
lists in that city. 1t is doubtful whether
the order will be modified, as the matter
was very carefully gone over before il
was issued. The chairman OF the COM
mittee, speaking of the general situation
in Cuba, said: "We are much in need d
a civil guard in Cuba, as the island i
poorly policed. | wish TO deny all these
wild stories OF disorder in Havana, as We
are getting along nicely and quietly
You magnify a few Cuban bandits into Z
great affair, and yet you forget that yot
yourselves are now chasing train robbers
in the West. Again, is a tiff between q
Cuban and a Spaniard any more terrible
than one of your lynchingsa Cuba is not
such a bad place, and | hate to see these
stories magnihed.
Official reports from u. S. Consul
McCook, at Dawson City, bear GA the
newspaper statements that Alaska is
likely to produce more goldthan the Cana
dian Yukon section. After describing
the success in the Alaskan gold fields,
known as the Forty Mile, Eagle City,
Seventy Mile and Keyuk mining districts,
the Consul wrote: at is surmised that
Alaska will exceed the Canadian Yukon
in gold OUTPUT in a few years, if properly
developed. 1t covers more collaborating
territory, and the gold so far discovered
IS evenly distributed, not being in pock-
cts, as is the case On many creeks in the
Klondike district, where one claim may
be rich and the adjoining one worthless,
The Commission named by President
Mckinley 10 investigate and report upor
the best route for a ship canal across the
lsthmus OF Panama, in accordance with
an act OF The last Congress, has nine
members, instead of seven, as at first
proposed. Rear Admiral Walker, who
was president of the Commission which
has just made an exhaustive report on the
Nicaragua route, is president Of the new
Commission. The only politician on the
Commission is ex-senator Pasco, of Flori-
da, who was chosen TO represent the
strong Southern element which favors
building a canal. The Commission will en-
deavor to make a report by the time Con-
gress meets. and while there is no GER
talnty. there is a general belief that it will
favor the Nicaragua route. notwithstand-
ing the extraordinary efforts of the agents
OF the French company which controls
the Panama route.
AT the meeting OF the Senate Finance
Committee, held in New York City, SEN
ator Aldrich, chairman, was authorized to
appoint three subcommittee upon three
branches Of financial legislation. Sena-
tor Aldrich will name the subcommittee
in a few days. probably this week, and
they will meet as often as may be neces-
sary during the summer. He says their
reports may not be submitted to the full
committee until late in the summer.